Hotel Villa Straubing

... t finish until 4:30, but thats the only day we have to stay until late. Because sunset is at 4:30 also, when you leave its all dark and feels really late, but its not. No one has lockers they carry their bags with them and at recess dump tem by this pole in the foyer, so there is an area with about 100 bags just chucked there. Their classes are like lectures, the teacher just talks and they (well not really) listen and then when the bell goes he ...

Hi everyone, there has been lots to do I hardly get time to write any blogs!! Yesterday we went to Regensburg and had an hour tour of the town. It was amazing. After I got home I wrote down everything I could remember in my diary, and it was about 8 pages! Of course we had an hour before the bus departed after the tour and I managed to some decorations at the Christmas Market, it was great and before I left I wanted to go back inside ...

... after going to 2 travellex counters (the first one didn't have coins) and I also get to keep some Singapore money has a souviner!!
I was so nervous landing in Munich (mostly because all the yr 10 girls had practiced the whole flight what they were going to say to their host sisters, unlike me who watched music clips of "Taylor Swift" and various other artists.
The meeting was fine, it was great because I didn't ave to struggle carryng my carry on and ...

... Cathedral and the Stone Bridge. That is still all that they serve from a small building with a wood-fired grill inside and a lot of long wooden tables and benches outside. I had two sausages and sauerkraut on a hard roll which was delicious.
We walked back to the ship in time for lunch. Today was a special Bavarian lunch so I had more sausage and sauerkraut but it was not as tasty as what I had at the 900 year old restaurant.
Tonight at ...

... broken down and gotten McDonald's several times, but it is always nice to grab something familiar. I'm watching myself though, not going too often. And having Starbucks at the Munich train station was a highlight of my week! So good.

I've been making tons of friends here. The other students in my program are awesome. Kelsa and I live right next to each other so it is easy to hang out with her. Billy and Steve live just a few minutes walk away, so we all hang out ...

... to IKEA, however I had a fun experience with getting on the bus before everyone else and getting shut in the door. Not only did my arm almost get detached, but I was alone on a 20 minute bus ride (and the next one didn't leave for 2 hours), the bus driver did finally let me off the bus though, and after a short little walk, I rejoined my friends at the train station (where many of the buses leave ...

Regensburg is one of the oldest towns in Central Europe, with the first settlement on the site dating back to the Stone Age. Its modern history dates to Roman times with the construction of the Castra Regina fort (a Roman fort) on the site; the Bishopric of Regensburg was established in 739. It was an Imperial Free City for nearly 600 years until 1803; for the last 150 of those years it was also hosted the parliament of ...

Today, everyone from the program got up and went on a boat ride to a site called the Wahalla, which is a replica of the Parthenon. It was a nice, peaceful ride with great company. The sun was out, it was just an absolute lovely day. When we got to the site, we had to climb many steps, but it wasn't anything new for me, I'm quite used to climbing steps these days. We walked around for a while, then went inside to see the busts and sculptures inside. We then trecked ...

... and toaster (to be honest I haven’t noticed), as well as plenty of cabinets. The kitchen also has about 4 doors that lead to other rooms. My room is accessed from the third landing. I have a twin bed, table (which is pretty good sized), 2 chairs, a tall dresser, a book shelf, bed side table with drawers (2 of which are locked, but 1 I can use) and another little dresser type thing, but doesn’t have drawers, only a door, but it opens funny. I also have my own bathroom with ...

... a grocery store next to the hotel, and bought some milk and cereal. Castle - Eagles Nest - Salzburg The castle was cool, I dug the falconry show they had too. Eagles Nest was way up high, so I didn't enjoy getting up there, they take you on a mile bus ride that curves its way up to the elevator. But once there, it was nice, incredible view, and yes, the altitude was exactly known, thanks to me geeking out and bringing the GPS to tell us. Wendesday Daschau - Munich Since ...