Traditionally, we take a little mini-vacation after our big vacations. Due to the short and compact nature of this trip, we ended up doing it on our second last day.
We took the high-speed train to Mannheim, Germany to go and have lunch with our friends.
Whizzing through the countryside at nearly 200mph (300+ kph) we were there in a relaxing and comfortable few hours.
Lunch was at a hidden gem of a restaurant next to a horse farm. The food was excellent and we spent a great time eating and drinking and talking.
Afterwards, there was enough time to go to their house to help them take care of a bottle or two as well!
We were back in Paris in time for dinner.
What a day!





Who cares that it is 9:30am?




