Beginning to feel German, but obvioulsy not look it!

Well a lot has gone on since we have been here, but just now are beginning to have the time to sit down and write about it.

First things first! We have found an apartment and are all moved in! It is great... very modern, equipped with everything we need, and pretty central to everything. Today we went to a bike flea market near the Rhine River and the center of Bonn. We both walked away with bikes. They are pretty darn nice bikes for the price we paid. Mine is blue with a cute little basket on the back that has already come in handy and Andrew's looks more like a mountain bike. Somehow he has managed to almost wipe out like 3 times... and this was in a 10 minute span. Apparently he likes watching me ride a bike because every time he looks at me he just starts laughing! The bikes were a great purchase though because now we can get everywhere a heck of a lot faster and not have to wait on a bus or subway.

We are beginning to wonder if the word stare at me is written on both of our foreheads or if its just common to stare in Germany. Apparently they are not use to girls wearing shorts that do not go all the way to your knees. Last night we wanted to check out a small festival here in Plittersdorf where our apartment is. It was a very small gathering with a few games for kids, a stand selling brats, and another stand selling beer. Everyone, old and young, just stared as we walked up and even took the time to turn around as we walked by. It was frustrating as we just wanted to experience some of the local flavor, but instead just kept walking. Today we are heading to a bigger festival in the center of Bonn. Hopefully since there will be a bigger crowd (we hope) it will be a better experience.

Last night we booked a couple more trips for the month of August. These will bring our grand total of countries visited to five. For my birthday we are taking a train to Paris, France. Then a couple of weeks later we will fly to Venice, Italy for the weekend. We found some great deals (or at least it seems) and did not want to pass up the chance to see some other places. It is odd, but we were not able to find any cheap travel to either Berlin or Munich to spend a weekend checking them out. So our German adventures will remain in this region.

Stay tuned for the next post as I will share some things we have learned thus far!