Frankfurt Neustadt

I knew I had arrived in Germany when I could look out my window and see the ice forming on the plane window. I absolutely love being back here and it really feels as if I never left. I was very surprised at the airport to walk out and find ina waiting there for me. I was so shocked to see her that I couldn´t even talk. She was very close to tears and it was only to hit me in the car back to Neustadt that I was sitting in a car in Germany with Ina and thats when I got teary. I must however say that the tears may also have been from my tight grip on my car seat as we travelled over 160km on the autobahn home. I tell you it has been so long since I have travelled that fast and took me at least 30 minutes to get used to the speed, especially when cars in front seemed to be slowing and we were still travelling towards them at bullet speed. Though we did make it safely to Neustadt.

Did i mention that within 5 minutes of seeing Ina at the airport she got me a pretzel.... I can´t tell you how great it was to eat a real german pretzel again. Ina and I then went back to her flat, by this time it was only 8:30 in the morning and thus we ate and then decided to head to Heidelburg for the day. I had a great time and the jetlag was not at all bad as I had managed to sleep on the plane.

Heidelburg was beautiful and of course we drank a lot of gluhwein at the christmas market. I really liked the bridge and river and the castle looked very impressive looming down from the hill on which it stands behind the main town centre. I did also notice that Heidelburg was a uni town and thus there were a lot of young people around, especially at the gluhwien stand at the christmas market (i wonder why ahahah... might have had something to do with the alcohol and trying to warm up).

The weather here is cold, but not awful. Ina said that it is the warmest winter in about 1300 years. In warm I am meaning around 1 degree during the day and colder at night. For Germans however at this time of year 1 degree is very warm. Tuesday I went into Neustadt as Ina had to go to school and the city is beautiful as well, with small streets, multi-coloured very old buldings, a main church surrounded by a typical christmas market and of course I have started to collect the gluhwien cups again. On thursday we are to head back to Hungtagen (spelling???). Phillip and Martina (also went to HGW in Waldshut when I was there) are also travelling back with us, so it will be good to see them both again and catch up. OOO also I went to the German cinema last night, with Ina and her cousin. It was great becuase I can still understand the majority of the German and am enjoying using, hearing and understanding the language again. I definitely know I am back in Germany as my main foods include, gluhwien and pretzels hehehe... just kidding. till next time. oh and photos have been taken and hopefully will be loaded on the site soon.

Frankfurt Neustadt

Frankfurt, Germany