Blogs from Germany, Europe - page 684

Welcome to my Blog. This year I am traveling wth 40 students and adults through central Europe. We will be visiting Germany, Czech Rep., Hungary, and Austria. This blog is to keep family and friends up to date on all of our adventures. We depart on June 10 so check back to follow along on our journey. ... read more

Bebenhausen is to Tübingen as Zeeland is to Holland. Close to the same size and not far apart. I went to Bebenhausen this afternoon and saw the castle and the monistary there. The church that is connected to the monistary is the one that my host parents got married in. It was very beautiful, unfortunately I didn't take any pictures in the Schloss (castle) but I was the only person on the tour and it seemed rude to be taking pictures while the nice old guy was talking. I did, however, take pictures from the outside of the buildings and inside the Kloster. Enjoy! Gruße, Bethany... read more

Photos now up! Well today is my birthday and what a way to spend it - battling more Siberian winds across northern germany. There have been some ups and downs, including my first breakage on the bike and the first rain of the trip but finally I've made it for a late lunch (which I'll skip as i've had so many mini-snacks on the way) to a place called Gluckstadt, just the other side of the magnificently muddy and uninteresting Elbe. Since Groningen then the trip has taken a downward dip. You only have to look at the faces of the locals to know why. This part of the world is a dull windswept place, lacking any pretty little towns like Holland, but certainly not lacking in rain, at least not on the first day. It ... read more

Sunday morning, we sang for both Masses at St. Nikolaus, Wolbeck. I played the organ. After the first Mass, I woke everyone up with Acclamations from the Medieval Suite by Jean Langlais (1907-91). Before the second Mass, I played the Adagio from Symphony No. 5 by Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937). Afterward, I played the Triumphal March on “Nun danket alle Gott” by Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933). The processional for both Masses was an excerpt from the first movement of Mendelssohn's first sonata. In the evening, we presented a house concert at the home of Martin's parents. It was a lot of fun. We even wore full dress for the occasion. Martin has posted some pictures url=http://www.cyegermany.com/php/index.php?goto=php/bilder&t=images/thumbs/travel/uab_recital/2008_uab_recital_img_&c=travel/menue.inc here. Anthony Concepcion is to be commended for leading our little gro... read more

So as my title suggests, I found out this morning at the Einwohnermeldeamt that apparently we needed visas for stays longer than 3 months and we didn't know it; hence, as of May 1st, we were illegally living in the country. Bryan and I got our visas and everything is now straightened out. We find it weird that Mike never got this letter in the mail, so we are still confused on that. Last week was kind of a blur- Joe's family got here on Tuesday and I've been hanging out with them for a few days.. they are all great! I was only with them for 2 days as I had school on the other days, but on wednesday we walked around the Jungfernstieg area and went to St. Petri Kirche.. which was rough, as ... read more