Wednesday, September 24, 2008

nothing that the road cannot heal.

things i've learned in Germany thus far:

1. dein hund ist hubshe: your dog is cute.

2. kleenex and hand soap is neither the best nor the worst way to wash a sink.

3. you can't buy music from iTunes if you're not in the US.

4. people don't say hi to each other on the street. smiling at a passerby warrants a very awkward look.

5. wattage matters, especially on small motorized appliances such as the hairdryer you brought from home.

6. public transportation is great.

7. German students eat horribly, smoke constantly, and take the elevator for three floors.

8. Germany is slightly larger than Montana.

9. hole-in-the-wall eateries and stands in squares are the best places to eat.

10. the customer is not always right in Germany.

11. make plans before you go, but be ready for anything. and bring a map.

oktoberfest was pretty incredible last week. the best way to describe it is like Warped Tour with beer instead of music. and far too many Australians. we also did an incredible amount of sightseeing while in Munich. we visited the 1972 Olympic Stadium to complete our tour of German Olympic stadiums. we went to Englischer Garten and made a nice promenade. then we got into the Deutches Museum for FREE. they had a huge ship exhibit there, so of course i took a million pictures of anchors and other ship-ly things. we also went on this ride outside the museum for 3 euro. it spun you around and you controlled your movements. i wish i had appreciated the physics of the ride, but i just thought it was fun to be up so high. then we walked around the marianplatz area of Munich and had ice cream.

this weekend Charli, Mackenzie, and i are going to Trier and Saarbrucken for my state project. the best part of the trip will be the way back, when we stop in Baden-Baden for the Roman baths.

if the internet worked at all here, i would post pictures. i'll keep trying, but for now, you will have to imagine what i'm up to.

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