Monday, May 21, 2007
Getting started
PASSPORTS are in. just setting up blog and getting ready for the trip! will post back when something interesting is happening. Auf Wedersehn
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over my city
on the airbus 330
It was nice they had good movies and video games...
finnaly at the detroit airport, waiting to board the flight, we will see you all soon!!!!!!!
on the airplane waiting to get off
Crammed like sardines into a tram to take us to the right terminal, we barley made it
Finally at the right station, our plane boards in an hour, we got yelled at!
We were the last passengers they accepted after a little coercement
The ICE trains
We got off at the main train station in frankfurt and not the trainstaion at the AIRPORT!! A nother victim of the language barrier!!i
This is a pic at the wrong station before we realized our blunder.
We accuratly named this blog the Misadventures Throughout Germany!!! As soon as we realized what happened our train was leaving... we RAN to get back on the same train we got off!! Sis took a nasty spill on the concourse it was a very serious and dramatic spill!!! (she is ok) but her bag lost a wheel and her knee is a little banged up!!! The worst part is i couldnt help her up because i had to stop the train for us... it was quite the scene. as soon as we set foot on th train it roared out of the station!!! then we had a graet laugh about it all.
on the ICE train, these are the nice high speed trains, about 180 mph
on the ICE to Frankfurt...
little did we know the adventures that were in ournear future!!!!!!!
Our train rolling in... last moment in Weimar :(
trainstation in weimar, notice the sun rising in the background
catching a cab at 450 am in weimar the bars were still open!!!
anna giving Deutchland a proper goodbye...
all packed and ready to go i think it was like 4:45
Playing telephone at breakfast
Our teacher loved this game for some reason. It was actually really fun, with the language barrier not one time out of numerous days did we sucessfully transmitt the message!! It was a great time...
Good bye breakfast on friday morning.
It was fun but sad for everyone
Anna, Francesco, Ninnete,Christoph
Anna and Francesco at the party
Francesco and I at the party
we met Francesco at school. He was super cool. He cooked REAL Italien food for us a couple of nights. He made us some REAL Italian Pizza...It had potatoes as a topping!!!! it was really good. I even learned a few tips on making some pizza.
Anna and I
More Afrobrazilian dancing
our friend from romania named anne
She was part of an afrobrzillian dance workshop. all of the workshops presented at the goin away party
anna teacher alex
my teacher nicole on the right
party at the uni
anna and i before the party
aint she a ge!!??
Christoph and I
our neighbors
they are the ones that took us to their parents for an authentic german bbq. Chrstoph and Ninnete
getting ready for the party
heather, you bought me that sweater!!!!!!!
between a rock and a frauline...
in our park
park waterfall
park pictures....
the park by our house
checkpoint charlie
Checkpoint charlie
Checkpoint between east and west berlin...russia on one side and US on the other
Berlin wall
Berlin wall
This website cuts off some of the pics when it shrinks them...sorry
where the berlin wall used to be in the street
most expensive water in germany
The most expensive coke in germany...Seriously for 1 coke and 1 water we paid 10 bucks
Yes we were desperate and yes i felt violated!!!!
This is "Chrysler City" A huge shopping and residential complex
financial district
it is so weird, all taxis are benzes or nice audis
cuban bear
united states and united kingdom (alphebetical order)
united buddy bears whole exhibit
united buddy bears
They promote tolerence and unity
United buddy bears
This exhibit travels to a different country every year, each bear is made by a different country
JUSTIN u wanted to see a beutiful german frauline...this is one better, she is naked!!
it gets really shallow and deep
holocust memorial, this pic doesnt do it justice, it is huge and eundulates
Die welt (World) balloon on the ground
brandenburg gate, we could not get closer because the had a HUGE concert/festival going on
big ballon you can ride up in to see the city
just a cool building
Reichtstag again... it is really big
Hitler burnt this building down on purpose. he then blamed a jewish group for it. It gave him a reason to go after them... i am pretty sure i remember that from highschool
Reichtstag... parliment
Main trainstation in berlin (Deutche Bahn Hauptbanhof)
Berlin night life!!!!
We forgot to metion, people drink beer everywhere at anytime. People will be in Mcdonalds with a beer. you can get a beer at burgerking also... even the grandfolks will be drinking a beer in the park on a sunny sunday morning!!
awww
same river... lots of boat traffic
riverway... boat tour restaraunts etc
Cool church by our hotel
our hotel is in the far back, followed by a church and the tv tower
our hotel and the famous tv tower
our room, it was awesom very modern and stylish, we felt very envogue
Berlin outside our hotel window
Berlin outside our window in the hotel
cruizin 4 a bruzin
Cruizin for a Bruizin
whatchu talkin´ bout Willis
whats with all the dirty looks were getting??
bookcase-pantry-medicine cabinet-dresser-entertainmentcenter.
Our room, our desk. first thing that we did is buy a fan. Our windows stay open 24/7
our room, my bed is on the floor (Ryan)
Church in eurfort
Kirche aus Eurfort
Alex, my teacheron mon and tues
Alex, mein lerher von montag bis Dienstag
classroom, my seat is the one in the corner. (somethings never change)
Das ist mein sitzplatz
airpot in south bend
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Airport in south bend
I got cut out of the pic on here...jeeze guys...
Our sweet new rides
After two weeks we broke down and rented 2 sweet bikes, complete with bells. we now are beboppin´all over weimar...look out
How precious
Our shower
I dont know if the picture does it any justice, it is very small, so small in fact that both doors have to slide open to let you out!!!!
Our Bathroom Suite
Wide angle.....
Our dining area
The door behind annies head is our neighbors room.
Our Kitchen
This is the large angle...
If ya cant stand the heat....
one hot mama
Gate at the prisoners entrance
It reads "Jedem das Seine" which translates to roughly "one will get what one deserves"
Clock (on the entrance)
The clock is not going anymore. In the first moments after the American troops liberated the camp from the fist reich, the clock was set to forever read this time of liberation. 3:15.
Entrance
Already inside the camp, this is the entrance to the prisoners'/work area.
Buchenwald
SS baracks. Only the middle entrance and section of the building is the original. The other sides were added in the 50's believe it or not. But that's a whole other story.
Buchenwald
this is the area which was formerly the SS and GeStaPo Headquarters. Now it is the information and bookstore.
Buchenwald Work Camp Memorial--map
This was before we started the tour, so the mood was prettz light.. But shortly after we will tour the entrance gates, creamatorium, and barracks. This was very somber. Many of the pics from here are on a different memory card, so we won't be able to post them. This
Erfurt Radio station
We toured the joint. It was alright, this is the room where news is fillmed, the magic happens.
this is a pic of the church from the park. (zoom) There is a lot of construction around the church (left)
A view from the park looking out across the city.
the entrance to the park
Park
this area of erfurt was very elevated from the rest of the city. It is mainly a park with a lot of open space. Very nice.
another view- from just outside a large entrance
Jesus
Church
I dont have the info on it with me, but this is a church that is in the city. It is the place of worship for two different denominations of Christianity
Erfurt
old stone fountain
Erfurt
Some old architecture. These particular buildings are only about a hundred yrs old. As Erfurt is about 900 yrs old, the following pics will be mostly of much older structures
Erfurt, a neighboring of Weimar
These two individuals are our professors. The Frau is Nicole, and the Gentleman is Alex. Nicole is Ryan's professor, and Alex is mine.
Azine(standing), her sister who is visiting her from Iran, and myself.
Ryan smokin' the hookah
Ryan and Nima
Nima and Azine invited us over the other night as their guests of a Persian tradition.. Smoking fruit flavored tobacco (such as watermelon, apple, etc) out of a hubble bubble. We had a great time, and were honored by their hospitality. These next pics are from the same evening
mean machine
ok, we just happened to look out our window to find this strange vehicle. Completely street legal here...as are dirtbikes, fourwheelers, etc..sweet convertible!!
Subaru
check it out ben
at the race
Eisenach streetcar rally race
Luther house
this is where Martin Luther studied and lived for about three years
the streets of Eisenach
they wouldn't let ryan in!!!!!!!
DISCRIMINATION
inside museum
a bronze cast of his skull, and a flattering bust of Bach.
Outside the museum
this is a rather nice sculpute of the fellow
Johann Sebastian Bach Museum
and another
An interesting church in eisenach
at the castle
i love this picture
lookin up!
kinda spookz
on the drawbridge
etc
etc
looking out of the castle
same
same
thuringer
this is THE room martin luther translated the bible into deutsch. No photos were to be taken
Thuringer
from a top floor, looking into a courtzard
handsome!!
Thuringer
one of the many lookout points
Thuringer castle
this is looking down the way we walked up. Manz manz stairs!! Looks kinda eerie also
Thuringer
this is at the castle looking out at eisenach. The day was cold and raining, which actuallz made for good pictures
on the bus to eisenach
me 'n ryan
(this ones for you ma)
the chair and the school and so on
view with computer lab behind you, school on left.
computer lab
faces the wood chair. im in here right now!
big wood chair
a piece of art in the courtyard outside the school
Our view
Looking the other way... We are living literally in the center of the city, we can walk everywhere it is great.
Our Apartment view
No AC ANYWHERE. This is outside our window, (They are always open, oh yeah, no screens either. Welcome to Europe!! harry armpits at no extra charge)
Anna dearest
She apparently could handle it better.
Exhausted
Wow i look as bad as i felt. Jet lag is a mofo. As soon as we got off the plane we had to get on a train for three hrs. we almost missed it!!!!
Shläfen
Anna passed out on the plane. (she missed the sunrise!!!)
Im Weimar
Goethe
Sunrise
Sunrise over Ireland