Today in homeroom there were only 3(.5) of us who did the homework from last night - although, to be honest, none of us were happy about the fact that we had homework - especially us seniors, who already graduated! Oh well. At least those of us who did it got candy!
Then we left for our group tour of Altötting (annoyingly, the few kids from Wassau West High School in Wisconsin, who were only there for a week, came with us....none of us spoke to them the whole time). Herr Galneder told us all about everything...especially since he's a history teacher!We went into three different churches, all very Catholic of course, since we were in the south of Germany. They were very beautiful and ornate, almost a bit...er...overwhelming.
Next we met the Burgermeister (Mayor) of Altötting. There were drinks for us as well as a bag with some stuff, and then he sat down and talked to us (with a man photographing it). Kenny was so close to falling asleep, but Miss Hall was glaring at him, so he managed to stay awake. Jake and I were having a good time trying to translate to ourselves what the mayor was saying before Herr Galneder did. We didn't do too bad, either! (Otherwise, it was kinda boring.) Then we went into this one museum place, where we saw a sculpture made way back when in France, and it'ts of porcelain and gold and because of their melting temperatures they don't combine and to this day no one knows how it was made because they can't do it. It was pretty cool.
We had a little bit of free time then, before we needed to get back to the school, so Jake, Allison, Kenny and I went to get Spaghetti Eis (Eis is ice cream) that we'd heard to much about. So (after Jake lost a 2 Euro coin down a grate) we finally got it and ate it. It was good, but I wouldn't say it's overly fantastic, because to me it's just ice cream. It has whipped cream in the center, with ice cream put through a noodle machine to look like spaghetti on top, and then strawberry sauce sprinkled over with white chocolate shavings. We all had to take pictures of it, of course! Then Jake and Kenny started to admire the cool spoons and I don't think I want to put all that story in, because it was kind of a mess (though now it's almost a joke), but just be aware that spoons are an important memory for all of us about this trip! But to continue, back to school we went, and Jake, Kenny, and David went home on the bus with Elli and I because Kenny and I wanted Elli to help us double-check the German in our school presentation and Jake and I had to work on our MC stuff for the farewell party. David also came because later there would be a cook out at our house. Needless to say, though, because of the whole spoon incident, Jake and Kenny decided that from then on, they were "always going to do what Megan says." Hmm!
At home we had salad and lasagna and a really yummy nut-cake (which I did get the recipe for...perhaps I'll put all the recipes on a blog post, too). Then we worked on fixing up our presentation and the MC stuff, and then we all did our homework together so that Jake and Kenny would actually get it done!
People started coming for the cook out and they all brought food with them, which I thought was a good way to set it up. Almost all of them came (Americans and Germans). The food was REALLY good, and I had Spezi for the first time (a mix of Cola and Fanta) and it's also yummy. We also taught some Americans and Germans how to play Dutch Blitz, so there were lots of fun games. Some of the others played ultimate spoons...which Jake and Kenny avoided at all cost. The guys played a bunch of soccer, and two lights got broken - one by Carl and one by Julian (one American and one German). Since Cassandra and Nici were sleeping over, eventually Cassandra and I got so tired we just went to bed, even though there were still people there. I believe we finally got to bed around 11:04.
Then we left for our group tour of Altötting (annoyingly, the few kids from Wassau West High School in Wisconsin, who were only there for a week, came with us....none of us spoke to them the whole time). Herr Galneder told us all about everything...especially since he's a history teacher!We went into three different churches, all very Catholic of course, since we were in the south of Germany. They were very beautiful and ornate, almost a bit...er...overwhelming.
Next we met the Burgermeister (Mayor) of Altötting. There were drinks for us as well as a bag with some stuff, and then he sat down and talked to us (with a man photographing it). Kenny was so close to falling asleep, but Miss Hall was glaring at him, so he managed to stay awake. Jake and I were having a good time trying to translate to ourselves what the mayor was saying before Herr Galneder did. We didn't do too bad, either! (Otherwise, it was kinda boring.) Then we went into this one museum place, where we saw a sculpture made way back when in France, and it'ts of porcelain and gold and because of their melting temperatures they don't combine and to this day no one knows how it was made because they can't do it. It was pretty cool.
We had a little bit of free time then, before we needed to get back to the school, so Jake, Allison, Kenny and I went to get Spaghetti Eis (Eis is ice cream) that we'd heard to much about. So (after Jake lost a 2 Euro coin down a grate) we finally got it and ate it. It was good, but I wouldn't say it's overly fantastic, because to me it's just ice cream. It has whipped cream in the center, with ice cream put through a noodle machine to look like spaghetti on top, and then strawberry sauce sprinkled over with white chocolate shavings. We all had to take pictures of it, of course! Then Jake and Kenny started to admire the cool spoons and I don't think I want to put all that story in, because it was kind of a mess (though now it's almost a joke), but just be aware that spoons are an important memory for all of us about this trip! But to continue, back to school we went, and Jake, Kenny, and David went home on the bus with Elli and I because Kenny and I wanted Elli to help us double-check the German in our school presentation and Jake and I had to work on our MC stuff for the farewell party. David also came because later there would be a cook out at our house. Needless to say, though, because of the whole spoon incident, Jake and Kenny decided that from then on, they were "always going to do what Megan says." Hmm!
At home we had salad and lasagna and a really yummy nut-cake (which I did get the recipe for...perhaps I'll put all the recipes on a blog post, too). Then we worked on fixing up our presentation and the MC stuff, and then we all did our homework together so that Jake and Kenny would actually get it done!
People started coming for the cook out and they all brought food with them, which I thought was a good way to set it up. Almost all of them came (Americans and Germans). The food was REALLY good, and I had Spezi for the first time (a mix of Cola and Fanta) and it's also yummy. We also taught some Americans and Germans how to play Dutch Blitz, so there were lots of fun games. Some of the others played ultimate spoons...which Jake and Kenny avoided at all cost. The guys played a bunch of soccer, and two lights got broken - one by Carl and one by Julian (one American and one German). Since Cassandra and Nici were sleeping over, eventually Cassandra and I got so tired we just went to bed, even though there were still people there. I believe we finally got to bed around 11:04.
Some of the crosses that pilgrims to the Black Madonna have brought with them. Also, you can see some of the pictures that people, since the 1800s, have put on the walls (they have so many they rotate them) of how Mary has helped them with this or that, such as illnesses and car crashes.
My favorite painting, as it simply says in the corner, "Jesus unser Retter," or "Jesus our savior"
The inside of what might have been my favorite church, because it was so bright instead of darker like some of them.
Frau giving the mayor his gifts
Spaghetti Eis!
Jake, Allison, and Kenny enjoying their ice cream
Playing soccer at our house
The cook out
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