Blogs from Marburg, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Heute habe ich einen weiteren Ausflug ausgehend von meinem Projektapartment gemacht. Diesmal in die Universitätsstadt Marburg, durch die ich während meiner Frankfurt Zeit 2000 bis 2009 nur einmal von Kassel kommend durch gefahren bin. Nach dem Frühstück, Presseclub und täglichen World of Warcraft-Aktivitäten bin ich losgefahren. Der Verkehr auf der Autobahn und danach auf der 4-spurigen Bundesstraße zum Ziel war problemlos. In Marburg hatte ich mir schon vorher eine Tiefgarage in der Nähe des Zentrums ausgesucht. Von dort bin ich zur alten Universität aus dem 19. Jahrhundert. Sehenswert ist hier die alte Aula, die heute aber nicht zu besichtigen war, und die Universitätskirche. Von dort bin ich zum Marktplatz mit Rathaus, Statue mit Sophie von Brabant und dem Café am Markt. Dort habe ich Crepes mit Kaffee zu mir genommen. Danach bin ich zur Elisabethenkirche. Anschließend ... read more

In that order! From Melbourne, 9 1/2 hours to HK then 12 hours had us arriving in Frankfurt (Main) at around 6 am. Shuttle to terminal 2, easily achieved, found the Reisezentrum (travel centre), purchased tickets for Marburg which is a 1 1/2 hour trip by regional train from Frankfurt Hautbahnhof (main station). So train from Airport station then change to regional train for Marburg. Then a leisurely train ride passing green fields and red poppies and other pretty wild flowers lining the train tracks. We prefer the regional trains, because although slower, they stop at more stations and therefore we see more of the countryside and more locals. Also much cheaper! Arrived Marburg bleary eyed and dazed we walked about 10 minutes to our hotel which is ideally situated opposite tourist office and lift leading ... read more

A 5 day journey to Hessen in Germany, staying with Ariane in Alsfeld and visiting Frankfurt and Marburg. ... read more

Hey everybody!!! Lots of stuff to talk about.. where to start? Well Ashley and our friend (Sarah) arrived last Tuesday here in Marburg for their two week visit. We spent the night in Marburg, then left for Paris on Wednesday after my class. Got to Paris that evening and went for a nice stroll after finding our hostel and such. Nice location by the Sacre-Couer, and a metro stop. The first night we walked down Champ-Elysees and checked out the Arc de Triomphe. Then we spotted the top of the eiffel tower, and decided to try and walk to it. Note, if you go to Paris and see the tower in the distance, it is probably further away than it looks. Anyway, eventually got to it and took lots of pictures (ps, it is awesome!). Then ... read more

Hello, and welcome back to my world here in Marburg! Stayed in Marburg this weekend, and had a great time. Let's see... Friday most of our group went over to the one guys house and watched 'Trolls 2.' It is a realllllly terrible movie, but it has kind of become like a 'cult classic' of some sorts because of that. Apparently, the directors were Italian, so the script is just awful because the translations were not always great. Also, our friend said that the director did not use the usual technique of shooting a scene multiple times to get it right, haha. Needless to say, it was awful, but hilarious for that very reason. Anyway, I turned it in early after that cause I didn't feel like dancing (where most of my friends went after). Saturday ... read more