Monday, July 27, 2009
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Monday, June 15, 2008
Bonjour! We are now in our second city in France. After a very long 450 mile bus ride, we finally made it! The day got off to a slow start. Our bus was pulled over by the German highway patrol for a random search. We had to get off the bus for over an hour for the police to run all of their checks. We ended up getting back on the bus at around 12:20. We had gotten off the bus before 11, so our leaders told us not to eat, and that we would be stopping for lunch in a short while. After watching transformers, and 3 hours, everyone was getting so hungry and most were dying to go to the bathroom. There was no food or place to stop in site. We made it over several mountains and through long stretches before eating a very late lunch. We stopped at a gas station with minimal food, but I think most were happy to get anything. I got pretzels and a very bad pre-made sandwich but I was happy since my bladder was empty and my tummy had something in it.
The rest of the drive wasn’t too much longer. We ended up getting to Dijon a little after 7. Since there was no welcome dinner in this city, we were free to walk around. A large group of us went in search of a place for dinner that had a television in it. Germany was playing Austria in a very important Euro cup game. We finally found a Cuban/Mexican/French fusion restaurant called Havana. The food was decent but we had a huge tv! The meal wasn’t very big so we ended up stopping by McDonalds on the way. I got a very good m&m mcflurry before heading back to the hotel. Now Amanda and I are watching some grey’s anatomy in French before we head to bed!
The rest of the drive wasn’t too much longer. We ended up getting to Dijon a little after 7. Since there was no welcome dinner in this city, we were free to walk around. A large group of us went in search of a place for dinner that had a television in it. Germany was playing Austria in a very important Euro cup game. We finally found a Cuban/Mexican/French fusion restaurant called Havana. The food was decent but we had a huge tv! The meal wasn’t very big so we ended up stopping by McDonalds on the way. I got a very good m&m mcflurry before heading back to the hotel. Now Amanda and I are watching some grey’s anatomy in French before we head to bed!
Saturday, June 14, 2008
My last day in Germany. It was a fun city and I will be very sad to leave. After getting breakfast with Philipp and Andy, we had music lecture. This lecture lasted an hour and a half and just may have just been the longest class of my life. Philipp ended up coming to class with us and I felt especially bad for him. It was pretty boring and I was so glad when it was all over!
At 10:30 some of the group loaded the bus to go to Dachau. This was an optional trip, but I had been looking forward to it. Dachau was a 40 minutes drive outside of Munich. Dachau was used as a concentration camp until 1945 when it was liberated. The grounds were so beautiful and it was hard to imagine the suffering that went on there. There was a huge museum there that gave very detailed descriptions of the history of the camp. Also, several jail cells and the barracks were open. We walked around I was just trying to take it all in. the grounds also had several religious memorials to the people who had died. The last place that we went was the most chilling. We walked to the crematorium. It was a very strange feeling walking through the building. It consisted of a staining area, “showers” (which were the gas chambers), several “death rooms” where they kept dead bodies, and finally the cremation room with 4 very large ovens. It was a very creepy experience. But I think that it was very important to see.
After running back to the bus, we headed back to the hotel. Philipp grabbed all of his belongings from Andy’s room before so he could leave this afternoon. We walked around trying to find something fro lunch. However, we found something even better! While we were walking we all of a sudden saw many people lined up. Philipp asked what was going on and they said that there was a parade coming through! I was so excited. The parade hadn’t started yet so Philipp and I found a very nice grassy spot to lie down for a little while. The parade started and I loved it! It was people from the regions that had different sections. They were all dressed up. Most of them had their own bands. There were several wagons and horses. But most of all it was just fun to see how they were dressed.
After about 40 clans had gone by, we had started to get really hungry, but we were on the wrong side of the street to head to the city center. So, we started to walk towards the beginning of the parade, hoping to find the starting line to walk around behind the parade. Instead, we found a really cute café. We just decided to sit down and have a coke (and he had a fanta) to watch the rest of the parade. After I think about 80 something clans/regions, the parade was over. We walked further into the city and ended up stumbling onto another festival. This festival was for some sort of Irish thing. They had many booths for games and food.
Philipp had been talking about a certain dish for a while and I was so happy when we finally found a place that sold it. It consists of these little egg noodles cooked in a skillet with lots of cheese, butter, onions, and covered in a little bits of bacon. Sounds good right! It was! I am craving some more right now! To top it all off, we got something else quite delicious. We found a stand that had chocolate covered fruit. We both got a skewer with strawberries; his dipped in white chocolate and mine in milk chocolate. It was so good! It was the perfect ending to a great meal.
After we had successfully stuffed ourselves, we walked through the booths and found Philipp’s godfathers sister. She was very cute! My German is very bad and she spoke some English, so I didn’t really get to talk directly to her, but she seemed like a very sweet woman. After this, we went on a search for my jewelry from Germany for my collection. We found a booth that had reasonably priced things, and I got a very pretty black and red necklace. I know all the UGA girls will be very jealous of my black and red jewelry!
Philipp then really needed to head back home. We walked the train station for him to buy his ticket. We ended up having about an hour and half until his train left, so we got to spend a little more time together. We wandered around a little more before sitting in the train station. It was nice catching up! After Philipp boarded his train, I headed back to the hotel to see what the plans were for dinner.
Amanda and I met up with some people to go walk to the English Garten, a place that was recommended by Philipp. It is a very large park; I think I heard that it was the same size or larger than central park. It was very nice. It had several streams, lakes, and very vast open fields. After walking around the park for about an hour and a half, we met up with some other people from our group at a beingarten. They had a huge big screen television showing the Turkey soccer game. It was very exciting and so many people around us were getting so into it! At around 11:30, Turkey cam out victorious! I was happy for them since there was so many Turkish fans sitting and watching the game with us. We decided to head back to the hotel then.
When walking back, all we could hear was car horns. When we got the rode, we found out why. All the turkey fans had all fled to the streets. They had simply parked their cars on the street and were just going crazy! They were so excited and we just having a huge party in the streets. We watched them for a little while outside the metro station before heading back. It had started to rain and was getting very cold. My bed was very welcoming that night!
At 10:30 some of the group loaded the bus to go to Dachau. This was an optional trip, but I had been looking forward to it. Dachau was a 40 minutes drive outside of Munich. Dachau was used as a concentration camp until 1945 when it was liberated. The grounds were so beautiful and it was hard to imagine the suffering that went on there. There was a huge museum there that gave very detailed descriptions of the history of the camp. Also, several jail cells and the barracks were open. We walked around I was just trying to take it all in. the grounds also had several religious memorials to the people who had died. The last place that we went was the most chilling. We walked to the crematorium. It was a very strange feeling walking through the building. It consisted of a staining area, “showers” (which were the gas chambers), several “death rooms” where they kept dead bodies, and finally the cremation room with 4 very large ovens. It was a very creepy experience. But I think that it was very important to see.
After running back to the bus, we headed back to the hotel. Philipp grabbed all of his belongings from Andy’s room before so he could leave this afternoon. We walked around trying to find something fro lunch. However, we found something even better! While we were walking we all of a sudden saw many people lined up. Philipp asked what was going on and they said that there was a parade coming through! I was so excited. The parade hadn’t started yet so Philipp and I found a very nice grassy spot to lie down for a little while. The parade started and I loved it! It was people from the regions that had different sections. They were all dressed up. Most of them had their own bands. There were several wagons and horses. But most of all it was just fun to see how they were dressed.
After about 40 clans had gone by, we had started to get really hungry, but we were on the wrong side of the street to head to the city center. So, we started to walk towards the beginning of the parade, hoping to find the starting line to walk around behind the parade. Instead, we found a really cute café. We just decided to sit down and have a coke (and he had a fanta) to watch the rest of the parade. After I think about 80 something clans/regions, the parade was over. We walked further into the city and ended up stumbling onto another festival. This festival was for some sort of Irish thing. They had many booths for games and food.
Philipp had been talking about a certain dish for a while and I was so happy when we finally found a place that sold it. It consists of these little egg noodles cooked in a skillet with lots of cheese, butter, onions, and covered in a little bits of bacon. Sounds good right! It was! I am craving some more right now! To top it all off, we got something else quite delicious. We found a stand that had chocolate covered fruit. We both got a skewer with strawberries; his dipped in white chocolate and mine in milk chocolate. It was so good! It was the perfect ending to a great meal.
After we had successfully stuffed ourselves, we walked through the booths and found Philipp’s godfathers sister. She was very cute! My German is very bad and she spoke some English, so I didn’t really get to talk directly to her, but she seemed like a very sweet woman. After this, we went on a search for my jewelry from Germany for my collection. We found a booth that had reasonably priced things, and I got a very pretty black and red necklace. I know all the UGA girls will be very jealous of my black and red jewelry!
Philipp then really needed to head back home. We walked the train station for him to buy his ticket. We ended up having about an hour and half until his train left, so we got to spend a little more time together. We wandered around a little more before sitting in the train station. It was nice catching up! After Philipp boarded his train, I headed back to the hotel to see what the plans were for dinner.
Amanda and I met up with some people to go walk to the English Garten, a place that was recommended by Philipp. It is a very large park; I think I heard that it was the same size or larger than central park. It was very nice. It had several streams, lakes, and very vast open fields. After walking around the park for about an hour and a half, we met up with some other people from our group at a beingarten. They had a huge big screen television showing the Turkey soccer game. It was very exciting and so many people around us were getting so into it! At around 11:30, Turkey cam out victorious! I was happy for them since there was so many Turkish fans sitting and watching the game with us. We decided to head back to the hotel then.
When walking back, all we could hear was car horns. When we got the rode, we found out why. All the turkey fans had all fled to the streets. They had simply parked their cars on the street and were just going crazy! They were so excited and we just having a huge party in the streets. We watched them for a little while outside the metro station before heading back. It had started to rain and was getting very cold. My bed was very welcoming that night!
Friday the Thirteenth! June 13, 2008
Today just might have been one of my favorite days on the trip. I absolutely love Munich. After having a great breakfast, we had an hour of art this morning before heading to the Alte Pinokothek. The museum was very big! I had no idea so many amazing works of art were housed there. I stayed for about an hour before grabbing Andy to meet Philipp. Philipp is living in a small town outside of Munich and took the train to come and visit us! We finally found him in one of the botanical gardens close to the city center of Munich. I was so excited to see him! It is always so nice to see a familiar face when you have been gone so long, especially if you have not seen them in 7 months!
We needed up being so lucky that we just so happened to be in Munich this particular weekend. It turns out that the city was celebrating its 850th anniversary this weekend. Needless to say, the city was insane! It was so cool! Everywhere the festival was going on. The crowds were very dense full of Germans dressed in Lederhosen! It was so awesome to see every all decked out and see the music and the culture of the town. There was a couple of stages set up around the city as well as tents selling things and most of all, all the breweries had tons of benches set up with lots and lots of beer.
We walked through the city center for a little while, which was a very difficult thing because the crowds were so thick. We stopped at a huge department store to get Andy some batteries and to get me my very favorite chocolates! They are called Milka and are filled with some sort of delicious strawberry filling. They are just so good and I have been looking forward to getting to Germany so I could get these chocolates. It made my day!
Next, we walked to a very pretty church. I think that the most interesting thing about the church was a story that Philipp told us. The tale goes like this: when the architect was commissioned to build the church, the devil came to visit him. The devil told him that he should design the church to have no windows in it. When the architect refused, the devil said that if he put windows in the church, he would threaten his life. The church was erected, but it had windows. The devil again visited the architect. When the architect was asked why there were windows, he told the devil that you could see no windows from the exact place that he had been standing at the time. There is now a gold footprint where the devil stood and no windows are visible from that spot.
There is also another interesting y about the church. It was one of the only buildings left standing after all of the bombings during the war. This was not because it was a religious place, but because it had two tall, towers and those were used to locate and navigate the other bombing sites.
After we saw the church, we walked over to a Beirgarten for lunch. It was so pretty. The weather was a little chilly but it was a nice day and I loved watching all of the people. Both Andy and Philipp got pig’s knuckle with several sides I did not recognize and a liter of beer. I left Philipp order for me. He got me some sort of white bratwurst and one of the largest pretzels that I have ever seen in my life! It was so good! I had a glass of wine with lunch and it was all so tasty!
After lunch, we hurried to make our appointment at the Pinokothek Modern museum. It was one of the most odd places that I have ever been! The art was very…. Modern…. They had a BMW frozen, exhibits full of just appliances, a room with just zip ties, and even a room that just consisted of 2 sets of strings hanging form the ceiling. It was so strange. Most if it I just did not think of as art. There was even a whole exhibition of just black canvases! Weird.
After the museum, we walked back towards the city center. We walked to Maximillains which is a very exclusive shopping street with everything from Roberto Cavali to Prada and Dolce. It was a very cool street and it was interesting to see the kinds of people that shop there. I found one pair of pants on sale… for 800 Euro…. I did not make that purchase!
After the window-shopping, we headed to Houfbrauoaus. This was probably one of my most favorite locations in all of Munich. It is the largest beer hall in Germany (I think maybe Europe too)? But it was so cool. There were just tables and tables of people drinking. It was awesome to watch and listen to everyone. We sat at a table with one other American along with several Germans. The Germans all loved listening to Philipp switch so quickly between an accents less German to an accent less English. They just loved him. But I have to say, I think they loved Andy even more! They were just all over him. Grabbing his arms, dancing, and singing!
Here, I decided, if I was ever to drink a beer, this had to be the place. I had never ever had a beer, much less finished one! So, Philipp ordered me a Rublen. It consists of beer mixed with a lemon soda. It was better than any beer that I have ever tasted. I finally finished my very first beer! A monumental moment I a am sure. I also had my second gigantic pretzel of the day! We ended up staying at the Houfbrauhaus for much longer than we had expected. After we realized what time it was, we quickly headed back to the hotel to meet up with people for dinner.
After a quick change, we went to try to find something to eat. We stopped at the first Kebab stand that we passed which was a very bad idea. It was pretty bad and I didn’t eat much of mine. But the most entertaining thing about it was that the owner somehow convinced some of the guys that it wasn’t turkey, but it was kangaroo meat. They all thought that it was so cool. That was until Philipp told them that it the meat really just came from a bird.
After this, our group ended up splitting up. We were heading to a place greatly recommended by Philipp’s friends. It is known as the east art district and is just an area comprised of a ton of different nightclubs and bars. I was so excited to go out after all the stories that I had heard about Munich nightlife. Now, every single place that I have gone in all of Europe never ever asked me for an id. But, this had to be the night. didn’t it. I was wearing a dress that didn’t have pockets so I just had left Philipp hold some of my cash. Sadly, we had trouble getting into most places even though I clearly looked 18. We did get a couple of drinks and I still really enjoyed myself. We even met some really cool guys on the metro who were entertaining to say the least!
We headed back to the hotel and spent the rest of the night hanging out. It was such a great day in Germany! I had a lot of fun walking around with Philipp and I had never been so happy to be with a local!
We needed up being so lucky that we just so happened to be in Munich this particular weekend. It turns out that the city was celebrating its 850th anniversary this weekend. Needless to say, the city was insane! It was so cool! Everywhere the festival was going on. The crowds were very dense full of Germans dressed in Lederhosen! It was so awesome to see every all decked out and see the music and the culture of the town. There was a couple of stages set up around the city as well as tents selling things and most of all, all the breweries had tons of benches set up with lots and lots of beer.
We walked through the city center for a little while, which was a very difficult thing because the crowds were so thick. We stopped at a huge department store to get Andy some batteries and to get me my very favorite chocolates! They are called Milka and are filled with some sort of delicious strawberry filling. They are just so good and I have been looking forward to getting to Germany so I could get these chocolates. It made my day!
Next, we walked to a very pretty church. I think that the most interesting thing about the church was a story that Philipp told us. The tale goes like this: when the architect was commissioned to build the church, the devil came to visit him. The devil told him that he should design the church to have no windows in it. When the architect refused, the devil said that if he put windows in the church, he would threaten his life. The church was erected, but it had windows. The devil again visited the architect. When the architect was asked why there were windows, he told the devil that you could see no windows from the exact place that he had been standing at the time. There is now a gold footprint where the devil stood and no windows are visible from that spot.
There is also another interesting y about the church. It was one of the only buildings left standing after all of the bombings during the war. This was not because it was a religious place, but because it had two tall, towers and those were used to locate and navigate the other bombing sites.
After we saw the church, we walked over to a Beirgarten for lunch. It was so pretty. The weather was a little chilly but it was a nice day and I loved watching all of the people. Both Andy and Philipp got pig’s knuckle with several sides I did not recognize and a liter of beer. I left Philipp order for me. He got me some sort of white bratwurst and one of the largest pretzels that I have ever seen in my life! It was so good! I had a glass of wine with lunch and it was all so tasty!
After lunch, we hurried to make our appointment at the Pinokothek Modern museum. It was one of the most odd places that I have ever been! The art was very…. Modern…. They had a BMW frozen, exhibits full of just appliances, a room with just zip ties, and even a room that just consisted of 2 sets of strings hanging form the ceiling. It was so strange. Most if it I just did not think of as art. There was even a whole exhibition of just black canvases! Weird.
After the museum, we walked back towards the city center. We walked to Maximillains which is a very exclusive shopping street with everything from Roberto Cavali to Prada and Dolce. It was a very cool street and it was interesting to see the kinds of people that shop there. I found one pair of pants on sale… for 800 Euro…. I did not make that purchase!
After the window-shopping, we headed to Houfbrauoaus. This was probably one of my most favorite locations in all of Munich. It is the largest beer hall in Germany (I think maybe Europe too)? But it was so cool. There were just tables and tables of people drinking. It was awesome to watch and listen to everyone. We sat at a table with one other American along with several Germans. The Germans all loved listening to Philipp switch so quickly between an accents less German to an accent less English. They just loved him. But I have to say, I think they loved Andy even more! They were just all over him. Grabbing his arms, dancing, and singing!
Here, I decided, if I was ever to drink a beer, this had to be the place. I had never ever had a beer, much less finished one! So, Philipp ordered me a Rublen. It consists of beer mixed with a lemon soda. It was better than any beer that I have ever tasted. I finally finished my very first beer! A monumental moment I a am sure. I also had my second gigantic pretzel of the day! We ended up staying at the Houfbrauhaus for much longer than we had expected. After we realized what time it was, we quickly headed back to the hotel to meet up with people for dinner.
After a quick change, we went to try to find something to eat. We stopped at the first Kebab stand that we passed which was a very bad idea. It was pretty bad and I didn’t eat much of mine. But the most entertaining thing about it was that the owner somehow convinced some of the guys that it wasn’t turkey, but it was kangaroo meat. They all thought that it was so cool. That was until Philipp told them that it the meat really just came from a bird.
After this, our group ended up splitting up. We were heading to a place greatly recommended by Philipp’s friends. It is known as the east art district and is just an area comprised of a ton of different nightclubs and bars. I was so excited to go out after all the stories that I had heard about Munich nightlife. Now, every single place that I have gone in all of Europe never ever asked me for an id. But, this had to be the night. didn’t it. I was wearing a dress that didn’t have pockets so I just had left Philipp hold some of my cash. Sadly, we had trouble getting into most places even though I clearly looked 18. We did get a couple of drinks and I still really enjoyed myself. We even met some really cool guys on the metro who were entertaining to say the least!
We headed back to the hotel and spent the rest of the night hanging out. It was such a great day in Germany! I had a lot of fun walking around with Philipp and I had never been so happy to be with a local!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Hallo from Germany!!! Today we drove to Munich! The drive was very pretty. We even got to see a ton of the Austrian countryside. There were so many small towns in the valleys, which were amazing to see! We got to the hotel around 5:30. Our welcome dinner started early at seven. The food was very good! For the first course, we had penne pasta. For the second course, we had some potatoes that were kind of like hash browns that were also very tasty. I am very proud of myself that I am starting to like new things. That is twice now that I have finished potatoes portions! That was served with a baked chicken with a white sauce. I finished every bite! But the best part was definitely the desert! It consisted of a chocolate shell filled with some sort of strawberry sherbet, then the chocolate shell was topped with vanilla ice cream and a strawberry glaze and then there was a buttermilk sauce on the bottom. It was so good! I could have eaten like 4 portions!
We ended up staying in tonight. I read some of my book while Amanda and I waited for her friend to get to the hotel. A sorority sister of hers is living in London and came to visit for the weekend. We stayed up talking to her and went to bed early. I can’t wait for tomorrow!
We ended up staying in tonight. I read some of my book while Amanda and I waited for her friend to get to the hotel. A sorority sister of hers is living in London and came to visit for the weekend. We stayed up talking to her and went to bed early. I can’t wait for tomorrow!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Today we went to Venice! We took the train into the city, which took about 40 minutes (which I used to sleep). Once we got there, we had to book it to the Accedemia museum, because our train had been delayed. We finally got there after the fastest walking that I think we have ever done. The people at the hotel said that it would take us an hour to walk there, but with Fred as our leader, we did it in a little under 20 minutes!
The museum was nice and we stayed there for about two hours before we got unbearably hungry. We got some pizza and gelato, my regular meal it is becoming, and sat outside on the ground. We quickly learned that the pigeons are ruthless here! AAfter lunch, we made our way over to the Guggenheim museum. I stayed for a short while before leaving for the train station.
I had asked my leaders about going to meet Meredith at the station. They all seemed too excited for me to be able to see her! They also said that I would be completely fine walking by me since Venice is one of the safest cities in all of Europe. I really liked walking over there alone. It was very calming and refreshing to be away from the group for a while and just walk.
Meredith and her friend Joe got to the station around 4:20. I was just about to bust when I saw her! I was so excited! It was so nice to see someone from home!
The three of us wandered around the city all afternoon, even getting my second cone of gelato for the day! We Have to see some very famous places like the St. Marco square and the bridge of Sighs. It was a very nice afternoon. We ended up with a very nice dinner. We passed a restaurant which wasn’t very crowded and we were drawn in. they had some very cheap specials and said that they would not charge us any cover! The meal ended up being bery delicious and we even ended up getting free bread!
We headed back to the train station around 10:30 to head back to Padova. We were so tired and I am sure we all fell asleep on the train at one point or another. After getting back to the hotel, we all settled into bed! Me and mer shared one while Joe stayed in an extra bed in Andy’s room, which happed to work out! It was so nice seeing Meredith and I am so sad that she is leaving tomorrow!
The museum was nice and we stayed there for about two hours before we got unbearably hungry. We got some pizza and gelato, my regular meal it is becoming, and sat outside on the ground. We quickly learned that the pigeons are ruthless here! AAfter lunch, we made our way over to the Guggenheim museum. I stayed for a short while before leaving for the train station.
I had asked my leaders about going to meet Meredith at the station. They all seemed too excited for me to be able to see her! They also said that I would be completely fine walking by me since Venice is one of the safest cities in all of Europe. I really liked walking over there alone. It was very calming and refreshing to be away from the group for a while and just walk.
Meredith and her friend Joe got to the station around 4:20. I was just about to bust when I saw her! I was so excited! It was so nice to see someone from home!
The three of us wandered around the city all afternoon, even getting my second cone of gelato for the day! We Have to see some very famous places like the St. Marco square and the bridge of Sighs. It was a very nice afternoon. We ended up with a very nice dinner. We passed a restaurant which wasn’t very crowded and we were drawn in. they had some very cheap specials and said that they would not charge us any cover! The meal ended up being bery delicious and we even ended up getting free bread!
We headed back to the train station around 10:30 to head back to Padova. We were so tired and I am sure we all fell asleep on the train at one point or another. After getting back to the hotel, we all settled into bed! Me and mer shared one while Joe stayed in an extra bed in Andy’s room, which happed to work out! It was so nice seeing Meredith and I am so sad that she is leaving tomorrow!
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Today we stayed in Padova. We first had breakfast and had a ton of class. We had class from 8-11:15 today! It seemed to be so long. After, we walked to get some lunch before heading to the Scrovegni Chaple. I know that I keep continuing to say that I got the best meal of the trip, but it was true this day! The pizza I got was so good! It was a very thick and soft crust. I really want to go back!
We met our group at the chapel in a park. The chaple was very pretty. Even though it was very small, it was the most controlled environment that I have ever been in. you go inside and sit in a small room for 15 minutes while they decompress the air. Then, you can go in. only when it is you groups turn to leave can they open the door. We were only allowed in with very small groups.
After the chapel, some of us walked to the only laundry mat in the city. Hannah, Hilary, Amanda, and I all managed to get all of our colored clothing in one machine and all of our whites in a small one. This saved a ton of money, because laundry was very expensive. However, it took almost 2 hours to dry the clothing. While sitting in the laundry mat, the man who ran it started talking to us. He was so cute! He spoke no English, only Italian, but seemed to enjoy us very much. He heard us say the words engineers, and he went and got this huge binder full of sketches he had! He was very talented and loved to show us all the things that he had done. He even made us photocopies and we got him to sign them! He was so adorable!
After doing laundry, we went back to the hotel. I went and worked on my close reading for almost 2 hours. Then, Jamie, David and I headed over to the Mexican restraint across the street. I was so excited to get Mexican; however, it turned out to be very different. We all ordered daiquiris / margaritas. TThen, we ordered chips, because you do not get then free. It was 5 euros and I think we may have gotten about 8.5 chips an hour after we got there. Then, I got a side of Mexican rice, which was very odd but tasted ok. I did get some very delicious quesadillas though! I asked for them to have just cheese, not with the chili or jalepeopnes that they were supposed to come with. It was so good! It was kind of like a fried hot pocket oozing with cheese! It was so good! Dinner took quite a while but afterwards, I was able to get back to the hotel and skype Meredith! I think that she is going to come tomorrow so I am so super excited about that! Yay!
We met our group at the chapel in a park. The chaple was very pretty. Even though it was very small, it was the most controlled environment that I have ever been in. you go inside and sit in a small room for 15 minutes while they decompress the air. Then, you can go in. only when it is you groups turn to leave can they open the door. We were only allowed in with very small groups.
After the chapel, some of us walked to the only laundry mat in the city. Hannah, Hilary, Amanda, and I all managed to get all of our colored clothing in one machine and all of our whites in a small one. This saved a ton of money, because laundry was very expensive. However, it took almost 2 hours to dry the clothing. While sitting in the laundry mat, the man who ran it started talking to us. He was so cute! He spoke no English, only Italian, but seemed to enjoy us very much. He heard us say the words engineers, and he went and got this huge binder full of sketches he had! He was very talented and loved to show us all the things that he had done. He even made us photocopies and we got him to sign them! He was so adorable!
After doing laundry, we went back to the hotel. I went and worked on my close reading for almost 2 hours. Then, Jamie, David and I headed over to the Mexican restraint across the street. I was so excited to get Mexican; however, it turned out to be very different. We all ordered daiquiris / margaritas. TThen, we ordered chips, because you do not get then free. It was 5 euros and I think we may have gotten about 8.5 chips an hour after we got there. Then, I got a side of Mexican rice, which was very odd but tasted ok. I did get some very delicious quesadillas though! I asked for them to have just cheese, not with the chili or jalepeopnes that they were supposed to come with. It was so good! It was kind of like a fried hot pocket oozing with cheese! It was so good! Dinner took quite a while but afterwards, I was able to get back to the hotel and skype Meredith! I think that she is going to come tomorrow so I am so super excited about that! Yay!
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