Germany
Germany and I
- 5 Years of Language
- Exchange Program
- Family history
- Brother did same program
Germany vs. Texas
Culture
Art
Classical Musicians
- Beethoven
- Brahms
- Richard Strauss
- Mendelssohn
- Johann Sebastian Bach
- Wagner
- Robert Schumann
- Handel
Soccer
Alchohol
- Beer
- Public Consumption
- School
- Age
- 16 Beer
- 18 Everything
- Never ID'ed
- Public Consumption
Me in Germany
Nürnberg
Location
- Southern Germany
- 2nd Largest city in Bavaria
- Historic City
Christkindlmarkt
History
- One of Hitler's favorite cities
- Nazi rally grounds, Concentration Camp
- Bombed and destroyed in WW2
Rally Grounds
Munich
Essen
Munich Residenz
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
Rothenburg
- "Red fortress above the Tauber"
- Inspiration for Pinocchio
- Romantische Straße
Neuschwanstein
"Neuschwanstein at sunset" by Tamcgath - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Background
- Ludwig II of Bavaria
- Slept in 11 nights
- Drove up massive debt
- Declared insane
- Mysteriously died
Fun Observations
Home
- Most families have one car
- Bike to school
- Work less hours
- Fresh food
- Grocery shop often
- Plastic Containers
Americans
- Fat
- Loud
- McDonald's
University
- Mostly stay at home
- Public tuition is paid for
- $500 in Bavaria
- Not everyone goes
- More Apprenticeships
- High School tracks