Hullo peoples, I've finally got some time to blog. Things have been pretty crazy since I left, especially in Germany. But I had such an awesome time. It was so much fun to be with the other players and make music with them. Our host families were so, so nice to us. And we saw some pretty amazing things. Here are some photos, I hope you like them!! This one is afountain in Schlossplatz in central Stuttgart, with a palace in the background (can't remember the name!!). Let's just say this place was... rather big.
This was in the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart... for some reason Bede and Ji Man decided to play with giant Lego in the kid's corner instead of rushing off to see amazing cars etc.
Also in Stuttgart we went to Fruhlingsfest, which is the spring festival. It was an awesome old-fashioned festival and this was my very first roller coaster! It was called the Olympic something-or-other because it had 5 loops. It was so much fun I went on it twice.
The second place we stayed at was Freudenstadt in the Black Forest. Our hosts were from the school there. They put on a lunch for us at the school and, as you might expect, we had Black Forest Cake. Each family was supposed to bring a dessert and I think they all had the same idea. Needless to say we ate Black Forest Cake until we couldn't eat any more.
Cologne Cathedral was definitely one of the best things about the whole trip. We were fortunate to be able to attend Mass in the cathedral, which I found really beautiful and a really special experience. Then we were about to roam around and take photos, and finally we climbed the tower. I'm not going to post a photo of the cathedral simply because it was too huge to fit in one photo. Find a photo on the net if you don't know what it looks like. It was mind blowing... so hopelessly huge and ornate, it's incredible to think that it was built so many years ago. But here's a photo of the organ. It is a hanging organ- it weighs 40 tons, I think, and it's suspended from the ceiling by four chains. I didn't sit under it!!Well, I think that's about enough for now! Oxford photos coming soon :)
Amy
3 comments:
heya! luv the photos! please tell me you saved some black forest cake... :)
Hey amy - looks great, can't wait to see the rest of your photos! Get lots of sleep on the plane! Mum
hey, very cool! Cologne Cathedral does look rather impressive doesn't it - i googled it and was like "Ooo". must ask robert if he went there. and jeez, 5 loops - wuldnt catch me on that:P. hope ur enjoying England!
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