My time in Germany is ending. A trip defined by a disjointed collection of experiences strung together by the most basic of needs - food. After sixteen days in the heavy home of cake, beer, and strength, I am about to make the return journey into the delicate world of French cuisine. Yet, before looking towards crepes and salads, let me first reflect on the delicious salami that is Germany.
The train ride from Geneva to Wiesbaden was filled with lakeside vineyards, small villages, smokestacks, green fields, rocky cliffs, and boredom. Although the scenery was, again, magnificent, the view does little to allay the effects of a seven hour train ride - a length, when compared to the ride on an airplane, would have put me in Newark, New Jersey, a thought upsetting to my lonely mind. In the end, the train ride did go by relatively fast and I was greeted warmly by my ‘host’ mother, Sylvia, and her son, Jens (pronounced Yins, rhymes with since). I later met her husband Klaus, an engineer, and her other son, Sven, a business student at the local University.
And now for the fun and interesting stuff:
Saturday, February 9, 2008:
Castle tour on the Rhine - Driving along the curves of the Rhine River, we could see every 3-8 minutes another large castle. We stopped at a few, including: Marksburg and Burg Rheinfels.
We stopped to have cakes and tea at a little pastry store in one of the small villages at the base of a castle.
Walking through one of the many towns, we came across the remains of an old chapel, where the rumor of Jews sacrificing Christian children to drink their blood was first started, and thus sparking much anti-Semitism pre-WWII.
Sunday, February 10, 2008:
Went to Frankfurt, a very busy town, with a well structured street car system.
Saw the remains of an old Roman wall and the little museum constructed within it. Apparently, there used to be a very long wall running the length of the Roman boarder within Germany. We also went to see a village made up of old houses from around Germany, very similar to colonial Williamsburg in America.
Autobahn: The roadway system in Germany is very interesting. All the drivers go very fast, but you cannot get your full license until you are at least 18 and pass a rigorous driving course. This system of training allows the Germans to have no speed limit in some parts of their highway system (the autobahn) allowing crazy people, like Klaus, to drive over 220 km/h (roughly 137 MPH) whenever traffic allows.
After learning an important lesson in surviving the autobahn, Klaus, being the nice guy that he is, decided to introduce me to a German dish called, and I kid you not, “Hand cheese with music.” This wonderfully creative dish is composed of a firm cheese covered in onions and vinegar. Of course, this delightful dish has to be served with an equally tasteful libation - apple-wine. I should point out that apple-wine is very sour, so it should be easy to understand why I demanded my German citizenship after consuming such a potent meal (least I seek and odor-filled revenge later that night).
Tuesday - Wednesday:
- Traveled around vineyards with Sylvia, went to an old monastery, explored the German countryside. Took the bus into Wiesbaden with Jens; saw an old Roman bridge; looked at stores; walked to the newly refinished, and very shiny, Russian Orthodox Church; had dinner at Sylvia’s sister’s house where I was introduced to Schnapps and German humor by her brother-in-law.
Valentine’s Day, Thursday, February 14, 2008:
-Woke up early to go to school with Jens. The morning was heavy with a fog so thick that you could not make out the bed-head of the student in front of you. I was introduced as a great opportunity during English class, and as in America, none of the students jumped on the chance to ask questions. In the German class I was used to pose out a scene in their book - I had to place my hand on some girl’s shoulder, though, having just basked in the warm glow of KFC for lunch, I was a little worried that my hand smelled like fried chicken.
-I returned to find some beautiful yellow roses waiting for me from my girlfriend. The flowers are surprisingly still alive and doing well after more than a week on the kitchen table, a feat which could not be said if roses were in the least bit eatable.
One month away, Friday, February 15, 2008:
-Marking my first month away from home ever, I spent the day going grocery shopping with Sylvia, eating Rachlet, and going to a bar with Jens and his friends. I saw that they had Jack Daniels on the menu, and being from Tennessee, I wanted to share a local flavor with my German friends. Unfortunately, they only had two shots left and no one liked the taste… I was left very disappointed with my home state, thanks a lot Lynchburg.
Saturday:
Went to Heidelberg, which was pretty awesome. I can see why it is such a tourist attraction for Americans.
We had apple pancakes for dinner…. Which is normal for Germans, or so they lead me to believe.
Went to a German club, but everyone I was with was under 18 and couldn’t get in so we walked around and went to Burger King. I know everyone is dying to know what it was like, so I will tell you. It sucked. It sucked just as much as burger king sucks in America. If Burger King were to get in a fight with the giant squid from 2000 leagues under the sea, not only would Burger King win, it would also lose to Keanu Reeves in an acting contest.
AND FOR LATER - PART II:
There is a lot to be said about the little things in Germany, but honestly, I really do not feel like writing about it right now… That is going to be the topic of a later post… All the little interesting things I have found out about Germany and what I did this week!! Stay tuned to find what happens! Same place, same time, same Nate.
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