Blogs from Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe - page 5

A few years ago, I started my first job as a teacher at a college in Swindon and I was lucky enough to have a fantastic German assistant called Andrea to help me out in class. Not only was she great fun to work with but she was as bonkers as me so it was inevitable we would quickly become firm friends. Alas, aside from a bit of a chat at our wedding last year (may I add that I was chuffed to bits that she flew over especially), we haven't seen each other since. Until today.... My father had an appointment in the nearby city of Freiburg this afternoon so Glynn and I hitched a ride. We last visited Freiburg in winter when the Christmas market was in full swing and a fresh layer ... read more

My time so far here in Freiburg has been very fun and interesting. Meeting lots of interesting people, hanging out in coffee shops, working on some dance performances, going running, walking around the city. Some exploring of the Black Forest, which surrounds Freiburg. My ‘savings’ from working in France has been disappearing much faster than I had anticipated, and as a result I have a very low budget right now. About a week ago it occurred to me that I might need to make some extra money somehow, so I began looking for work. Monday I got up early and hit the streets with the intention of getting a job. I had heard from friends who live here in Freiburg of an office that connects students in need of short-term or part-time employment to employers who ... read more

Παρασκευή. Η τελευταία μας μέρα στην Γερμανία γιατί το Σάββατο δεν πιάνεται αφού θα ξυπνήσω από τις 5:00. Πρωινό, μεταφορά στην Ε+Η, ανασκόπηση μέχρι σήμερα. Μας μίλησαν για τα συμβόλαια συντήρησης της εταιρίας και γενικά για την υποστήριξη της. Μετά το διάλειμμα για καφέ μας μίλησαν για την νέα τεχνολογία τους στον τομέα των επικοινωνιών των οργάνων τους με PLC. Πριν το φαγητό απαντήσαμε σε ένα ερωτηματολόγιο.(εάν καταλάβει τίποτα από αυτά που έγραψα ο Μιχαλάκης εμένα να με χ…ι). Μετά αναχωρήσαμε για Freiburg/Germany. Μια πόλη στην οποία άνετα θα έμενα για πάντα. Μας ξενάγησαν στον καθεδρικό ναό της πόλης με τα εντυπωσιακά βυτρό. Οι δρόμοι του Freiburg είναι πανέμορφοι γεμάτοι κόσμο (οι περισσότεροι είναι φοιτητές), όμορφες κοπέλες και καταπληκτικά μαγαζιά. Εκεί πήγαμε για ψώνια. Στο κέντρο της πόλης δεν κυκλοφορούν αυτοκίνητα. Μόνο τραμ και ποδήλατα. Αφήστε ... read more

I'm home now, I got out of London two days before all that mess, I'm very lucky. But I figured I should update the rest of the blog, I'm about one week behind! Freiburg is in southwest Germany, right next to Basel, Switzerland. It was one of our favorite cities- people rode bikes everywhere, full of anarchists and hippies, there was a protest against police brutality the day we left and some protests against Israe by the local Lebanese community as well. But the reason why people go there is mainly to see the Black Forest, which was really nice. We just relaxed for two days, riding our rented bikes around. Except for one day I had a really bad fever and couldn't think straight and left a poster tube on the train full of people's ... read more

So after a 5 hour journey with more beautiful scenary we made it to our campsite called camping Oase 40km north of Frieburg. Its a lovely friendly camp site that supplies fresh rolls & OJ every morning and they even do your washing for you (if you can catch reception while its open)...what more can you ask for. Well, actually theres a swimming pool just next door too with loads of sunbathing area which is useful for all the hot weather we're still having. Its quite nice in the evenings coz we get to watch a thunder storm and cool down then its nice again by the morning. Except yesterday when it was a bit over cast so we went to Europa Park. Its a big theme park about 7km from the campsite, we had a ... read more