So we arrived in Germany in the city of Freiberg, which is the main city of the Black Forest. After getting lost a little, we found the hostel. It´s a super-hippy place. Like imagine all the hippythings you can think of, and you have this hostel. But its coool, cuz like everything is free, man. Alright, enough hippy trashing, but they are really nice. The one surprising thing is the space age showers. Its like a huge steel tube, with a door on rollers. Just a little weird, but it works great.
Anyway, Freiberg is a city as well. (Gasp!) It is old, so it has a lot of the same medieval stuff as Bern, the gothic cathedral, the city gates, the narrow roads. We walked to the top of a hill above our hostel to get a good view of the city. 500 steps later, we were really high up and my uneasiness of heights started to kick in, so i took some quick pictures and ran back down. But it was a good view none-the-less. While up there, we spied a festival by the main cathedral, and decided to check it out. Turns out that it was the last day of a wine festival, and that freiberg is the middle of germany´s wine producing region. Unfortunately, it was about to rain, so everything was closed up. So we ran and found a brauhaus (brewhouse) and settled in for lunch out of the rain. We got some very typical german food (wurst and kraut), and i decided i couldnt be in gremany without some beer, so i got what i thought would be a normal size beer, but turned out to be a huge one, with higher alcoholic content than in the states. You couldnt taste the alcohol, and i honestly have to say it was the best beer i´ve ever had. Afterwards, we were all full and getting sleepy, so we headed back to the hostel for a siesta.
After a few hours of napping, we headed back out. We thought the wine festival might be up because the rain had stopped, and we were right. We picked a random stall, and the wine flowed like water. All of the wines we tried were good (between the 3 of us, we tried something like 10 different wines, not including repeats) Many glasses and a bottle later, we decided to head back (more like stagger back for me) to the hostel for some much needed rest.
Now we just woke up, hangover-free I´m glad to report. And we´re going to stroll through town some more (laying of the hiking I hope). So goodbye from Germany for now!
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Good morning...or good afternoon for you. Freiberg sounds like my kind of town. I'm glad to hear your references to taking pictures! I love the quaint villages in Europe. They are so picturesque....even through the fog of wine and beer. All is well at home. It has been hot and humid. I believe the weather is cooler there (?). Hopefully you won't be getting too much rain. That's a downer when you are touring especially when there is walking involved. I'm loving the description of the hostel you are staying in...right out of the
70's...whoooom, brings back memories. I must say your blogs are very entertaining and do make me smile! Gotta run. It's 7:20 am here and I must get ready for work. Bye, enjoy, and try not to get too inebriated! Hugs, mom
Yay for superhippie places! That means everyone is easy-going I hope.
I laughed reading this post. I can just imagine the surprise on your face as the giant beer is placed in front of you. Did you get all crazy from the beer and wine? I'm just glad you didn't get a hang=over. That would really suck being sick on vacation. But naps are the best after big meals! :-D
I have my Mamm-Phys final tomorrow. All I want is a B. I don't even care at this point because I just want to be finished. I need a summer vacation, too!!! Bill has threatened 25 up-downs so I have my work cut out for me. Have a beer and think of me!
How is Mark holding up? I bet you two are just delighted over trying every possible beer you can. Just remember- don't get too loopy!
I love you so much! XOXO!
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