Germany

Last Saturday I traveled to Germany to visit my friend, S. We met last fall in Portland, Oregon, where I was volunteering at the Children's Museum and S was doing an internship. We clicked instantly and became great friends. S visited me in Finland a couple months ago, and now I had the chance to visit her. 

Bremen City Hall

I love windmills!

Brunch at Alex, in Hamburg.

Hamburg City Hall

I had a great time in Germany. This was actually the first time that I went to Germany just to go to Germany. Once I got stuck there due to problems with flight schedules and ended up driving from Frankfurt to Amsterdam for another flight with my family. It's funny how after years of only traveling to the USA, traveling to Germany didn't even feel like I was abroad. There are so many similarities all over Europe, I guess that was it. But I loved it :) I don't speak German, even though I studied it for three years once. S was an excellent translator, though! 

I flew to Bremen, then went to Cloppenburg, Hamburg and Vechta. I was excited to drive 200km/hr (125miles/hr) and just have a break from everything at home. Sometimes it's good to have a little getaway and remind yourself there's so much more to life than just work and everyday routines. 

Having five days off from work has its toll, too... I will be working for the next four weekends. Maybe even a couple more after that, who knows? It was totally worth it, though. 

TGIF, right? Not for me ;)

xoxo

Iira