Hotel am Schelztor 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 ...

... nein, schloss interaction) there was a big crowd in the center. It was pumpkin racing day complete with announcer, starting gun, and two lanes through the main fountain! Yes, giant 1000 lb plus hollowed out pumpkins with kayak paddles being raced across the fountain. We walked all around the front grounds, seeing many, locked entrances to the castle. It was cool, but not 14 euros cool. Little did we know! In a much needed search for the WC, we ...

... work out.) We'd already been downtown three times. We've got the bus and train down for that route. Discoveries? Koenigstrasse is prime for people watching and eating doners (sort of like a Turkish gyro). The alte schloss (old castle) might have a cool museum with nice displays, but when you don't speak the language, museum trips are pretty quick. Also, vorsicht stuffen does not mean closed. We stared at that one for awhile before a German ...

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 ...

... of the Mercedesturm to get a nice view of the city, for free!

On our drive back we spotted a castle ruin high above the autobahn and tried to find it. We climbed up a steep and winding hill through wine fields to the castle gates, which were locked. A sign posted on the gates stated that the castle is private property and trespassers will be fined. Unfortunately this is the only thing I took pictures of from our entire trip.

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 ...

... on where you were sitting. Laundry done, food consumed, we hopped back on a train (we have come very close to having reached the point of getting our money´s worth for the train ticket) and headed back down the tracks to a small place called Esslingen which is nothing less than beautiful. Rows of lush green vines hang off the hills above the town providing for wine industry and an old factory site has been ...

On the 27th I began a 'Start' course with my new uni (like an orientation to German language and Tuebingen for International students). All the tutors and lecturers are super enthused and so so nice and I've already met heaps of cool international students and had several nights out on the town. Just to give you an idea, in my class of about 25 there are 12+ different nationalities present, which ...