Jolly Hotel Mediapark Cologne

So...sorry I'm really really bad about updating this. It will probably only get less frequent as time goes on because I really have nothing new and exciting to report. I've basically fallen into routine here and most of the stuff that seemed interesting at first has become normal to me. I will say that this week has been pretty fun. Tanya took me shopping and bought me a new bag and a dress which was pretty freakin' awesome of ...

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... br> For those of you who know him, Jeff, my housemate of two years, spent a summer in Eastern Oregon researching birds. There he was assigned a room mate, Sarah Ingham, an adventurous Irish girl in the States for the summer. They had a wonderful time together, and I also got to spend some time with Sarah. This past week Jeff and I were both able to travel to Ireland to see Sarah's home town, Westport.
I've been to Ireland before, but only to Dublin, so I've ...

Another early start for our walking tour of Cologne. We started at the ship and walked through the Old Town to the cathedral. The Old Town isn’t really old. It was completely destroyed during WWII. It was slowly rebuilt to look like the original. The cathedral was badly damaged during the bombing but the structure remained standing. The construction of the cathedral was started in 1248 but not finished until 1880. At ...

... 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.

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Once again, thank you for check out my blog! I'm lovin’ the feedback. I realize there are proverbial cobwebs on this blog because of the lack of new entries, but I assure you, there is a reason for my cyber-absence. Let me explain…

It all began the second week of July. The Transatlantic Program interns met for one last time in Cologne for another seminar. The purpose was to reflect the experiences we’ve ...

I finally have time for myself to plan a trip to Europe! I picked Cologne randomly, so here I am. I boarded Continental Airlines for a mere $1552 USD. Not exactly cheap but fair. I'm staying at a hostel so I'll be able to afford much more. The plane ride over was very boring but very worth it. When I finally got to Hostel 404 I was stunned how nice and friendly the owners were. Paying for this place is a ...

... but to stay. I explained to her as best I could why I was there for the second procedure...that the lung doctor didn't feel they had the proper medical equipment to safely remove the clot. After speaking with her for a few minutes, we finally got everything figured out. At least enough to where I was comfortable having her look inside my lungs...I've reached the point where I don't just let anybody do that anymore! Before we started the exam, she asked me if I had any questions. I ...

... a car there once, they sent me a confirmation. When I went there to get the car, they didn't have it. They just told me to wait (maybe one or two days (!!!)). And they didn't even apologize. Moreover, their website is really bad and doesn't show all the locations for one city at the first sight. You have to do some complicated stuff to get to see all the stations. The staff is not especially friendly. It takes them forever to get you your car. STAY AWAY ...

... sang along with. Singing was fun in the tower because our voices carried and echoed. We then started to sing Ave Maria in a very silly, exaggerated way. I guess the happy spirit we were in was contagious because a lot of other tourists and visitors actually started to join in. We had such a great time. Once we got to the top, the view was unbelievable. Later that night, after eating dinner and shopping for beer mugs, we happened to catch a fireworks ...