Cobblestones and Architecture

All the streets in the small German towns were cobblestone, I thought that was so neat. I loved the cobblestones and I also liked the architecture of their houses. They were mostly white stucco with brown board trim. They all had flower boxes in the windows on the front of their homes. If it was a two story house, and most of them were, they would have flower boxes on those windows too. They also had flower beds in their yards and most of the flowers in the boxes were red. The windows in the back of their homes were used to air out their pillows, thin mattressses and other linens and rugs. They would drape them over the window sill during the day.

I loved to go for walks down the cobblestone streets and just take in the sites. Once in awhile you would see a small shop with an open front, similar to our fireworks stands. They sold assorted candies and trinkets. You would see these elderly ladies going to the store to get a loaf of bread or other grocery item that they need to fix dinner.

The Germans always had their biggest meal at noon and then had more of a light lunch at our suppertime. They ate a lot of bread (brochen) and they liked their noodles. They drank their beer warm.

I made a lot of friends in this little town. Our husbands went to work early and came home late, so the wives realy stuck together. I had a couple of German friends who had married a soldier so if I had a language problem I could get help.

I liked it here a lot and was very happy. Us "girls" would get together for coffee or tea and just talk and laugh for hours.

I would walk to the base if I needed to go to the PX or commissary (grocery store). We didn't have a car. If I bought more than I could carry home I would take a taxi.
Everything worked out just great.