Despite the bitter cold, we made it a point to go to the Heidelberg Faschingsumzug one last time today. They had a special message just for us*:
*Okay, it's really for the US military people who are leaving due to the base closing...but still. I'll miss you too, Heidelberg!
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I went to my first Fasching parade this weekend and heard many Helau greetings, which reminded me of a blog entry you had written. I also learned that in Ramstein people say Relau and in Kaiserslautern they say Kelau. How cute is that?
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