We went to ZF so Martini could drop off his security badge. I had my pic taken in front of the main building. I couldn’t believe the facility was so big. Martini said that was because this is headquarters for ZF worldwide.
After leaving Friedrichshafen, we headed for Stuttgart & Leonberg. We stopped along the way in a small town called Rottenberg for lunch. It was an old town right on a river with really nice traditional buildings. There was a church there that was from the 15th century in the town square! We arrived in Leonberg around 3pm. We found the Parkplatz (parking garage) & drove in to park. Martini followed the signs & it went down, down, down. When we finally got to the parking area, the temperature had dropped almost 20º F & it was dark! We walked up the circular staircase & there were animals painted on the walls. One section had all different dogs. Later on we found out that the garage was originally used as a bomb shelter for the town.
We walked around the Marktplatz (market square) for awhile & looked in some stores. Kristi was so excited to find earrings at Juwelier Morweiser that matched a necklace that Martini had bought her on a previous business trip. I was happy to make another friend there. He was owned by the jeweler & came to work with him. How fun would that be to go to work with your owner daily?
Martini’s cousin met us & took us to his Tante (Aunt) Annelise’s house. We had cake & coffee, & then Kristi showed everyone the wedding pics on her computer. Everyone enjoyed the pics, & even though they don’t speak English, we managed to explain who everyone was. We had some dinner & went to see Martini’s cousin Frank’s new house. It was very nice. Frank took us out to a biergarten (beer garden) in the Marktplatz. The weather was very clear & warm, & I could see lots of stars.
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