The idea of not celebrating my birthday really hard for me before I left for England; however, this weekend I got to travel to Germany! First, on Friday night, I was surprised with delicious cake and presents! Also, I was serenaded via Skype by my mother and grandma...I know, you're jealous. On Saturday morning, we got to sleep in a little and left around 3:30 a.m. to head to the airport (yes, that's late compared to our Rome flight). We got to the Frankfurt-Hahn airport around 9:30, but it was about an hour and a half drive to the city. It was the most beautiful ride ever. Germany is so green and hilly. When we got into the city, it was so different than Rome and London. It wasn't as busy and the city was clean. Also, since Frankfurt was bombed during World War II and it has been rebuilt since then, so the architecture is more modern. In Frankfurt, they also have some Old Germany buildings. It's really neat!
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| So cute! |
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| The Underground. |
The first thing we did after we dropped our luggage off at the hostel was head to the PalmenGarten. This is a
huge garden. It was a beautiful day and I love nature, so this was perfect! Mom, this reminded me of the days you would take us to the Rose Gardens to take our pictures and Kirsten and Kelsey would freak out because of the bees. It was
so beautiful!
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We loved these lounge chairs.
There were so many people laying in them. |
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| This is why I love Fall! |
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| Chrysanthemums everywhere! |
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| We decided to have a photo shoot. This pose was Michele's idea. |
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| Go Pokes! |
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| I love flowers! The yellow ones were my favorite! |
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| A beautiful little lake! It's too cold to canoe now. |
Since it was such a beautiful day, we wanted to be outside for longer, so we headed to the good ol' Main River, which flows into the Rhine River. There were people jogging along the river and just sitting next to it enjoying drinks. I loved it! We had some Apfelwein (apple wine/cider). It was just a beautiful day!
In our research of the city (which was difficult because everything is in German), we found out about a place called the
Main Tower. This is kind of comparable to the Sears/Willis Tower. Okay, it's 200 meters shorter, but when you get to the top, you get to stand outside! Plus, it's way cheaper. It was super windy and cold, but we got up there right at sunset. You get a full view of the city. I could stay up there for hours just looking at the beautiful city..unfortunately, we were only in Frankfurt for about 30 and we had other things to do, so that wasn't an option.
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| So happy on my birthday! |
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| Looking into the distance. |
Later, we had free pasta at the hostel and had some German beer with it. Then, we got a nice taste of the German nightlife. We danced the night away and headed home. It was a great way to end my birthday!
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| Fraziskaner weissbier! Say that five times fast! |
Here are some pictures of our awesome hostel..
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| I hope you aren't getting tired of Stanley. |
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| Just a pretty hangout place! |
And the pretty views..
It was such a beautiful area, but this was around the corner... oops.
It was a wonderful weekend. It was definitely relaxing compared to Rome. I loved Germany and can't wait to go back in December for Christmas festivities!
Our next travels..This weekend we will be staying in England. On Saturday, I am spending the day with my cooperating teacher. We have the same birthday, so this is our "birthday celebration." On Sunday, the five of us are heading to our
first futbol game! You have no idea how excited we are! I'll give an update on that one.
Days til Graduation: 59 (yep, this is starting to freak me out a little)
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