Bring On Mt. Fuji

I had a nice weekend. It had just enough activity and lots of downtime, which is what the doctor ordered. Well, my inner doctor. This is the same doctor who suggests I take off the next 5 weeks and vacation in the Bahamas instead of doing the work thing. Anyway, Friday evening was the goodbye party for our local bar, which entailed plenty of silliness and fun. And let's hear it for free food - I shouldn't have eaten dinner beforehand. I even found myself eating sushi. Who knew? I almost got a bit choked up near the end when they did a final toast. But that's because the owners were getting emotional. It was their baby, after all, and clearly not easy for Eliane and Sabine to resort to this, but they had no other choice. I'm glad someone spoke up and said a few words on behalf of the clientele, too. It was appropriate. The local scene has chosen a new gathering point on Fridays, so I believe I'll make an attempt to pop up there every now and then as well.

On Saturday, I just did some things around the apartment. Around 5:30pm, something came over me and I got the sudden urge to do something I've wanted to do for awhile now - Hike to the top of the mountain near my apartment. Yes, it was finally time to conquer Georgenberg! There would surely be a trail to the top. This is Germany, after all. So I grabbed my camera and set out on my journey. Along the way, I encountered many of nature's wild beasts. I managed to snap pictures in the brief seconds before their ferocious attempt to devour me whole. Luckily, I escaped unharmed (Yes, that's them on the right). Sure enough, there was a trail off of one of the streets to get to the top. Lots of stairs in the beginning. What do they think this is - Paris? But, it really didn't take very long to reach the summit. The view from above was very pretty. I didn't stay long though, as the winds were picking up and it looked like a storm was slowly moving in. Overall, it was a two hour outing, which isn't bad for something I decided to do spur of the moment. I'm sure I'll do it more often now, as I found a few peaceful parts along the way. I really do love living amidst mountains. Scenery and landscape do it for me.

Sunday was very low-key, with some household errands such as laundry thrown in. It was also my week to mop the stairwell, so I finished that off. As always, the day got away from me. No hours during a week fly by quicker than Sundays from 5 to 9pm. I always aim to get things done early so that I can just sit back, relax, and get to bed early on Sunday evenings. But for some reason, it's always an uphill battle trying to get it to work out that way.