On Saturday one of my best gal pals, Amanda and I celebrated our 28th birthday! I spent the day in Nuremberg with Marshall and our friend Chris and had a great time in spite of the unpleasant weather. We had lunch at a place called Vapiano's (I apologize to Chris for mentioning it because I know Sandra is going to murder him now but it was worth mentioning because it was quite good,) and walked around the city.
After lunch we decided to head to Zeppelin Field (the Nazi rally grounds), which none of us had been to before. You simply do not grasp just how enormous it is until you are standing there. It is absolutely huge and the soccer field located within it's perimeter seems minuscule. Much of the seating is overgrown with grass and weeds and the main grandstand has been drastically deteriorated by time. I will try to post the pictures we took that day soon. While we were at Zeppelin Field we were witness to something that I feel was in incredibly bad taste and disrespectful. There was a family visiting the site which I suspect were American and the father convinced his son to stand at the center of the grandstand and take a picture of him striking a very infamous pose. Chris, Marshall and myself were quite shocked and the boys mother probably could tell by the looks on our faces. She simply replied "I'm sure everybody does it." Chris then instructed us that this was illegal and that if a police officer had witnessed this offense that the boy would have been arrested and fined. I felt truly embarrassed as I am positive that they were American. I only mentioned this incident because I have a deep love and respect of history and while not everyone may share my love of it, I just wish that they would at least share my respect for it. I also have a deep respect for the country I am now residing in as well as for it's people and laws and I think that it would serve others very well to do the same when traveling beyond their own country's borders.
Next we continued on to the lovely Roxy theater (if only could you sense the sarcasm in my typing when I refer to that theater as being "lovely,") to see Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince which sadly turned out to be crapola. I think that Chris was particularly impressed with their sound system and Marshall felt that they took such great care of their projection equipment. But what can I say really, I got to see it in English! lol I did however, have the opportunity to try popcorn with sugar on it rather than salt. It wasn't bad, but I do prefer butter and salt. Chris and I were so incredibly disappointed with the movie that poor Marshall had to sit and listen to us rant and talk Harry Potter in general. I must say that Chris has an excellent memory and was able to recall an impressive array of events and details that were missing from the movie. Now I feel inclined to revisit my Harry Potter collection. I can't be out-Pottered after all! lol That gives me an idea, I think Chris and I should have a Harry Potter trivia showdown sometime.
After the movie we walked around a bit more and then had dinner at Maredo. Was it ever good too! I had a steak, an actual beef steak, not a pork steak, real authentic BEEF! A rump steak in fact, with adorable little sauteed button mushrooms in a creamy sauce with delicious french fries. I think that Chris enjoyed his raw meat (I can't remember the name of the dish) and his "Honey I Shrunk the Bread." lol I also think that Marshall enjoyed his steak fajitas, which Chris and I particularly enjoyed Marshall ordering because of the way he said "fajitas." First I must explain that while looking over the menu before ordering we joked about how Peter Griffin on Family Guy pronounces the word "fajitas." He pronounces it in a way that I cannot even attempt to phonetically spell for you so I will just put it this way, it sounds as though he might be saying vagina's but with an "F" at the beginning. So after all this joking about "fagina's," Marshall then proceeded to order "steak fagina's" rather than "steak fajita's." The look Chris gave me was positively priceless and boy did I laugh! lol So after the waitress had finished taking our orders and had walked a safe distance away Chris said that he could not believe that Marshall had actually said that with such a straight face. However Marshall seemed confused as to why Chris said this and why I was laughing. Naturally I clarified things for him and informed him as to just exactly what he had said. lol So all in all I had a most enjoyable birthday and I hope that my good friend Amanda did as well. Thanks again to Chris for joining and for the lovely gift.
That's it for now but as always we hope that you all are doing well. I will post some pictures soon. Take care everyone and leave us some comments!
Monday, July 20, 2009
Monday, July 13, 2009
Samba, Samba, Samba!
Saturday night we had our friends Helena and Olga over for a BBQ and then we headed out to Samba. Usually during the Samba the weather is quite warm and all the "Brazilian Beauties" are out in swarms. However, this year the weather was cold, rainy and quite miserable. So much to all of the male attendants dismay, there were very few if any scantily clad "Brazilian Beauties" shaking and jostling about the streets of Coburg this past weekend. From what I saw though, the weather nor the lack of well sunned women dancing in thongs didn't seem to make much of a difference. For the streets of Coburg were still crammed with high spirited, some who even perhaps consumed too many spirits, happy, dancing (badly dancing to varying degrees) hordes of Samba goers.
Our night was mostly spent sitting on a picnic table beneath an umbrella and at a table near the back of a bar previously known as Rio Brasil to escape the rain and cold. We met quite a few new people and ran into Thomas and Bernd. I think a good time was had by all. The night was fairly uneventful but pleasant nonetheless. Well that was until we were walking to the car at the end of the evening. After having fought our way through the throngs of people in the bar we were then faced with yet another journey through the crowd on the street. Just when we were almost through them some random drunk girl decided to make a very bad decision and grabbed my husband. I have no doubt that she was in the process of trying to lay her beer soaked lips on him when he pushed her away before she had a chance. lol He saved her from a world of hurt and me from a visit from the Polizei. lmao I have no doubt that this girl most likely spent the rest of her night in one of two places, a) lying in the street with all sorts of cigarette butts, used napkins and other assorted disgusting things stuck to her person, or b) in the hospital having her stomach pumped. Either way would have served her right. lol
So Samba has come and gone and we have all lived to tell about it, I think anyhow. Today we have plans to go out with a co-worker of Marshall's to a street festival in a neighboring town. First we have to do some grocery shopping and mail a letter. As for those demands for pictures, well you will just have to wait a bit longer I'm afraid. We still need to ditch some boxes. Anyhow, we hope that all is well with everyone and look forward to your comments.
P.S.
The VOIP is back in action so feel free to call but just keep in the mind the six hour time difference.
Our night was mostly spent sitting on a picnic table beneath an umbrella and at a table near the back of a bar previously known as Rio Brasil to escape the rain and cold. We met quite a few new people and ran into Thomas and Bernd. I think a good time was had by all. The night was fairly uneventful but pleasant nonetheless. Well that was until we were walking to the car at the end of the evening. After having fought our way through the throngs of people in the bar we were then faced with yet another journey through the crowd on the street. Just when we were almost through them some random drunk girl decided to make a very bad decision and grabbed my husband. I have no doubt that she was in the process of trying to lay her beer soaked lips on him when he pushed her away before she had a chance. lol He saved her from a world of hurt and me from a visit from the Polizei. lmao I have no doubt that this girl most likely spent the rest of her night in one of two places, a) lying in the street with all sorts of cigarette butts, used napkins and other assorted disgusting things stuck to her person, or b) in the hospital having her stomach pumped. Either way would have served her right. lol
So Samba has come and gone and we have all lived to tell about it, I think anyhow. Today we have plans to go out with a co-worker of Marshall's to a street festival in a neighboring town. First we have to do some grocery shopping and mail a letter. As for those demands for pictures, well you will just have to wait a bit longer I'm afraid. We still need to ditch some boxes. Anyhow, we hope that all is well with everyone and look forward to your comments.
P.S.
The VOIP is back in action so feel free to call but just keep in the mind the six hour time difference.
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Back In Action........On Some Level
Hey Guys, I know it's been forever since I posted anything but we didn't have Internet until Tuesday and we have been a little busy this week. Tuesday we made an IKEA run. I actually walked around the whole entire store for 3 hours! I know it's unbelievable. We picked up some closets/wardrobes, a bench, desk chair, a shelving unit and some other smaller odds and ends. Thank god we are now driving a Ford S-Max because I don't even think that an eighth of that would have fit into the Mini. For those of you who have no clue what a Ford S-Max is no need to worry as I will post a picture of this lovely vehicle soon enough. Anyhow, Marshall and I had two carts loaded with boxes which were incredibly awkward to navigate. When we finally made it to the car things were looking bleak. I had some serious reservations as to whether or not everything would even fit into the car. Low and behold though, somehow, some way, through the power of teamwork we got it all in with enough room to spare for the two of us to fit comfortably as well. It was truly remarkable. The ride home however was shall we say a little more bouncy than on the way there. I think we put the S-Max's shocks to the test. lol I am now convinced that this may just be the car for us. I love it! If only it were an automatic and came in a lovely shade of lime green.
Today all the weeks previous activities have finally caught up with me. Aside from my three hour tour or IKEA, I also cleaned the house yesterday, which some of my family know exactly what that entails because they were the one's who created this cleaning mad woman. So today I am out of commission unfortunately. No need to worry though because I have Internet and a large television with a decent collection of DVD's to keep me occupied. lol Hopefully after a day of rest I will be feeling a little better. I mean I have to be well rested for Samba anyhow. Especially since we have plans to go with our friend Helena. I am so looking forward to the horrendous old men in thongs and makeup, and the lovely migraine that is sure to ensue from all the drumming and not to mention the company of the infinite intoxicated revelers that cause the population of Coburg to swell to enormous proportions. Oh the joys of Samba! lol I will be sure to bring my camera just for those of you who have not experienced the festivities.
I know that many of you are chomping at the bit for pictures of our new humble abode, and I assure you that they are coming. We would just like to put some finishing touches on the place before it's grand unveiling. I mean, who would want to see a picture of white walls with an obscene amount of boxes scattered about? Besides, we need the right lighting. lol So please be patient.
We hope that all is well with all of our family and friends and that you're enjoying the summer. That's all for now but I will certainly be posting more regularly now. Take care!
Today all the weeks previous activities have finally caught up with me. Aside from my three hour tour or IKEA, I also cleaned the house yesterday, which some of my family know exactly what that entails because they were the one's who created this cleaning mad woman. So today I am out of commission unfortunately. No need to worry though because I have Internet and a large television with a decent collection of DVD's to keep me occupied. lol Hopefully after a day of rest I will be feeling a little better. I mean I have to be well rested for Samba anyhow. Especially since we have plans to go with our friend Helena. I am so looking forward to the horrendous old men in thongs and makeup, and the lovely migraine that is sure to ensue from all the drumming and not to mention the company of the infinite intoxicated revelers that cause the population of Coburg to swell to enormous proportions. Oh the joys of Samba! lol I will be sure to bring my camera just for those of you who have not experienced the festivities.
I know that many of you are chomping at the bit for pictures of our new humble abode, and I assure you that they are coming. We would just like to put some finishing touches on the place before it's grand unveiling. I mean, who would want to see a picture of white walls with an obscene amount of boxes scattered about? Besides, we need the right lighting. lol So please be patient.
We hope that all is well with all of our family and friends and that you're enjoying the summer. That's all for now but I will certainly be posting more regularly now. Take care!
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Just Checking In
We are at Bernd's so I thought I would just let everyone know that we are alive and well. We will be back online next Tuesday. Not much new except we are still unpacking and settling in. This weekend we will have to break down all the boxes and take them to the incinerator in Grub. We're hoping to get some pictures hung up on the walls so that it doesn't feel like a hospital anymore. I swear the walls are whiter than I am. Anyhow, hope all is well at home.
Take Care,
Lindz
Take Care,
Lindz
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