Frankfurt

Frankfurt: the German version of New York. But a little more hisotrical because the city was there before New York. Maybe even America. I don't know, so don't yell at me if my facts are wrong. Anyway, we started off for Frankfurt in the train that's like five minutes away. So I got a little glimpse at the 'burbs. It took about thirty minutes to get there, but in the meantime, I sat there looking at the window thinking, Wow, this is Germany...

When we got there, it was like being in a subway. But I guess, more like a mall? It had all these shops in it and even a mini mall to go along with it. And since I'm from Texas, and since we don't have a subway system that runs through Mo. City, I find this quite intersting and exciting.

When Annette and I got there, we bought a few things that would help us on journey through Frankfurt. When that was finished we headed out toward our first destination: The German Stock Exchange.

In front, there are two statues: a bull and a bear. In German, this would be a pun. The bull stands for high stocks and the bear for low stocks. And the architecture of it had a gothic feeling to it, not the style of dress but the actual design of a structure, but it wasn't like a church, so it didn't have that feeling where you needed to whisper.

After the stock exchange, we moved on to the equivalent of 5th Avenue in New York. Stores like Jimmy Choo, Prada, etc. lined this street. It was shocking to know how much people would pay for such things... And through this street we came to our second stop: The Opera House.

This building was absolutely gorgeous. We didn't go inside, but we din't need to. We sat on the edge of the fountain and stared up in awe at the sight of it. Beautiful statues of cherubs, women and men, along with some reliefs lined the building and prefection. Truly a sight to see. And maybe even a show, because, hey, it would cool. After this we ended drinking a couple cokes in the cafe next door (they gave me ice! Without me asking!) It was then we decided that we need real food.

Wurst is German for sausage. And curry is an Indian spice. Well, these two delicious things mixed together are a beautiful creation. Curry Wurst. America, you need to get in on this. This is one of the things you need to try if or when you visit Germany. Truly a treat.

After some curry wurst we headed down to a cute little square where you'd imagine what the 1800's would look like. This is where the City Hall is and such. After we went through here we were searching for the Dom. But we ended up at a bridge with a wonderful view of a church across the Main (pronounced: mine) River.
And then it was then we finally found the Dom. And it is ginormous. Absoulutely beautiful. This place had that feeling where you needed to whisper the whole time. And the walls were adorned with many sculptures and reliefs of Jesus, and other biblical figures. It was hauntingly beauiful.

And then we wound our way back to the train and started our journey back home...
It was truly a great day.

I will talk about Europa Park in another post.

Ok, I'm BACK!

Alright, on to bussiness. I went to Frankfurt Tuesday and had a blast. Seriously guys, that city is the shiz. Awesome buildings, food, and shops such as Prada and Jimmy Choo. I almost died from shock at the prices. And I had some curry wurst. That was the best sausage I think I had ever had. Seriously.

And I also saw what a German school looked like. It's smaller than Elkins but looks bigger due to there being an elementary school next to it.  It was pretty cool, really small cafeteria but school ends at around 1:05 for them and they have lunch at home.

Today, I went shopping in Darmstadt at Loop 5. I bought stuff with Euros. That's what usually happens at the mall. For those of you who actually know me, yes, I bought clothes and a pair of shoes. Not books. Clothes. I know, big suprise ;). But yeah, fun times. That's it for now. I will blog soon about my adventures in Euroland.

Tschuess!

Catching up

This is the first official blog of my stay in Germany. Well, for starters, I couldn't start earlier for reasons of jet lag and not enough time.

Excuses, excuses.


Anyways, I landed around 7am, German time and midnight Texas time. So I was tired, I got no sleep whatsoever on the plane. And when we finally got outside the airport I started oohing and awwing at everything. Like a total American. Yeah. I got to go on the Autobahn. *squeals* No speed limits, baby!
Moving on, like the total American that I am, I didn't know how some things worked, like doors. Europeans like to use keys on closets, bathroom doors, etc. And they don't usually lock their bathroom doors. And so I accidentally locked myself into their bathroom. It wouldn't be so embarassing if I hadn't had to call them to get me out. Yeah. Then breakfast, then I slept. For about 5 hours. Then I had German barbeque. It was different from the barbeque I had in Texas, but it was really good.

And yesterday, I went out Seligenstadt and saw a historical parade, which was fun. And I saw men in Lederhosen. Don't know if that is capitalized but should. And then we had ice cream and I went to a bar with Jenny, her sister Melanie, and her friend. No, I did not drink, all I had were nonalcohlic cocktails that were very good. But I did have some noalcoholic beer at Jeny's grandma's house that taste waaaay better than reegular American beer. Yeah, America, that's kinda pathetic. Also, I get to see some castles and go to Europeland! Yay! Jubel! (pronounced: Yu-bel).
I would add pictures, but the site won't let me. So they will be on facebook. Yeah.

Auf Wiedersehen!

First Post!

Will be boarding the plane tomorrow! So excited! :D