Kameha Grand Bonn

Before I begin, some interesting facts about Germans I have learned:
1. Germans are absolute gluttons for fresh air. It could be zero degrees outside and they will declare that a room is stifling and insist on opening all the windows. Every day I go to school wrapped in shirts, sweaters, jackets, tights, pants, socks, leg warmers, gloves, scarves, and hats. After my long journey, I finally reach the teacher's lounge and peel off everything, only to go to my ...

... Abends mit der Straßenbahn inclusive Partybuffet und Karnevalsmusik zur 3-Brücken-Tour durch Köln, da war dann von Buchhaltermentalität nicht mehr viel zu spüren. Und ein paar alte Gesichter aus längst vergangener SAG Zeit gab's auch zu sehen.


Die Bahnfahrt über die Hohenzollernbrücken und den Rhein rüber zum kölner Hauptbahnhof ist immer wieder ein netter Moment, deshalb ...

Es ist seltsam, wie schnell die Zeit vergeht.. Wie oft habe ich euch versprochen zu schreiben, anzurufen oder einen blog zu verfassen. Ich denke oft an euch und es ist schön zu wissen, dass es euch genauso geht.

Schon seit fast einem halben Jahr lebe, wohne und atme ich diesen wundervollen ...

... the last to leave (last Sunday) and I already miss my amazing friends! I know my house mates do too, especially Kirsten who had taken a shine to each and every one.
Now I'm back to my regular schedule, and am amazed to find that I am home for Christmas in just six short weeks! It's amazing how fast the time is flying. Still I'm meeting new friends, learning new words (new favorite, Arschkriecher means "Brown-noser." Those of you with some ...

... we will do it in Italy or one of the many other countries that holds up this tradition!

Well that was enough walking for us so we found a tiny restaurant outsid3e of the city center and got a nice meal. Germany isn’t cheap but they serve you enough for 3 and boy is it delicious! I’m still not sick of Schnitzel! That was enough sightseeing for us so we made our way back to the car and called it a night. Nothing like a nice day to freshen up the spirit!

... on after doing a bit of shopping to Freiburg. As the gateway to the black forest, we caught a train through to a town called Titisee and did a quick hike in the nearby hills. The black forest turns out to be quite large and we didn't have much time so after our day trip we had to keep going, leaving most of the hikes and black forest towns behind us. We caught a train that followed the Rhine up to Cologne, a lively town that was mostly destroyed in the war ...

Straight from finishing work with COLT, I went to V festival. No pics, and you can get stories directly, but I then flew straight out on Monday to meet Philip, Lawrence and Elias in Germany to catch up on Philip's stag do. The plan is a week-long tour through Epernay & Reims France (I missed that bit), Köln, Kerpen, Nürberg etc through ...

... tak banyak yang kuingat tentang hal ini. Selama 3 tahun berada di Jerman, aku telah mengunjungi berbagai macam tempat, yang tentunya tak bisa aku ceritakan satu-satu. Tapi paling tidak akan kusebutkan sesuai dengan kemampuanku mengingatnya. Diantaranya: Giessen, Wiesbaden, Stuttgart, Hamburg, Dortmunt, Saarbruecken, Potzdam, Frankfurt, Darmstadt, dll.

... occurance is worth mentioning. After returning from the mens' room during lunch, David suggested I should sample their facilities. A bizarre thing to do, you might well think, but he had good reason. The toilets automatically flush and clean themselves as you stand up. The seat literally rotates through a cleaning sponge. After four meetings and a tour of the State Assembly, we headed for the airport and Berlin, but that deserves an Entry of its own...

... is all confidential stuff, you see. So then, I usually drive home, but I take a different route home to avoid the crowded, rush-hour Autobahn. There is a bus stop right down from my apartment that goes into downtown Bonn in 15 minutes. Sometimes I take that after work and shop, walk around, hang out at the Markt, which is a grassy area next to the Universität. I relax a lot after work. I read, cook, call my mom, Julie, or Terry, play Sims on the computer ...