First Day in Metz

With a good night's sleep behind them, Mom and Tibor had a bit more energy to enjoy a walk on Friday morning around Metz. We walked to the Cathedral by way of Place St. Louis, window shopped in the Centre Ville, and enjoyed the flowers that are planted in every conceivable place.

After walking by the Moselle River, we found a park bench and sat down in the sun. David came by to join us and we had lunch at a nearby Alsatian restaurant.

After lunch, we decided to go for a drive around the area, much of which Mom and Tibor missed because of their napping in the back seat! When we got back to the apartment, we all took naps...

That evening, we went to the Metz Synagogue for Shabbat services. The evening began with a commemoration of the deportations during World War II. Along with the mayor of Metz and various officials, there were veterans wearing medals carrying the flags of their towns. A soldier played the French version of taps after the cantor chanted "El Malei Rachamim." The Grand Rabbi of the Moselle gave a short speech about the Holocaust. It was a very moving commemoration. Shabbat services followed, which seemed shorter than usual...

We then had a very nice dinner at a neighborhood Italian restaurant before coming home and crashing!