Eisenach // Spring Parade

Every year on the first day on Spring, the town of Eisenach holds a Spring Parade with floats, marching bands and children in costumes. Despite the fact that it was cold and raining, aka didn't look like Spring at all, the parade was a cute success. 

pretzel man

the Spring queen

enormous twizzler things

we found bubble teaaaaaaa :)

Eisennach // Wartburg Castle

The stupid 45 minute hike up a hill in the rain...

"fancy" pigeons

St.Elizabeth's glass mosaics

eagle on pillars represent strength

The Lutheran Room

5 Things // sickness week

tea inspired sketch

what the weather was like this weekend

tulips! in a water jug I got for free from a Geschenken! (gifts) table at the language center

I'm starting my newest read. 

"I come from a country which was created at midnight. When I almost died it was just after midday. One year ago I left my home for school and never returned. I was shot by a Taliban bullet and was flown out of Pakistan unconscious. Some people say I will never return home but I believe firmly in my heart that I will. To be torn from the country that you love is not something to wish on anyone." -Prologue, The Day My World Changed

chicken noodle soup for the soul. jakay, i'm sick. 

City of Weimar Tour

The three hour walk was omg. 

But seeing some secret spots in the city was worth the time. 

Historic tower where the composer Bach was locked for a portion of his life, for being refused to leaving Weimar.

a good place for peach cakes 

in one of the city's main Platzes

the tour from the other side

"Die Welt is woll alltäglicher Wunder."
The World is full of everyday miracles.
-Martin Luther

in the entrance to a secret garden 

a German style restaurant building

5 things // 2nd week in Weimar

the sunset from our kitchen window

Italian homemade dinner

oh mama

Maya's cutesy kitchen nook

cooking day // international dinner

Poutine progress

Tiramisu progress

Italian moka

Japanese miso omelette

First 4 days in Germany: Frankfurt // Weimar

Frankfurt Airport Train Station

Train

It was my first time ever, travelling alone, and it was quite an experience. I wish I could say the people in Frankfurt were welcoming and polite. There was an encounter with an angry German business woman who was upset at me for making the train 2 minutes late by taking too long with my bags and taking up too much space.

"You have delayed the train by 2 minutes! This is your fault! This is Frankfurt, you should know that you made a mistake!"

My first cheese bread in Germany, Käsebrötchen 

The view of the German countryside

And my first friendly encounter with a German: a young mother with her ridiculously adorable baby boy. (The creepy photo I took while they were sleeping, I know.)

Then I arrived in Weimar, and it was like driving through a fairytale. (I got ripped off by the taxi driver. The ride was 11 Euros but it should have been 8. But at that point I was so exhausted I didn't mind anymore.)

There was no wifi because all the shops and cafes close early, so I felt weirdly alone and disconnected... homesick. haha.
The following photos were taken with my crappy German phone. Hence the quality.

Marktplatz, my favourite square so far. (partially because of the free wifi)

Wifi Fountain, the only place in town where I could sit for a long time with free wifi.