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Travel Blogs from Mannheim
Christmas Countdown
... no tim tams?
On Thursday was Nikolaus Tag which is a day where a man dressed as Santa Claus comes with his sack and golden book with the Christkind. He reads out each child's name and the naughty and nice things that they've done over the year and awards them with a present. There were a lot of people that came over for dinner and everyone got a small gift. Its a pity I didn't grow up in Germany, I could have ...
Extreme Randomness
... fast now. It will be a cool -2 degrees Celsius overnight and the possibility of snow for Christmas. But given that my friends in Banff have been snowboarding for a month already means that they have much more snow there already. I can't see the possibility of snowboarding this Winter, not without a job at least. I also found ice coffees here, well of sorts. They only come in a 250mL cup, but are 50 cents so I shouldn't complain!
Lastly, ...
European Girls
... Seattle Washington. We went just as the sun was setting so we had a spectacular view and then as it got dark saw all the pretty city lights. Yesterday, we went to a thermal bath swimming pool, however, we were the only young people there (other than us, I think the youngest person was seventy) and it wasn't actually warm so we left and traveled to the pretty town of Ludwigsbourg. Like many ...
Philosophizing over Glühwein
... making noise. We escaped the crowds by crossing over the Neckar River and up to the Philosopher's Way which is a famous walking route in Heidelberg.
The road climbs steeply up from the street and it is a wonder how the cars manage to stay put! After a 10 minute climb, we came out at the garden which gives a lovely view of Heidelberg. Unfortunately the light was fading which wasn't great for pictures, but ...
Castles and Palaces
... with there being just about every possible permutation from trains, farming, trucks and even snow grooming! If I spent my time doing that I would want to be paid for it!
We drove back to Edingen and I made fried rice for the crew although it turned out to be more overcooked than fried. I don't have a wok here so it was a little tricky to make. Steffie decided to have ice cream for dinner with a little plum liqueur drizzled on top so it was quite nice!
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