Spring Break....

Guten Abend :)

My spring got off to a very good start, having spent the first 4 days in Prague (see my previous blog entry). After that I chose to go back to Salzburg, mostly because my bank account had so little money it it. From Monday to Saturday I was in Salzburg, just enjoying relaxing. On Tuesday the weather was gorgeous so I met some people from my program at Hellbrunn palace and we had a picnic on the lawn. That evening I cooked dinner with friends and ate on my roof, in awe of the beautiful view of Salzburg. On Wednesday I had to deal with going to the doctor's in Austria: I waited 2 or 3 hours to see the doctor for 5 minutes. Wonderful. On Thursday I spent the day with Melanie, an awesome girl in my program who just arrived this semester. We walked around the city, drank cookie-shakes while sitting at Mirabell Gardens, and then went to a wine bar for drinks. On Friday I went to the top of the Mönchsberg and took pictures of the city, and then sat by the river with Melanie. In the evening we went to the bar, had a few drinks, talks to some guys...just had fun :)

On Saturday, the day before Easter, I headed to Anke's mother's house. On Easter she and I went next store to her son's house for brunch, which was really nice. In Germany brunch means that you meet at about 10am and have a late breakfast together, followed by lunch a few hours later. I was really confused-in America brunch means you eat a big meal at about 11am and it is supposed to last you pretty much the rest of the day, or at least until dinner.

On Tuesday I went to Munich. I ended up spending the day at Susanne and Uwe's. I drank tea, studied for an exam, and had dinner with the family. After that I headed to the train station to meet my church group to head to Paris. We went on the night train, where we slept on little cots (6 people to a room, VERY small). It was very uncomfortable so I wasn't able to sleep for more than a few minutes. When we arrived the next morning after a 3 hour delay, I was exhausted. I did, however, manage to participate in the site-seeing tours as planned. We went to the Sorbonne and also just walked around the city. The next day I felt worse from not getting sleep and decided to stay behind. I didn't do all that much except try and relax. On Friday it was rainy, but a few of us went on a boat tour of the city together. After we went to a cafe and watched part of the Royal Wedding! In the afternoon we went to the Eiffel Tower and took a few pictures there, then went on top of a tall building nearby to take pictures of the city-it was all foggy and I was able to get some nice pictures of the Eiffel Tower. In the evening we went to a prayer service at Sacre Couer-or Sacred Heart in English. The nuns were singing beautifully in French-very cool. On Saturday I took the train back to Munich, had dinner with Susanne and Uwe, and the next morning went on a bike ride with Uwe and the kids through the English Gardens.

All in all, a very nice break, despite not sleeping on the train :)

Alles Liebe, Molly