The purpose for going to Austria this particular weekend was for a birthday party for a friend of ours. We met him while we lived in Munich; he is originally from Austria and the party was at his parents home. I referred to the home as a compound and kept having visions of the movie Hostel. Not that the place was scary but the set up was identical, as well as the size. Anyway, Carsten and I left Freiburg around 8pm on Thursday night. We made it up to Gary and Klaus' place around 1am. We would have been there sooner but our directions were not correct from Google Maps and thus we got lost. Thankfully Carsten parked in front of a Police Station to look at the map and since that is not okay to do, some officers came to the car to help us out (get us to move). So, we finally made it to there place, talked for a bit and then went to bed around 2am. We got up early and were on the road driving shortly before 8:30am. We made it to the compound shortly after 11am and then the grazing began. I have honestly eaten more since moving to Germany than probably the last five years of my life combined. Okay, maybe that is a bit of a stretch, 4 years 11 months, but all the food is so tasty. Friday was spent baking and getting a room set up for a party room. We also took a walk around the small village where we were staying. This is the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else. It was quite quaint. Friday night we went to the nearest big city for dinner where I had fried chicken and french fries. OMG!!! So good. That is only the second time in the five months I have been here that I have eaten anything remotely American. Afterward we went home, watched some Austrian/German television (okay, American shows dubbed in German) and then off to bed.
On Saturday we woke up, ate some breakfast and prepared for the day. Carsten and I went back to the nearest big city to spend the day behaving like tourists. We walked around the city centre, went to the Lentos art museum and walked up some hill to see an old church-like building. Again, this will be more clear once I post some pictures.
Saturday night was the birthday party. About 60 guests showed up and the party room looked fantastic. The food was tasty and abundant as well as the beer and Jägermeister. Thankfully I was able to pace myself, drink a lot of water and not have too much alcohol. The party was a lot of fun. I was able to talk some with a few women there, as well as Carsten and my friends who we came with. It was a much different experience than the other party I had recently gone too. Carsten and I left the party around 2:30 am and apparently the party went on until 4am.
Today was a long day for us. We got up, couldn't really eat anything as we were still full from the night before. Around 2pm we left for Munich. We arrived there and hung out for about 30 minutes before leaving for Freiburg. At 10:30pm tonight we finally made it home. Like I said, a long day! Now it is time to eat something and go to bed. Again, I promise I will have some pictures on here soon.
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