dimanche 13 juillet 2008

Greetings from Germany's greenest city

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Until the end of July, I am staying in Freiburg, southern Germany, for an internship at the "Institut Franco-allemand" (or "Centre Culturel Français").
The city is very charming - I like it a lot. The people speak a cute dialect, something between Swiss German and "Schwäbisch"... they would be mad if they saw that --> NEVER EVER mix up "Schwaben" and "Baden", they're totally different people, believe it or not - this I learnt here ;-)


View on Freiburg


"Biergarten" - could it be more German? ;-)

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The part of the city where I live - almost in the middle of the "Schwarzwald" ;-) :


I live with a very nice Spanish-German biologist...


...who sometimes "decorates" my room door while I am away:


The neighborhood:


Freiburg, "bike town": everyone here owns AT LEAST 1 bike...


Sunset


Just a "PS" to my favorite Berliner: Renke, I don't know how many "Freiburgs" you know, but the one I am talking about is Freiburg IM BREISGAU... hope you'll never teach Geography ^^

vendredi 4 juillet 2008

Leaving France / "Die Rückwanderer" / Grossi Züglete



After 14 years, my family's time in France is over...

June 27 was "MOVING DAY"...




Welcoming surprise...


The closest neighbors: 3 friendly ladies ^^



Waiting staff


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Tired imported cat


My mother's "rain forrest" had to be moved too, of course...


Empty room


View from my window



Pictures of Freiburg are coming soon!!