So, I have been horrible about maintaining my blog lately. Sorry, guys!
There have been many occasions since I've gotten to Germany that I have spent with Nicole, her parents, and her boyfriend Adrian in Eisenhüttenstadt. (They are like family to me!) We have already done quite a few things that I just haven't written about yet, but here are some of the highlights:
-Stadtfest. This is a lot like the Montana Fair at the Metra, except it is celebrated on two intersecting streets. There are fair rides, food stands, outdoor concerts, little stands to buy cheap junk, etc. Oh, there are also a lot of drunk people at this. We went to the Stadtfest on two nights, and I got to meet some of Nicole and Adrians' friends. Both nights we stayed out until 3 am. Good times!
-Small plane exhibit and festival on the river with Nicole's dad Peter. Got to see some cool planes! What more can I say.
-Tractor/farm equipment exhibit with Nicole's parents. There were a lot of neat pieces of equipment at this, mostly from the GDR era. Got to see a lot of interesting things!
-Stew-over-Open-Flame cookout. Nicole's mom Sonja made some really good stew with gyro meat, red peppers, onions, and tomatoes. It was amazing...my mouth is watering just thinking about it! She cooked it in a big kettle over an open fire in the courtyard, and they had neighbors over to help eat it all. It really reminded me of eating chili around the campfire in the fall!
-Speaking of Sonja's awesome meals, we also ate RABBIT! It was sooo good with potatoes, kalarabi, and rabbit gravy. Mmmm, mmmm......gotta love my German mama's home cookin'! :D
-Riding in Adrian's Trabant. I'm guessing that most people reading this blog probably don't know what a Trabant is. Well, it's a car that was used in communist Germany (the East), and has become an East German trademark. People would order their Trabant, and often have to wait years before receiving it. Someone I met had to wait 9 YEARS before getting hers! I can't imagine. Anyway, Adrian has a cute little whitish one that the three of us took to a town a couple hours away. :)
