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| Me and Gabriela |
On September 1, 2014 I got on a train to Bergamo, Italy where I would be taking a very short airplane ride to Germany! Germany has always been a country I wanted to visit but never thought I would be able to. Anyone who knows me well, knows I am a hug WWII buff and love learning everything I can about it. Not so much the pacific side of the war though, mostly the European side. Sadly, while in Germany I didn't go to any historical sites
but not that I know how much I freaking love the place, it just means I have to go back!
I primarily went to Germany to see my friend Gabriela! I met Gabriela when she was Au Pairing here in Italy, like me. She was actually here for only a week when I got here but, we hit it off due to our mutual love of One Direction. This past summer she came back and spent 4 weeks in Italy and so we got to hang out a lot then which obviously made us realize we were soul mates ;). I had some time coming up so I begged her to let me crash at her place and let me see the beautiful country that is Germany!
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| Frankfurt |
The first day was spent in Frankfurt where we did a mini sight seeing tour! I got to see a cool bridge and some amazing architecture but most importantly, went to Primark. Now I had heard of this magical land called Primark from European friends and beauty vloggers but I had never experienced one! This place reminds me a lot of Forever 21 but has better prices (which is amazing since Forever21 is fairly cheap) and has a wider selection. I found jeans that actually fit me and a cute jacket thingy that is light weight but is still warm. Basically I was in shopping heaven, something I haven't experience since I left the states. I am sad though that the USA doesn't have Primark though, maybe someday.
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| Frankfurt |
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| Gabriela, Me, Brenda |
Next we went to Erlangen where I got to meet Brenda! Brenda is a fellow directioner and is overall fabulous and was kind enough to let us crash at her place until we went back to their village. While in Erlangen we watched 'This is Us' while eating Dunkin Donuts and fangirling, it was very therapeutic. On that Friday we packed up our crap and headed to Sandberg, their adorable little Village. Once in Sandberg we had another One Direction night but this time we also included the game Cards Against Humanity which was amazing. Here I met Marie and Monique who completed our little 1D fan girl circle. Fun fact, we all like different boys so no cat fights needed haha.
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| Monique and I |
The next night we all went to a big party/festival/oktoberferst type thing in their village. This was pretty much amazing, like, no really guys.
So much fun. They had a cover band playing and it was legitimately the best cover band I have ever heard. Those singers slayed every single song, I was in awe and jamming up front dancing with Monique like a crazy person! The rest of night was just talking in bad Italian to Gabriela and meeting a handful of Germans. I even debated with one girl that Nsync was better than the Backstreet boys haha.
Now I am back in Italy and suffering from post vacation depression, which is why it took so long to write this post. I fell in love with Germany and want to stay there for forever, well maybe not forever but, for an extended period of time. The people are great, the food is delicious and the atmosphere just felt so welcoming, something you don't really feel here in Italy all the time. Anyways, I am glad to be back with my host family and in Italy but I do hope I am able to go back to Germany before my time in Europe is over!
Until Next Time
<3
Rachel
