January 18
Today we started out pretty early… we were checked out of
the hotel and loaded onto the bus before 8a and went to Erlenbach, Germany, to visit the Gentex
plant at 9a. It was actually pretty interesting, and we got to see a lot of
developments that aren’t even on the market or in cars yet. After the visit we
had a two hour drive to Ulm, Germany, where we got to climb a cathedral in the
town square, which is known to have one of the tallest cathedral spires in the
world. It was 768 steps which roughly comes out to be about 55 flights of
stairs, which is half of the world trade center. It was pretty tiring and very
scary since I don’t like heights, but it was worth it. It took over a half hour
to climb, take some pictures on what felt like the top of the world, and go
back down. The entire staircase was spiral stairs that were two feet wide, so I
was very dizzy, constricted, and freaking out because it was sooo high! After
we were on safe ground again we got lunch in Ulm- pizza margherita. Don’t get
too excited that I’m trying new things- it’s simply cheese pizza. Ha
Next was another two hour drive to our hotel in Munich,
Germany. I have been getting lots of sleep on all these bus rides! J We got dinner in
Munich and looked around a little bit. It’s a lot different than other cities
in Germany we’ve been in, like Heidelberg, Speyer, or Koblenz. This place
reminds me a lot of Amsterdam: it’s very sketchy, with police all over, strip
clubs and casino’s every other business, and very dirty. It’s all part of the
experience, though!
This is the cathedral I climbed- we were literally on the very top of the spiral!
Bixler, Becca, Dave, Rachel, and I just before going up the final flight of stairs in the cathedral
A view from on top
Becca and I made it!
Pce. & Blessings.
Jessie
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