Blogs from Germany, Europe - page 685

hey everybody, just a small note to let you know that I have arrived safely... my luggage had less luck and spent some more time in Amsterdam... the nice German lady at the airport promised me that I will get it tonight.. I am staying in Berlin the next two days and then I am travelling to Hanoi where I will arrive in thursday... I am following a training here about HIV and volunteering... a good preparation for the next three months! good night! An... read more

One Day: When we arrived at the train station, we went to our couchsurfing.com host's (Norbs) house, and he was not at home. When we called him he told us he had the dates mixed up for our arrival. He told us he would be home in the afternoon and we can come back then. Lucky for us, the train station had locker where we could store our stuff. We decided to just go back to the station, store our bags and head to Dachau to go to the work camp and catch up with Norbs when we got back. We left all our stuff, except what we would need for the night, in a locker (5 Euro) and set out for Dachau. While we were putting our stuff in the locker, a huge group of ... read more

Today was wonderful! We woke up a little too early for my liking, but went to church to sing in the service. It was once again full and at CHURCH we were asked to sing our gospel song at the end! it was great. I started tearing up as we sang Alle de Shöönheit for the last time. I cannot believe we are leaving Germany tomorrow. I was looking forward to Germany the least and now no one wants to leave it. We arent even excited about France or Spain. After the church service, we had a huge picnic in the meadows outside of Hülben. It turned into a beautiful 74 degree day! we played lots of fütball and ate plenty and too much food and then did some german dances with the families! everyone is ... read more

Well, its been too long. No WiFi at the current accommodation means this one's on the run cause $8 Euro per hour is really pushing the holiday budget. Where did I leave off...mmmm... thats right... we were leaving Berlin to head to Leipzig & Dresden. Well as it turns out we spent an extra day in Berlin & then decided to skip L&D for more time in the Czech Republic... but before I cover the finer details of eastern European culture I shall pick up from that lovely Spring time weather in Berlin. After such a fantastic free bike riding tour we thought it wise to go with the same company for a day trip to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp. We were not disappointed - the tour guide Desiree, is a native German and had us all ... read more

Most of us went to the Hafenfest last night. There was a lot of loud American music and plenty of loud drunk people. The three of us who were staying with families in the city of Telgte had a terrific barbecue dinner with one of our host families before joining the others in Münster. My host brother came home for the weekend yesterday afternoon from the university in Maastricht (Netherlands). As promised, he kept me out until after 5 a.m. This reminds me: nightfall is not until around 10:15 in Germany, and daybreak is around 5. Anyway, we went to a party with lots of college students and had a great time. Much to my surprise, I was quite popular. Everyone was really nice, and they all spoke good English. I got a few hours of ... read more