Christmas!

Kaelakee :3

Hey!

Lets do it short! :D

Break started on 20th Dec.. and i can't believe it, but next Monday.. back to school :(

But whats good. So we had Christmas, 10C warm. First "black" Christmas for me, ever :D I don't really have pictures of any presents, but I write what I got:

blouse, New Year's concert ticket, gloves what can be used on your smartphone, New Yorker gift card, necklace (from Czech), "Elias" CD, a heart shaped box where I can put stuff in, little aroma pillow, hot water bad (?), money, jewellery set, giftcard for bookshop, sweets..

I am sure there was something more, but I forget easily :D

On right is our lovely Christmas tree:D

On Christmas Eve we went to church with family. After that we had dinner and opened presents. On Christmas Day we went out for lunch and well, there was a lot to eat:

Should mention there was also soup and salad before this and some dessert after!

On 3rd day of Christmas didn't really do anything. But if I am correct, I did my gingerbread house:

Anyways on 27th we went to Kassel, for Christmas, to visit my host-mom's parents :)

On Saturday I saw this adorable thing in Kassel on shop windows (and also, all of them were moving and doing their chores):

Also hang around with Hanna, exchange student from Estonia. At first it was very funny and complicated to speak in Estonian, but in so 2h we did quite well :D And our so called "shopping" was more like walking through the store chatting :D

Also visited her in her home, she lives near the city of Kassel, so landscape was amazing! (28.Dec):

On evning, when I was back home, we went with family to one show what was really awesome!

Everything started around 7pm and lasted until 10pm (1h was for eating). Had everything. Few pictures also (didnt take so many, because would have missed a good show for bad pictures)

A bit more:

Left me, on right in white my host-mom, in green her sis

Me!

Host-Grandmother and me

Enjoy what's left of the break!
Enel

And also

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Castle of Wartburg, Eisenach (15.10) and Castle of Herkules and Kassel (16.10)

Hey Hey!

We are now on our "vacation" at host-mom's parents in Kassel (well, a bit before Kassel in some city). We are in some kind of valley in the middle of mountains and landscape is just WONDERFUL!

We got here on 14th October, just for dinner time and after that had some free time. Had to wake up early, because breakfast is at 8 o'clock. I am still not used to waking so early, plus c'mon, it's school break! Isn't it for resting? :D

On 15th October after breakfast, around 9:30 we started going to castle named Wartburg. Before that we made a little stop in place called "Baumkreuz". Originally it was built as a border between East- and West-Germany, after IIWW. Now they rebuilt it to seprate two "states".

Castle Wartburg. Why is it so important? As my host-dad said, that castle is bithplace of "German identity", because in that same Castle Martin Luther translated bible from Latin to German. This translation also showed what are correct grammar rules of German language. From bottom the castle looked like this:

View from patio

Castle's south side

View to south:

South tower

North tower

View to North:

Castle Wartburg

Castle's outskirts

After visit to castle we went to city of Eisenach. Very very very beautiful!

Intresting how much km costs?

Eisenach's Old Town

Churches, churches everywhere!

This bread entertains kids on German television from 9PM-7AM

Eyes closed, but still good picture ;)

Most intresting part of the city! Belive or not, but this street is built on bridge!

Not so special, but they have a shops just for left handed people. Super cool! When host-mom first talked about this, I jokingly asked her, if they will sell cups for left handed people and turns out THEY DO! I was so excited about this shop and I can't wait to go back or into next shop for lefties. Oh, I did bought a cup what is meant only for left handed people! xD I show later, when I'm back in Meppen :)

Now you can see better that city is built on a bridge:

Not the same part of the city, but still very nice!

Sun teases me, so not so good pictue. But here are two more entertainers: Captain Blaubär and Hein Blöd

I think everyone knows this fairytale!

I add pictures also from today: Castle of Herkules and city of Kassel.Saddly weather wasn't so nice, but we hope we have more luck on Friday! :)

Castle of Herkules in the mist

At least view was kind of mystic ;)

City of Kassel. First only for pedestrians zone in Germany:

 City itself is a little bit like Frankfurt, a lot of mixed styles, so didn't like it so much.

The monument for the fallen ones

City is filled with "modern art":

That's all. Didn't like Kassel so much, so not so many pictures to show.
Have a nice week!
Enel