more roses, rain, and really old churches

today--- some work, some play. this morning consisted of 'au pair' duties. i walked E around the neighborhood. i am fascinated by all the german houses. some friends of the family, from vancouver, came in for the day. after lunch we took them to all the hotspots of hildesheim. all eight of us traveled via vw van. i must say, the old streets of europe make me very nervous when traveling by car. even two way streets are much too narrow for even one car. i revisited many of the churches and sights from yesterday. it was nice to connect the dots and have a better lay of the land. yesterday i visited the hildesheimerdom after hours and did not get to see the thousand year old rose. today i was able to see it with my own two eyes. (in case any of you are wondering what a thousand year old rosebush looks like see the picture below.) after the sightseeing we stopped into this cute cafe. it is located on the corner of the alley just below the old city gate tower. the old half timbered house conceals a quaint tea room, owned by an old greek lady, who makes all of the cakes and drinks. her hot chocolate was satiating on the rainy afternoon. anyone who comes to visit, will have the pleasure of experiencing the kaffenion!

the thousand year old rosebush in the courtyard of hildesheimerdom