Blogs from Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Nachdem ich über die Feiertage 10 Nächte im Haus meiner Mutter verbracht hatte, fuhr ich gestern vom Raum Nürnberg zurück nach München. Dabei machte ich einen Halt in Ingolstadt, um mir die Stadt anzusehen. In der Nähe des Neuen Schlosses, in dem sich das Bayerische Armeemuseum befindet, fand ich einen kostenlosen Parkplatz. Auf die Besichtigung dieser Anlage verzichtete ich aber. Ich weiß auch gar nicht, ob sie überhaupt offen hatte. Statt dessen ging ich über eine Kleine Brücke zum südlichen Donauufer, wo sich ein Park und die mächtige Tilly-Bastion befindet. Diese ist schon sehr eindrucksvoll und sicherte wohl den wichtigen Fußübergang. Danach spazierte ich durch die Innenstadt, wo man in der Fußgängerzone mehrere Türme und Tore und auch alte Gebäude sehen kann. Ein Starbucks gibt es hier aber leider nicht. Also fuhr ich weiter zu meinem ... read more

Arriving in Ingolstadt, I felt every muscle in my body relax. My long-arse journey had reached its end. This is one instance when I revoke my usual belief of 'it's all about the journey' and thought "thank f*ck I've arrived". Suzanna drove us back to her place, and in my zombie-like state, we spent an hour or so comparing opinions and sharing stories on our teaching experiences, then I did something I've been longing to do for the past 30-odd hours: I took a steaming hot bubble bath. And oh my goodness, it was goooood! I could have laid in there for hours, but knowing I'd probably fall asleep, waking up cold and to the sounds of Suzanna and Christian banging on the door, needing to get ready for work, I made it brief. Ish. I ... read more

Here we are in February and the snow is coming down. For those who like travel with car and driving a long way of journey, Here is one of my experiences driving in snow a few years ago. So, I went to Switzerland and planned my track, picked the place and rented a great car. Therefore, I chose to rent Audi RS4 that suitable driving in the winter. My route covered central and Southwest Germany, Austria, and Swizterland. There is no better place to experience driving in the winter through the Altmuehltal Nature Park, the Bavarian Alps, the Black Forest, and of course the German, Austria, and Swiss Authobahn. I was able to realize of my childhood dream: driving in the snow with a great car. The program starts with an exciting exploration Ingolstadt, Germany. After ... read more

Hello friends. I am in Germany! Everything is settling in now, but oh boy did it start interestingly. I arrived two weeks ago today with no clothes, shoes, or sheets, pillows for my bed. My bag got lost in Canada, i suppose. Luckily, NOTHING is open in Germany on Sundays. ha. But seriously, only bars and restaurants are open. Anyhow, I arrived here, recieved my keys, and "moved" into my room. My view is beautiful. A catherdral from around the 1400s is right outside--however they ring the bells so much! The first night, my room was so cold without blankets that I pulled my mattress into my bathroom, next to the heater, to try to sleep. I did get to eat that day, though, don't worry. I had all my legal documents and money in my ... read more

Train trip Ingolstadt to Paris Arrived 1 ½ hrs late back to factory to drop car off at factory so this meant a little less time of sitting at the station. Our train wasn’t due to leave until 12.20am and we got to station at 8pm we found a locker to put our bags in and then we were going to find some where to look around and have dinner to fill in the time. Unfortunately where the station was there was nothing else except residential homes. We found a restaurant but I was not really hungry from our big lunch so we just walk two blocks and headed back to station where there was a café that had internet and food. Greg got something to eat and was about to enquire about the internet when ... read more