Today we visited Münster with the train...it took about an hour; such a civilized way to travel.The Christmas market was so nice there. They actually had stuff worth buying. I had 2 glasses of Gluhwein and that does wonders to keep warm. Yesterday we must have visited 35 shoe stores looking for a pair of brown boots. We went to Venlo (Holland) shopping and then to Oberhausen to a mall. Venlo was a cute little town with a nice downtown shopping area. Seriously though, it was tough shopping. Between the sales people, Markus' mother, and Markus all watching me....it was one of those trips where no one would stop until we found a pair. I wanted to give up. I may be just extremely picky and it is so terrible shopping with so many choices (hundreds) and none of them suitable. I didn't want to spend too much money, I didn't want a heel, brown not black, fur or not, but real fur not fake fur, preferrably leather but not the kind that scratches, round or square toe but not too square or pointy. See?!!? It is all so trivial when I think too hard about it. I don't really need the boots. Why spend so much energy to get something you don't really need?? Anyway, to cut to the chase, I found a pair. Brown leather, squarish toe, a bit of rabbit fur...only 70 euro. Good for me. That was yesterday. Today, I found some nice gifts. Münster is a super nice place, really beautiful. I would like to go there in the summer for a couple nights...stroll around, sit at little cafes outside...you can only stroll in short bursts in the winter, then you must duck into a shop for warmth...or have another Gluhwein...
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Finally, I pair of boots were found. Where's a pic of them??
I'm so glad everyone persisted!
ta ta
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