We met about 80 km to the east from where I live. It was a great pleasure just to see them after such a long time.
Since this week restaurants were able to open up again, if they could provide the much needed space and distancing between clients. This is difficult for many to do, but several opened.
We went to a Franciscan Monastery on the hills above the Main river in Grossheubach. The Monastery is called Kloster Engelberg -the Angel Mountain. There are 612 steps leading up from the valley to the monastery- called the angel steps. The place is well known to draw many people on a pilgrimage. But not only known for that, but for the dark beer that is brewed here.
The place opened at noon and a couple of people waited with us to get in. We all were covering our nose and mouth with a cloth mask. Rather strange times.
The sitting on the inside was closed off. We had to leave our names and telephone numbers at the entrance and got a table signed to us. We had to get our food at the Kitchen counter and took it outside to the "beer garden". A inner court yard, where the tables were spaced 2 metres apart from each other. Only people from two households could sit together. Finally allowed to take the mask off.
We sat in the sun and enjoyed potato salad and warm meatloaf with a jug of dark beer.
Nothing could have been better!
Later we drove to a near by town and I bought a sweet bread at a local bakery. A cockchafer since it is still May.
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