Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Our Final Adventure!
Today is our last day in Hannover. Tonight, Scott and I will take a train to Frankfurt tonight to then catch our flights in the morning. If all goes as plan, we should be home by Wednesday evening! Please pray for safe travels for Scott and I, and for no screaming babies sitting behind me on my flight this time!
I've had a wonderful trip, and I so blessed. But I'm anxious to get home as I know I have so much to do when I return. My family will be helping me move to Sacramento this Saturday as I begin my dietetic internship very soon. So when I get home, it will be a quick unpacking of my suitcase so I can then begin packing my life into boxes to move to my new place in Sacramento.
Things I miss:
1. Family, Friends, and Reggie (yes...I know even Reggie. Jara has a black cat here that makes me appreciate Reggie so much!)
2. Cooking/baking, vegetables, Mexican food
3. Understanding conversations at the dinner table
4. My pillow
5. Talking on the phone
Sunday, August 1, 2010
A Castle and Sushi Boats
This afternoon, Jara's mom drove us out 40 minutes outside of Hannover to the Marienburg Castle. The Castle was built in the late 1800s and was a birthday present from the Hanoverian King George V to his wife, Queen Mary. The castle is considered one of the most important neo-Gothic historical buildings in Germany.
The castle resides on a hill that overlooks valley of the River Leine. The drive up the hill is full of winding curves and lush, green forests. I understand why everything is so green here. It rains so often! It even rained on us at the castle.
Marienburg Castle
Me, Jara, and Scott at the entrance of the castle
The ceiling of the Entrance Hall
Entrance of the Castle
While in the castle, we were able to see the dining room, library, kitchen, chapel, princesses' bedroom, queen's salon, and weapons room.
The old stables have been converted into a restaurant that looked really cute.
The boats with plates of sushi floating on the river
We didn't sit at the sushi bar, because it was full when we arrived. Good thing we didn't because I would have devoured every plate floating around bar. Even if you don't sit at the sushi bar, you can go up to the river of sushi boats and just pick up a plate. So before I even ordered my roll of sushi, I went fishing for sushi. The down side...I didn't know what was inside what I was choosing (but it was good!). The up side...they're smaller portions, which allows you to try a lot of different things. Plus they're half off!
This is what I fished out of the river