Off to the Market

We stayed close to "home" today and spent the day in Freiburg. Every Saturday they have a public market in the center of town. It is like the traditional farmer's market, where families grow produce and bring it on a small cart to sell. There are other things, too, like jellies, honey, salad dressing, jewelry, wood carvings, etc. We bought several things to bring home. We took an "official" English-speaking tour of Freiburg this afternoon. We were the only Americans, with the other English-speaking people coming from Ireland and Great Britain. Later in the day, we visited the ruins of a castle that was built in the 12th century. The cathedral in the middle of Freiburg was started in the 12th century also. It is so amazing to think that these buildings were there 500 years before our country was even founded! We finished the day early, so when Dale, Chris and I got ready for some dinner, we actually chose McDonald's! Dale even commented that it was pretty good since we have eaten nothing but "foreign" cuisine since we got here. One of the main reasons we went is because we could order by ourselves. We didn't have Petra or her Dad to translate, but McDonald's is something we could handle on our own. Big Mac is a universal language!