Germany (4) vs Argentina (0)

First of all...

sorry dad! I know you were rooting for Argentina but when in Germany, do like the Germans!

(above) on our way to celebrate with everyone else in town...

(below) we made it! this is (not sure if Im spelling it correctly) Berliner Platz and its basically the town center where everyone gets together to drink, sing, scream, dance, be super german, etc., etc., and just celebrate the step closer that Germany is to the World Cup.

more pics in the bucket. Nevertheless, I was really disappointed in Argentina! I mean, WHAT THE HELL!? They were kicking major ass and suddenly they play Germany and couldn't score not ONE friggin' goal!!! That was crap. Whatever, Germany won, yay!

Germany vs Ghana

Score: Germany-1, Ghana-0

Results: An amazing full-on CITY PARTY! hell yeah! This night was so cool to experience! If Germany wins on Sunday, when they play against England, then it is on and poppin'! THAT will for sure be WAY bigger than this celebration because Germany and England are like enemies in the fussball world. Anyway, enjoy the pics...

(tried my best to fix this one below)



As usual, the rest of the pics are on photobucket album "germany"

More Frankfurt am Main:

Even though it has the highest crime rate in all of Germany and I probably should be more skeptical about prancing around so freely in such a city, I love Frankfurt at night...

and its alright during the day too! haha this pic was taken from across the river...

(below) the building on the left has a dark brown balcony, dont know if you can see it or not but thats where the German soccer team stands with their German flag while the entire main square is filled with soccer-crazy fanatics. I might also be there this year with my German flag chanting the Deutschland song :)

German Graffiti in Giessen:

Unfortunately, I have yet to find some good graffiti while walking around. Any decent work I've seen is typically spotted while on the train or bus, going too damn fast for me to take a picture. So, here is what I could take pics of while walking around. Germany, or at least Giessen, graffiti has NOTHING on LA street art...NOTHING!!!...and this includes murals.

Lost in another part of Giessen:

Man, look at that red brick building on the right side...what a beauty! I am such a sucker for red brick buildings! :)

Im not religious whatsoever but, oddly enough, most of the architecture I appreciate here is religiously symbolic; otherwise, churches/cathedrals. This one is in Giessen and I usually pass it on my way to the main station. Since I lost myself in the city and I stumbled upon it, I took some pics. More on photobucket.

Secret Garden Entrance:

Those of you who have seen the movie The Secret Garden are totally going to be jealous right now because I found the entrance to the secret garden. Yes, its true and I went in and everything. It was very nice but I found something a little unexpected... :o

A ROOSTER! Yes, a rooster...who wouldve thought, right!? Oh and a river too...

Die musik (the music)

Pardon in advance if this post offends you, these are not my intentions.

If you're not laughing at this picture right now, you have no soul. This was too funny! I totally was expecting something like this here -haha.

For more pics check out photobucket!

album: "Germany"

guest password: "germany1"

link: http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/WifeyOwens/Germany/

May 22, 2010:

I'm running out of clever titles! Damn it...anywho, today was a beautiful day! Remember how yesterday I said it was really warm? Well, today was warmer and even better because I got to go to Giessen again -as I predict I'll be doing quite often- I was able to walk around in a tshirt and leggings the entire day without being cold -wow! First time while being here. Oh and best part was I made friends today! Wooo! I'm on a roll. About time. Being a loner sucks, let me tell you! hahaha...got more pics including a salad I ate, a giant duck, buildings (of course) and a pic of me! :)

Toodles noodles!

Phone Booths:

LONDON

GERMANY

Giessen:

I went on an adventure to Giessen today! It was raining the entire time and, surprisingly enough, I wasnt a human popsicle, like I was in Düsseldorf -shocker. I got some shopping done and I ordered food all by myself! Hurray for not starving! My hoodie, jeans and chucks were soaked by the time I got back "home." All in all, good day! :)

The following pics were taken in Giessen. The one on the left is of downtown where I was at a crosswalk and the second is Giessen's Hobanhof (main station) which I thought was a beautiful building:

Allendorf:

This is Allendorf, where I waited for the bus in the rain. Looks like Solvang, right!? (http://image.pegs.com/content/H/H2O/H2OG/H2OGI/WVI-EXTERIOR_j.jpg)

Dusseldorf

I ditched my connection flight and stayed in Dusseldorf to visit David (yeah, David Trimble from Woodbury!)...anyway, for an American, he was a great German tour guide. I got to see tons of bars, which is something pretty major in Dusseldorf.

Der Kolner Dom

Went to Cologne today and checked out some Gothic architecture: Der Kolner Dom

Blogger takes forever to upload images so I have uploaded the rest on my photobucket account -yeah, I know I am so old school but whatever, I've been using it for a long time.

Here is the link: http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q60/WifeyOwens/Germany/

Out and about:

The transit system in Germany is awesome! You really don't need a car here...unless you're going out to a club and are going back home after the trains stop running that is! Hahaha speaking from experience. :)