I wish I lived in a castle...

Where to begin...
Yesterday was a very busy day, we visted Mercedes-Benz in Rastatt, Germany and a Castle on the French and German border. Mercedes was interesting, we saw their very eco-friendly, efficient plant for the A and B class car. It is very popular in Europe because it is a small, non-gas guzzling vehicle. After our visit we went back to the hotel, put on walking shoes to go tour a castle. The castle is from the 12th century and was restored by William II when Germany took reign of the Alsace region. It was beautiful and full of history, but the best part was the view. When you were at the top of the castle you could look out and see for miles and miles and miles. Finally, our long day ended around 7pm and we returned to Strasbourg. Upon returning to Strasbourg, I decided to take a little "me" time and catch some fresh air in the local square. I felt just like a local, sitting near a fountatin people watching and just enjoying the evening. My time in the square was topped off when a man started playing the guitar and singing in French; I think this will become a part of my daily routine. Then to finish off an already fabulous day, a group of girls went to see Sex and the City (yes, it came out here first). Fortunately, we found a place where it was showing in English and to our surprise movie premiers here do not entail long lines and a giant crowds. The movie was great, I loved it!

Today was a much more relaxing day. We had our last introduction to French class and spent the rest of the day in our international classes. During the lunch break, I found a local bakery that makes a delicious "thon" tuna fish sandwhich. The lady there is so cute, she speaks a little bit of English and loves to practice which is very fortunate for me. After class, Anna and I stopped by the train station to make sure we had all of our tickets for our trip to London. Yay! We are leaving tomorrow morning at 6:45am. I look forward to another adventure to the UK!