The past couple months have been extremely busy, so I must first apologize for not having posted since my Scotland update. Lots happened in May and June, so instead of giving every tiny detail I will just post a bunch of pictures with a few sparsley placed comments. Work for everyone? Alright, here we go.
May 1st was a public holiday in Germany and I took a 5 hour bike ride to a beach outside of Kiel.
In May I also took a day trip across the Elbe River in Hamburg to Altes Land.
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| Hamburg |
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| The town of Buxtehude |
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| Buxtehude |
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| Buxtehude |
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| must-have German Springtime meal: asparagus |
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| Buxtehude |
The weather in May was surprisingly nice and we were even able to visit the beach... though going in the water was not in the question.
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| Yes, we went to a beach called "Brazil" which was right next to a beach called "California". |
As May rolled into June the weather stayed fairly nice and I was able to enjoy some more parks and beaches in Hamburg.
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| Typical Hamburg |
From there, the Euro-Cup soccer championship started and Germany went into a soccer frenzy!
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| Someone celebrating Germany's first win in Hamburg |
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| Celebrations on Hamburg's Reeperbahn. |
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| Watching a Germany game in Kiel. |
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| Happy Fulbrighters watching their team win. |
The rest of the month, until I left for my vacation in Portugal, was filled with daily visits to the famed Kieler Woche festivities and enjoying as much of my last couple of weeks as possible.
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| A genuine American burger stand, selling genuine Brooklyn Lager and run by genuine New Yorkers. |
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| Pretty great burgers. |
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| Pirate rock band. |
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| Maßes at the Bavarian tent. |
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| Last time all together. |
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| The international food market at the Kiel Rathaus. |
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| Huge Russian sailing ship on the right, with the normal Swedish cruise ship on the left. |
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| Watching the Germany vs. Denmark game at the huge fan viewing area. |
And now here I am, only three full days until I fly home to the US. It has been an incredible year and I have had the most amazing time. But don't think Germany has seen the last of me! I have a surprise in store for it, but it will just have to wait a few months!
Until Next Time,
Chelsea
