German Language Tour

Tag Sechs (Day Six)

by Zoe Doodewaard

Hallo von der Bahn zu Berlin (hello from the train to Berlin), Today was another successful day on our German Language Tour. We participated in exploring the lovely medieval city of Nuremberg and the train ride back to Berlin, where we meet our homestay families for the next 10 days.

Now, let’s start at the beginning. The day commenced at 8 am, which was a lovely sleep-in by the way. After we got ready for the adventures that were ahead of us, we made our way down the castle walls to the cafeteria. Breakfast consisted of cold meats, cheese, bread rolls, muesli, yogurt and a variety of delicious cakes; a very German breakfast. At 10 am, we gathered together to set up a game plan for the day. Our train ride wasn’t until 3 pm, so we had lots of time to kill. Once we got our instructions for the day, we set off to explore the fairytale-like city in groups. There were 3 rules we had to agree to. 1.) Buy some lunch before our return. 2.) Meet back at our accommodation before 1 pm. And 3.) At 11:30 am take an iconic Mrs Synnot selfie to verify our attendance. Camberwell’s teacher, Frau Walter, thought it was a good idea to make the selfie attendance a competition for the best selfie! And who doesn’t love a good old competition?

At first, we were a bit sceptical about what to do as it was a Sunday and most shops were closed. My group, consisting of Elsa, Ronja and me, decided to make a run to Starbucks for a quick refresher. We then went to the park and enjoyed the outstanding view of this breathtaking city, while also brainstorming the best selfie for our competition. By the time we were done, it was 11:30 am, which, if you remember from before, was now time to take the iconic Mrs Synnot selfie. Before we were about to press the button, Oscar came around the corner and decided to join our selfie. Once we were proud of the iconic selfie, we press send and made our way back to the city centre to look for some lunch. Oscar joining us of course. Because we were in Germany, we wanted to experience the full Deutschlander life, and we decided to go for Bratwurst. There was a little restaurant near our accommodation which was perfect. It was very special as it was our first time eating in a restaurant in Germany. We of course ordered Bratwurst with sauerkraut and Kartoffelsalat. The sauerkraut and Kartoffelsalat were delicious but the Bratwurst was not what we were expecting, but it was still very very yummy. After paying the check, we went and got a gelato from the nearby ice cream shop. I got lemon and mango, which was again very delicious. As we still had an hour left until we had to go back, we decided to explore some small streets of Nuremberg. Which was a fantastic idea because the streets were some of the most beautiful streets we’ve set eyes on.

Finally, it was 1 pm so we had to make our way back to the castle-like accommodation. As we still had two hours till our train, the way to the train station was like a breeze, no one was stressing unlike on the way to Nuremberg.

Now, sitting on the train, looking out to the beautiful countryside, our homestay families waiting for us at the Berlin / Wartenberg train station. While my eyes are tired, my mind is full of excitement for what awaits us for tomorrow’s adventures.

P.S. Sitting in bed after meeting our host family, which was very daunting. Charlotte and my family cannot speak English so communication is very hard. But other than that dinner was delicious and the people are very nice. Now, my eyes are extremely tired and all my mind wants to do now is sleep. So, this is guten Nacht.

Auf Wiedersehen