Reclaiming Experience

This blog is a tool for recording my experiences as well as evaluating my day-to-day life. With my camera in hand, I will make meaning out of my life.
Showing posts with label germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label germany. Show all posts

Saturday, June 30, 2012

Day 182: Rabbits vs. Turtles

Best Moments
1. Picnic by the castles and lake
2. Climbing up to Mary's bridge to look over the castles
3. Luge ride with the luge warrior, Shelli, and the extreme rabbits Rene and Jennifer
4. Our group photo with the castle in the background




Friday, June 29, 2012

Day 181: Contrasting a Sobering Experience with Happy Moments

Best Moments
1. Great guide at Dachau that provided knowledge about the unique history of the camp
2. Seeing the memorial sculpture of individuals jumping onto an electric fence to end their suffering
3. Hearing birds sing at Dachau
4. Beautiful stops along the way to our destination including Wieskirche Church
5. Paying for sanitized toilets (I didn't really appreciate this until we reached Italy)
6. Buddy introductions that delved deeper into the people we recently met and would get to know even better

*My audio was cut off, so it is not complete, but here is what I have.



Thursday, June 28, 2012

Day 180: The Search for a Biergarten in the Afternoon

Best Moments
1. Extended lunch shared with great people
2. Searching for a Germany shirt for the big soccer game (Germany vs. Italy)
3. Beer at the beer garden and Rick helping me finish it
4. Following a night watchmen through the medieval town
5. Walking the wall and overlooking the town
6. Rainy night watching the soccer game and Rene getting poured on by a waterfall of water

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Day 179: New Connections on the Rhine

Best Moments
1. Herr Jung's sobering experiences
2. Thomas's enthusiasm and overly kind gestures with the ice wine
3. Piano music at the poster shop
4. Guide flicking off kids at Reinfels castle
5. Rhine river cruise with wine
6. Night strolls of Bacharach with friends
7. "Life is good" with white wine (dry, semi, and classic)
8. Making a wish in a fountain that Herr Jung said is proved to work 




Link to Flickr Images 

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Day 178: Guten Tag Germany

Best Moments:
1. Morning walk in Haarlem before leaving for Bacharach
2. Beer tasting and film dubbing at Arnhem
3. Fatima's funny jokes and amazing hospitality
4. 700 year old hotel in scenic town