Thursday, November 15, 2007
German DevCon Followup
The German DevCon ended last Saturday. I had two sessions, Windows Communication Foundation with Visual FoxPro and Windows Presentation Foundation with Visual FoxPro. Saturday night we had the annual Speaker's Dinner. In the past Rainer had such exotic foods as giraffe, zebra, sprinbock, and other things. This year did not disappoint.
Sunday was goose dinner at the home of Hans and Gabby Lochman. They are great hosts and the food and conversation was great. Sunday evening I had a late dinner with Andy and Marcia.
Monday morning breakfast was again with Andy and Marcia. They left for the airport shortly after and I went back to my room and napped. About 11:00 I took the streetcar to downtown Frankfurt for some sourvenir shopping, then returned back to the hotel about 3:00.
Rainer picked me up early in the evening and we made the 30 mile drive to his new home. Rainer and Kirsten have a fabulous home in the German countryside. Kirsten made apple pancakes for dinner. I then enjoyed hearing Kirsten's boys play coronet and guitar and I entertained them with a magic trick. After the boys were in bed, there was good conversation with us adults. About 10:00, Kirsten drove me back to the hotel.
I left Frankfurt mid-day Tuesday, filled with great memories and good technical information. It was great to see old friends again and make new ones. The German DevCon is a unique event and one you should not miss. I hope to be back again next year.
Sunday was goose dinner at the home of Hans and Gabby Lochman. They are great hosts and the food and conversation was great. Sunday evening I had a late dinner with Andy and Marcia.
Monday morning breakfast was again with Andy and Marcia. They left for the airport shortly after and I went back to my room and napped. About 11:00 I took the streetcar to downtown Frankfurt for some sourvenir shopping, then returned back to the hotel about 3:00.
Rainer picked me up early in the evening and we made the 30 mile drive to his new home. Rainer and Kirsten have a fabulous home in the German countryside. Kirsten made apple pancakes for dinner. I then enjoyed hearing Kirsten's boys play coronet and guitar and I entertained them with a magic trick. After the boys were in bed, there was good conversation with us adults. About 10:00, Kirsten drove me back to the hotel.
I left Frankfurt mid-day Tuesday, filled with great memories and good technical information. It was great to see old friends again and make new ones. The German DevCon is a unique event and one you should not miss. I hope to be back again next year.
// posted by Craig Berntson @ 9:01:00 AM 
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