Carola and I met Carola's old high school friend, Maggi, today. It was a wonderful time. We met her down south, near the Rhine River. It was so nice to get out of Frankfurt, even if the weather was dreary. The only consolation was that it was like that everywhere. So we visited an old abbey that is on the UNESCO world heritage list (like the great barrier reef). For further info see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorsch_Abbey

It was founded in the year 764. So one could say that it is antique. Unfortunately, not a whole lot is left of the original complex, but at one time is housed an amazing array of literature and art. We got to see one of the original buildings, and visited the museum inside. It turns out that this area of Germany is also known for its tobacco production (crazy, I know...). So, the abbey museum doubles as a tobacco museum.

While there, Carola was caught smoking the largest pipe in the world. It is in the Guinness Book of World Records.

We paid 3 EUR each to get in, and I think we were the main business for the day. It was quite dead. But it was nice to have the whole place to ourselves.


After that, we visited the town of Worms. It is a nice town with a nice Cathedral and a funny name.