4/21/14 day 14: Herrenberg, Germany

Woke up to a beautiful sunny day in Frankfurt. I was a little hesitant to go to breakfast at the hostel because I wasn't supposed to be there in the first place, but Emily sussed it out and said the coast was clear, so I rolled up and joined them for rolls, coffee, and yogurt.

We put our stuff in storage and went for a little walk around town. The weather was super nice. We walked through the innenstadt and down to the river and then back along the river towards the hostel. We hit the road about 12. I was relieved the car was still there in one piece.

We got to the airport and returned my first rental car. The bill was pretty outrageous and it's because they added on the insurance even though I had cancelled it on the reservation. I'm gonna write them an email... Its almost double what I thought it was going to be. It's only money, but still, it's the principal.

We got the next rental car situated (Volkswagen Touran) and sat and waited for Jeff to arrive.  He was due around 130 and we had picked the Sixt rental booth in terminal two as our meeting place. He rolled up, we hugged it out, and then hit the road for Herrenberg. We were on the road for a while, about 3.5 hours. Traffic was pretty bad and there is crazy construction especially on A8 outside of Stuttgart. 

Herrenberg is a really quiant little town. Looking forward to checking it out tmrw. Beautiful old buildings at the base of a little hill. Really well preserved Innenstadt.

We got to the hotel, got our rooms situated, and decided to do some rehearsing. Everything is sounding good. We are adding some new tunes to the repertoire (including Takes Time and some of the new solo album) which is always fun.

After that we went to dinner at a little Italian restaurant on the Marktplatz and toasted the start of the tour.  We were all a little frazzled and hungry, especially Jeff. He's had a super long day of travel. The town was empty tonight. There were a couple kids playing soccer in the center square, but that was really it. Ghost town. Everyone is on Easter vacation I think.

We got back to the hotel and peter and Emily bust out some hassle nut grappa they got in Croatia, so we sat around for a taste before bed. Looking forward to tmrw and getting the tour started!

For some reason, I can't my phone to connect to the internet here at the hotel so unfortunately I can't upload pics. Check back for additions.