Golden Tulip Duesseldorf Erkrath

... position to set up the laptop to watch a movie before bed in true Charla/Sean style! Unfortunately, one of the roommates arrived halfway into the movie and we had to stop watching. A nice ticket guy -- who talked at a very high pitch, and had a long ponytail, who could have very well been a very unnattractive woman -- collected our tickets and passports so that we wouldn't be woken up at the border crossing. We tucked ourselves into our narrow little ...

Belgium was a bust



Hello!

So for two weekends in a row, my plans have not worked out exactly as I had hoped. That has only made me more determined to come back again and see Europe! It is unfortunate that I won't go over the border in my 2 months here. I will only set foot in another country on my way home when I stop over in Vienna and Singapore on ...

... means that the women have the power and the town goes crazy! We can chop off men's ties and shoe laces, infact , we are supposed to do it!) I have bought a costume for the evening. It is a Tirolean ( a cute German dress with an apron. Don't worry, I am sure u will see pics of me in it later...
Friday we are given the official certificates for passing the course. After that I will post some stuff to Australia and then pack my bags before going out to a Salsa club to ...

... they hung up! No idea, but damn them whoever they were for calling me in the middle of the night!!!! Who are they and why do they know my name? And who is Janine?? Curiouser and Curiouser...

So that brings be to today. Thismorning we had a test. Everyone was nervous about it and had done a lot of study. Because I went to the ballet last night I couldn't really do that. I set my alarm to wake me up early. But after my early morning phone call, I needed to sleep longer. When ...

... and unfortunately Cori has to leave Saturday at 3pm to get back to Munich to work that night. Also, I promised Scott that we would see Neuschwanstein together and I am really looking forward to experiencing it with him.

I have 2 free days at the end of the course in which I might be able to visit other cities or countries. I was thinking maybe Brussels or Amsterdam then, because they are so close... I also have the option of coming back to ...

... singers were superb. The overture and the orchestra were amazing!
After the Opera, I made a snack for tea and then went to bed.

Monday morning we had language, and then in the afternoon we had IKK where we looked at prejudices, stereotypes, cliches and jokes. Most of them were quite funny, however all written in German. If I get the chance I will try and translate a couple to post on my next blog.

After class I went into ...

... and see saws and Jair took photos with his camera. When I get a copy of them I will post them.

In Düsseldorf there was an Opera shop so we went in there to buy our tickets for La Boheme. There were only 3 left. 3 of us wanted to go. It was perfect. And so cheap! They really look after students here and give them fantastic discounts!

After that I tried my first ever taste of Häagen Daas Icecream which is supposed to be the best in the ...

... the north coast along the sea quite fiercly, winds of up to 150km are blowing across the country. Planes cannot land, train stations have been closed, trees have falled on cars and houses...

Silence fell over the crowd... " Was soll wir tuen?" We were so bored...

It was decided that a party should be had in the cellar, to celebrate the fact that we were all safe. So we went downstairs, played South American music, danced, drank wine ...

... sure that I go to my room and then give me a call at the hotel. I have to be there because I am not allowed to go out anywhere. Thanks so much for ur message! It makes me miss u even more!
Don"t worry about my safety. Luckily the hurricane changed direction and will hit the eastern states worse than here.
So I"ll go now. Still cooking dinner and it's 10pm. I will try and leave another blog entry tomorrow if I can to let u know what I get up to.
Sarah

... Meghan and I managed to catch mass, which was nice. Unfortunately our German is not quite up to par so we didn't understand much. We met up with our friends from Amsterdam who arrived just after us, and spent the rainy day wandering the markets. They were similar to those in Dusseldorf, although there were more of them. We didn't make too many purchases, as things were expensive, but we did pick up a few items that we'll take back to the US for the holidays.