Hotel Arnold Bergisch Gladbach

... that we didn't understand the rules since we don't speak German.

Tonight I got to participate, for the first time, in the Shavat meal ceremony. Definitely was a very interesting experience, but pretty cool. The family stayed home and had no guests so it was the first time I've actually been able to have a sit down dinner with the family since the day I got here. Oded and I actually got into a rather lengthy ...

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... some writing when I have free time, and will maybe attach a short story or something. But seeing how long it takes me to post blogs, that's an event that will have to be seen to be believed.
I have arrived safely back in Cologne after my trip, surprisingly delighted to be "back at home" in my apartment and surrounded by German. My language skills are slowly improving and last night I was astounded by understanding almost everything in a long conversation between ...

... time it was the tallest building in the world.
It was awesome inside with the high vaulted ceiling and beautiful stained glass windows. It has a golden alter which contains their relics, supposedly some of the bones of the Three Wise Men.
This afternoon was the time to pack as we arrive in Amsterdam tonight. We’re in the first group to leave tomorrow for the airport and have to be ready by 5:45 a.m.

... awed. The church did have a 'sanctified' feeling, and I was asked to remove my hat inside the building.

We took a few tasty and large pretzels and apfel strudels for lunch, once again enjoying the delights of German pastry shops. Unfortunately we did not have the time to visit the German-Roman museum, but we did manage to buy a few things at their gift shop.

... gemacht, sehr beeindruckend. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sS6FbTD Duo Natürlich hat auch die Unterhaltungsindustrie in Köln mit den Gästen ein bisschen Geld verdient. Wobei eindringlich vor Björn Kleinhenz gewarnt werden muss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziHwQ7U ...

... my Oma's father had lived in. We got some pictures for Oma and next time I think we're going to her house. When I got back to Dusseldorf I decided to switch trains at the Hauptbanhof (main station) and got to witness a huge free concert going on in the middle of the station. This was pretty amazing and I was really regretting not having a camera, but hopefully I'll have other opportunities. I did manage to get some pictures of the castle and the bridge so I will try to post them soon.

... Loads of tourists (national and foreign).

Anyways, after about two or so hours, I hopped back on the train to Ruth's house, since I was supposed to get ready and meet up with a lady to carpool to Freiburg, in the South. In Freiburg I was to meet with my friend Sebastian, who I met last year in Perú. Unfortunately, the lady called and cancelled about 40 minutes before 12, so Ruth helped me to figure out a train route ...

... went to Altenberg for pictures and then met friends and family at the "Hiotel zur Post" in odenthal. The party there was phenomenal and the food exquisite. We hardly had time to talk to our guests as we were so engulfed in the games people had conjured up for us and enjoyed all our musician friends perform. The party lasted well into the night, but we still managed a walk through the local area with some of our guests in the morning. What a great celebration. we'd love to do it ...

... got to the hotel and we won, great clean place located in quiet area. We sleep for a few hours and then headed into the town to the fan fest to watch "football". Befriended many people, Sweeds, Germans, Portugeuse, and they were all wonderful. Next stop Dusseldorf.