Promised photos of the World Cup

In the square 5,000 crammed inside the fence to watch the TV standing for the entire 90 minute game. Now I have reluctantly been to a few big games. However, it was a very polite crowd, people were drinking but no one was drunk, no one rudely pushed in front of another and get this THERE WAS NO FIGHTING. At a big free outdoor festival no one got into a fight. Everyone watched the game and cheered when they scored.



It is hard to explain how crazy everything was after the German victory. But let me show you howthe rest of the world reacts to a "Soccer" victory.




Everyone get's in the car and drives around honking the horn constantly, now if this had been at night it may have been annoying, but it does not actually get dark here until about 10:30 so mostly it was just fun.

World Cup

Today I attended a sporting event. It is ok you can recover from your shock. I will give you a minute.

Ok anyway it turned out to be very fun. For those of you who follow facebook you will see me in a bunch of photos supporting Germany against England in a final victory of 4-1. Here is why I like Football. When they say the game is 90+2 minutes it really is. There is no stopping the game once scored or for out of bounds or anything. It is only 1.5 hours and then it is over.

Candle

Today I am writing from a cafe called the coffee house, where I had a salad-that was motzerella and tomate. No I still do not have internet where I am currently living. I don't have my camera cord but as soon as I download the photos I will show you the small for a German Catholic Catherdral that is just down the street from my current abode. The church has these thick wooden doors. Probably four inches worth of wood with lions head door knockers. After really hunckering down to open the door you see the locks that have likely secured the church for years. The wide iron looks hand pounded into shape. Once inside I was quiet the tourist I took pictures and donated 80 cents (Euro's have cents to just like Dollars) for a candle. In a Catholic Church when you light a candle it is like saying a prayer.

Side note, Bavaria is one of the only places in Germany you will see people in traditional dress who are not actually tour guides. Like regularly people walking to the Stop and Shop or the Karstadt. I just spied a couple walking around the plaza.

The world cup is going on in Germany. The World Cup is a huge deal around here. Like as big as the Superbowl in the states. So they have a giant TV in the plaza, where they watch the game. Last night on the same screen since Germany was not playing they showed a German Indain Jones. It was by far one of the worst movies I have ever seen. Unless the dialouge was amazing the special effects where horrible. The high speed chase had trees passing by at about 10 miles an hour. The movie had no extras-really they ran through uncrowded streets and when they fired the bullets you saw a flash (sometimes heard a bang) but no bullet holes appeared in anything. Honestly it was just a very silly film. My favorite part though was when it said "New Jersey Jones Home." Call me crazy but the "Jones Home" was not in Jersey was it?

Germany on Frietag.

I find myself speaking English like I don't know English. I use words that are more literally what I mean. It us the way Germans speak English and since I have not had contact with an English speaker until today it is difficult to speak without imitating those I am talking to.
Anyway, today was fun I went to Munich (locally Munchen) and met Ben Adams, who is also a student of Pepperdine, and we went up into the Ratskeller. That is German for Government building. It was beautiful and gothic and I forgot my camera so their will be no photographs to follow. :(. Munich is much like the rest of Southern Germany, it is Bavarian and very beautiful. However after our trip and a visit to Ben's hotel which is nicer then my current abode it made me consider moving. But no decision has been made yet.
Then we took the Tram into Augsburg and had dinner at the Coffeehouse where I stayed to use the internet.

Germany day one and two

Ok. So I arrived safe and sound after an entire night of flying. I am really glad I got hear early after all the issues I am having with my cell phone sorry about that those waiting for my call.

Germany is gorgeous. You can see the view from my window alone.


As with any move finding things in Germany was a challenge until I found a kardgestad. But less about the boring Germany everyday and more about the fab of Germany.
First every time you ask some one if they speak English they always answer "A Little Bit," also it is better to ask a group if they speak any English because they will then talk amongst themselves about it and then respond in English to answer.
Beer seems to be the beverage of choice even with breakfast. I saw a few people with bottles at 10 a.m. Which is another anomoly about Europe they all use a 24 hour clock. So 1:00 p.m. is 13, 7 p.m. is 19.
Germany is also the most brilliant way to torture a celiac bread is everywhere, it is beautiful and cheap and makes me totally envious. But even though I feel quite foreign in the land of beer and bread, I must not look it. Since many people walk up to me and speak in German and ask me questions in German. But it is a town rich with ancient German feeling. My walk alone reminded me of how old Europe is. This is what I saw in like a ten minute trip to the store.

No tickets

So, turns out that most people buy eurorail tickets and get them sent to their homes. So now I am wondering if I will have time to order the eurorail passes before I leave. More later.