This is a continuation of last week's post regarding my trip up to Germany during early October. In case you missed it, the first half of my adventures is in the previous blog post. :) I traveled up to Frankfurt so that I could see my granddaughter Avery, visit my friend Marnie Parker, and spend some time in a few towns where my ancestors lived a few centuries ago. It was a wonderful week with lots of variety in the activities.  The Parkers left for France on that Thursday evening (Oct. 9th), as part of the typical 4-day weekend each month for all of the military families that are serving in Europe. They went over the border to spend a few days in Metz, France - which was only about 1.5 hours from their house. Their daughter wanted to check out the famous flea markets, so off they went.  They had given me a house key when I first arrived, so even though I was all alone for the last two days, I could get in and out okay by myself. Friday, October 10th:  With the entire day...