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Christmas Countdown
... to bake as many biscuit recipies as they can for the Christmas break. They picked 12 recipies this year and I think managed to get 10 done. Not bad really for 6 hours work!
I helped out a little bit, but I was more focused in making a snowball the envy of every kid on the block! Unfortunately I ran out of powder in the small backyard, but still came away with a good result. I don't think it will last the week though!
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Extreme Randomness
... br> Then I got busy getting my package organised for Australia by buying a few German things to send home. Go visit Rainer in 2 weeks and you might be able to read a German newspaper. Season 1 of Dr House has been entertaining me in the afternoons as well, but with an upcoming trip to Stuttgart this Sunday, I've been trying to organise that and Christmas cards as well. It isn't too late if you want one, just let me know.
The seasons ...
European Girls
... beginning of a Christmas market and sampled some of the traditional Christmas treats like a mohrenkopf (a chocolate marshmellow desert). When we returned back to Winnenden, Evann and I dressed up fancy and had a night on the town and checked out some different restaurants. Throughout Evann's visit we also went to the Fernsehrturm in Stuttgart, which is a lookout tower similar to the space ...
Philosophizing over Glühwein
... so was pretty warm for this time of year. I was hungy so we stopped to eat a 0.5m long bratwurst which for 5 Euros wasn't so bad. Christian was feeling hungry and ate 3 times as much as everyone else. Hot chestnuts are also popular at this time of year, but can be expensive. Tania ate a Germknödel which is a sweet yeast dumpling filled with sugary goodness. After taking a look at everything, we headed away to find ...
Worlds Colliding
... we ended up Skyping a few people instead. We had lunch at home and then drove into Alt Stadt. The car parks were already filling up quickly. After some searching we found a spot in the parkade near the town hall. The reason we came into Heidelberg was to catch up with an old friend of mine Silvana who lives in Frankfurt. I first met Silvana in New Zealand on my Contiki tour in 2010 and she taught me to play Mau Mau (uno) with cards and drink a Diesel (coke and beer). We ...