But enough about emotions and whatnot, I'll fill you in on the past couple of weeks.
The weekend before last, I made a trip out east to see the famous Neu Schwanstein Castle. For those who don't know it was Walt Disney's inspiration for his own castle. Some of my friends had gone to Munich for the weekend so I was just going to meet them there. So I got on a train, and then another, and another, and one more and about 5 hours later I was there. There are actually 2 castles there but Hohenschwangau is a little less known. Since I had some time to kill before Nate, Erin, and Steph arrived, I was able to see both castles. The castles actually aren't all that old but were really just built to look medieval. They're still really awesome though.
The ride back to Tuebingen was actually a lot longer because one of our trains was delayed for an unknown reason. So after another 4 or 5 trains and a taxi ride, we were back home.
One of our German friends had a birthday on Tuesday and his wife wanted to surprise him. So we went to their house at midnight, snuck into his bedroom (we didn't know he was going to be sleeping), and gave him a rude but happy awakening for his birthday. He might have said a few choice words amongst the confusion, but after we got the cake and wine out, everything was ok. He was very thankful for the surprise.
The Wednesday after there was an outdoor movie night in Tuebingen, and I was able to see Dirty Dancing for the first time...in German. It was interesting to say the least but Patrick Swayze just wasn't the same.
Friday, we introduced Germans to Brinner (Breakfast/Dinner) but not only was it a brinner but it was also a progressive brinner. So we had 3 floors in one of the student housing buildings. First we had cinnamon rolls and fruit as the appetizer on one floor. Then we moved to the next floor for the main course. We had eggs, hash browns, sausage. And then came dessert, where we made crepes. All of the food was amazing.
Last weekend was actually a Staatfest (City festival) and so on Saturday we decided to check it out. A couple of Steph's friends stopped by for a visit since they were doing their own short tour of Europe. There wasn't a whole lot to the fest, mainly a lot of beer stands, but it was still fun to walk through and hear people playing music and dancing. I forgot my camera or I would have taken pics.
Sunday was pretty relaxing for the most part. Mainly just slept in and enjoyed the day. We ended up going to a Salsa night at one of the pubs. Steph's friends had taken classes before so they helped us guys out. I won't say I did terrible but it definitely wasn't anywhere as good as what some of those people were doing.
We started our final week of school and I'm ready to be done. I don't know if I'll be able to go on any other grand adventures across Europe but I hope to make the most of my time here in Germany. One of our team members is leaving this Sunday so she can be back for a wedding. Not too much longer before I'm headed back that way too. Bis dann
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