This week has been hectic, especially compared to my lovely sojourn in Bavaria. On Sunday we drove back from Nuremberg and stopped in Bamberg, Germany's "Little Rome." The city of 70,000 is built on seven hills and was barely touched during the war, so the buildings are postcard perfect. Erik and I went into a tavern to taste the local specialty Rauchbier (smoked beer) which is brewed over pine and pine wood. It tasted like bacon. So it tasted delicious.
The flu has hit the 'Furt so I ended up with a bunch of extra teaching gigs this week as my fellow English maestros took to their beds. I am exhausted to say the least, but I need to mentally prep for the my big family visit which comes in FIVE days. I cannot wait for the Soucherays to experience the 'Furt in all of it's rainy, partially landlocked glory! I have been perfecting my itinerary and planning our gastronomical outings; I'm so excited to be showing a new city to my family, it's like being the host of a party.
Also worth mentioning was the concert, Band of Horses, Erik and I saw late Tuesday night. Even though I had the pitted stomach because it was a school night, I couldn't get over how great this band sounded live! They were rocking and so much better than on their albums...
I'll leave this post with some pics of Bamberg and a list of my favorite German words I learned this week:
die Unterhaltung- conversation
laestig- annoying
der Spaziergaenger- someone who likes to go for strolls
Tieftauchen- deep-sea diving
die Saugluft- vacuum
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