Blogs from Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 8

We had a four day weekend so on Monday we decided to drive out to Nurnberg with Rick and Rachelle because they hadn't seen it yet and we felt like taking a short trip. We mostly window shopped and just enjoyed the scenery on a beautiful sunny day. There is a castle here we have yet to visit and a zoo that is supposed to be HUGE! Maybe next time. ... read more

Tja, dann wolln wir mal. Erstmal: was mach ich überhaupt? Ich werd in China ein halbes Jahr studieren und anschließend ein weiteres in einer Firma vor Ort ein Praktikum absolvieren. Ersteres ist sicher. Ich geh an die UIBE Beijing. Und ab morgen wird es dann ernst und wir wollen mal sehen, wer sich so in der Fremde wieder findet. Zurzeit sitz ich noch in der Wohnung von meinem Freund Christian in Nürnberg und verbring so die Zeit mit letzten Vorbereitungen vor meinem Abflug morgen, wie zum Beispiel auch das Einrichten dieses Bloggs. So langsam stellt sich eine gewisse Aufregung ein. Ich war zwar schon die letzten Tage angespannt, was außer der normal anfallend3en Nervosität auch mit vielen kleineren bis größeren Problemen (Konsulate sind ein Graus) zu tun hatte, aber auch mit dem Gedanken erst einmal vor ... read more

Well, its been a while since I last made an entry, but only because I have been busy. Having changed my mind on the direction of travelling around Europe, I have now been through northern France, Southern Belgium, Luxembourg (so small I did it all) and am presently working my way across Germany. My campervan is performing well giving me no problems yet. One of the things i planned whilst doing this trip was some mountain biking. I have not gone off road too much, but did find an ausome downhill track in the citadel at Namur in Belgium. I have, however, done lots of cycling as there are some brilliant cycle tracks over here. Also whilst in belgium i completed a 21km paddle down the river Lesse, in a kayak. i would recommend this to ... read more

Well, perhaps 'same procedure as every 4 years' would be more apt. There is a famous short film in Germany, entitled 'Dinner for One'. Although it's in english, adapted from a theatre sketch, it's little known outside Germany, where it's a staple of New Year's Eve TV. The plot loosely revolves around the catchphrase 'Same procedure as last year?' , receiving the response 'Same procedure as every year'. Somehow, this immediately came to mind, when, 4 years after our last visit , the scenes of jubilation we'd witnessed there when Turkey reached the World Cup semi finals were repeated, this time with Italian flags, following their dubious victory over the Socceroos. The road encircling the walled Altstadt of Nurnberg seems to be the perfect place for fans to congregate in their cars, flags flying and horns ... read more

Day 23, 23rd June. Röshof - Großhubersdorf - Nürnberg - Pommelsbruhn We were on the road early again, a lovely day again. We stopped off at a village to finish off last nights pasta on a brötchen. It was a short ride into Nürnberg, a confusing city and very busy until we entered the Altstadt - it was amazingly beautiful. We bought our pepper-sprays here and tried to find bike bits but with no luck. Scot and Rory went to McDonald’s against my advice, paid €5 each (twice the price of last night’s meal I cooked for all of us) and ended up saying it was the most disgusting food they’d tasted for ages, Ha! I stocked up on Spiritus* before the shops closed and we headed off east out of town. Just outside the city ... read more

We decided to leave Munich a day early for Nuremburg, the site of the final US first round game which would decide America's fate in the tournament. The guys initially grabbed a seat in a smoking car of the train and ended up staying there because they had found four seats together. I found an empty seat in a smoke free car next door, so I stayed there and read. When we got off the train a couple hours later, Adam said something about Josh getting his own room. Apparently there was a tiff about hotel points for the night and a separate "rough housing" incident between the two on the train didn't help the situation. After some heated discussion in the hotel room Josh left to "find himself another room." In reality, that meant going ... read more

A promise is a promise and since I told you I would update this site a little bit more often... Here it goes... First, this damn computer won’t accept my camera so no photo’s yet! Damn German computers, they must somehow have an anti Dutch device in them... Bastards!! Well first stop was Düsseldorf, where my parents brought me, and after walking around a bit there and having a lunch it was time for the tearful goodbyes... Than it was off to Köln where Raphael picked me up and took good care of me, both on the food front as well as on the beer front. And he showed me around town too... I can tell you that climbing up the Kölner Dom is quite hard and the beer afterwards was more then welcome... After the ... read more