All the kids hugged Turah goodbye as they headed off to school. “I love you, big hugs, and a few misty tears” were felt and said by everyone. Over breakfast Robert and I had a nice chat with Turah and reflected on the past two weeks.
Around lunchtime we escorted her to the airport. It was rather hard to say goodbye! We all hugged tightly for a long time. We prayed together and then watched her go through security. On the other side of security she waved goodbye one last time!
We came back into town and went for lunch at a local place Seamus and his friend Nathanial told us about. Burgerista is in Jakominiplatz and it’s the only place in town where you can get free refills on drinks! Yes, free refills don’t exist in Europe anywhere, well except in the UK. Seamus and Faywen met me in the Hauptplatz after school let out and we went shoe shopping. We ran into Liam on the tram. The tram and bus system is excellent in Graz and often the kids will ride to places by themselves. Often Robert and I or random siblings will run into each other on the trams coming from various locations throughout town! I think we will all miss the wonderful Graz public transportation system once we return to the States!
Robert had a special dinner with his colleagues up at the Schlossberg Restaurant. It’s a very high-end restaurant. The meal was purchased by the University and so the 4 professors drank 3 bottles of expensive wine and had full course meals! The Chair of the department insisted! Robert didn’t get home until almost midnight. I’m glad he is getting along with his new colleagues.
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