Last night I went out for dinner and had ossobuco ... today we get to dinner in the Monastery, and it's ossobuco ... and every bit as good as what I had last night in the restaurant, so I'm not complaining.
This morning Brother Edward gave me a tour of their wine cellar ... it's quite the operation. They sell their wines here in the gift shop but also commercially, and have a great variety including some fortified wines (like Port) and a krauterwein, which is wine with an herbal extract infusion. After our tour, we had a tasting of several different kinds ... they are all good, but I especially like the krauterwein.
This afternoon I have a tour of the Monastery proper ... I asked to particularly see the Infirmary and area where the Seniors live. After Vespers I have a tour of the Sacristy.
Tomorrow I go to Engelberg, which is the Mother of the other half of our Swiss American Congregation. It takes about two and a half hours to get there by train, but is said to be a beautiful trip up into the mountains. I hear it's supposed to be "colder" and at that elebvation, there may be snow ... I'd like that. The Prior here called ahead for me, so I'll have someone to show me around and then take the midday meal with the Community. The only thing is the train leaves Einsiedeln at 7am, so it will be another early morning.
Yesterday at Kloster Fahr I bought some cookies and merengues in their gift shop. The cookies are good, but the merengues are awesome.
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Hmmm....still haven't seen a posting warning of a package coming in the mail.....I hear the Swiss Alps of chocolate calling....
Have you tried any other pasteries?
You sent the wrong thing home....we have gotten your rain!
The cogwheel train to Engleberg is great fun.
When last there I made quite a spectacle in the town. I was with the current abbot of Einsiedlen and we were walking down the snow covered main street of town (in habits of course) when I perfomed an unplanned snow/ice acrobatic contortion that left me in a pile but wih applause from onlookers
Fr.Theodore,Br.Stephen,enjoyed readings.
Br.Charles wanted you to know he enjoy ossobuco also....He thought you should sent some of that Krauterwein along with the chocolate so we give our opinion.....
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when you get home i will be sure to make merengues and an sgel food cake(moms favorite) be well and BE SAFE lol
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