Hotel Rosenau Esslingen am Neckar

Hallo Tonia,
wir freuen uns, dass Du Dich so gut eingelebt hast und so viele nette Leute kennengelernt hast.
Hoffentlich klappt alles weiterhin wie am Schnürchen. Deine Berichte sind wirklich interessant und lese sie mit Begeisterung.
Uns geht es auch gut. Zur Zeit ist es etwas stressig. Der Garten nimmt viel Zeit in Anspruch, von der Obstwiese in Amstetten ganz zu schweigen ...

... das, obwohl ich noch nicht einmal die Hälfte des Liedes gespielt hatte! Wahnsinn! Das war ein wirklich unbeschreibliches Gefühl für mich, obwohl ich von mir selbst nicht behaupten kann, dass ich so etwas selten erlebe. Frau Kolbs Klasse hat hervorragend mitgemacht. Allerdings fand ich es sehr schade, dass die Zeit nicht gereicht hat, um tiefgehende Gespräche mit den Schülern zu führen.

Einen Abend zuvor nahm sich Frau Kolb die ...

... the Germans. They down played this of course but history is history and it did advance their technology quite a bit. They also had an exhibition of all the famous cars from movies or used by stars including The Pope Mobile, The Jurassic Park cars and Ringos car! We did a simulation of being in a racing car which was pretty fun! I could never drive that fast!

We stayed at a ...

... That's when the above conversation took place. And with a line of people behind us, we did the smile and nod, paid our entrance, and walked in wondering where we were if it wasn't the schloss. When in doubt, follow the crowd and sneak confused glances up at the castle which was right in front of us, though apparently not accessible.

Walking through what looked like the entrance garden to the castle, (yes, I was still confused by ...

Haven't been wanting to get out of bed in the morning, this is a good sign. The up and at 'em, hungry and awake at o'dark thirty side effect of jet lag is disappaiting. So long, farewell, hope not to see you for awhile. So what to do with our first awake and alert weekend? Explore!

We have a pass for 3 days of unlimited exploring around Stuttgart. (ie. We can get lost as many times as needed, see whatever we happen upon, and it'll ...

Another ultimate weekend, although this time I went with the Frankfurt team to the Junior championships in Gemmrigheim. We did some training to prepare for the upcoming German mixed nationals and European championships, and were there to provide a showcase game for the young´uns against Sugar ...

... and the gardens are really nice. I think the Basel zoo is better as far as animals go, but this one isn't bad for variety. I did not like the small areas where the animals are kept though. It seemed much too small for large wild animals.

After the zoo we walked around the city center and stopped in a beer garden for a little relaxation. We managed to walk around the New Palace and Palace Square and then went to the ...

Eigentlich ist es ja bequem. In Budapest in den Euronight einsteigen, schlafen und fahren, im Speisewagen frühstücken und erholt in Stuttgart ankommen.

Als Eisenbahnfreund hat man die Angewohnheit, dass man an jedem interessantem Unterwegshalt aufwacht und aus dem Fenster sehen muss (auch wenn es stockdunkel ist). Als ich dann irgendwo in Wien nach ca. 2,5 Stunden zum 300 ...

... I could make 10 euro an hour. Maybe next trip. We headed home then and enjoyed some ordered food, all that walking, we deserved it! PS: Tonight we booked our hostel beds at Saint-Etienne - Les Enchands. We´ll be there on the 23rd of July. For those not in the know that is the finishing point for one of the stages of the Tour de France! We tried to book in Narronne on the French Riviera but everything is booked already.

So...my European extravaganza has come to an end! (for now anyway) Tuebingen looks so different without any snow that i almost got lost coming home from the station! It is a nice change though not to have to wear 10 layers outside, only to go inside somewhere and almost die of the heat. Tomorrow i'll begin my language ...