DEUTCHLAND AND AUSTRIA

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Exams are finished, grades are in, the first semester has come and gone. What does this mean?

Christie's off to Germany and Austria! That's right, I took up my friend, Ros, on her invitation to visit and travel with her over the Christmas holiday. Ros and I taught together at Indianhead, my first school here in Korea, and she is now teaching in Dresden, Germany. I'm looking forward to traveling again with my Aussie friend! Also, we will have the opportunity to spend a few days with my Spanish friend, Paco, who will be my skiing buddy on Christmas Day in Innsbruck!! I've skiied in Michigan... how different could the Alps be after not skiing for four years???!!!! (Let's hope I don't follow my brother's lead with international injuries... OH! Sorry bro, are you reading?!) CENSOR, CENSOR

Anyway, here is my itinerary... kind of hazy after New Year's:

Dec. 22: arrive in Munich at 5pm
Dec. 23: travel to medieval Rothenburg by train to see the last day of their famous Christmas markets
Dec. 24: back to Munich to meet Ros, then onward to Innsbruck
Dec. 25: skiing!!! Merry Christmas! Yodel-eh-ee-who!!
Dec. 26-28: Salzburg, where I will sing all songs from The Sound of Music as many times as possible while prancing around the city and its surrounding filming sights
Dec. 28-30: Vienna, where we will hopefully be able to catch a concert
Dec. 31: train back to Dresden for New Year's Eve with Ros' colleagues
Jan. 2: Ros returns to school... and I will soonafter head to Prague for a couple of days
Jan. 4-8: Day trips from Dresden, perhaps an overnight to Berlin...
Jan. 9: back to Munich to see the city and Neufchenstein Castle (I love castles!)
Jan. 11: back to Korea...

So, there you have it, expect pictures and stories to come at the end of this journey! Enjoy the journey, as my family and friends back in the States are always with me, on my mind, on these trips!

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! Always thinking about you!

Love,

Christie