Landgasthof Hagen
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Christmas Countdown
... no tim tams?
On Thursday was Nikolaus Tag which is a day where a man dressed as Santa Claus comes with his sack and golden book with the Christkind. He reads out each child's name and the naughty and nice things that they've done over the year and awards them with a present. There were a lot of people that came over for dinner and everyone got a small gift. Its a pity I didn't grow up in Germany, I could have ...
Extreme Randomness
... br> Then I got busy getting my package organised for Australia by buying a few German things to send home. Go visit Rainer in 2 weeks and you might be able to read a German newspaper. Season 1 of Dr House has been entertaining me in the afternoons as well, but with an upcoming trip to Stuttgart this Sunday, I've been trying to organise that and Christmas cards as well. It isn't too late if you want one, just let me know.
The seasons ...
European Girls
... beginning of a Christmas market and sampled some of the traditional Christmas treats like a mohrenkopf (a chocolate marshmellow desert). When we returned back to Winnenden, Evann and I dressed up fancy and had a night on the town and checked out some different restaurants. Throughout Evann's visit we also went to the Fernsehrturm in Stuttgart, which is a lookout tower similar to the space ...
Philosophizing over Glühwein
... We stopped in for a coffee at the Sprach Cafe and later met Christian and Tania at Käthe Wohlfahrt. We took a look in this famous shop known for its Bavarian Christmas Decorations which cost a pretty penny.
There were many more stalls than I had envisioned and in the middle was a carousel. We stopped to drink a glühwein which is a warm spiced red wine and tastes great on a cold day. The night was around ...
A Long Haul Day
... I checked in around 1:30pm so I had a few hours until my 4pm flight. Unfortunately, the airport wifi was not free so I had to entertain myself and spend my last remaining US Dollars. The gate opened just before 4pm because of a 30 minute delay so I was happy to get on the plane for the 9 hour journey to Berlin.
The flight was on Air Berlin which I have obviously never flown on before, so I wasn't sure what to expect. Steffie flew back on ...