Had some very good Weissen Bier! My very favorite kind of German beer I have tried thus far.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Host Families
From left to right: Claudia (my host mom's friend), me, and my host mom, Martina
Kyle and his host parents, Fe and Rudy
A normal picture of the family... haha.
The whole group at our welcome dinner
Kyle and I
Monday, September 12, 2011
German nuts
This is what falls from the trees in Germany. It is dangerous. They hit cars and people! I was telling my mom yesterday that they probably had nut insurance here.
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Sunday, September 11, 2011
More photos from Berlin, Potsdam, and Eisenach
My street from our balcony.
German lighting from IKEA of course.
Kyle and a Steinbuck!
Alex and her Lieblingstier (favorite animal). a Giraffe!
Giraffes at the Berlin Zoo.
Kyle's host dad and his adorable granddaughter.
Kyle and Alex at the zoo.
The entire family at the zoo.
Sunset.
Brandenburg Gate.
Hotel where Michael Jackson hung his baby out the window.
Two of the many bikers in Berlin.
Potsdam
Smiling building.
Red Star at the Cecilienhof, home of the Potsdam Conference.
Sanssouci Castle.
Gardens at the Castle.
Eisenach
The house where Bach was born.
Kyle exploring the forest where Martin Luther may have been.
Alex looking happy climbing the mountain to Wartburg Castle.
Kyle running to the castle.
Wartburg Castle!
Kyle at the house Luther spent some of his childhood in.
Potsdam (made famous by the Potsdam Conference in 1945)
Building where the Potsdam Conference was held. Participants in conference were the USA, Soviet Union, and Britain. They worked to divide up Germany and Austria into the occupation zones here among other things.
This is Sanssouci Castle, home of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia.
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Wartburg castle photos
Kyle in Luther's room.
View of city from the mountain.
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