Hej,
Last Wednesday, my host family planned a trip to Hamburg, Germany. Sorry I am just getting to write about it now. It was really exciting that I got to see another part of Europe. Just getting a taste of another European country was so exciting!
Last Wednesday, my host family planned a trip to Hamburg, Germany. Sorry I am just getting to write about it now. It was really exciting that I got to see another part of Europe. Just getting a taste of another European country was so exciting!
We did many things when were there. We stayed at a hotel in Hamburg from Wednesday, until Friday. We didn't spend much time in the hotel, all we did was rested our heads there. We were always out doing something through out the day.
We visited many places, which included a submarine, a canal tour, and one of the biggest miniature model museum in Europe. We also walked around the city, diving into shops once in a while for a quick look, and ate at some great places. We ate at an Italian restaurant in Germany haha. We also had German sausages and drank some great German beer.
Being in Denmark for a while, I have gotten used to the high prices of basically everything. Coming to Germany I was so happy that I wouldn't have to spend at least $100 on a decent pair of shoes, so I made sure I got something that I needed, which was a pair of shoes. When leaving Germany, we stopped at many stores along the way to pile in as much things as possible. This means any sale, or any low priced item that costs double in Denmark, we bought. By the end of the trip the trunk was full of just about everything. From food for the house, clothing, bicycling gear for my host dad, and a pair of shoes for me, among many other things.
The old brick buildings in Hamburg were so amazing, and my host parents were great to show me everything I needed to see. Luckily the language barrier from danish to german was not a problem for us at all. My host mother comes from germany, my host father did an exchange in Switzerland as a teenager and still remembers and practices german, and my host brother studies german in school, so we had things pretty much covered. It was really neat because we would have 3 languages going on at once. My host mother might say something to someone in german, she would tell my host brother what they were talking about in danish and he would tell me in english. People listening in to what we were saying must of been amazed that three languages were being thrown around.
All in all I had a great time, and I can't wait to see more of Germany on Euro Tour in May!
This coming weekend we have a get together in Holbæk, with every single exchange student living in Denmark at this moment. All 158 of us. It will be a crazy time, and I can't wait!
Vi ses,
Dillon
dillonrahkola@hotmail.com
2 comments:
Hej Dillon;
I'm green with envy. Three languages in one exchange. It must be amazing to have that kind of facility with language. Just watched Das Boot on DVD the other night - I think the submarine tour would have been so interesting. Glad re. new shoes ... with all your touring/travelling I imagine they won't last you too long! Have fun next weekend. Liisa
My dear sweet Dillon,
So glad to hear about your Hamburg trip. What a great time you had. The pics are good...you were saying you weren't happy with them. As I am writing this, I know you are at district camp hopefully having a wonderful time. It is a rainy weekend in Muskoka. Yesterday we were in Orilla for 15 hours and Andie's dance plaaced 2nd with a 85% Miss you bud,
Love you madly,
Mom
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