Thank you to all I met by matthaeus

Matthaeus sends his greetings from Germany . . .<br> <br>on his e-mail header, it says Matthaus with an umlaut over the "a" so it looks like "Matthaeus" is an English approximation.

This straight from the source:<br><br>"Yes, you are right with the umlaut. How did you get this  "ä" with a american keyboard ?<br><br>In German I spell my name Matthäus and for the English speaking countries Matthaeus. So far I have seen only one guy who had the same first name "Matthäus". Far more common is Matthias here.<br> <br>Thanks for those pictures from the Randonee Rallye. I looked at your email again and can see now all 3 pictures, mysterious why I could not see them the first time."<br> <br>                           Ciao Matthaeus<br>