Frankfurt WE 25.08.07 - IKEA NIGHTMARE

Dear Fighter,

my recent trip to Frankfurt was not one of the best. I had to learn that my stepfather is not doing very well, now after about 5 years in the wheelchair the kidneys have stopped working. I felt a bit guilty that I didn't spend more time with him but there were just too many people around him. And I am not really a big fan of ALIBI visits.

Anyhow, i pretty much reserved Saturday night for a good night. Plan was to go to the Frankfurter Botschaft for dinner and a little bit of party later.




That was the plan. But IKEA destroyed the plan. Oliver, who was supposed to join dinner with his girlfriend Sarah, had men from IKEA over at his house to built his newly purchased bedroom. Their plan was to arrive at 16:00h and to leave at 20:00h. They did arrive at the correct time, but as it turned out, the guys had no clue what they were doing.

In a last attempt to rescue the evening, we opted to meet at Oliver's, as opposed to the restaurant, to have an apperative and then go out. However, 3-4 bottles of champagne and a good amount of sushi the were still not finished (23:30!) 30 minutes later we were finally able to leave. The venue of our choice was a rooftop garden on top of the boerse parkhaus. BORING! Yes, I have to admit, there was the Mainufer fest in Frankfurt and everyone else was there. Anyhow, 2 hours later, took the cab home. It was still a good evening.

BTW: Oliver's and Sarah's new bed did not survive the first night!! ;-))))

On Sunday, RELAXATION was it. TV, TV, TV, TV, nothing else!



Monday: Appointment with a customer of the hotel and then tea with Yvonne and dinner with Gerlinde. Was good to see her again. Though,.....

That was about it, keep fightin'

Jochen