"Castle" Ahrensburg

I organized an event in April: a visit to a castle in the north of Hamburg in a place called Ahrensburg. It is a small village, since many years part of Hamburg. 22 students. A group of both old and new people, both master and exchange. The countries would be: France, Guatemala, Italy, India, Columbia, Sweden, Turkey, Venezuela, Serbia, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, China and Malaysia. Nice, isn't it?

The place can be reached by regional train (R10) from the central station in 25 min. Arrived at the castle i had to talk with the responsible person to arrange everything for the tour of the castle while the others were busy taking pictures with the castle.
The woman who was going to be our guide asked me, being happy to see people interested in the history of the place, 'Do you have time or u are in a hurry?' :P
So although the castle was pretty small she gave us a tour for 1 1/2 h going farther in her stories telling us why the women in that times were holding their fan in a particular way. To hide the fact that she was nervous, maybe because she didn't seem to have the chance to talk in english very often, she made the tour more or less interactive: bringing into the discussion other countries, inviting people to dance on a waltz u.a.
Even if the rain wanted to accompany us back to the train station nobody seemed to be bothered about it.

It was a nice event. I am glad to have organized it.

The 2 posters:

The original idea was to write only 100 pennies, respectively 100 Pfennige, but my boss said they will not understand that it means 1 Euro.. so i put also the 'Euro' word, which brought more confusion bcs people thought the trip costs 100 Euros. :))
Well.. i dont know which one would have been better.

The way to the castle..


And the castle..





PS: The guide told us that actually it isn't a castle because no king lived there, but 'only' a count. More about the Ahrensburg Castle here.

Stuttgart

I went for the 1st time to Stuttgart. For an interview. I didn't get it unfortunately but it was a nice experience. ( I didn't get yet the money back for the transport but i hope they will send it soon. )

The interview was with Mercedes Benz Bank for a job in Online Marketing. I would have liked it. I did my best but the nepotism went international. :P
Shortly presented, MBB is Daimler's Bank. What does this mean? It takes care of the financial part of the auto brands like Mercedes Benz, Smart, Chrysler, Jeep and Setra. It also works like a normal bank.

What can i say about Stuttgart? It can be reached in 6 hours from HH on ICE. It has some hills, which can be called mountains if i were to compare them to the 15° slope in front of my dorm. It is a city 'ruled' by Daimler, even if you can find there also other important companies like Bosch for example. You have Daimler Museum, Daimler Station, Daimler ... , Daimler... .
Another particularity is the dialect. Stuttgart is the home of the swabians (rom: şvabi).

Made in Germany. Smoking is allowed only in some places / areas. 2qm are sufficient? Well.. the question would be: sufficient for whom? I dont see a cube but only a plane on the floor so are we talking only ab 2qm? Anyway.. from the category "Made in Germany" hier ist die Rauchzone im Stuttgarter Hauptbahnhof.

Getting there..

Getting ready for the interview. I would continue saying.. a very cool picture. :)

The place where I had the interview. Hmm.. honestly, I could have got used to working there. :P

I could have also got used to seeing in September people picking up the grapes and preparing the wine. :D I just wonder if they are putting it in 1,5l Apfelschorle bottles from Aldi or Plus and taking it to the flea market to sell it like they do home.. hehe.

Made in Stuttgart. I have no idea what these boxes were used for. There was no construction area around.

Made in Stuttgart. 3 were not enough. I know here in HH we have for the fussgänger also 3 ( 2 red ) but still. :D

If u get bored in the tram on ur way to work and u forgot ur Goethe or Schiller home you can find for sure something to read.

As i said before. Everything is Daimler. Central Station is marked.

In the center. The new castle now ministry for...

On the opposite side..

In the middle..

Well.. i dont think i saw something like this home until now... or?

Specific arhitecture (1)

Specific arhitecture (2)

Doesnt it look like Schässburg or.. Hermannstadt or better Kronstadt?

In case u get lost..

Made in Germany or is it only Stuttgart? :P

The view from the room. The 2nd day was sunny.

Made in Stuttgart. In case u get lost and u need a bed..

Made in Stuttgart. Hässlich how i like to say. Was it the art museum?

Hey there, schöne Frau. Isn't it too cold on that stone?


Very nice. Very german. :P

Inside the old castle (1).

Inside the old castle (2). "The Paradise".

Inside the old castle (3). In their own world..

The old castle. Der Innenhof.

85 Euros / tooth

I just came back from the dentist. I had to stop going there last august cause i would have needed to declare 'bankruptcy' otherwise.
Unfortunately i had to go back now cause i had a hole in 1 of my teeth.

So.. 85 euros thrown on the window ( through mr. müller's window ). And only for 1 tooth :((((
Grrrrrrrr..

Rollerblading through HH

Discovering a great city: Hamburg. Sunday 30th March. It is time to switch to summer hour.
To feel it getting closer, the weather was how the germans are used to say: 'passend'.

Jungfernstieg aka center of the city @18°C.. Meeting place for some. Meditating place for others.
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Die Musikschule.
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Just next to it, the place where people are training their neck muscles while trying not to loose the yellow ball from sight. Am Rotterbaum. Too bad i missed the Masters last year. Will i still be here this year?
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Learn the rules while still a kid! Later it may be too late. :P
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A nice way to have a snack, a bier or a cake. But did i put the wrong picture? Venice?! Nee. This is Hamburg. The city with more bridges than Venice. (siehe hier oder hier ).
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Even the sidewalk is a good place to sit and eat an icecream. It isnt their fault if the icecream shop is small and doesnt have any chairs outside. :P
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Everywhere Hamburgers.
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At the confluence Winterhude - Uhlenhorst.
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Fishing?! Well. Everybody has different ideas on how to spend a sunday afternoon. Some may choose to fish in the city :P
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Even the signs need protection. :P (I stayed in front of a car in the middle of the street while taking the picture and the guy in the car was trying to see wth i was photographing.)
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Will I see something like this in Bukarest soon? I am curios to know how is it at 12 o'clock when the direction changes? :P
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HH's arhitechture(1)
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HH's arhitechture(2)
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Discusing the game in a quiet environment.
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One guide told us that this is the most expensive hotel in HH. Could it be?
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One last look at the Alster. At 7 o'clock not so many people but still the warm wind brings different parfumes closer to you.