Florsheim...Flooding...

Day 9 Florsheim...Flooding

Seen on the Autobahn...

A clear sign...

Where are we going today?  Florsheim.  To visit a friend and get a wig done.

This was the most beautiful wood I'd ever seen.  Seriously.  Stacked so pretty and safely.  The colors mesmerized me...

Beautiful pieces of wood...

The reds were so red, the browns were so brown. I'm sorry.  I digress...

We got to Florsheim safely.  I kept asking the Native Ninja...does Florsheim have something to do with shoes?  Floorsheims shoes?  She told me no, looked at me like I was crazy and kept walking. 

This is why I asked:  (from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florsheim_Shoes )

Notable People

Michael Jackson, The King of Pop, would wear Florsheim Shoes to dance in. He would wear the models Como and Como Imperial. He would have leather heels installed.^[2][3]

 It's wayyy too coincidental that the town and the shoe have the same name.  But back to our story.

Walking to the friend's house I saw the fanciest Smart car ever...

That's a Smart car???

The news has been showing very sad footage of bad flooding in East Germany since last week.  Unfortunately the flooding is also in this Central (Middle) area as well

Streets blocked off, the Rhein river water is TOO high.

A ramp broken by the high water.

Restaurant's outdoor patio underwater (white closed umbrellas).  God Bless them in re-building.

So this was before we went inside for the hair styling.  When we came back out (about 3 hours later) there were kids playing in the water like they were at the beach.  I was shocked.  This is something that is NOT allowed at home.  When our river rises the police monitor the banks just so that people don't go into the water. 

Water, so necessary yet so dangerous.  A sobering thought for a Ninja.

We traveled back home safely after a beautiful day out.

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