Car nuts

Christian is a secret car enthusiast. He drives a BMW like in one of those commercials for BMWs that get driven like maniacs through twisty European city streets laden with pedestrians and bikes. You know the ones. They make those commercials for a reason. Or maybe people drive that way because of the ads. It's hard to say which came first. Anyway, he drove us to the car spot in Frankfurt in the manner described above. If I didn't characterize it as harrowing I would be lying. No weddings were interrupted or carts upended but lanes were cut and birds were flipped. We drove past something being filmed so if you see yours truly looking terrified out the rear window of an X series Beamer in an upcoming feature film, you'll know why and how. Anyway, here are some pics from that afternoon at the Klassikstadt:

We had a very nice lunch on their terrace. A got to eat Matjes herring and I got Gruene Sosse which is a local sauce made with herbs that grow in the region: parsley, chives, chervil, borage, sorrel, garden cress, and salad burnet. People argue about the correct way to prepare this dish, so if you ever make it, do NOT put it through the blender if you are going for authenticity. 

I know this because Christian's mom had invited us for coffee and home made kuchen and we stopped at her beautiful house after the cars. She was not impressed with the description of my order. Even though I enjoyed it, I have a hunch I missed out on the real thing. The dessert she made was an amazing roll with whipped cream and a sponge like cake. Afterwards she served these cheese cookies spiced with caraway seeds and washed down with white wine and some Japanese whiskey.