Last weekend (Aug 23, 2013) we had the chance to indulge in an activity I really wanted to see while living in Europe, a World Rallye Championship race stage! If you are wondering what that is, you can go to www.wrc.com, and it will show you. They are the sup'ed up little race cars that go over hill and dale tearing around corners across the country as fast as they can. We went out to a stage location on a Friday evening to see what we could see. It was really well organized and easy to find, out in the rolling wine country of the Mosel Region. The cars have a really nice buzz sound to em as they are tearing through their gears. Emily and the boys were kind enough to tag along, but I don't think they were as interested as I was. And to tell you the truth, when you see them in real life, you really only see about 200 yards of the track, a car comes, and goes, and that's it. It's not like the 60 second highlights of an entire race where you see them jumping over a rise, or wiping out around a corner. But it was fun. Interestingly enough, German's are a weird crowd. Who would have guessed. Everyone just kind of stands there quietly, no one gets too rowdy, no obnoxious drunks, and everyone minds their own business. We found ourselves "shush'ing" our boys, but then thought, 'we're outside, they can be loud if they want to!'. It was a good time.
