Achat Stuttgart

... tent was still fairly full, had a band in full swing, happy Germans raising their glasses to prost, and hundreds of chickens and one cow roasting on spits. Our current favorite dance involves several moves, one being the schwim, must learn. Our meals even came with a free beer, which we tried and acknowledge that yes, it is better than American beer, but it's still beer. And neither of us have gotten over not liking beer. It really is too bad ...

... das, obwohl ich noch nicht einmal die Hälfte des Liedes gespielt hatte! Wahnsinn! Das war ein wirklich unbeschreibliches Gefühl für mich, obwohl ich von mir selbst nicht behaupten kann, dass ich so etwas selten erlebe. Frau Kolbs Klasse hat hervorragend mitgemacht. Allerdings fand ich es sehr schade, dass die Zeit nicht gereicht hat, um tiefgehende Gespräche mit den Schülern zu führen.<br><br>Einen Abend zuvor nahm sich Frau Kolb die ...

It was a quick drive from Nuremberg to Stuttgart so we decided to spend a few nights there. Stuttgart is famous for being the home of Porsche and Mercedes Benz. We decided to visit the Mercedes Benz museum and although Im not a big car person it was very fun seeing the evolution of the car. It was kinda frightening to learn how much involvemnet they had in World War II making planes ...

... of the Mercedesturm to get a nice view of the city, for free!<br><br>On our drive back we spotted a castle ruin high above the autobahn and tried to find it. We climbed up a steep and winding hill through wine fields to the castle gates, which were locked. A sign posted on the gates stated that the castle is private property and trespassers will be fined. Unfortunately this is the only thing I took pictures of from our entire trip.

... sitting reading and had a drink that smelt so nice - licorice. He said it was Ouzo and then we talked. The meal was delicious, we had red and white wine and chatted until just about midnight! It was later than we had thought and Joe was off to a meeting in Paris early the next morning. He works for Bosch managing projects around the world. How lucky we are to have met Joe and Kersten. How spoiled am I to have spargle with hollandaise sauce!

Caught a night train from Vienna and arrived in Stuttgardt in the morning. Had a great day wandering and seeing the sights. Yet another map from yet another tourist info place. More statues and old buildings (Boring right? Not by a long shot). Still walking around wide-eyed like kids at Disneyland.

We me Matthias at 9:30 the next morning to pay the hausmeister for my room and take care of some other errands. Since the hausmeister wasn't open when he said he would be (Matthias attributed this to his East German background), we saw the lab where I would be working. The lab group offered us coffee and tee. We chatted for a while--the Germans really like chatting--then finally signed my housing contract (it's funny how many things I've signed on this trip that I didn ...

... destinations children might find fun. I have heard so many times of parents leaving their kids behind when they go on exotic vacations. My own parents were constantly questioned as to why they took my sister and me to all these places. Their friends informed them that we'd never remember any of it or appreciate it. And it's true. I can tell you with absolute certainty that I did not fully appreciate the Mona Lisa. My ...