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Published: December 12th 2007
Stauf!!!
Welcome to OberstaufenWell... not really.
On Saturday we went out to Oberstaufen to chase some snow. The night before I went along with Warren and Christine to another of Warren's Christmas parties - it was at this awesome greek restaurant, and we all ate so much food! We were totally stuffed and needed a big lie-in to sleep off all the food.
Oh - I offer respect to anyone who can tell me what the title of this blog is in reference to. Massive amounts of respect to anyone other than Meg who can tell me :P
We got down to Oberstaufen around lunch time, and it was just as beautiful as it was last year! Unfortunately it was raining, but there was snow everywhere still from falls earlier that week. Doris and Hugo (Christine's parents) are so lovely! I can't wait till Weinachts when we get to be there for longer. Doris made dumplings and blaukraut (yay kraut!! :D).
After lunch we went on a walk around the area... There was snow all around - not heaps, just little bits, more than enough to throw at people... well, to throw at Warren. Warren was
a hee hee
Warren doing an excellent Glen Twenty impersonation saying that that is what Staufners (people from Oberstaufen) do - they walk. When we were out walking - so was everyone else, it was really interesting... everyone just gets out and walks around the place. They're not going anywhere, like to the shops, or walking for excercise - they're just walking around, chatting, looking at houses - I love it!
In the afternoon we went to this pub called the Glasshouse (well, it's probably more of a cafe), to meet Christine's friends. I had my first Raddler. A Raddler (which I have since introduced to all the people in my course) is a shandy - just beer and lemonade... but unlike in Australia where only old women drink shandies, lots of Germans (or Staufners at least) drink Raddlers. Their name comes from Radfahrt, or bicycle, because you can drink them and still be okay to ride your bike - it's cute.
I worry that this blog is slightly too 'we went there and did this, and then we did this other thing and that was ace' but you know what... I don't really care :P I think I will just embrace it.
By
Forest
A forest near Doris and Hugo's house the time we headed home I was soooo tired. I think I slept the whole way home... I think Christine got a kick out of that - like a kid sleeping in the back of a car. I don't think they took any embarrassing photos of me tho - thank crap they're not pricks like I am (please see included old photo of Eddie passed out in the back of the car whilst driving down to Katoomba - mwahahaahaaaaahaaaa... ha!)
Love you all - thanks so much for the comments - and Kel, why yes there are more photos up on my picasa site... the address of which is - http://picasaweb.google.com/grotskylittlebiatch
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Valerie
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From Valerie
I have absolutely no idea who or what is the dragon.... bit early in the morning for me! So you have visited Ohhhhhhhhhh-berstaufen again and had a lovely day and fallen asleep in the back of the car! Just like Eddie who is chuffed to be featured on your blog.