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Friday, 29 August 2008 00:00 |
So, now nine of us are at the trainstation waiting for our train to Munich and Dachau. There we will visit a concentration camp, and an SS training place. I have figured out some of the things I want to do after Coburg. I am going to the Alps With JM the Ukelelia player for a time, we part ways, then to the Westweg in the Black Forest. But that is an evolving plan, and I am liable to change it do to the inherent attraction of historical sites and museums. But I still have a week of classes in Coburg. Went up to the Froshgrundsee yesterday, but was disappointed with its civility. Day before, we hiked in Bad Staffelstein which was great fun, as we got to the top of a cliff and sat on the edge in the wind looking over the towns below. Will see my next eldest brother in Munich for a few days. I think I would go down and see him in Geneva, but my Eurail pass does not extend into Switzerland. So that would be quite expensive. I think I will be ready to speak English by the time I return to College.
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Written by Sam
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Friday, 29 August 2008 00:00 |
So, now nine of us are at the trainstation waiting for our train to Munich and Dachau. There we will visit a concentration camp, and an SS training place. I have figured out some of the things I want to do after Coburg. I am going to the Alps With JM the Ukelelia player for a time, we part ways, then to the Westweg in the Black Forest. But that is an evolving plan, and I am liable to change it do to the inherent attraction of historical sites and museums. But I still have a week of classes in Coburg. Went up to the Froshgrundsee yesterday, but was disappointed with its civility. Day before, we hiked in Bad Staffelstein which was great fun, as we got to the top of a cliff and sat on the edge in the wind looking over the towns below. Will see my next eldest brother in Munich for a few days. I think I would go down and see him in Geneva, but my Eurail pass does not extend into Switzerland. So that would be quite expensive. I think I will be ready to speak English by the time I return to College.
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Friday, 15 August 2008 00:00 |
So, there are live cameras in Coburg. At least one of which are in the markplatz. At some point, I at least will stand before them. To find them:
Go to coburg.de
Click: Leben in Coburg
Go to: coburg live
And click: Ubersichtsseite zu allen Webcams
Then: Markplatz
Further updates will happen as to when I will stand there.
P.S. we are waiting for the rest of our friends to arrive. And we have eaten Coburg Wurste, which are great, and nothing like hotdogs.
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Thursday, 14 August 2008 00:00 |
I am now in Amsterdam, having come through Luxemborg and Brussels. I stayed a couple of days in Trier with a friend from the camps, and we saw the Porta Negro, an ampitheature, and went through a very disappointing history museum with a few artifacts, but little history. Then I went on alone to Luxemborg, spent the night there, and walked around in the morning, and randomly met my fellow traveller by the train station. But lost her again, as I went south to the bushes where I had stowed my bag the night before, and missed her train by about a minute. Went on to Amsterdam, wrote an email for to meet at Anne Franks house, and slept under my Austrian Poncho to defy the rain.
I have discovered, that no one thinks you are a gutter rat if you have a travelling companion like I do, you may be second class, but not a bum. However, when she is not around, and I live like I do, people avoid eye contact, and take to evasive maneuvers.  Sam laughs at the world.
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Saturday, 09 August 2008 00:00 |
If you dont know me on facebook, you won't understand. But that is of no consequence. I am in Cochem on the Mosel, and this is the second day of the second week. Yesterday, I arose early and departed for Bonn in order to meet with sixteen kids and escort them back to Cochem -- which was pretty exciting, as several had bags bigger than themselves, and the trains were full, and we had to switch from platform 4 to platform 9 in about seven minutes. But I got them informed and organized on the first train, and we all made it to the second train and crammed into a very small space directly behind the first class section. Fortunately, there was only one woman in first class, and she was kind enough to allow us in. So, eight went in, and eight stayed out, and it was a fairly comfortable ride. And, no one checked our tickets, so we had no trouble with some being in first class!
The first week ended, and the second week began yesterday. And those who did not travel to Bonn to drop off or pick up children had about an hour of break in between. But at the end of this week, we will have a day and a half. I think. So that will be great. There is some sort of medieval festival at the castle, so I think we will end up going there. It looks like a lot of fun.
I have climbed both sides of the valley, and thoroughly enjoyed them both. Teaching the English class is somewhat challenging, but more time consuming than anything. Must stay up quite late every night talking with the other counselors and the director, mainly I think because of disorganization. I have a hard time planning out my lessons, but ideas gradually come to me, and I usually am able to get things done, and kids to have learned at least something. There are two experienced counselors here who are fun to work with and quite supportive. We have two workshops/sports in the afternoons, and I have been playing a lot of soccer. Unfortunately, (playing keeper, and watching a boy to make sure he was all right after a fall) I got my right pinky bent back too far. But with ice, I think it will do fine.
I am rather disappointed with Bank of America, because it looks like we dealt with a lady who managed only to look like she knew what she was talking about. Apparently they don't have iban numbers, and so it will be tough to get paid. So we need to call them up and talk to them about how we can work this. Anyhow. I am sure we will get something worked out.
I have one more week of camp after this, and we are thinking of going to Trier (fairly important historical city) and after that we will see. Decided not to go to Hungary. Because of its similarity to the Eugene fairs.
Tonight, I believe we will tell ghost stories. *grins fiendishly*
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