Visit with Bob Chao

On Saturday, Bob Chao drove all the way from Munich to visit Jeannette. It took him over 3.5 hours each way and we are very greatful to him for his efforts. Without his English speaking GPS in his little Mercedes he would never have been able to find this Clinic in the small Village of Hallwangen which is way off the beaten path. After touring the Clinic, we drove to nearby Freudenstadt, a larger Village with some nice restaurants. We arrived around 2:45pm but couldn't find the restaurant named Portofino that several people at the Clinic had raved about as the finest Italian restaurant anywhere. Everyone we stopped for directions either didn't speak English or didn't know the restaurant. Just about the time we were going to give up, Jeannette screamed out "there it is". Bob parked the car and we went in only to find that all the restaurants close in the late afternoon. We searched everywhere for another place to eat and ended up out of frustration eating in a turkish fast food place! We ordered a very international meal of gyros Turkish), pizza (Italian), french fries (French) and beer (German). Although not what we had in mind, the food was tasty and filling. Later Bob drove us back to our guest house and here is a picture of the three of us in our room. Thanks again to Bob! After he left, Jeannette went to sleep and slept for over 12 hours. This morning she looks better and is breathing somewhat better, just in time for our long flight home Monday morning.