Fall is definitely on its way here because it is foggy and freezing every morning. Sometimes the freezing part sticks around all day too.
So I am currently on my last week of my three-week break from school. I spent the last two weeks on a farm in Germany which turned out to be a lot of fun. And the time just flew by. I worked a little on the farm (but not too much, it is vacation after all. And plus I didn't come to Europe expecting to be working on a farm so I didn't have mud-boots or any other clothes suitable to working on a farm), rode a horse, explored some 700 year old churches, toured my first castle and a few more, fed some monkeys, roasted a pig, journeyed to Stuttgart, and climbed some towers. All-in-all a successful vacation, yea? And a good introduction to Germany I think.
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| Ferry to Meersburg |
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| One of the three farm kittens |
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| The barn |
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| The cows |
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| Dinner |
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| In Meersburg |
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| A view from the top of the Meersburg castle |
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| My first castle |
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| Cranes. Had enormous nests on these roofs. I believe it's a wildlife preserve. |
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| Feeding Barbary Macques |
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| In Stuttgart |
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| The "New Castle" in Stuttgart |
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| In Stuttgart |
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| Gorgeous castle in Ludwigsburg |
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| Pumpkin festival on the castle's grounds |
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KΓΌrbis Kuh
(Pumpkin Cow) |
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| Just the hunting castle. No big deal. |
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The King and Queen who used this castle were both very fat and very mean.
(All I got from the German tour) |
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"Boyfriend" Lino
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| Middle of Ravensburg |
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| Top of that tower |
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| I approve of this graffiti |
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| Paintings inside the tower |
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The farmer, Gustel
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| Before |
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| After |
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| Random church |
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| Classy |
Oh - a good, quick sidenote. My very very very first impression of Germany was this: Britta, Anja, and I crossed the border and stopped to go grocery shopping because it is so much cheaper in Germany than in Switzerland. The store was small and completely packed. One could barely move a cart through there, and the carts here are four-wheel drive. When we finally got through the cashier and had packed our groceries into bags, the cashier gave us three roses. Why? I have absolutely no idea.
Next week when I go back to school I will be in a different class. I am moving up a year and will be in the Spanish class rather than the Math and Physics class. I'm nervous but excited and I hope being in Spanish will not mess up my German too badly. First though, I'm off to a really nice hotel in Germany for a family reunion. Should be fun :)
