A rendezvous at the confluence

Waking up in Germany was a great relief, I had solace in knowing Mimi was flying over the Atlantic Ocean to meet me in Passau, Pittsburgh's geographical doppelgänger, being at the confluence of three rivers.
Our rendezvous would be an achievement in more ways than just the actual journey we both took to Passau, but a realization of something we had talked about for years…sometimes it was just small talk and other times it was dreaming out loud.
Being a guest on a floating hotel, not spending much time planning our day or meals allowed us to reconnect and the opportunity to develop relationships with other guests. Tom and Pam from Florida, Tom and Rachel from Melbourne, Sue from Idaho, Wayne and Jane from Iowa and the program director Marek from Slovakia. Long walks, sitting on the upper deck as we motor downriver toward the Black Sea and enjoying a snifter of Drambuie with coffee. What could be better?Read more