Travel Recap: Europe

It’s about time I started posting recaps of my travels. I never had the time to recap my summer trip to Europe before I took off for China, and then after I got to China I just never had time to blog anything in great detail, period. But I’m fixing this now… four, five months later. These recaps will no doubt be posted sporadically (it takes time to sort through and upload pictures!) but when I’m already several months behind in recapping what’s another month or two?

So, Europe. I stayed with a German host family (the nicest family I’ve ever met) for three weeks. During those three weeks, we traveled throughout Germany and visited France, Switzerland, Austria, and the Czech Republic. All in all, it was a fabulous three weeks.

Highlights include:

• Seeing the Rheinfall at the German-Swiss border.
• Visiting Liesl and Rolf’s gazebo from The Sound of Music in Salzburg, Austria.
• Spending a few days in Prague, an absolutely breathtaking city.
• Returning to Strasbourg, France, the city in which I did a homestay three summers ago, and remembering why I loved the city.
• Absorbing the history of Berlin, and seeing sights such as Checkpoint Charlie and the Berlin Wall.
• The beauty of Heidelberg, Germany, and visiting the Heidelberg Castle.
• Being introduced to the wonderful, delicious foods that are spätzle and maultaschen.

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