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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
... people from our class who weren't continuing along to the next course. Only Lin, Kiran and Nikolaus re-enrolled so we merged classes with the other group and added a few new faces as well. I'm still learning my Der, Die and Das with a handful of Den, Dem, Am, Um Zum and Zur thrown in for good measure. It sure is the right way to learn a language. I can't imagine coming so far learning in Australia. Mein Kopf tut weh, aber mein Deutsch ist ...
European Girls
... since we are so young!). So what did we do? On Saturday morning we awoke rather earlier and traveled to the famous university town Heidelberg, which may be now one of my favorite cities in Germany. The architecture is very romantic and beautiful and there is a very impressive castle that towers over the city and the Old Bridge that crosses the Neckar River. We wandered through Old Town and ...
Philosophizing over Glühwein
... br>
We stopped at the Eckstein (Cornerstone) Kneipe which was a loud music bar and sat down for beer and cocktails. We were lucky to get an early table because the bar filled up pretty quickly. The music was good and everyone had a good time, although Tania seemed to be a little more drunk so we caught a taxi back instead of waiting for the tram.
A good night had by all! Can't wait for the ice ...
Aurbach and Alsbach Castles
... it also hosts Knight's Tournaments and dinner event (which they were having while we were there - we totally crashed a castle party).
When we got in the car the boys had so much energy that we decided to visit the neighboring Alsbach Castle before heading the rest of the way home. Schloss Alsbach, formerly Schloss Bickenbach was a fortress castle. It was built by the Lords of Bickenbach in the 1200's. I can't find much information on ...