Blogs from Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe - page 3

So if there were a contest between Heidelberg and Frankfurt in which had the prettier city, Heidelberg would win hands down. Which had more sights to see? Heidelberg. Which had friendlier people? Heidelberg. Where was the better hostel? Heidelberg. (And I stayed at two different ones in Frankfurt.) I arrived Monday afternoon in Frankfurt to a roaring thunderstorm. In between torrential downpours, I made my way to my hostel, Five Elements. The hostel itself wasn't bad, but it was humid, and a bit musty in the bathrooms. Due to the rain, and questionable neighbourhood, I didn't venture out past 8pm. Sightseeing wasput aside, because I knew I'd be back to the city. Tuesday was also expected to be rainy, but fortunately it held off for mist of the day in Heidelberg. I arrived at my hostel ... read more

Stuttgart to Heidelberg via Heilbronn Germany 29 Oct 2013 On this Tuesday, we woke up to rain but it wasn’t too cold. Our camp site was 10 minutes walk from the Mercedes Benz Museum so that was our 1st destination in Stuttgart. We found it with no problems because it was huge! We walked past a big soccer stadium on the way, which was sponsored by Mercedes-Benz. There was also a massive area where the city holds expos and major fairs and exhibitions next to the camp site. One would expect a pretty spectacular building from Mercedes Benz….and we got it! There were 8 floors (9 levels and 16,500 sq m)of displays covering the chronological history of the M-B vehicles starting in 1886, and how they influences the cultures and history of countries to which they ... read more

AUGUST 6 We had a relaxed pace (finally) and spent most of the day up at the Heidelberg Castle, touring and enjoying the city views. We were successful in finding Bryan a Bierstein, which will remind him for years of all the delicious German beers he has enjoyed during this trip. Our last night in Germany!... read more

Nachdem ich am relativ kurzfristig das Go für das Kundenprojekt bekommen habe, durfte ich mich erst mal brav hinsetzen und jede Menge Formulare ausfüllen und mich um einen Konsulatstermin kümmern. Ein netter Herr am Telefon hat mir, für die geringe Gebühr von 1,79€ p.M, einen Termin im Frankfurter Konsulat am Montag den 17. Juli gegeben. Die Päckchen-Odyssee Als ich am Freitag vor dem Konsulatstermin immer noch keine unterlegen aus Amerika hatte (zugeschickt von Fragomen), bin ich sehr nervös geworden. Immerhin wollte man ja am Wochenende an den Bodensee fahren. Ein Anruf bei Fedex hatte dann bestätigt, das Paket hängt in Ulm fest, dank falscher Postleitzahl. Da es keine andere Möglichkeit gab, das Paket vor dem Termin im Konsulat zu bekommen, habe ich das Auto eines unserer Manager ausgeliehen und habe mich von Heidelberg auf den Weg ... read more

Hello all, It has been too long since my last entry but some recent thoughts have prompted an entry. Why does it always come back around to sensations... It seems like the answer to everything. Go ahead think of a question that doesn't boil down to sensations. Why did I do this? Why did I act like that? Why did I think, experience, attempt, acquire, act, or react. If you examine yourself close enough I would imagine that you might find as I have that you did such thing for a sensation, either one that you were experiencing at that moment or one that you hoped to acquire thru said action. As babies we all spend the first few years of our lives learning the lessons of sensation... and reacting to them. In most cases we ... read more