Day 56: Building Boxes and Buying Groceries

It was a relatively lax day today, but we managed some minor adventures!

We got up and moving around 10; we had woken up prior to that, but we were comfy :) After a nice breakfast of toast, we went back downstairs to go through ALL of our goodies we’ve accumulated over the course of our trip. If you recall, we did a Deutsche Post run once already to ship some souvenirs back because we were running out of space. Today, the goal was to ship back the remaining souvenirs we’ve picked up in the time since, plus some from early on in our adventure. After sorting through everything, and packing some smaller items inside bigger things when appropriate, we had a nicely stuffed tote bag from Köln full of souvenirs and clothing we planned to use for packing material! Therefore, it was on to Deutsche Post for us!

We honestly weren’t certain if we would be able to fit everything in one box, but we got to Deutsche Post and asked for a large box to start. Unlike last time, this one was given to us broken down, so we had to put it together. The process, once we figured out the directions, was not hard. Some of the parts were glued down, so we had to use the Google Translate lens of our phone cameras to determine what got detached and what stayed glued. Box constructed, we got to packing! Thankfully, all the items we brought along fit in the one box, so that was helpful! Shipping costs were the same as the first box, and we had gotten cash out before going to the post office, which was good because they didn’t take VISA *shrugs*.

From the post office, we headed into Bochum’s center city area to get lunch. We decided to revisit a place we went to a few weeks back called Emma’s. I’ve been craving their lavender iced tea, and it was PERFECT for the hot day today! We both got veal cordon bleu, which came with potatoes au gratin and creamy spinach (or some kind of leafy green). It was SO GOOD!

We had a couple hours of relaxing when we got back to the house before I went out with Alina and Peter to the grocery store. Brandon and I are cooking dinner tomorrow for all of us, plus the neighbors, Frank and Cathrin! Back from the store, Brandon and I folded our laundry and watched some shows. Then, it was time for dinner! We had some leftover pasta salad Alina made, plus some bread, meat, and cheese. It was a lovely meal!

Tomorrow, we have a couple additional items to pick up for our special meal. Then, it’s prep, cooking, and *hopefully* a lovely evening of yummy things! Only food photos today, but enjoy nonetheless!