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DanMons - Dan & Mons | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 6 Comment(s) | 11 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315729] | 2008-08-24 22:01:59
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Hi all. It has fallen upon me (Dan) to write today’s informative, enthralling and otherwise witty blog entry. I know that you are all breathlessly waiting to read what happened in Legoland today. Well let me put an end to your suffering and baited breath. Today we, that is Monique and I, toddled of to one of the Legolands, this one happened to be in Deutschland. I have always been a fan of Lego and when I was somewhat younger I decided that I needed to go to Legoland. That did not happen as Lego did not recognise the vast importance [View Full Entry]
gestern nachmittag rumhängen, dann mal die food-shop-situation um den kotti auschecken mit j. bei kaiser's gewesen, dann bei bio company. wasn super laden, alles bio/vegan zeugs was man braucht right there. heaven. weil: das mit dem junk food muss wieder eingedämmt werden. in HH hatte das schon ganz gut geklappt, aber die zeit seitdem war er mau. zu den simpsons waren wir wieder hier. kurz nach 18h schreibt a. eine sms. wir treffen uns noch am potsdamer platz gegen 19h. a. sitzt wie der ach-so-coole berliner mit seinem mac am brunnen im sonycenter und nutzt das frei-fliegende netz dank dem m [View Full Entry]
snapshotpoet - cay's summer blog | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 4 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315129] | 2008-08-23 00:43:29
This morning I woke up at 8:50, got ready, and met Sabine and Mandy at the U-Bahn stop. They also had another friend with them, Altin. We had breakfast in a nice little cafe. Their breakfast deal was two rolls, with honey & marmelade, a little bit of fruit, an egg, and a drink (I had green tea). I enjoyed practicing my german with them and then they invited me to a youth service at 7. After breakfast they went to Uni Hamburg to use the internet, and I came too. After that, I took the bus back to the Hauptbahnhof, [View Full Entry]
Schaley - Adventures in Germany... and Europe! | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315925] | 2008-08-25 10:04:25
Kölner Dom with Scaffolding
The cathedral is almost perpetually under construction or renovation, and numerous parts both inside and out are covered with scaffolding.
fearofbats - Eponymous | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 17 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315396] | 2008-08-23 20:51:36
Saturday was really awesome. I'm starting to think Germans have really crazy sports, but I guess we have them back home too it's just that I never really paided attention or attended any of them. So I found myself somewhere in the middle of the Bergisches forest with Clara my host sister and her ski trainer attending skisha (I'm not sure of the name) but the point is everyone was skiing down a hill in august on the glass. I found it different. Usually skiing is done on snow well from the part of the world I come from but apparently [View Full Entry]
EmyAnne - Emilie Rioux | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 4 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315994] | 2008-08-25 13:37:53
My hotel in Kronberg
This is the hotel that I stayed in with Pieter (shown being a doofus) in Kronberg when I flew in from Frankfurt. It is owned by the royal family and they are often seen walking around!
Sprocolate - Carly Heyward | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 4 Comment(s) | 9 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=314926] | 2008-08-22 10:30:35
Hier mal unserere geplante Route für die ersten Tage: Berlin-Bratislava-Timisoara-Sofia-Istanbul Wir freuen uns auf eure Kommentare! Joschka, Dennis und Stephan [View Full Entry]
blitzkriegastra - Die fantastischen Drei | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 4 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315046] | 2008-08-22 17:56:29
August 19th, 2008: The Tour rides again! Unfortunately, Erin couldn't make this trip, so it's just Jesse & Margaret on this trip. Jesse started out by almost missing his flight from San Jose. Made it with 10 minutes to spare. The dynamic duo met up in Phoenix to continue on to Philadelphia. Unfortunately, the bird was bent. In other words, the aircraft was having issues and they were working to repair any problems. The flight was originally supposed to depart at 10:11am. We finally loaded up the bird and were buttoned up and ready to fly by noon, but now the [View Full Entry]
604030tour - Jesse DeGraff | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 7 Comment(s) | 6 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315123] | 2008-08-23 00:22:25
This morning I didn't really know what to do so I went out shopping looking for a wallet and found a small one for about 5 Euro. I discovered that the Germans don't really have much different wallets than in America. After shopping I got some chinese food and then I went to the HAW to use the internet. I found the computer lab and it worked good. =) After that I called my mom and then I lazed around awhile not knowing what to do. Then at 18:00 I went to the Hauptbahnhof, bought a 10 day transportation ticket, and [View Full Entry]
Schaley - Adventures in Germany... and Europe! | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 0 Comment(s) | 0 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=315923] | 2008-08-25 10:03:08
By vcas
August 21st 2008
August 21st 2008
"Why is freedom more important than love?"
Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Cologne
'allo! (I've decided thats how Europeans pronounce it). So we are here in Cologne, and Erin and Stephen made it yesterday (no, they didn't get put into the 2 beds in my room, but they are just downstairs). Yesterday morning I went to the cathedral. Words cannot describe how amazing it is, so I don't even think I'll try. Its huge...to say the least! I didn't end up taking a tour because they had pamphlets that did a good job explaining (plus I took a year of art history over 2 years ago...that should be enough, right???). I took so many [View Full Entry]
vcas - Veronica Castro | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe | 3 Comment(s) | 36 Photo(s) | 0 Video(s) | [diary=314351] | 2008-08-22 10:47:45