Although my original plan for last weekend was to visit Frankfurt am Main (Germany’s fifth largest city and the nation’s financial hub), train tickets ended up being so expensive that a more nearby city seemed a better choice. (That German Rail Pass was really such a valuable thing to have!) In the end, I think [...]
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It is amazing how fast time flies. Indeed, my last week in Bayreuth was quite eventful. On Monday, April, Ines (our friend from Spain), and I took a taxi to the Lohengrin Therme spa, located in Bayreuth. I will quote the website because any description I give would not do this place justice: In the [...]
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Enough food and drink sampling at Anuga? How about some German technology? Just outside Hall 8 of the fair, a mini Zeppelin was spotted hovering above our heads. This fascinating craft is operated by Friedrich, a 20-year-old electrical engineering undergraduate. He flies this Zepplin nine hours a day and walks about at the north entrance [...]
When we leave home and head to a foreign country to study, one of the things we miss the most is FOOD. All those delicious things that reminds us our home country!! At the Anuga, we found people from every part of the world offering their typical food so we can have them at the [...]