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| The bunker I mentioned in an earlier post. Hitler used these to train his SS. |
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| The aftermath of the crazy drive. |
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| Random mountain village |
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
More Pics (Germany and Kosovo)
Here are some more pictures.
Germany and Kosovo
I have finally finished JMRC (Joint Multi-National Readiness Center) and am now in Kosovo. At the end of training in JMRC we got a pass into Regensburg, Germany. This town dates back to the Roman times and was actually founded as a Roman outpost that was on the edge of the civilized world. There are still remnants of the Roman wall. Among other things, the town is known for: the world's oldest bratwurst stand, St. Peter's Dome (a massive gothic style church), and the best history museum in East Bavaria. It was a small town and took about 30-45 minutes to walk from end to end. The beer was delicious and the food was... well, let me quote my friend on this, "It takes about two beers for German food to start tasting good." Enough said.
Now for Germany pics:
One more thing from Germany; As we were getting ready to board the bus at the end of pass, we stopped in a grocery store and ran across this... too funny!
Kosovo
I am now in Kosovo. It is very green and has lots of rolling hills. The cities are interesting. The are filled with trash. You'll be driving along and all of the sudden you'll see a big pile of trash on the side of the road from people randomly dumping.
There is a huge disparity in wealth and it is apparent in the homes and vehicles that people drive.
Yesterday, I was able to go to Northern Kosovo and it is different than the south. First, there was 3 inches of snow; second, fog kept visibility to about 50 meters, and lastly, the vegetation reminded me of Chama. To get there we had to go on these unimproved roads, if you can call them that. It was the craziest off roading I have ever done- I can't describe it, but I'll post a pic from the aftermath after this.
I hope you have enjoyed the pictures. Tung!
Now for Germany pics:
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| This was taken outside of Hohenfels, Germany |
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| St. Peter's Dome |
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Kosovo
I am now in Kosovo. It is very green and has lots of rolling hills. The cities are interesting. The are filled with trash. You'll be driving along and all of the sudden you'll see a big pile of trash on the side of the road from people randomly dumping.
There is a huge disparity in wealth and it is apparent in the homes and vehicles that people drive.
Yesterday, I was able to go to Northern Kosovo and it is different than the south. First, there was 3 inches of snow; second, fog kept visibility to about 50 meters, and lastly, the vegetation reminded me of Chama. To get there we had to go on these unimproved roads, if you can call them that. It was the craziest off roading I have ever done- I can't describe it, but I'll post a pic from the aftermath after this.
I hope you have enjoyed the pictures. Tung!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Notes from Germany
A few quick notes.
The flight over was pretty uneventful except for one thing: Bangor, Maine. We had to stop to refuel in Bangor. It was 0200 in the morning. When we got off the plane, there were about 2 dozen people standing there greeting us. They were all clapping and shaking our hands. The airport opened all the shops and we all just hung out with these old people. Surreal.
Germany is deceptively cold. It looks warm and nice outside, but freezing. The temperature can even be above freezing and it still feels really cold. I blame celcius!
We are training in an area that Hitler used to train the SS. My german interpreter said that Hitler picked this place because of the rough terrrain and terrible weather. We were out on mission yesterday and I looked up and saw an old German pilbox. I started looking around and noticed that the hill side was dotted with them. Some clearly bombed, others fully intact. I will post the picture later, when I have time.
This is the confusing life I lead: I miss New Mexico, but wish I were in Kosovo.
The flight over was pretty uneventful except for one thing: Bangor, Maine. We had to stop to refuel in Bangor. It was 0200 in the morning. When we got off the plane, there were about 2 dozen people standing there greeting us. They were all clapping and shaking our hands. The airport opened all the shops and we all just hung out with these old people. Surreal.
Germany is deceptively cold. It looks warm and nice outside, but freezing. The temperature can even be above freezing and it still feels really cold. I blame celcius!
We are training in an area that Hitler used to train the SS. My german interpreter said that Hitler picked this place because of the rough terrrain and terrible weather. We were out on mission yesterday and I looked up and saw an old German pilbox. I started looking around and noticed that the hill side was dotted with them. Some clearly bombed, others fully intact. I will post the picture later, when I have time.
This is the confusing life I lead: I miss New Mexico, but wish I were in Kosovo.
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