My Trip to Germany

After we met everyone at the airport in Dresden we were off on a tour of the city with Marina. The city is referred to in two different sections. There is the Neustadt (new city) and the Altstadt (old city). We spend most of our time in the Neustadt. There is a lot of art and history in the city. Here is the outside of one of the buildings:

Here is a view of the street:

I was astonished to see cars and trains use the same streets. Check it out:

Most German's drive either very small cars or large Mercedes and BMW's. Wagons are also really popular here. The del Sol wouldn't feel small at all compared to this little "Smart" car. They're manufactured by Mercedes and you see them all over the city. They crack me up :) The other thing that's manufactured by Mercedes is cement trucks. Yeah, I've gotta try to get a picture for Dean and Gary.

Here are a few more shots of the city:

And here are shots of my fellow travelers. There's also a larger group of KSU students from another program that sometimes join us. I'll give you more descriptive details of each person later.

Here are the Deutsch Polizei (German Policeman). They remind me a lot of park rangers in their green uniforms. I guess they don't have as much work to do as the police in the US, given that you can walk around, ride a train, or do anything with an open container of alcohol. These seem to be on foot patrol, but most of them ride around in anything from a BMW Wagon to a VW Bus.