See you soon!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Hamburg!
After Berlin I went to the second largest city in Germany, Hamburg! It was beautiful the two days I was there and enjoyed walking around the city and seeing some of the sights that I could within such little time! I got to go by the lovely water and down to the docks to see the boats and other fishy stuff, lol, then we walked to St. Nickolai's Memorial which was near the docks.
It was really cool to see and read about even though we didn't go down into the actual memorial site. After some more walking and taking pictures we enjoyed dinner at a steak house off of Reeperbauhn St. In other words its the Red Light District of Hamburg (all European cities have one it seems). The girls were dressed in moon boots, fully clothed and fanny packs of all things! Fashion no no but I guess prostitute go to? Anyway I made it to Copenhagen today! It was a great train ride and we had to cross the Baltic Sea on a ferry, on the train! It was soo cool! Chilly, but awesome ;)
Now I'm just chillin in Copenhagen for about a week then off to Stockholm! And while I'm here I have more time to type away! So I will be updating you on the cool things I have seen so far in Europe :)
See you soon!
See you soon!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Berlin!
So I realize it has once again been a long time since any updates have happened, but this time I blame the hotel. It is a very beautiful hotel! Just with no free internet. So I broke down and paid for it twice so I get to update up you on things! Overall I'm having a great time! My 2nd class will be officially over tomorrow although with no final it barely feels fare ;) We get to go observe work behaviors in one of the Turkish communities in Berlin, being the international city that it is. While in Berlin I had class every day which made it hard once again to go out and do what I like but I got to walk around the west and east side a little bit and hope to explore more tomorrow. I also really want to come back to Berlin just because there are SO many things to see and do that I know I want to.
The different things I have done so far is went on a walking tour with the best tour guide ever Arja! If you ever come to Berlin look her up online at www.berlinwalks.de (+49 30) 301 91 94 she explains the history in a way that's interesting and tells the story of Berlin very well. The tour was mostly on the east side of Berlin. We went to Museum Island, where literally, all the museums are mostly located, got to see the place where the Natiz's burned all the books at the university and the empty book shelves that are now underneath the spot as a symbol. We walked around Postdamer Platz, saw the spot where Hitler's bunker was, this also being the place he died. We walked to the Holocaust Memorial which was absolutely great. It is a very interpretive monument but I think they did a great job design wise. Then we walked to the Brandenburg Gate where later that day I watched videos of how close the Berlin wall was and all the people near it when it was being torn down. That is definitely something to watch in your free time. The whole history of the Berlin wall is very interesting to me. Other things we saw were the Berlin wall, the parts still standing but also the brinks on the ground that follow the exact path around the city where it had been laid. We also walked up to the biggest building still standing from the Natiz's time. It managed to survive the bombings I just hope it wasn't intentionally missed. Overall it was an amazing tour even with the cold, rainy weather.
In my free time I went to the Holocaust Museum which is located under the Memorial, and for being free I think everyone should take the time to visit, but go when you have a full day because after being there, emotionally I did not want to do anything else but walk around. It is a very moving museum and provided in great detail in formation about the anti-socialistic groups and who was affected. There are personal stories that are.. SO touchy I cried a few times in there and had many more chills while reading some of the things. It was an awful time in history that I know I've mentioned before but I hope no one ever has to go through it ever again.
For my Personnel Class, that was just finished today wooh! We visited two companies to help further our knowledge and just for fun also. The first we visited on Monday was Thermofischer Scientific. They put on a great presentation for us, showed us around the lab downstairs and even helped us learn about how they go through their personal hiring processes using some of my classmates. It was a very long day but I think pretty worth the visit. On Tuesday we had the opportunity to visit Pfzier and no they didn't hand out free drugs like in the movie Love and Other Drugs lol. Their HR person was from the states but has lived in Berlin for 3 years now I think so it was nice to hear someone speak who we could throughly understand lol.
Wednesday was a packed day of class in the morning for Adjustment on marriage, love, sex, and friendship and then off to the German History Museum. I really liked it there and could have totally spent more than 2 hours but it was enough for one day.
Now that its almost one my time I should probably go to bed. Otherwise nothing extremely interesting has happened since if I haven't been in class I've been either studying, walking around or sleeping! I am off to Hamburg on Saturday for two days then Copenhagen! Yay for travel :D
The different things I have done so far is went on a walking tour with the best tour guide ever Arja! If you ever come to Berlin look her up online at www.berlinwalks.de (+49 30) 301 91 94 she explains the history in a way that's interesting and tells the story of Berlin very well. The tour was mostly on the east side of Berlin. We went to Museum Island, where literally, all the museums are mostly located, got to see the place where the Natiz's burned all the books at the university and the empty book shelves that are now underneath the spot as a symbol. We walked around Postdamer Platz, saw the spot where Hitler's bunker was, this also being the place he died. We walked to the Holocaust Memorial which was absolutely great. It is a very interpretive monument but I think they did a great job design wise. Then we walked to the Brandenburg Gate where later that day I watched videos of how close the Berlin wall was and all the people near it when it was being torn down. That is definitely something to watch in your free time. The whole history of the Berlin wall is very interesting to me. Other things we saw were the Berlin wall, the parts still standing but also the brinks on the ground that follow the exact path around the city where it had been laid. We also walked up to the biggest building still standing from the Natiz's time. It managed to survive the bombings I just hope it wasn't intentionally missed. Overall it was an amazing tour even with the cold, rainy weather.
In my free time I went to the Holocaust Museum which is located under the Memorial, and for being free I think everyone should take the time to visit, but go when you have a full day because after being there, emotionally I did not want to do anything else but walk around. It is a very moving museum and provided in great detail in formation about the anti-socialistic groups and who was affected. There are personal stories that are.. SO touchy I cried a few times in there and had many more chills while reading some of the things. It was an awful time in history that I know I've mentioned before but I hope no one ever has to go through it ever again.
For my Personnel Class, that was just finished today wooh! We visited two companies to help further our knowledge and just for fun also. The first we visited on Monday was Thermofischer Scientific. They put on a great presentation for us, showed us around the lab downstairs and even helped us learn about how they go through their personal hiring processes using some of my classmates. It was a very long day but I think pretty worth the visit. On Tuesday we had the opportunity to visit Pfzier and no they didn't hand out free drugs like in the movie Love and Other Drugs lol. Their HR person was from the states but has lived in Berlin for 3 years now I think so it was nice to hear someone speak who we could throughly understand lol.
Wednesday was a packed day of class in the morning for Adjustment on marriage, love, sex, and friendship and then off to the German History Museum. I really liked it there and could have totally spent more than 2 hours but it was enough for one day.
Now that its almost one my time I should probably go to bed. Otherwise nothing extremely interesting has happened since if I haven't been in class I've been either studying, walking around or sleeping! I am off to Hamburg on Saturday for two days then Copenhagen! Yay for travel :D
Monday, March 7, 2011
Praha!
Day 39, March 7th 2011
Prague or Praha has been one of the best cities in my opinion. It is lined with very old cobblestone streets and lots of buildings, and people, with character. After arriving I was a little cautious with the beat up buildings, graffiti (though this is everywhere in Europe), and mostly the quiet and relaxed feeling. I was so use to go go go of the previous cities that being here is a pleasant change! I still have class every day but it just feels different than the other cities have, even though you wouldn’t know since I suck at keeping up with blogging apparently! Anyway my second day here was full of a few little busy work things some girls and I did. We found our way to the main post office, the only laundry mat around, made it on all three metro lines, went to a mini market store, and to the biggest mall in Prague! The mall made me realize how much I did Not miss malls at all!The post office was much harder than I thought with the extreme language barrier and the only English person helping us hitting on my constantly but I successfully mailed a package that will hopefully get to my parents safely back in Minnesota soon! I should really count how many times I get hit on in each city because it is quite annoying and too often but oh well.
Sunday was one of the best days in Europe so far! It was a beautiful day out (no coat!) and we went to the Zoo! It was a very well kept zoo and all the animals I saw seemed healthy and well taken care of, which I like to see. We skipped the Bison for some elephants and exotic birds but I think I saw almost every animal at the zoo! For about 6.00 bucks, it was totally worth it. After that we went to Old Town and found our way to the Astronomical Clock and Leah and I got lost trying to find Charles Bridge but it was really cool just walking around the small streets and seeing little shops, restaurants, and buildings around Prague. We found our way back safely after another successful day!
Today, Monday, was our tour for class around Prague. We started at the clock we were at and even got to see all 12 disciples go around the clock and hear the horn sound at 11:00! After a short talk about the Old Square we went to the Jewish Quarter in Prague and got to see a number of different synagogues that weren’t destroyed when the Natiz’s came because Hitler wanted to have museums of the Jewish generations after he wiped them out; how generous right? But it was cool to see the Old New Synagogue and the Jewish cemetery. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch at a little restaurant with some amazing hot apple cider and went off to the palace, the cathedral in the palace, and Charles Bridge afterwards! There area that that palace covers is very grand. I wish the garden would’ve been open to take a look at also, but I think in the winter it must be closed. I didn’t fall in love on the bridge but maybe I fell in love with the city? ;) More to come! I promise :)
Oh and the internet isn't the greatest here so that's why there are no pictures yet!
Prague or Praha has been one of the best cities in my opinion. It is lined with very old cobblestone streets and lots of buildings, and people, with character. After arriving I was a little cautious with the beat up buildings, graffiti (though this is everywhere in Europe), and mostly the quiet and relaxed feeling. I was so use to go go go of the previous cities that being here is a pleasant change! I still have class every day but it just feels different than the other cities have, even though you wouldn’t know since I suck at keeping up with blogging apparently! Anyway my second day here was full of a few little busy work things some girls and I did. We found our way to the main post office, the only laundry mat around, made it on all three metro lines, went to a mini market store, and to the biggest mall in Prague! The mall made me realize how much I did Not miss malls at all!The post office was much harder than I thought with the extreme language barrier and the only English person helping us hitting on my constantly but I successfully mailed a package that will hopefully get to my parents safely back in Minnesota soon! I should really count how many times I get hit on in each city because it is quite annoying and too often but oh well.
Sunday was one of the best days in Europe so far! It was a beautiful day out (no coat!) and we went to the Zoo! It was a very well kept zoo and all the animals I saw seemed healthy and well taken care of, which I like to see. We skipped the Bison for some elephants and exotic birds but I think I saw almost every animal at the zoo! For about 6.00 bucks, it was totally worth it. After that we went to Old Town and found our way to the Astronomical Clock and Leah and I got lost trying to find Charles Bridge but it was really cool just walking around the small streets and seeing little shops, restaurants, and buildings around Prague. We found our way back safely after another successful day!
Today, Monday, was our tour for class around Prague. We started at the clock we were at and even got to see all 12 disciples go around the clock and hear the horn sound at 11:00! After a short talk about the Old Square we went to the Jewish Quarter in Prague and got to see a number of different synagogues that weren’t destroyed when the Natiz’s came because Hitler wanted to have museums of the Jewish generations after he wiped them out; how generous right? But it was cool to see the Old New Synagogue and the Jewish cemetery. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch at a little restaurant with some amazing hot apple cider and went off to the palace, the cathedral in the palace, and Charles Bridge afterwards! There area that that palace covers is very grand. I wish the garden would’ve been open to take a look at also, but I think in the winter it must be closed. I didn’t fall in love on the bridge but maybe I fell in love with the city? ;) More to come! I promise :)
Oh and the internet isn't the greatest here so that's why there are no pictures yet!
Friday, March 4, 2011
Updating
So I feel really bad that I have barely written anything since Paris! It has been a few weeks, I'm still alive and A LOT has happened. For a preview of what I will be writing about tonight and posting either tonight or tomorrow here it is: Paris-Switzerland-Vienna-Prague, Bed-bugs (very joyful), finished a class already and about to start my 4th and final one, annnnnnd other random things about the places we visited! Again sorry its been so long!!!! Its been a little crazy :D
Chau!
Chau!
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