Jack and I came home to about 8 inches of snow on the ground after being in Europe for 11 days. I guess I know what my exercise will be today. There is no sign of a thaw coming any time soon and we are due for more snow tomorrow, so I guess we are getting the snow shovels out. I also have a swim scheduled for today.
The trip to Europe was great!! I learned a lot about the remote control industry and our product, since there was often nothing to do while sitting at our booth other than read our catalog and ask questions. At first, the competition seemed a little overwhelming, but as I spent more time wandering around section 7A of the Toy Fair and came to realize that practically all of our competitors in the world (except for really cheap Chinese knock offs) were in the room, I began to get a handle on where we stand in the world of electronic speed controls. As it turns out, we are in a pretty good position.
While we were in Nuremberg we spent most of our time either at the Toy Fair or at meetings/meals involved with work. Jack got to spend a lot more time wandering around than I did, but even with all the work I got to get out and about a bit. We spent one afternoon doing a walking tour of the coliseum and the Nazi Party rally grounds, which was quite interesting. Our hotel was a small guest house in a little town about 30 minutes from Nuremberg, so we got to get a taste of rural Germany while we were there. On our way to Belgium we stopped for a couple of hours in Rothenburg, beautiful and charming!! The last few days of our trip were in Belgium, first in a small town close to Antwerp, to visit a distributor and then we had a couple days of vacation which we spent in Brugge. All in all, it was a great trip but, as always, it's good to be home.
Not surprisingly, I gained a few pounds while we were gone. Late meals, a few too many beers and glasses of wine, Belgian chocolates, not enough sleep, and too little exercise all added up. I will be getting back into my program today. I am glad for that!! At least I can still get my jeans on (barely)!!
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