Tschüß, Marburg!

This is it. My last day in Marburg. I knew it would FLY by, but still I am amazed at how fast time went. Even so, when I think back to the morning on June 6th, when I landed in Frankfurt and stumbled my way through my first few hours in Germany, it feels like an eternity ago. On one hand, I'm glad it's come to an end (my last day of classes was today!) but I will definitely miss this town.

bye bye, Marburg...

I've gotten to know it pretty well - I've finally figured out how to navigate the Oberstadt and how to walk back down to Universitätsstraße, I've got the A2 Bus schedule memorized for the stops I frequented most (:06 of every hour from Rudolphsplatz! That has served me well...), I know which cafes have great Auflauf (Early Cafe), which ones have great crepes (Barfuß Cafe), and which ones have good Eis (Cafe Markt), and I've seen all the great sights worth seeing (Marburger Schloss and Elisabethkirche)... I've even grown somewhat fond of my temporary home on Ernst-Lemmer-Straße. It's strange to think that I'm leaving it tomorrow, and who knows when I'll be back?

While I am sad to be leaving, I'm also REALLY looking forward to my parents jumping across the ol' pond from the US to Germany! I can't wait for our leg of the trip! Marburg tomorrow, then Göttingen for a night, then Munich (which includes Neuschwanstein Take 2 and Salzburg, Austria), then Venice, and finally ROME! It's going to be AMAZING. I'll admit, I'm a little worn out, but I'm sure I'll get a second wind (or maybe more like a fiftieth wind, considering this trip) and jump right in for more sight seeing!

YAY! MORE EUROPE!

I can definitely say I'm not looking forward to packing everything up tonight, but I can't wait to see my parents tomorrow, so that'll keep me going. Besides, most of the group has already left Marburg and Prisca and I have a movie night planned so that I can pack and she can edit photos from the trip which we watch something. Last night's let's-study-and-watch-a-movie-night theme was Shrek! Tonight may be Hook, but that is yet to be determined.

Time to go enjoy more of the city! I'll update after our first leg of the trip!