Hotel Engel Bad Kreuznach

... with the animals until sometime on Saturday.<br><br>Today I signed up for the Mountaineer Gym, a big exercise center on post. I see they have yoga class for FREE!!! so you'd better believe I'll be doing that. Lots of good classes for free. Okay, back to the dissertation. Enjoy the photos!

... told me, "is very German." The three of us sat around the kitchen table and enjoyed coffee and pie for around two hours. We stumbled and smiled through English and German and a little French when the former two failed us. This arrangement with Hannah as our landlord is going to work out very well, I feel confident. And what better way to learn German?<br><br>A little about our house now:<br><br>We have two stories, three bedrooms ...

Tracy and I are going to buy some gorgeous pieces of furniture during the next three years. Of that we are almost certain. It pains us now to see so many beautifully crafted antiques (book shelves, schrunks (armories), desks, tables, etc.) and know that they're out of our reach for now. The pieces you see pictured here were all somewhere between $1,300-$3,000, but honestly worth every penny.<br><br>This morning Tracy and I met DeAnna and Andrew at a bazaar near Ramstein AFB ...

... differences, but it might be just chronological; we haven't known each other for long. It may take some time to create a bond. My wife introduced us a little over a week ago and cutely skipped off for us to become acquainted. It takes a little convincing to get him to go along with the plans I make on any given day, but he inevitably acquiesces in my decree and comes along. This morning we took a trip together, which I'll write about in short order.

... just Henry and me in a cold, wet parking lot at transient lodging. Despite high and excited expectations for the afternoon and for what was to follow, the day concluded in much the same fashion, with Henry and me in a cold, wet parking lot, like a serpent come back to bite its own tail and little else having changed.<br><br>I was not looking forward to going to the Housing department at 12:30. Since ...

... there are castles on hilltops everywhere. When we arrived to Haischebachstrasse (our street), I saw that the neighborhood was a good one: well maintained, nice houses, and adjacent to a park. Tracy did a great job finding a dwelling for us. We turned left through an open gate and up a short driveway to park. Our house is surrounded by lush vegetation, which makes it invisible from the street. You can see photos of it here. See it for the first time was truely the highlight of my day.

... by the ancient Romans. Now, in Japan and Turkey and Hungary, baths are sex-segregated for the naked parts, but clothed for mixed-gender. Not so here...everyone's junk was out for all to see and holy **** was it weird. Especially with the combo of hot sauna; steam room, and cold dips. 'nuff saId. Anyway. My eyes are burning.<br><br>Tomorrow we are visiting the little towns on the Rhine for more neuer wine and pretzels. Then it's home on Monday!

... Army all these years and never having actually been stationed in Germany. Such a shame! I really could have gotten used to a place like this ... and the drive south towards Austria made me want to live there even more! The countryside was absolutely beautiful ... and seeing that I'm half Germany (other half Italian) ... ah, all I can do is sit back and sigh! Auf Wiedersehen Deutschland ...

... the pathetic voices, the lack of wit, and the general paleness of the poor, adulterated creation. But despire that awful experience with that sexually frustrated llama, the day was awesome, and the people were, above all, awesome. I have been told that in general the southeners seem to be friendlier than the northerners, and today i saw that. So thankyou to all the people who made it such a pleasure to be here.

Well after a shocking 10.5 hours or so - only made shocking because - Well last night at the hostel was massive - we met some cool chicks from Chicago a guy from back home another guy from Leeds and Andy from Canada - who we already hung with all day anyway - so drank lots got kicked out of bar 2.00 am / got kicked out of foyer area 3.00 am - so we went back to our room - James (aussie guy ...