FRANKFURT

I really enjoyed our visit to Frankfurt! We first took a tour of the European Central Bank (basically where the Euro currency is made), then we took a bus/walking tour of the city. Frankfurt reminded me a lot of home because of all of the large sky scrapers! 9 out of 10 of the highest buildings in Germany are in Frankfurt! During the war, the majority of the city was destroyed so Frankfurt architecture is rather new compared to other German cities. Frankfurt is known for it's many museums, diverse culture, modern architecture, and historical background. Such a great city! So full of life!

Outside of the European Central Bank

The City Center



Entrance to the Subway...so cool!

I love Berliners! Best donut on the planet!

So beautiful!

we got to go wine tasting :)

Some of Karneval!

KARNEVAL was so fun! These are just some of the pictures from a few of the parades that I attended with my friends and host family. Karneval is almost like halloween and Christmas combined. Everyone gets the whole week of school off here. People of all ages are dressed up and singing Karneval songs.

Prague

Prague was one of the prettiest places I've ever seen! The city looked just like the postcards! I definitely want to come back to this place in the Spring!

Berlin Wall - East Side Art Gallery

This is the eastern side of the Berlin wall. After the cold war was over and the wall fell, artists were chosen to express themselves on this strip of the wall that was left standing. Some of the murals that we saw were very engaging, emotional, and very colorful.

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

A lot of the camp hadn't survived over the years so we had to imagine where buildings would have been and certain things like that. Being here was a surreal experience. It was so weird to read about something, study it, then actually be there.

BERLIN

This trip was such a fun and educational trip! We visited a concetration camp, Parliament, east side art gallery, and learned a lot about the cold war! Overall, a really great experience!

PARIS- MONTMARTRE

Topped by the white Sacre-Coeur basilica, Montmartre is the highest Paris hill at 130 meters. Very rural until a century ago, Montmartre is nowadays the last village in the big city of Paris. It still keeps a subtle and unique atmosphere in spite of the affluence of tourists from all over the world.Today, the many painters on Place du Tertre are always ready to sketch out your face, a nice souvenir of Paris.They remind us of the many pennyless artists, with among them Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh and Picasso who lived there in late 19th/ early 20th centuries.






THIS BY FAR WAS MY FAVORITE PLACE IN PARIS!

It was the REAL Paris. There were painters, music, and great views to take in. BREATHTAKING!

PARIS - Château de Versailles

When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some twenty kilometers southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the center of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until 1789.
This place was absolutely beautiful! Every room was so elegant! When Louis XIV was crowned king he used over half of France's money to build this glorious palace and its surroundings. Here we saw many paintings, Marie Antoinette's area, and my favorite...the hall of mirrors! So cool!