Freiburg Adventures

Last week was my first week of Deutsch studies. And after I felt more comfortable (I almost threw in the towel the first day), I decided to explore the city of Freiburg a little more. I really like that city. Well, I always appreciate the old architecture because we aren't used to it in California. A beautiful cathedral (a little bit of some goth style) and a farmer's market surrounding it. I saw two draft horses pulling a cart that I named Dirndl and Lederhosen. Appropriate German horse names haha. I broke down and bought a Carmel Frap one day at Starbucks...it pretty much tastes the same but about 30% more $$. It feels good to get accustomed by myself and kind of throw myself into the culture (and language hopefully). I find myself letting Ben do all of the communicating when we are out, I feel like a child sometimes!

Dirndl and Lederhosen

Little walkways in Freiburg



Cathedral in Freiburg
 

This week was also Ben's birthday (29!). He had a Beach Volleyball tournament (yes, I said beach {they must import the sand from the North? haha}) on Saturday followed by dinner and drinks with his friends and a street festival (referred to as "Strassenfests" in German). They are popular in the Summer and I really enjoy them. Basically- the street is lined with food and drink vendors...and by drink I mean alcohol... a D.J. and live band. The street is shut down to traffic and it stays hoppin til' like 3am. It is awesome and there isn't really anything like it in California, probably because drinking in public is not allowed.

 

We ended the week with some bad ass thunderstorms and dinner and a walk around the lake in Titisee. A beautiful touristy area close by. Tschuss!