Blogs from Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
Lake Geneva cruise, Chillon Castle, Rhine falls
Published: June 11th 2010Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Freiburg
June 6th 2010
If I had to pick my two favorite days, it would probably be today and yesterday. Yesterday because of the mountain and lunch, and the general beauty of the scenery, today because of the castle we went through, viewing the Rhine falls, and getting to go on another cruise. Since I have been getting up at 6:30 AM every day anyway, I got up a little earlier, went out on my balcony, and took some pictures of the sun coming up over the Alps across the lake. It was pretty, but not as cold as I thought it might be before the sun came up. Thankfully, after breakfast, we did not have to tear ourselves away from Montreux yet, as the castle we were going to tour next was on another side of the city. Chillon ... read more
February 7th 2010
My weekend in Freiburg was full of little coincidences that made the trip AMAZING. The train ride was about 5 hours long but not bad...although, it was quite tiring. I had my first Subway sandwich since I left home. It was magnifico! When we (Paola, Storm, and I) arrived in Freiburg, we went in search for Laura (who is currently studying there). After finding her, it was then time to head out to the Stadtmitte(city center). Freiburg is glorious with its 13th Century architecture and cobbled-stone streets. There are street trains going every which way. Most importantly, the sun was shining on Saturday. All of this combined put me in a good mood. One of the most familiar parts of Freiburg is what I like to call the corner of Starbucks and Subway. It is in ... read more
Freiburg, some cute little town.
Published: November 23rd 2009Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Freiburg
November 24th 2009
It's half pat midnight (Italian time, GMT+1), the end of an amazing week-end in Freiburg, Germany. I went to visit my best friend, who's on exchange there. Let's keep it short and simple, cos pictures will describe the city better than pages of journal. I arrived on Thursday afternoon at about 5 p.m, after a train ride of about 6 hours (leaving from Milan, train change in Basel). M. came to pick me up and we walked around the city center (not before a pit/gossip/catch up stop at Starbucks). It was dark, but the town was full of lights. So many cute little cafes and restaurants, and stoney streets cut by the tram lines. Would have looved to lose myself in that labyrinth of tiny streets, but we had to rest a little before going out ... read more
October 12th 2009
Our journey to Freiburg was a rainy train ride but that didn't dampen the beauty of Autumn in the Black Forest. Once we arrived it was a quick tram ride to Charis and Yalany's apartment where we met Ingo and his trusty companion Cappuccino. They all welcomed us with open arms and a delicious homemade pizza was soon to follow. The next day, weary from our travels, Ingo took us to a traditional hot bath house. This place was man made, they drilled down to an underground hot spring and piped it up at a wonderful 55 degrees C. There were several pools inside and outside at varying temperatures including an outdoor temp pool for circulation, which we took a vigorously quick dip in. This was a super experience and relaxed us almost to the point ... read more
October 7th 2009
I've been in Freiburg for a few days now, working during the day and hanging out with the people here at night, and generally having fun. As promised, here are some pictures from Freiburg.... read more
October 4th 2009
I arrived in Freiburg this afternoon, and was met by my local hosts. We went and had a nice lunch, and then I took a long deserved nap (after not sleeping most of the night). The hotel is a little strange - there is a shower in the room, but no toilet. I've had worse in South America, but it is an interesting concept. Freiburg itself is a very nice town, with some impressive buildings, and the surrounding area looks pretty nice as well from what I saw on the train. I will write again in a few more days, and add some pictures of Freiburg as well. ... read more
September 16th 2009
Guten Tag!! That's about 25% of the vocabulary I know in the German language!! I should have been prepared with the basics before spending the day there! haha! Well, as you know I spent the day in Germany yesterday observing a Franco-Allemand school! It was very interesting...I enjoyed it very much! The school is made up of half French students and half German students. It is an immersion school which means French and German are both spoken all day. I observed an English class, French class for French students, and a French class as a foreign language for the German students. All the classes were really neat...I love hearing the different accents! I give these kids a lot of credit though...I don't know how I would do it being immersed in a bilingual school at such ... read more
August 25th 2009
Heute gehts los!!! Noch ein letztes Mittagsessen mit der Familie, die letzten Kleinigkeiten verstauen und ab zum Bahnhof!!! Nochmal vielen Dank für die super Abschiedsgeschenke! Und den nächsten Eintrag gibts dann von Down Under...... read more
August 23rd 2009
Gestern war Abschiedsabend! Hätte ihn mir besser nicht vorstellen können!!! Jetzt kann es meinetwegen losgehen ;) Nur die Gesundheit hat etwas gelitten... Hab noch zwei Tage zum wieder fit werden!... read more
August 21st 2009
Die Ausbildung ist geschafft, die ersten Berufserfahrungen sind gesammelt... aber das kann ja noch nicht Alles gewesen sein! Deshalb habe ich mich dazu entschieden ein Australienjahr einzuschieben ;-) Ich erhoffe mir ganz viele neue Erfahrungen sammeln zu können, viele neue Menschen kennenzulernen, ein anderes Lebensgefühl zu erfahren, neue berufliche Eindrücke zu bekommen... und natürlich Surfen zu lernen!!! Und hier möchte ich das Alles mit meiner Familie und meinen Freunden teilen! Mal sehen wie konsequent ich das durchhalte ;-) Aber ich geb mein Bestes!... read more
