Hohentengen und Waldshut

On Firday Ina and I visited her uncle and then went to Zurich for the afternoon. In Zurich's main train station at the moment they have a swarzschof (spelling) crystal christmas tree. Basically it is a tree that is decorated with swartzchof crystals. It was really something different and of course I took pictures. I am hoping to get pictures on the site tomorrow. Zurich was great fun. Ina and I did a little shopping and walked through the old part of the city where the main church is. After doing the tourist thing all day that night we went to a fest (a town party) in Hoherheim. It was so much fun to go out again in Germany and go to another fest. I met alot of new people and also people I hadn't seen since 2003. Basically a fest consists of a bad dj who play a mix of old english songs, old german hits and a few new songs, alcohol and lots of smokers as is typical in Germany. It is a bit hard to get used to the smokers again and I really don't like how my clothes smell when I come home. Oh well just a different culture I guess. Hoherheim was a great night and after a few hours sleep ina and I were up the next morning finishing off some stuff for her mum and also visiting her godchild (her aunts kid). Saturday afternoon we went to a birthday and that was an experience because everyone there had a very strong dialect and it is really hard German to understand. Though with the use of hands, feet and a little English I was able to communicate with most people hehehe. Saturday night there was a really large party in Lowen (a club) and that was great fun as I met people from school that I hadn't seen in ages. Ina, some guy, dominik and I didn't end up leaving until 4 in the morning whent the music was turned off. It was a really good night and a lot of fun to see everyone again.

Now I am back in Waldshut and am now staying with Nadja and Marianne. Tonight is Heilig Abend (similar to christmas eve). In Germany Christmas runs over three days Heillig Abend, the first chirstmas day and then the second chirstmas day (translated). It was sad to say goodbye to Ina's family and they kept saying that they wished I could spend christmas with them, but because of the short time I have here I had to say goodbye. I am hoping maybe to see them one more time before I leave at the end of the week. Ina and I are definitely catching up again as we didn't want to say goodbye just yet, not on Heilig Abend with all the family stuff going on. I will see her most likely anyway on Thursday night because all of her class mates, people I was with in 2003 at HGW are all meeting up in Waldshuit so that should be fun.

Tonight at the Boegers we are having meat fondue with Nadja, her uncle, mayself and her mum and then nadja and I are going to go to Casablanca ( a cocktail bar) and meet up with all my waldshut friends again. Tomorrow Miriamme, Nadja's other uncle and his family and the two aunts are all coming here for the first of the two christmas day (which actually is the second christmas day becuase Heillig abend is the first). That is the update for now. Will write again soon. HAPPY CHRISTMAS.