Once again, my time here has been filled with many
interesting and happy moments! The past week and a half has included some
beautiful evening walks through the gardens and schlosspark in Karlsruhe as
well as a few awesome nights out. On one occasion, a few of the other exchange
students and myself decided that we needed something close to home for a night
out. So, naturally we headed to the movie theater to see the new Iron Man 3 film.
At the movie theater here in Karlsruhe there is an American-style 50’s Diner
and we thought, what better way to spend our American night out than with some
American-style food and a movie!? After we enjoyed cheeseburgers and milkshakes
we headed into the film. With our giant sodas and popcorn bags in hand and our
3D glasses on, we enjoyed the very American made film and had a great evening
out!
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| Another beautiful sunset! |
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| Along a walk in the gardens... |
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| Cheeseburger and milkshake time! |
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| Iron Man 3 3D in Germany! |
A few days later proved to be an even more amazing
experience! Living so close to the border of France definitely has its
advantages and so, since Strasbourg is only about an hour and a half away, we
headed to France for the day! Our day began with touring around the city and
visiting little shops and cafes and eating crepes; it was very relaxing. However, attempting to
understand the language was a bit more stressful. It was impressive, however,
that most of the people there could speak fluent French and German as well as a
bit of English, so we managed to get around just fine in the end. Towards the
middle of the day, we were able to visit the Cathédrale de Strasbourg and go
inside as well as climb to the top and see the view of the city. Not only was
the building itself absolutely beautiful, but the view of the city of
Strasbourg from the top was also breathtaking. After our time in the cathedral,
we walked down along the river until we came to the Petite-France area and
found a café to have lunch at. In a typically French way, we ended up spending
the remainder of the afternoon having lunch and enjoying the atmosphere of the
city. I was able to try some French red wine as well as Escargot! I even had
some legit crème brulee for dessert! Our day in France ended with a quick train
ride back across the border to Germany.
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| Walking along the river |
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| Cathédrale de Strasbourg |
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| Cathédrale de Strasbourg |
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| View from the top! |
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| Red wine, anyone? |
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| Escargot! |
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| Legit creme brulee! |
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| At the day's end... |
Another interesting trip I had the opportunity to take this
past weekend was to the Kloster Maulbronn. This monastery was founded in 1147
and is considered to be the best-preserved and most complete medieval monastery
north of the Alps. We spent the afternoon touring the monastery as well as the
countryside around it. We also were provided free lunch at the restaurant inside
of the complex. The day, though it began quite cold and rainy, ended with
sunshine and I had a wonderful time with good friends!
Time has proven to fly by over and over during this journey
of mine and I don’t expect it to slow down any time soon. After today’s class,
our ‘spring break’ time will begin and, what’s more, I will be picking my mom
up at the train station here in only a few short hours! I am looking forward to
getting to spend time together and getting to travel as much as we can! Here’s
to many more fantastic memories to be made and until next time…
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| Kloster Maulbronn |
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| Kloster Maulbronn |
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| Fountain inside the monastery |
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| Oh, sunny day! |
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| View from above the monastery |
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