Jet lag has me really messed up. Last night, we went to sleep around 11 after watching a few episodes of the show Fringe (had never seen it before). I woke up around 4 AM, and could not sleep for the life of me. Rather than read or do something productive, I just laid there, hoping to fall back asleep.
I woke up again around 2 PM to the sound of a repair man fixing water pipes in the house. Eating chili for breakfast was not something I had ever done before, but then again, neither was waking up at 2 PM...
Today our task was preparing for Prague, and that we did! My favorite stop was at Mobel Martin, an enormous store somewhat comparable to IKEA. There, we bought duvet covers and sheets (mom, I almost got red, white, and blue ones that said Camp David on them with the Presidential Seal).
On the way to a quick peek inside where Karen's husband, Gary, works, we went to a German McDonald's and I had a delicious McDouble (just like home). Ramstein (where he works) is an enormous military post in Germany, complete with its own mall. The mall was incredible, and by the time we were leaving, it was snowing.
Seeing snow in the country and on the roofs made me very excited for being in Prague, except that the cold weather tends to be a bit more cold than I had anticipated.
Tomorrow, we are wrapping things up in Wattenheim. We plan to head to see the Rhine river, and some of the castles near the town. While I am sad that our time in Germany is wrapping up, I am getting so excited for what Prague has to offer.
Only a few more days until I meet my new roommates, and I actually have to start going to school. I am not sure when I will be able to post again, but hopefully it wont be too long.
Glad the trip is off too a good start. Just gotta put it out there, I'm pretty sure you have slept until 2pm and I think I can find witnesses:-)
ReplyDeleteit must be a pretty amazing duvet cover to trump the red, white and blue with the presidential seal!!
ReplyDeleteI got a red, black, and gray one... for ten euro cheaper!
ReplyDeleteGood to hear all is going well. And I thought you were just having a difficult time adjusting to the winter weather over there after having been in CA... Then I read that central/eastern Europe is having record cold temperatures. A low of -17F somewhere and 60 deaths attributed to the cold. Be sure you've got the warm clothes that you need. Can't wait to hear about Prague!
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