May 15, 2013 - Germany
Left Kathmandu. The most intense security I have ever been through at an airport. My bag was scanned twice and searched once and I was patted down 4! times. Geeez.
Anyways, it was Kathmandu to Delhi. Then Delhi to London. I was certain that was going to be a 4-5 hour flight. Turns out it was 8 hours, but I got caught up on some movies. Then from London to Hannover. Which I almost missed! In Delhi we had to sit on the plane for 2 hours for them to repair something. This forced me to run like an idiot through the London airport. hah. I made it just in time and they closed up the doors behind me and took off. Landed in Hannover after 11pm and my favorite German, Steffen, was there to pick me up! HE even had a box of Kinder Buenos (a candy you cant get in the states) waiting for me. We went back to his parents' house and after a quick introduction to Stefanie, Steffen's gf, I immediately fell asleep. Long day.
May 16, 2013 - Hannover, Germany
The three of us embarked on a walking tour around town to see the sights in Hannover.
At 11 we met a friend of Steffen and Stefanie's for a tour of the town hall. She gave us some history on the building and the town. The Hannover town hall has the only elevator in the world that is at a slant. So of course we took the elevator to the top of the tower to have a look over the whole city. We were even given the "special" key to be able to take the stairs back down. Sweet!
Then it was lunch time. And I had been looking forward to Doner for a very long time. We stopped at Happy Doner, "the best doner shop" and ordered a fabulous German/Turkish morsel and a beer. We took our meal to a park bench along the river to enjoy the view and the food.
Visited the local lake and fed the scary big fish.
We stopped at a parking garage in town whose top level had been turned into a beach club. Sand and umbrellas included. Then it was out on the town with more friends!
Left Kathmandu. The most intense security I have ever been through at an airport. My bag was scanned twice and searched once and I was patted down 4! times. Geeez.
Anyways, it was Kathmandu to Delhi. Then Delhi to London. I was certain that was going to be a 4-5 hour flight. Turns out it was 8 hours, but I got caught up on some movies. Then from London to Hannover. Which I almost missed! In Delhi we had to sit on the plane for 2 hours for them to repair something. This forced me to run like an idiot through the London airport. hah. I made it just in time and they closed up the doors behind me and took off. Landed in Hannover after 11pm and my favorite German, Steffen, was there to pick me up! HE even had a box of Kinder Buenos (a candy you cant get in the states) waiting for me. We went back to his parents' house and after a quick introduction to Stefanie, Steffen's gf, I immediately fell asleep. Long day.
May 16, 2013 - Hannover, Germany
The three of us embarked on a walking tour around town to see the sights in Hannover.
At 11 we met a friend of Steffen and Stefanie's for a tour of the town hall. She gave us some history on the building and the town. The Hannover town hall has the only elevator in the world that is at a slant. So of course we took the elevator to the top of the tower to have a look over the whole city. We were even given the "special" key to be able to take the stairs back down. Sweet!
The slant elevator.
The view.
The innards of the tower.
Found some really old signatures on the wall!
Then it was lunch time. And I had been looking forward to Doner for a very long time. We stopped at Happy Doner, "the best doner shop" and ordered a fabulous German/Turkish morsel and a beer. We took our meal to a park bench along the river to enjoy the view and the food.
Visited the local lake and fed the scary big fish.
We stopped at a parking garage in town whose top level had been turned into a beach club. Sand and umbrellas included. Then it was out on the town with more friends!
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