So I know i said my next one would be my last one... but I guess i still have a couple more blogs in me.
We got back from the germany tour and I realized that I hardly had anytime here and I wanted to be able to say goodbye to all my exchange student friends and what better way that to have a party. I looked online for places I could have it and saw that I could reserve a table online at the Haxenhaus. So I reserved a table to 50 people and for 9:00. Now it was just a matter of getting the word out. Luckly facebook has many powers and after trying to write everyone a letter I just posted my going away party as an event and told people to do that. I than thought that hardly anyone was going to show up to my party, and margy had to leave early because she had to wake up early in the morning. So I e-mailed the place again and this time asked if I could change the table from 50 to a 25 and the time to 8. Everything was all set than.
On the day of my party however was really stressing me out. What happed was my host mom left to Hamburg for the weekend and my host brother went and stayed with his dad. I asked the Arings if I could sleep at their house but they had to much to do that weekend. I than asked my friend and she said that I would be able to. Well after My host family already left my friend said that I wouldent be able to stay the night because she forgot she had to go to this birthday thing. So I was home alone but at least I had a key to get in the house... well back to the main point. The morning of my party my host familys parents came over to take care of the cats. The night before I set my key on the T.V so than I would be able to just quickly grab it. BUT my host familys mom took my key and locked me in the house. I dont know if it was on purpose or what... but you can imagine how mad I was that I was locked in this house and I had my going away party to get to.... I panicked for about 4 hours and than called Margy and she explained that there was a spare key... I Found the spare key and was out of there.
When we arrived in Koln and I mean we as in Margy, Heide, and I. We waited at the train station for some people to show up... but no one was there. We than went to the Haxenhaus and once again no one was there. I was sad because I thought no one was going to show up... and it sucked. I asked the manager if we could just sit at the table and he got it mixed up and when I asked to change the number and time... he just changed the number of people so I was reserved at 9... and margy had to leave at 10. I was thinking that this couldent possibly get worse. at 8:30 I kind of gave up hope and told Margy and Heide to wait at the Haxenaus and I would go to the train station and see if anyone needs help finding the place. I arrive at the train station and am just sitting there and all of a sudden my phone just starts going off... Margy is yelling( well speaking loudly over all the other people) on the phone telling me a group of people just showed up and where am I. Than Jessica and her boyfriend and friend showed up at the trainstaion so I took them to the place. It was all working great now... I reserved a table for 25 and at first there was only 20 people but the later the night got the more people showed up... by the end more than 50 people where here at my going away party...it was great. After 12:00 my time at the place was up and people were starting to head home. Jessica though asked if I would want to coem clubbing with them.....of course everyone knows what my answer was YES. So we go to this really really Awesome disco. It was 100 times better than any other I have seen but it was really strict to get in. They almost didnt let me in because of my shoes....huh. but I did get in and I was dancing and having fun the whole night. I will describe this disco a little bit to you. There was a movie screen up front than a HUGE disco ball above and there was a stage in the middle a dance floor around the dancing stage and than a stair case that went upstairs to another dancing floor that went around the outside. There was fog machines, and strobe lights, and lights, and great techno and house musick it was great. I was party with them until 4 in the morning and than we went to bonn to have some pizza and than I took a taxi and got home. It was a great going away party, and was more than I could of ever asked or hoped for.
In the end I think I am really going to miss being here in Germany because I have made some really good friends, not only exchange students but people in my school to but this wont be the last time I see anyone I will definatly see them once more in my lifetime.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Deutsch Reise
My Germany tour latest only two weeks, but we did, and saw so many things that I couldent possibly write down every experience so instead I will write every where I was, and the things I did and ill of course add a couple fo experiences along the way.
April 4th-- we began out trip in Bonn where we went to the House of History, we than took a bus to Monschau where we went on a hill sledding track and than we stayed at a Hostel in Monschau.
April 5th-- we drove to Buessel in Beligium where I ate Belgium fries, and chocolate which are AMAZING, than we drove to Koblenz where we went to the Germany Corner where the Rhein and Mosel meet and after drove to St. Goar where we slept at a hostel.
April 6th-- we drove to Braubach, than Marksburg where we took a little city tour than carried on to Heidelberg where we visited a castle and than slept in Heildelber ( we slept everytime in a hostel)
April 7th-- we drove to Strassburg in france.. where once again I was not let down by some french hospitality meaning I got none. I once tried to ask a person where the bank was in french but they just simply walked even faster right by me... i found some preople really rude but I ran into a couple that were nice as well. In Strassburg we went inside the European Parlement building and than after that drove to Stuttgart where we toured the Mercedes buisiness, and that night we met some people from France and they we all really nice so I hung out with them that night.
April 8th-- we went to Dachau and went to the concentration camp there.... I have read about them, heard about them, but its an entirely differnt thing to see them. They of course were cleaned up and restored but the gas chambers and chimneys were all still as they were. After that we drove to Muenchen also known by us as Munich and visited another castle. Munich hostel also had a disco in the basement so I spent some time down there.
April 9th-- we visited a german museum and than went to the BMW factory and saw how they made their cars.
April 10th- we visited Neuschwanstein castle which was probably the best castle I have ever seen here even though it was not finished the rooms that were.. were beautiful. we than drove to Steingaden and went inside a church there.... by this time we have seen so many churches and castles that they all look the same. That night we went to the English garden and drank some beer, and I even got a 1 liter glass to take home... it was a really fun night :D
April 11th-- we drove to dreseden and we took a city tour... well every town we went to there was a city tour so I accidently well no I just usually slept through them :D.
April 12th-- was Easter Sunday so some people went to church and than we visited some more castles, and the Green Dome, and more museums.. but that night we went to a bar again and had some drinks.
April 13th-- we drove to Wittenberg and took a city tour there than drove on ttowards Berlin.
April 14th-- we took a city tour of Berlin this time I was awake and that night got to see Blue Man Group... which was awseome and I had an amazing seat I was in the 5th row in the middle so I got to see everything :D.
April 15th-- we finally got to see Check Point Charly which was the only thing for sure I wanted to see there that and the Berlin wall, and the Berlin door, and early that day we drove to Potsdam and visited another castle. But Berlin was amazing and I really liked seeing all the history and hearing all the stories that came with it.
April 16th-- we drove to Hamburg and took a tour of the Air bus... and I got to see how planes where made.
April 17th-- we took another city tour and than went to the Harbor and took a boat tour... which I was not able to see because I was a little freaked out on the boat so the best way to not think about it was to simply daze off and not look at the water or anything for that mater.
April 18th-- we drove back to Koln where we finally went home and the tour was over.
I was on alot of city tours, and probably saw a Museum for everything known to man-kind except there was not food museum.. even though it was sort of stressfull at time with the amount of kids in one bus,, it was still overall a pretty good trip.. and alot better than I thought it would be. I would have to say the Highlight would of been Berlin when I got to see all that history and Blue Man Group... it was alot of fun..
Well I guess this is my last blog until I get home... and than that will be my last post.. So thank you everyone for staying with me and reading first hand of some of the things I have expierenced here in Germany.l. I dont think I would ever trade this one year here for anything.
April 4th-- we began out trip in Bonn where we went to the House of History, we than took a bus to Monschau where we went on a hill sledding track and than we stayed at a Hostel in Monschau.
April 5th-- we drove to Buessel in Beligium where I ate Belgium fries, and chocolate which are AMAZING, than we drove to Koblenz where we went to the Germany Corner where the Rhein and Mosel meet and after drove to St. Goar where we slept at a hostel.
April 6th-- we drove to Braubach, than Marksburg where we took a little city tour than carried on to Heidelberg where we visited a castle and than slept in Heildelber ( we slept everytime in a hostel)
April 7th-- we drove to Strassburg in france.. where once again I was not let down by some french hospitality meaning I got none. I once tried to ask a person where the bank was in french but they just simply walked even faster right by me... i found some preople really rude but I ran into a couple that were nice as well. In Strassburg we went inside the European Parlement building and than after that drove to Stuttgart where we toured the Mercedes buisiness, and that night we met some people from France and they we all really nice so I hung out with them that night.
April 8th-- we went to Dachau and went to the concentration camp there.... I have read about them, heard about them, but its an entirely differnt thing to see them. They of course were cleaned up and restored but the gas chambers and chimneys were all still as they were. After that we drove to Muenchen also known by us as Munich and visited another castle. Munich hostel also had a disco in the basement so I spent some time down there.
April 9th-- we visited a german museum and than went to the BMW factory and saw how they made their cars.
April 10th- we visited Neuschwanstein castle which was probably the best castle I have ever seen here even though it was not finished the rooms that were.. were beautiful. we than drove to Steingaden and went inside a church there.... by this time we have seen so many churches and castles that they all look the same. That night we went to the English garden and drank some beer, and I even got a 1 liter glass to take home... it was a really fun night :D
April 11th-- we drove to dreseden and we took a city tour... well every town we went to there was a city tour so I accidently well no I just usually slept through them :D.
April 12th-- was Easter Sunday so some people went to church and than we visited some more castles, and the Green Dome, and more museums.. but that night we went to a bar again and had some drinks.
April 13th-- we drove to Wittenberg and took a city tour there than drove on ttowards Berlin.
April 14th-- we took a city tour of Berlin this time I was awake and that night got to see Blue Man Group... which was awseome and I had an amazing seat I was in the 5th row in the middle so I got to see everything :D.
April 15th-- we finally got to see Check Point Charly which was the only thing for sure I wanted to see there that and the Berlin wall, and the Berlin door, and early that day we drove to Potsdam and visited another castle. But Berlin was amazing and I really liked seeing all the history and hearing all the stories that came with it.
April 16th-- we drove to Hamburg and took a tour of the Air bus... and I got to see how planes where made.
April 17th-- we took another city tour and than went to the Harbor and took a boat tour... which I was not able to see because I was a little freaked out on the boat so the best way to not think about it was to simply daze off and not look at the water or anything for that mater.
April 18th-- we drove back to Koln where we finally went home and the tour was over.
I was on alot of city tours, and probably saw a Museum for everything known to man-kind except there was not food museum.. even though it was sort of stressfull at time with the amount of kids in one bus,, it was still overall a pretty good trip.. and alot better than I thought it would be. I would have to say the Highlight would of been Berlin when I got to see all that history and Blue Man Group... it was alot of fun..
Well I guess this is my last blog until I get home... and than that will be my last post.. So thank you everyone for staying with me and reading first hand of some of the things I have expierenced here in Germany.l. I dont think I would ever trade this one year here for anything.
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