(stuttgart)

Just what the doctor ordered, a RELAXING day! Sleeping in hit the spot, and the amazing breakfast and leisurely morning in Verena's back yard were just what the five of us needed.

The afternoon was just as nice. Our Austrian / Australian / German / American cartel trekked it over to the neighborhood pool! Floating was the extent of the physical activity I was able to muster (although a few requisite trips off the high-dive surely wow'ed the crowd of onlookers)! Lounging in the shade eating ice cream, couldn't have gone more 'swimmingly'.

Planning our traveling around the World Cup matches has not been easy, but we've managed to catch pretty much all of the matches. But today, we would have to fit the small matter of a 7 hour drive from Stuttgart to Vienna, around the day's two matches. We watched England beat Ecuador, and then said good bye to Uli and Verena and James, whom we felt like we knew a lot longer than 24 hours!
Unfortunately, being on the road, we missed the highly controversial Portugal v. Holland game.
But the scenic drive through Bavaria was very, very nice.