Doll House for Sale

Yesterday we looked at an adorable little doll house in Waldenbuch. It is, of course, in the wrong school zone. And it costs 370,000 euro (about $555,000) for about 1200 square feet. But it is precious. It stands on a hilltop and has idyllic views of a storybook German town. It is next to a freihof ("peace field" or cemetery) which means quiet neighbors. It has a large terrace and a lush green garden. The whole place has been remodeled so it is clean and bright. We got rid of most of our furniture, so the fit should work. But there is low clearance in many spots. When my dad (6 feet 4 inches tall) comes to visit, well...I guess I will just have to teach him to swear in German. Oh, but the best part is that the town has a chocolate factory. You know Ritter Sport chocolate? That's from there. We stopped yesterday and loaded up on chocolate. After all, the rich beers and fresh breads needed help in expanding our waistlines.

We have an appointment to see more houses today. We have seen 9 so far. I understand that most people look for at least a month before they find something. We have been here 10 days. It will happen.

We went to Media Markt last night (like a Circuit City) and bought a GPS system. We had to pay cash for it since even a big place like that won't take credit cards. We got back to the hotel and the dang thing won't work. We are going to try to return it if we can get anyone to understand us. My German-English dictionary is getting a lot of use.