Schweinfurt

Schweinfurt is a very pretty little city. It is most famous for it's title of "The Ball Bearing City." Ball bearings were invented here in 1883 and it has a ball bearing industry still. The first documented history of Schweinfurt was from 791, so it has been a center for some time. The river is lovely and next month boat rides start. I think it would be really pretty here in the spring.

In this part of Germany there are not many food choices. Pork - pork roast, different port wursts or weiners, and pork schnitzel (breaded pork patty), Potatoes - fried, boiled, mashed and Cabbage - raw or cooked. Sometimes you can have fried or baked chicked, but it tends to be a tad dry. Anyway, some of us working here have gone in search of different food options. We have found several good Italian restaurants. There is a good Greek restaurant that is all glass on one side and that glass looks out on an horse training ring. (Sort of like restaurants that look out onto ice skating rinks.) Anyway, the food is good there and it is fun to watch the horses jumping and trotting around. One night we went to an Indian restaurant and last night we went to a really good Chinese restaurant. So, there has been some relief from the Pork.