Dresden – Frank’s Mom

I was able to visit with Frank’s Mom, Tonka, in Dresden.  We met at a Canadian Steakhouse café that is near Frauenkirche (Church of our Mother).  Tonka is working with her company in the Dresden area to train workers and create documentation.  She is a delightful woman and I can see where Frank gets his personality and enthusiasm for life and work.  I look forward to seeing her on one of her return visits to the USA.

The restaurant was relatively close to the spot where the boat had docked (slip #17) and we had a nice walk before dinner on board.  As we were returning, we saw a few of the staff members walking towards Dresden to enjoy the town, a favorite of theirs. 

This is how the fork and knife are brought to the table
in a lot of cafes. I liked this!

There were a lot of sidewalk cafes in the area.

Good local beer

This shows the old (dark) and new (light) blocks on
the church wall. We sat near it.

This is a great show of the part of the church
that survived the bombing (shows as the
dark block).

We ordered a cheese and fruit plate.

And an order of the white asparagus, now in season.
This was very good and something that I don't
see a lot of in Arizona.

As we returned to the boat, I could see our window and clean laundry hanging. It looked like gypsy's lived there!  The middle window is the room.