According to Saints\u00a0Matthew and Luke, when Christ was commanded by Satan to turn stones into bread to show his divine powers, he declined, saying that man shall not live by bread alone, but\u00a0by every word of God. \u00a0Well, that's as maybe, but having just spent a week in the Moselle valley, it's obvious that neither\u00a0Saint ever met a German as they would have been told firmly that, important though bread is, it's meat, sausage, cake and cream that really matter. \u00a0Life is tough for a would-be vegetarian in the heartland of European order, civilisation, and civility.<\/p>\n
All is not well in Germany, however. \u00a0I was, for example, rather disappointed about the poor recycling facilities in the little town where we stayed, but I suppose that pokey medieval streets are not the best suited to Mercedes bin lorries. \u00a0I was even more disappointed by being surrounded by so many vineyards full of Riesling grapes with very\u00a0little to show for it by way of decent wine. \u00a0And then there's the beer. \u00a0Dear me ...<\/p>\n
However, I reckon that crossing the road must be safer in Germany than it is here. \u00a0This is largely because you are only allowed to cross when Mrs\u00a0Merkel says you can, and Germans dutifully wait for the lights to turn green even when there's no traffic in sight. \u00a0Partly in a spirit of solidarity, we joined in\u00a0with as much enthusiasm as we could muster. \u00a0In truth, we were more in fear of the Road Crossing Polizei than of offending against\u00a0good order.<\/p>\n
Back home now, and already looking forward to my next trip and the bread (which I do like).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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