The Beginning of the End

With only two weeks left of my year abroad it's safe to say I'm feeling a mixed bag of emotions. On the one hand I can't wait to get home to all the British things I've missed (most notably Super Noodles, Sheffield and accessible vegetarian food!... oh and my family). Yet on the other hand, the last ten months have really opened my eyes to a whole new world of culture and experiences, not to mention all the wonderful people I've met.

So instead of boring you with a lengthy blog post I'm just going to share a few snaps to sum up my time in the Netherlands and Germany.

Camping trip during orientation, NL

My lovely international housemates, NL

Trip to Amsterdam, NL

Canals in Amsterdam, NL

The Amsterdam sign, NL

Hairbo Shop, De

View from Koln Dom, De

Drachenfels, De

Drachenfels castle, De

The beautiful main building of Bonn University, De

Eiscafe, De

View from Koln Bridge, De

Brandon comes to visit!

Phantasialand, De

Our love lock, De

Seeing Miley Cyrus at Koln arena, De

Wuppertal Zoo & Schwebebahn

Hello lovely readers,

As a student on my year abroad, I've made it my goal to see as many zoos in the region of North Rhein Westphalia as I can. Yesterday, my friend, Claire and I set off bright and early (10am, which is very early for a student anyway) to Wuppertal, a town not too far from Bonn.

When we arrived we rode the Schwebebahn. The Schwebebahn is a suspended train, which sounds quite interesting and it was, I suppose, however you probably shouldn't be frantically booking flights to Germany right now just to see it. After a short trip on the suspended railway we arrived at Wuppertal Zoo.

So here are some of the many photos that I took: