Ready , set- go!

It is almost Halloween.  If you live in Converse, Tx that means the high is still 89 degrees.  My mom and I where fortunate to get a little break from the heat because from October 7th-17th we got our passports and headed for Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Our first flight was from San Antonio, Texas- Atlanta Georgia. Then we got a connecting flight from Atlanta, Georgia - Frankfurt, Germany. After the long flight, a girl from Gate1travel picked us up, as well as other passengers who where also traveling with gate1. We headed to our hotel - the Hilton Mainz. We got to meet our tour manager  and check in for the night.  Then before our welcome dinner we got to take a walk around the city of Mainz. We got to walk along the Rhine river which was nice after the long flight. What also caught my attention was the architecture of the buildings because we don't have that back in the states. I also couldn't believe we where within walking distance of the Gutenberg museum.( We didn't get to go in because it was close to our welcome dinner.) But I still got to see a statue of the man who invented the movable-type printing press. At the welcome dinner we got to have a glass a wine, and meet the other people on the tour with us.   After dinner, mom and I  headed back to our room , excited about the tour that has just begun.