Blogs from Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe

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I arrived in Karlsruhe, Germany (via Frankfurt) on Thursday. It has been a blast, walking the streets with Al, eating amazing food, gaining all the weight I lost during the trip...Oh well. The food is great here, Schnitzels, steaks, Turkish food, pretzels and coffee, chocolates, ...Kalsruhe is Germany's third largest city along the western banks of the river Rhine, close to the French border and about 1 hour train ride from Frankfurt. The German trains are world class. They are clean, high speed, and very high tech. Karsruhe is famous for its technical university, which is considered one of the oldest in the country. Karlsruhe is also considered the centerof justice of Germany with its appeals and constitutional courts. This city is also one of the warmest cities in Germany. The weather has been sunny and ... read more

Living in Germany has been fun so far. As many of you know, my friend Brittany has now moved to Germany and will be teaching English to German business-people who wish to conduct business abroad. The process of getting through all of the "red tape" has been a little frustrating for her (you need a phone to get a work visa, you need a bank account to get a phone, you need a visa to get a bank account, etc...) and so we've been trying to dedicate a bit of time to being out in the wilderness of Karlsruhe and not trying to worry about the day-to-day procedural stuff. Most days we've been walking around the town, gathering things for Brittany's apartment. We finally got pillows (5 EUR pillows are pretty much the best investment ever) ... read more

All we knew is that we were going to the Ettlingen city Schwimmbad, which means public swimming pool (also "Freibad" which specifies that it's an outdoor one). Fine, fun for the kids, didn't think much else of it. Had to go into town to pick up a swimsuit and goggles for LG, since I told her not to bring hers, oops. :) Yeah, OK, the Ettlingen public pool is not exactly what I expected. Huge grassy picnic grounds with shade trees all around. Large outdoor area with dressing-cubicles and lockers. Snack bar and outdoor café tables. Not one, not two, but at least four separate water features: * Olympic-sized (50m long, 8-10 lanes wide) lap pool * Separate diving pool with multiple springboards and tower platforms * Vast, huge, sprawling family play pool with at least ... read more

Travel day today. We drove to Aalen just in time to miss the direct train to Karlsruhe. Fortunately, another train, connecting in Stuttgart, actually got us there even faster. Our second leg was on the French TGV rail, which seemed like a major score until we figured out that our tickets didn't include seats. We had to stand in the entryway for ~25 minutes from Stuttgart to Karlsruhe. Oh yeah... the seating compartments were air-conditioned... the entryway, not so much. A kindly French gentleman insisted that I take his fold-down jump seat, which must have been built in the entryway for just this purpose. There were lots and lots of unclaimed seats, but the two locals riding with us didn't take them, so we didn't either. Fortunately, Karlsruhe was the next stop. :) Ettlingen, or more ... read more

Lil bit about my life I live to travel thats how i ended up here at the first place. Along with traveling i love fashion. Always wanted to become a fashion designer... my teacher "Frau Behr" at the "Walter Eucken Schule" in Karlsruhe could tell you more about it :) My animals: a rottweiler (he as sweetheart) My country yet to see: Mexico My favorite place i visited: Egypt My movie: Troy My favorite actor: Brad Pitt...Brad who lol :) My sin: Cant control myself wehn shopping My favorite place to shop Kultfashion My online place to take a break TravelBlog and youtube My favorite pair of Jeans: ... read more