So much has happened since last Friday (July 11,2014) when I arrived in Germany! I have met my Host Family, explored Bonn, had my first few German classes, and have settled into this new place to call home!
Walking home in the evening next to the Rhine River |
I climb 4 flights of stairs to get to my bedroom (attending Glenbard West has helped) |
The view from my bedroom window overlooks the Rhine |
I am absolutely loving Bonn! It is so beautiful here and has a lot of history as well! Our CBYX group of 25 visited the Beethoven House! Inside had the piano he composed many of his masterpieces on, and various notes, pieces of music he wrote, and pictures of his family and friends. He lived in this house for 14 years.
View from Bonn Hauptbahnhof |
In Germany there is excellent public transportation and it really makes exploring much easier! This picture is from the Hauptbahnhof in Bonn that looks over the little spaziergang (walkway) that leads into Bonn Zentrum. The Hauptbahnhof is the center of transportation in Bonn. You can find a bus, train, street train (strassenbahn), and Unterbahn (underground train) to take you anywhere!
The University in Bonn |
The University in Bonn used to be a palace and it is gorgeous. The lawn is where we go to eat lunch and relax in the grass before we move on to more adventures in the afternoon.
Lawn in front of the University |
Friday the 18th of July:
After a hard day of school (a historical scavenger hunt through Bonn), our group went to a museum in Bad Godesberg that focused on history from WWII on. Below are some pictures of things in the museum that I found very interesting.
Piece of the Berlin wall |
Later that night our Group went to the Alter Zoll Biergarten to chill, listen to music, and just hangout.
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Clara, Justine, Devyn, and I at Alter Zoll |
Saturday, July 19th 2014:
The next morning we went to the Flohmarkt in Rheinau. It is one of Germany's largest flea markets. People were selling things that they made, toys, books, clothes, technology, video games, unicycles.... there was a wide variety of objects at the market. I bought Harry Potter und der Stein der Wissen (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) !!! I cannot wait to work my way through it! It will require a lot of translating :)
On Saturday night, Rosi, Justine, Jutta, Thomas, Morgan, and I went to the Kölner Lichter (Fireworks in Cologne). There was about 10,000 people who were in Köln for the show and there were many Bier and Brezel (pretzel) vendors. There was a vendor that hung big gingerbread hearts, had popcorn, and various chocolate covered fruits.
Translation: Sweets Castle |
Sitting to watch the Fireworks |
The Köln Cathedral |
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Morgan, Justine, Jutta, me, (Rosi taking the picture) |
The Kölner Lichter was an amazing show and was so epic that I can't even find words to describe it.
It was a magnificent evening!
I'll post again next Sunday!
Tschüss!
~Alexandria
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This all looks so exciting, I hope you're having the time of your life.