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Europe » Germany » Berlin » Berlin June 9th 2008

Guten Tag everyone from East Berlin where I am staying for the next 3 days. I arrived this afternoon from Budapest. Turns out there was an accident on the railway so I had to take a cab instead... so it goes... I made it on time. Met a couple from Washington State and we shared stories of our travels to pass the time. They were very helpful in helping me to navigate the rail system from Schoenfeld to where my hostel is. Once I arrived, I met one of the other people in my room who happens to be from Waterloo in Canada and so he invited me to join him for lunch. We had currywurst which seems to be a local favourite of bratwurst with curry on top. Wanting to get to exploring right away ... read more
Standing on both sides now
Berlin Bear
At Checkpoint Charlie

Europe » Germany June 8th 2008

Dave just got offered an assignment at Spangdahlem Germany for the summer of '09! I think we are going to take it after much talk. We are going to miss being near our families but we think this is the best decision for us. When else do you get a chance to live in Europe? I hope Kensie can learn some German while we are over there....I hope I can too! I thought I would start a "blog" website for everyone back home to keep up to date on our adventures in Germany. I'm sure it's going to be interesting living in a country that doesn't speak English. I'll try to update this as often as I can and add pictures too! Hope you enjoy it.... read more
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Europe » Germany » Hesse » Frankfurt June 8th 2008

Lana refers to these as "cheater" entries - I guess it's about time I did one. I blame HI Brussels for charging me 1,5€ for an hour of internet. It's the first place (and thus far only) that has charged me for wireless. As much as I adore updating everyone, that hour was needed for more important things (like figuring out how to get out of Brussels). But on to the update! Thursday cont. - Made it to Brussels in one piece after a WONDERFUL train ride. The comfort of the train made up for all of the garbage I had to deal with at the train station. For the first time I did what my rail pass is supposed to allow me to do - I got on the train I wanted and just sat ... read more
One part of the hangar with just planes
Tintin et Milou!

Europe » Germany » Schleswig-Holstein June 8th 2008

Tag 6: Husum, Ruhetag Der Campingplatz hat einen Aufenthaltsraum mit Fernseher, Tischtennisplatte und Billardtisch, aber was für mich wichtiger ist, mit Tischen, Stühlen und Steckdosen. Also raus aus der Sonnenhitze, alles was geladen werden muss, an die Steckdosen angeschlossen, und den Blog aktualisiert. Gegen Mittag an den Strand gelaufen - ein öffentlicher Badstrand mit den allgegenwärtigen Strandkörben - aber das Meer ist gerade nicht da. Es wird gegen Abend zurückerwartet. Die Kinder scheint das nicht zu stören, die liefern sich Schlammschlachten im Watt. Eigentlich wollte ich den Ruhetag auch nutzen, mir Husum ein bischen anzusehen, aber ich bin viel zu faul, da in der glühenden Sonne jetzt hinzuradeln. Also hänge ich auf dem Zeltplatz rum. Am späten Nachmittag nochmal zum Strand. Wie angekündigt gibt es jetzt auch Meer. ... read more

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Regensburg June 8th 2008

Not a bad town, copped a lot less damage than other towns in WW2. Went out to Walhalla as well, and had dinner at a beer garden with a local couch surfer and some of his friends watching Germany in the soccer. Didnt care about the soccer but the food and beer were good... read more

Europe » Germany » Schleswig-Holstein June 7th 2008

Tag 4: Büsum - Husum, 113,68 km, Fahrzeit 6:38, Durchschn. 17,10 km/h, Gesamtstrecke: 499 km Heute mal etwas früher aufgestanden. Die T-Shirts, die ich über Nacht zum trocknen zwischen Zelt und Fahrrad aufgehängt hatte, sind fast trocken. In der Campingplatz-Rezeption nach einem Campingartikelladen erkundigt. Angeblich gibt es in Büsum sogar einen. Gegen 9:30 losgefahren, und den Laden schnell gefunden. Leider hat der sich mehr auf Wohnmobilisten spezialisiert, und Isomatten hat er zur Zeit keine da. Er meint, ich soll es mal im Kaufhaus in der Innenstadt versuchen. In der Fussgängerzone noch schnell beim Bäcker etwas für's Frühstück besorgt, aber das mit Kaufhaus lasse ich erst mal. Das Wetter ist heute morgen etwas bedeckt, was ganz gut ist, da ich mir gestern schon einen leichten Sonnenbrand geholt habe. Der Weg führt über einige Kilometer immer hinterm ... read more

Europe » Germany » Berlin » Berlin June 7th 2008

6/7/08 Today we had lectures from people who grew up in Soviet Czechoslovakia and East Germany. It was interesting to hear about their lives, and what was going on as they were growing up. First, we heard from Dasa our tour guide who grew up in a small village. Her family worked on a collective farm. She spent most of her time outdoors. Her family had a garden where nearly all their food came from, and they had rabbits and chickens that they raised and killed for food as well. Her father wanted her to learn how to kill the rabbits but she was not a big fan of that. Because her village only had about 300 people in it, there were only 5 people in her grade so she had to take classes with another ... read more

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich June 7th 2008

Munich or München in German means "Monk" in English and is named after the monks who first started brewing beer in this Bavarian region of Germany. Munich is rich with history and is simply famous for its sausages and beer of course. It was our first time in Germany and for the first 2 days we stayed in a hostel located in the heart of the city called Wombat Hostel which was supposed to be voted one of the best and cleanest hostels in the world. We booked a private room with an ensuite bathroom and it was one of the cleanest and most well maintained hostels we have ever stayed in. We then moved over to a nice 4 star hotel courtesy of Katharine's company as this trip was business mixed with some pleasure. Over ... read more
Munich
Munich
Munich

Europe » Germany » Berlin » Berlin June 7th 2008

I would never of thought I'd end up liking this place so much: everthing basically went smoothly on ou rfirst two days here. Our train came in on time, we found our hostel easily enough with no major complications! We're staying on the east side of Berlin. In a young and trendy part of town called "Prenzlauerberg". The hostel Lettem sleep i scheap enough and perfectly located. the food nearby is very cheap and fairly central with just the underground to Alexanderplatz to get. the city is young and alive and it most certainly shows. We happened upon the T.V tower and reached the top at 368 meters, at which we were blown away by the mesmerising views we were presented with!! From above is the best way to see Berlin, in the same way as ... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia June 7th 2008

Well, we just got back from a week of traveling with 44 students to Germany. We traveled with two other teachers, Ben and Kerrie, both of whom are from Australia. We survived five days of hearing "Are we there yet?", "How much longer?", "Can we put another film on?" (on the coach bus), "Where are we?", and "What's for dinner tonight?" It was a new experience since neither one of us has ever lead a trip before and we had a great time! We boarded the coach and left from the school at 6:30 am on Monday morning. After about 3 hours on the road we reached the Eurotunnel which connects England and France going underneath the English Channel. After exiting the Eurotunnel we stopped for fuel and food and drove for approximately another 10 hours ... read more
View from Bri and Kerrie's balcony
The Cologne Cathedral
Cologne Cathedral




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