Blogs from Germany, Europe - page 953

This was another weekend away with the girls from work, it all went by so quickly.... We first landed in Berlin and ended up walking forever from the train station to our hostel... We were all gasping for a drink so that was really our first stop. Staying on the East side of fantastic, it seemed so much more artistic than the other. Berlin was a really funny place, everyone raved about it's nightlife and to be honest on the night I think we were all kinda disappointed... Everywhere was either too quiet or a step back in time. So, we settled for some local bars and then went back to the hostel. The second day was totally different, a bus tour later, we headed back to our hotel to prepare for the White Trash Fast ... read more

Today Katherine and I and two of our friends went on a historical walking tour of Baumholder. We were the only English-speaking people on the tour, but a very nice German (the assistant mayor) offered to translate for us. He also helped me carry the stoller up and down stairs. Everywhere we went, there were lovely people eager to share the history of their village. The fire was going at the Blacksmith's and we actually got to see someone work the metal. At the protestant church the organist serenaded us. At the watch tower a “witch” greeted us. The best thing about this free walking tour was the free schnapps at the end. The man translating for us told us we had to try it (it’s tradition or custom or something), but he warned us that ... read more

Rhine Valley to Munich From the Contiki GuideWe follow the Rhine on our way to Bavaria and its Capital, Munich. On our orientation tour, see theMarienplatz and the Glockenspiel. Tonight you have the opportunity to experience a Bavarian Beerhall ( Breakfest )... read more

Sometimes there are some perks in working for a big company. This was one of them. I had a free trip to Bavaria for a five day Lend Lease junket. We got to stay in a really nice hotel in a beautiful town in deepest darkest Bavaria. Essentially it was five days of hanging out with people from other countries and learning about the similarities and differences between us. And we ate lots of sausages. The nicest bit of the trip was the two extra days I stayed on in Munich with Lisa Chard, my oldest friend. We've known each other since we met over some wooden blocks at kindergarten and have stayed friends since then. She's living in Munich this year and I was planning on visiting her anyway - so thanks Lend Lease for ... read more

Since Wojtiech's family convinced us to stay longer than we planned we ended up getting to Berlin late at night. We were so excited to see Ausgang (stairs) because we knew we would be able to understand the language a little bit better than in Poland! On our first day in Berlin we took a walking tour around the city. We saw museum island, the east Berlin artists quarter, the oldest synagogue in Germany, the Reichstag (the government building), the new Jewish holocaust memorial, Hitler's bunker, and Hitler's apartment, the Brandenburg Gate, we walked along the route that the wall was built on. It was a four hour tour, those are just the highlights! That afternoon we went back to the Reichstag and climbed up it's glass dome for a great view of Berlin. That night ... read more