Since day two....

Well. I'm already miserably failing at the whole blogging thing. All of last week, I didn't feel like I had enough to write about to make up a full blog post, so I just never wrote. But now, a week later and a weekend in Munich, I have way too much! So here's my plan. Expect a post a day until I catch up. I won't bore you with throwing it all into one ridiculously long post.

Today we'll cover my first week in Strasbourg.

On Monday the 30th, we went to the Mercedez-Benz factory in Rastatt, Germany. She told us about the world's first car, which is confusing. Hello, Ford?? And then she showed us the new hydrogen car Mercedez is producing. It takes only hydrogen as its fuel, and its exhaust is 100% vaporized water. They've already released 500 to the public. I think that is pretty dang cool. After that, we got to go back into the factory where the steel is punctured and the car is assembled. Unfortunately, they made us put our camera away once we actually started the tour of the facility. I did however catch one wearing my sexy 'VIP- Visitors in Production' jacket.

After Mercedes, we ran home and changed and went to yet another castle. I feel like that is what Europe is for. Churches and castles. How many do you have to go to before its enough? I was not very impressed by the castle. But our tour guide was however the most detailed and confusing person I have ever met in my life. The view from the top though is gorgeous.

On Thursday, we went to this park in Strasbourg called L'Orangerie, and it had this mini-zoo. And we saw peacocks. I was amazed.

That night, we decided we were tired of Strasbourg and tired of french food. Thank goodness we are right on the border. So guess where we went to? That's right, Kiel, Germany. Just a skip, hop, and swim across the Rhein River away.

Thursday was actually a holiday. It was ascension, which we don't really celebrate in America. Regardless, that's when Jesus ascended (get the name) back to His Kingdom after being resurrected.

So, the Europeans loving all Easter-related-holidays and loving to party even more, of course they held a huge festival for ascension, which we did not know when we decided to go to Kiel, Germany for the evening. But man am I glad we did randomly go to Germany that night. It was so much fun, and a perfect break from the boring french food.

There were sausage stands, tons of beer, live bands (which did in fact play Hanson), dancing and the whole shabang. Unfortunately the last bus back to Strasbourg leaves at 9:55, so we did not get the full experience. But that's still alright.

Yes, I did eat the best bratwurst sandwich in my life and I may or may not have stolen a Pils glass. You will never know.

Well that's all for now, ladies and gentlemen. Watch out for another post tomorrow about my time in Munich last weekend!

XOXO

Victoria