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Jenn in Germany!
See that guy? In ye olde tymes, people would throw balls at his mouth for kicks. I feel bad.
He’s at the Biberach museum, which was full of signs saying the German version of “KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE PRICELESS OLD TREASURES, YOU SILLY TOURIST.”
The ancient statues had a pretty cool texture. And I’m sure they won’t notice that broken figurine.
(Just kidding. I didn’t break anything. In the museum.)
Enter, part two! aka The Dark Knight Rises in Germany, oh god why is everything exploding.
We met my brother’s exchange student’s brother (follow that?) at a Mexican restaurant. I pity the Germans and their sub-standard Mexican food. The Americans do it much better.
After that, we caught a late-night showing of the Dark Knight Rises. I managed to catch the major plot points, including **SPOILER ALERT** the bad guy wants to blow stuff up, and Batman has to stop him.
Good stuff!
This is Moritz. Moritz used to be my buddy, but then I poked him in the ear and now he won’t talk to me.
I’m trying to salvage the relationship.
This is my new bff, Star. Since she is an Icelandic pony, her name is actually the Icelandic word for star, but sadly, Iceland and language do not a pronouncable word make. So. Star.
She’s a wonderful pony.
So! Biberach’s been keeping me busy! I’m not sure what today is, let alone when this stuff happened, so you’re just going to have to roll with me here.
We went on a high-ropes course and, while there are no pictures, you can rest assured that I made my way across the twisted rope challenges dangling high above the forest floor with all the grace and dignity of a cat in an ice bath.
Later, Feli took me riding on her horses! They’re actually Icelandic ponies, meaning they’re smaller with unpronounceable names. This was my view.
Germany? You are *fiiiiiine*.
XOXO Jenn
Here’s what I did my second day in Heidelberg.
This is Yvonne. She’s very friendly.
They had more exotic animals, like elephants and tigers, but we weren’t allowed to pet them. Bummer.
Altogether, Heidelberg gets an A+!
XOXO Jenn
Since I just can’t keep myself off of the train, Feli and I are spending two days in Heidelberg!
The weather is stunning and the city is *gorgeous*. There’s a really cool vibe here because the city’s so old (over 500 years, I think), but due to the giant university, a large number of the residents are young, resulting in a combination of gorgeous old style architecture and vibrant lifestyles.
I love it!
We spent our day basically ignoring any plan whatsoever and just walking, people-watching, and window-shopping. You’d be surprised at the number of people in Germany who can play the accordion, and do so on the street. It’s awesome.
We ate lunch at a bar/restaurant type deal with an atmosphere that was… Asian/pirate/garden? I’m not really sure, but I think if I lived here, I”d go there quite often.
We found this little indie theater and saw Moonrise Kingdom (minus the first five minutes — punctuality is not my strong suit) with german subtitles, so Feli could understand, since of course her English needs so much work;) It’s a film directed by Wes Anderson, and if you’ve enjoyed his other works, I do recommend you go see this one. Why? Because Bill Murray and Bruce Willis, that’s why.
We shared a room in the (surprisingly nice) youth hostel with a very pleasant Korean woman who spoke excellent german.
It’s hard to type a witty conclusion sentence when I’m on a bus. So. Later!
XOXO Jenn
I spent the first day in Biberach (well, Ummendorf, really) exploring my senses.
It’s exactly what it sounds like.
There’s a museum-type thing called Sinnwelt that’s really just a playground in disguise as an educational institute. I’m pretty sure it was meant for children, but hey, I never claimed to be mature.
I’m not quite sure how to explain what the exhibit was. (Everything was in german, after all.) What I do know is that I got to create a miniature whirlpool, stick my head into a hollow rock and hum, spend a few minutes groping around a room in 100% darkness, and hang suspended in a giant wicker basket.
Twas a good day.
We finished it off with some ice cream because hey, is there any better way to end a day in Germany?
XOXO Jenn
