- von Cass
Today was our first day in Germany and you could say with no hesitation that it was
magnificent. We started our day with a 50 min train ride into Munich, which allowed us to see
how similar the outside of the city is to Rhode Island, lots of farmland, highways and tiny
houses. I actually found out that people in Germany drive on the same side of the road as us
which was surprising since I figured everyone in Europe drives on the opposite side of the road!
Once we reached the hostel, we couldn’t wait to put our stuff down and settle in. The hostel is really cute inside with vending machine full of essentials like chargers and converters and even beer! We got around to pick our roommates for the 3 days and I’m with the lovely ladies; Rachel, Rose, Leah and Annabel. Annabel showed us a trick to make our up beds since she was more of an expert about it than us, which was super sweet and helpful! I soon came to realize how tired I was, but luckily we had a little lunch pick-me-up before we went to explore the city.
Now the city is when it starts to get even more interesting, I felt like I stepped on to a set of
a movie or even an Assassins Creed video game. There was a towering church with the most
beautiful architecture, the view from the ground was magnificent but it doesn’t compare to the view from the top of a 400-step clock tower. You could see the whole city from the top of this tower. Where the buildings met the orange and pink skyline, in the distance I could see a ferris wheel and tiny people down below. It was so surreal. As we continued through the city we were able to witness a church ceremony take place, today was the celebration of Three Kings Day, which is a winter holiday when the three wise men brought gifts to baby Jesus. Men in fancy white and black garments walked silently down the street and into the church and one man followed behind in a large ceremonial hat and he nodded his head towards our group and we politely nodded back. This was very interesting to witness as someone who never knew Three Kings Day existed. They seem to be a very religious community here in Munich.
As the day went on we found ourselves at a [festival], where my group managed to do an interview with this really sweet older couple. After the interview we talked in English about school back in America and things to do in Munich. There’s supposedly this very good bread that you can have at this place called the Dome, but I’m starting to realize that I might’ve misheard him. Haha whoops well at least I’m trying. He also spoke to me about a new telescope they a building in Munich to study the stars which is super cool! After some more chatting we said our goodbyes and thanked him and his wife for the interview.
Our last stop of the night was at a very nice vegan restaurant when I had ordered spinach pizza and proceeded to almost fall asleep in the restaurant. We were all very tired at this point. I did manage to eat my pizza with a fork and knife which felt morally wrong but I felt
like I had to at least try it once since I’m in Germany. After we all ate and we’re practicing half asleep we made it back to the hostel where we all fell asleep in an instant. I can’t wait for more adventuring tomorrow and I’ll be more alert and ready by then!
- von Rose
Hier ist unser erster Tag in Deutschland! Wir haben sehr müde gewesen, aber haben wir viele spaß gehabt! Ich habe dass Deutschland hat viele Englisch nicht gedenkt, aber das ist falsch. In Deutschland, alles sind in Englisch und Deutsch. Die U-Bahn und S-Bahn sind sauberer als amerikanische Transportmittel. Und Sprudelwasser ist in Deutschland normal! Sehr interessant! Die Gebäude in Deutschland sind auch schön. Ich freue mich auf mehr!
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