It's Almost Here & My Trip to Germany

Hey again!

Well, in one week I will be sitting back at my home in Wisconsin, leaving my home for good in London. It's so very weird to think I will most likely never be back here. London is so amazing and it truly feels like home (minus the whole family and friends thing). I am looking forward to being home for Christmas, but leaving here is going to be tough.

Anyways, this past weekend I went to Germany! I just got back today. Let me just say that Germany is amazing in so many ways! Not only are the houses really cool, the architecture unlike any I've seen so far. There was a part of the town that had houses all with the colored stripes on them. They were sooooo awesome. I told my friend Dave that I wanted to buy a house in a subdivision where all the houses looked exactly the same and then paint those stripes on my house! It would be so cool! But most likely will never happen. Haha.

I ate some great authentic German food. It seems like every trip is marked by what you eat. Well, of course I had a bratwurst (well, I had 3 while I was there). I also ate Spatzle (which is a pasta-type dish, which we had in a mushroom sauce) and Flammkuchen (which is a type of pizza, with Gouda and spinach on it). It was soooo good. I also had a fantastic doner kebab (which isn't really authentic German, but it is slowly becoming part of the German diet). But I must say that the German kebabs are amazing, and nearly as good as the one's in Turkey! Also, it seems a lot of places in Europe like mayo plastered all over their French Fries...weird!

I also had some great German beer and Gluwhien. I don't really remember the names of the beer, or anything else for that matter. German is, well...not my forte. I had to have my friend Dave or one of his friends from the school order anything for me, because they don't speak English (or at least not a lot of people). I stayed in Marburg and we took a day trip to Heidelburg. On the day trip, we met up with one of Dave's friends who he went to high school with. She was a foreign exchange student from Germany at his school. Anyways, we went to this really cool German Christmas Market. There really isn't anything special about them, but it just puts one in a great Christmas mood. Everyone seems so joyful and happy. What a great time. After that, we went up on top of the hill and walked around the Castle. Such a great view. I guess every German town or city has a castle. Very cool! We also saw the oldest University in Germany. This is unique because it has its very own prison for its students who are disruptive. This means ones are too drunk or are putting out lampposts or chasing sheep down the streets. Hmmmm?

Here is a link to the pictures: Germany Album

Hope all is well with all of you. See you all very very soon!

Cheers! :)
Justin