Yesterday afternoon consisted of a 1:00 hour walk in the forest. I didn't know what I was in for these are not the little strolls through the forest like around Burbankpond or such but more of a hike in the Forest. The land is made of hills which go up and down up and down up up up and really steep in some places at least one place was really hard. These people are in shape I'm starting to understand why North Americans are bigger then Europeans. These people walk alot and my Hike in the forest and country side was [View Full Entry]

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podroz zaczynam od nieprzesania nocy i odwolanego lotu, co zwieksza jeszcze niewyspanie.zamiast o 7 wylot mam o 11. ale juz jestem sama i samotna podroz sie zaczela:) pierwsze miejsce do zwiedzania lotnisko Tegel! lotniska maja to do siebie, ze mozna sie czuc tu albo bardzo samotnie, albo wrecz przeciwnie. optuje za druga wersja. przez te pare godzin czekania udalo mi sie podzielic lotniskowych ludzi na 3 kategorie: 1. biznesmeni i ludzie latajacy w interesach- przybywaja na ostatnia minute, dla wygody w reku maja juz gotwa karte kredytowa, caly czas rozmawiaja przez telefon. mam wrazenie, [View Full Entry]

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hab schon meinen Rucksack gepackt und wieder ausgepackt um ihn wieder einzupacken... könnte ja sein, dass ich was vergessen hab. Morgen geht's los. 2x 10h Flug über Seoul nach Sydney. Die Aufregung steigt linear, Vorfreude exponentiell. Langsam wird es echt Zeit, dass es losgeht. Die Eltern nerfen mit Tipps schon seit gerauner Zeit. *Als ob ich nicht wuesste, dass ich auf mich aufpassen soll* [View Full Entry]

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Hello all, So we're still in Berlin, which is such an awesome city! While the exchange rate with the US $ kind of sucks, Germany is actually less expensive than other European countries...still pricey though. Much of the city is under construction, including the bridge outside of our hostel, which makes getting to and from the hostel... interesting. On the walking tour I took yesterday the construction throughout the city was also clearly visible, remnants of not only WWII, but the hard economic times the country has faced ever since then. As I said earlier, its been gloomy and [View Full Entry]

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Notes on Berlin - Ah, our last stop. Our hotel is at Unter den Linden and Friedrichstrasse, the heart of the city - perfect (once again, thank you Starwood Points)! On the first evening, we strolled Unter den Linden, from the Brandeburg Gate to Museum Island. Plenty of historic sites, memorials, and embassies along the way. It struck us that 20 years ago, we would not have been able to (or have wanted to) stay at this hotel since it sits in the former East, squarely behind the wall. That made it even more special. - What is the deal with [View Full Entry]

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Hey everybody. The last few days I have been busy. Friday was my Host sister's big good bye party. We put 3 big white tents up in the yard because the weather was rainy. My host father had also rented a beer stand for the night like those we see in carnavals and everything was free for the guests. I did not expect such a grande party many people came alot of my host sister#s friends where there as well as friends and and family. I met many Germans who spoke a good english so I stayed mainly with them for [View Full Entry]

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I cant believe I am already here! It is kind of a shock to already be in Germany. The flight was surprisingly fast- partly because I slept for most of the trip- and time really flew by! I am staying with my friend Yasmine and her boyfriend Christian in a tinny Dorf (village) called Münster (like the cheese). They had to get up really early this Saturday morning to pick me up, so they are more tired than I am, which is something they did not expect! Yasmine is speaking mostly English to me- Christian is shy :) so German is [View Full Entry]

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Notes on Munich, Germany - One thing we like (love?) about Munich is the pretzels. They are in every bakery and beer hall, but they are not touristy come-ons. Everyone seems to eat them. They are a real food that locals eat, and pretzels, good big delicious pretzels, are everywhere. We did not feel like posers buying (several) pretzels everyday. - The last two days in Munich were different than our first day in the tourist crunch. We rented bikes on Thursday, and the initial plan was to hit Englisher Garten, Olympic Park, and Nymphenburg. However, we were content to ride [View Full Entry]

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We got into berlin pretty late & we were exhausted from the past 48 hrs trying to fit everything in so we decided to do laundry, make some calls, & not go explore. The hostel we were in though was nothing like we had stayed in yet. It was dorm like & huge. It even had its on beer garden, which didn’t make since to us because the whole point of going to different cities is to try them out & really experience the city. We decided to use the place simply for sleeping & laundry & a quick breakfast in [View Full Entry]

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I made it! Yes, thats right, the girl who got lost in Carlsbad last week, even though she's lived in San Diego her whole life, managed to make it, not just half way around the world, but across a country in which she doesn't speak the language and navigate a foreign city. Aren't you proud of me? As you may be able to tell, I have officially made it to Berlin, after a 10 hr flight from LAX to Frankfurt and a 4 hr train ride from Frankfut. The journey was, um, interesting...a lot less people speak English then you would [View Full Entry]

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