http://www.joshleo.com/germany A Travelogue of a trip through Germany Mon, 14 Jan 2008 03:09:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When in Bavaria, do as the Bavarians! McDonalds http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/11/17/mcdonalds/ Walking through Bremen while we wait for our next train. The Streets of Bremen http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/11/13/the-streets-of-bremen/ I was gone for a month, now I'm back...lots of stuff to get caught up on! Welcome Back! Music: John Sebastian - Welcome Back (Theme from Welcome Back, Kotter), Eddie Hadner / Eddie und Freunde - Beerbarrel/In Heaven../In Muenchen-Medley http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/09/09/welcome-back/ I spent the day hiking in the German Alps, walking in Hitlers "Eagles Nest" and learning about the Nazi´s presence in the area. The weather is the most spetacular that we have had and the mountains are beautiful (the second highest peak in Germany) either way...i got to get going, ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/29/berchtesgaden/ http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/26/112505199063345168/ We traveled from Delft, Netherlands to Brugge Belgium. We spent 2 days in Brugge. I guess I got too confidant and happy with the weather because Friday in Delft was really rainy as was Saturday and Sunday. Of course the weather cleared up for our train ride back to Marburg ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/23/medievel-cities-chocolate-beer-fries-waffles-and-architecture/ a reader of this blog made this comment: I think people being nice to each other is a great thing. Fellowship is a great thing... but when you say Christian fellowship is a great thing, there's a subtle implication there that non-Christians aren't as "nice and helpful" as Christians. Just some ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/18/christian-fellowship/ What a busy few days it has been! Quick rundown Monday: Walk through the mud in Cuxhaven at lowtide Tuesday: Ride trains all day to get to Leewarden, bus to Ferwert (village of ancestors) beer, camp Wednesday: Walking through Amsterdam Thursday: art museums, train to Delft, good Dutch dinner! Extended Version: Monday The tide in Cuxhaven goes out ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/18/tides-ancestors-canals-and-porcelain/ There are so many nice people here at the dünenhof. (the place where my buddy spent the last year doing his civil service) they are all Christians around my age and about 4 or 5 of them speak very good english and enjoy speaking it. last night we went to ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/14/friendly-folks-in-at-the-dunenhof/ Today was just right in termperature, and visuals. We went back to the small streets and castle that we traveled through last night, but this time it was daytime so people were about and the buldings were lit up. I still can't get over some of the buildings here in ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/13/what-a-view/ A Day Out in Marburg Dirk and I woke up and took our time getting ready. As I was getting ready, I realized how strange all the outlets and light switches looked to me. I mean, sure the outlets have different sized plugs, but the whole faceplate etc is really big. ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/12/day-7-marburg/ Everyone loves pictures! well I finally figured everything out and while It may be some time before yous see some pictures of the Netherlands (we go there next week and come back to Marburg where a computer and dial-up connection will await us) here are some things to show you ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/12/pictures/ Leaving Mücke After a short night sleeping on the floor, the whole gang woke up early in the morning to carry on with our travels. My new German friends sang a song on the balcony, and I happily listened while sipping on some hot tea. We packed up our things, ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/11/day-6-mucke-marburg/ Travel Day We were going to be riding the train for a long time. We had to travel from Guben to Mücke where Dirk’s friend Darius (Günni) lives. Mücke is a little south of Marburg, the city where Dirk was going to be living while at the university. This was my ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/10/day-5-guben-to-mucke/ Can I just say that I wish I was in Michigan right now...but only because I hear it is very warm. it is like...aw heck stupid celcius...probably in the 50's and cloudy. It feels like Michigan in the fall. I am eagerly waiting the moment when I can walk around ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/10/cold-weather-great-public-transportation/ Touring Guben Staying in Guben gave us the opportunity to take things easy. We slept in and had another typical German breakfast of bread and meat, and even though it was drizzling, we hopped on our bikes and began our day. Dirk took me to his families church, and since his ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/09/day-4-guben/ I brought the ingredients for chocolate chip cookies...the ingrediens that German grocery stores do not have (Vanilla extract, chocolate chips, and brown sugar) then I made the cookies today...let's just say that German families LOVE home made chocolate chip cookies...I must admit they were quite good. So I guess ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/09/cookies-and-dinner/ Morning in Berlin We woke up in the morning and knew we had nothing really planned. We took it easy and packed up our things. Dirk and I grabbed a basket and headed to Aldi. (yes they Aldi is actually a German store, but there they have two branches, Aldi north, ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/08/day-3-berlin-cottbus-guben/ Germans like beer. Germans like to speak German. I do like to drink beer (I am still learning to appreciate it fully) and I have no freaking idea what everyone is saying. (p.s. the Z and Y are switched on computers here and it is a real pain in the ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/08/confused-and-tipsy/ First Morning in Berlin We woke up and had a slow morning. The English service at the church started around noon so we had plenty of time to eat breakfast and get ready. The shower in the parsonage was very tiny. In addition to being tiny, the floor was tilted and ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/07/day-2-berlin-potsdam/ Getting There I had never flown overseas before. I have, however, taken an extremely long flight to Anchorage, Alaska which lasted almost as long as a flight across the Atlantic. I love flying so I was not worried one bit. Of course I did ... http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/06/day-1-berlin/ A Month in Germany http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/08/03/here-we-go/ I am leaving on Friday August 5 at 5:30 p.m. I will arrive in Berlin the next morning. I will come back home on September 3. Everything in between will be hopefully documented here! http://www.joshleo.com/germany/2005/07/27/the-trip/