A Little Seahorse on a Visit to the Pfalz

Ingolstadt K&C 022
An idea was born in March under the hot Bavarian sun: Let's take our little seahorse to its former home in the Pfalz this summer...
DSCN0023.JPG
Pets are registered at the English channel tunnel. Clerk: "Is this a donkey?" - "No!! A seahorse" - "Ah, very far from home" - "Indeed."
FSCN0353.JPG
Not the exit of the tunnel but 500 km further Southeast. This town square was later drowned in sand for a beach volleyball competition!?!?
P6250135
One more corner - and I badly need new tires...
DSCN0137.JPG
Uuuiiiiih. Now it is warm and comfortable... sweetie! -- Should you not believe that it is tropical: check the next frame...
DSCN0501.JPG
The Pfalz (engl. Palatinate):
DSCN0536.JPG copy
30 deg C at 10 pm...
DSCN0517.JPG
...decent food & wine...
DSCN0414.JPG
... decent shade if needed...
DSCN0510.JPG
...decently dressed girls...
DSCN0066.JPG
...decent size living rooms...
FSCN0335.JPG
...and after a 20sec walk enjoy decent dawn colours over the vineyards!
DSCN0248.JPG
Eve lives in a vineyard called Paradiesgarten. Next to it are grapevines (one each) owned by Michail Gorbachev, Kohl, Thatcher...
DSCN0245.JPG
...but even better is having breakfast with Eve while looking back to the house.
FSCN0316.JPG copy
Don't sleep outside tonight! Dark forces may water you...
DSCN0393.JPG
...but there are better ways to get wet! Why do these clouds never rain? Who can afford to water the lawn?
DSCN0470.JPG
A torso emerges from the pool to get the lazy men in the country moving...
DSCN0570.JPG
Come on the water is warm and pleasent: 30 deg C and much less chlorine than in a public pool.
DSCN0626.JPG
Grandma says, "Children, the water needs a lot of stirring when hot" - who would I be to refuse my service...
DSCN0611.JPG
...no comment.
DSCN0075.JPG
800 bottles of tasty variety, mostly purchased by me :) and I didn't pay :) But I don't own them :( Well, I get a share, my "agent's fee" :)
DSCN0485.JPG
Mmmmmhh...
DonnerstagY
"Brothers in charms"
DSCN0266.JPG
35 deg C and no shade left! Schorle is best for the thirst - a chilled mix of refreshing white+sparkling water tastes a lot better than pure water!
DSCN0302.JPG
The night is hot, and some juvenile "catholic youth DJs" play 80's music (good, I would not survive HipHop). Cool off in the pool at 2 am.
DSCN0078.JPG
More pictures, less text...!
DSCN0094.JPG
DSCN0073.JPG
FSCN0350.JPG
FSCN0351.JPG
FSCN0352.JPG
FSCN0354.JPG
DSCN0154.JPG
DSCN0168.JPG
Oh, I got married here!
DSCN0171.JPG
DSCN0178.JPG
DSCN0203.JPG
DSCN0195.JPG
DSCN0198.JPG
DSCN0201.JPG
DSCN0207.JPG
DSCN0109.JPG
DSCN0209.JPG
DSCN0357.JPG
DSCN0377.JPG
DSCN0437.JPG
DSCN0142.JPG
DSCN0436.JPG
I am not drunk, am I? What happened to the seahorse, anyway... ??
DSCN0442.JPG
DSCN0449.JPG