Alright, Pictures

Wow, it's been ridiculously awesome so far. We've been doing all sorts of things and I've been meeting all sorts of really awesome people. Anna has been a great tour guide so far and we are having a blast. I'll tell you a few of the highlights:

Thursday: Arrived in Regensburg, helped with the community "multi cultural" dinner. It was all sorts of different foods from all sorts of different countries and you moved from place to place meeting people and eating different things... all of which were really good. After that we went over and met one of the most interesting characters ever, a California kid named Ted. Ted convinced us that life is better enhanced by a little alcohol and shots ensued. I had only slept an hour the night before so I crashed early.

Friday: Woke up at the unholy hour of 10:00, which actually felt really good. Anna took me on a walking tour of the city while we simultaneously ran some errands. I forgot my coat in Bonn, unbelievable I know, so we went to the sports store and bought a nice ski coat that will work perfect when we hit the Alps in two weeks. After seeing most of the city we met up with Allegra (who will be joining us in Greece for Thanksgiving) at a really nice Italian pizza restaurant. FANTASTIC meal, even though the pizza was served on a plate that was only maybe 1/2 the size of the pie. After dinner we met up with Ted and two other CU students Scott and Erin and took a local train to a nearby small German town. One of their teachers/friends (only 25 years old) named Bianca was starring in the local community theatre production. They help it in the towns Audi Auto dealership and had a make ship stage, concessions, ticket sales... very fun and personal feeling. The play was really fun to watch even though it was all in German and I couldn't make out many words : ) After that they held an Opening Night Party type thing and we drank champagne and socialized for a while. Upon arriving back in Regensburg I crashed for the second night in a row, exhaustion is impossible to fight.


Saturday: Great day. We woke up at the even more unholy hour of 9:00, I actually am starting to get used to it. Anna and I walked to the Banhopf (train station) and caught a day train to Munich. It's only about 90 minutes away so a perfect afternoon trip. We went to the tourist information center and got a city map, walked around the inner city for a while, and found the Haufbrauhaus. The Haufbrauhaus is one of Munich biggest attractions and reminded me A LOT of Oktoberfest last year. It's one big festive restaurant where the beer is served in liter mugs, the band plays traditional Bavarian music, and the bratwurst, schnitzel, and pretzels are impossible to pass up. We ate, drank, and talked there for a few hours and generally just had a blast. After that we walked to the nearby open market and bought some fresh cheese to take back to Regensburg for our dinner party. We met up with the same group from the night before when we arrived from the train ride back and headed to Allegra's dorm to make an Italian dinner. We had a really great meal and a lot of fun as we drank wine and talked for several hours afterwards. After several bottles, Ted convinced us that the night was young and we headed out to check out some of the local bars. We ended up at a circa 1974 type place called the Orange Bar that was fully equipped with retro pictures and decor. We even ran into a few other Americans there and enjoyed the great atmosphere. Once again, I crashed after we got back.


To much fun.

Ted - obviously