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Extreme Randomness
Howdy folks,
I had high aspirations for this week about going and photographing the many different types of bicycles in Heidelberg. There are many different types with quite a few vintage styles that have enclosed chain guards or enclosed rear wheel guards, but instead I got a little bit side tracked.
First my German course finished on Monday so I have finished Deutsch 1 A1 and now I'm doing Deutsch 2 A2 so I said goodbye to half ...
European Girls
After experiencing one of my most favorite weeks in Germany, today it was time to say good bye to my friend Evann. I am so happy she had the opportunity to visit me so that we could be European girls together. Exploring a new country (especially a European one) with your best friend is probably one of the best things in the world and I am so lucky and thankful that we got to do this ...
Philosophizing over Glühwein
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We stopped at the Eckstein (Cornerstone) Kneipe which was a loud music bar and sat down for beer and cocktails. We were lucky to get an early table because the bar filled up pretty quickly. The music was good and everyone had a good time, although Tania seemed to be a little more drunk so we caught a taxi back instead of waiting for the tram.
A good night had by all! Can't wait for the ice ...
Autumn Days
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I still am keen to play the tourist even though I'm only travelling 10kms to Heidelberg every day. So I thought about taking a few photos of things which aren't exactly typical in Australia or North America, but seem commonplace here. A few examples are the tram station being on the edge of a farming field, seeing about a million bicycles locked up around the Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof and the very long river boats that cruise up and down the Neckar.
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Worlds Colliding
... to safety when the castle caught fire. If he did jump it would have been quite a leap! We did walk along the garden wall past the International Film Festival tents that Mannheim and Heidelberg are currently hosting. The view was a bit foggy, but good nonetheless. Part of the rear of the castle near the gardens called the powder turret was destroyed in an explosion and still lies on an angle.
Once we were finished, we made our way back down the 315 steps to the ...