Blogs from Germany, Europe - page 686

Most of us went to the Hafenfest last night. There was a lot of loud American music and plenty of loud drunk people. The three of us who were staying with families in the city of Telgte had a terrific barbecue dinner with one of our host families before joining the others in Münster. My host brother came home for the weekend yesterday afternoon from the university in Maastricht (Netherlands). As promised, he kept me out until after 5 a.m. This reminds me: nightfall is not until around 10:15 in Germany, and daybreak is around 5. Anyway, we went to a party with lots of college students and had a great time. Much to my surprise, I was quite popular. Everyone was really nice, and they all spoke good English. I got a few hours of ... read more

May 22, 2008 We did the tour of Dachau today. We met once again at the same tour office that we’d used for the prior tours. In fact, our guide was again Steve. He did the Nazi/Hitler tour of Munich on Tuesday afternoon with us. He was very knowledgeable of the subject matter and helped us with other questions, such as how do we get to the BMW pick up site on Friday. We left the station again at 9:15am. The ride over was only about 20-30minutes which indicates how close to Munich the concentration camp is. As Munich was home to the Nazi Party (National Socialist Party), it was natural that when Hitler was elected Chancellor in 1933, that a means would be established to handle his, and the party’s enemies. Only a couple of ... read more

I just looked at all my pictures and forgot to write entrys about them. These are pictures of when we were in Stüttgart, Germany. We visited a small town up in the hills known for its wein and you can see the top of the city from the top. The next town we visited while there was called Esslingen, which was a gorgeous area with lots of shopping and a beautiful St. Johns Cathedral that we were able to sing in. So here are some pictures...... read more

Well we've arrived in Hamburg, Germany after 36 hours on succession of planes chasing the sun across the globe. High points - we had a nice flight on Air New Zealand to Hong Honk and ate real chinese food for the first time (or at least as real as you can get in an airport), and we almost saw the Himilayas and think we saw Tibet... there was definitely lots of snowy mountains and lots of flat on the Tibetan Planes. Anyway, Ive got to rush this because its hard to find internet around here and Ive got two more days to cover before our next bus leaves. - Nigel... read more

I'm collecting Canadians! In Munich for that matter! Saturday - after a quiet day to myself I met Jessi at the train station. She's been staying with her host family in Venice for the last little while. I know it sounds like a dream vacation, but alas things are far more complicated than that. It was wonderful to be able to meet someone at the train station - kind of like sharing your adventure with them. The same applies to airports I guess, it might very well be the best place in the world to people watch. That would make the train station the second best for sure. We headed to Kate's for some wine and catching up. It had begun to rain that afternoon, which was sad because the weather was so beautiful for the ... read more