Leipzig Pt. Zwei

This was our second visit to Leipzig, this time much warmer, therefore much more enjoyable. I already deemed Leipzig as one of my favorite cities even though it was frigid the last time we were there. This time we visited the US Consulate.  We got a presentation about possible internships and how the U.S. Consulate operates, and what they can and cannot do for Americans in foreign countries.  Next there was a presentation of how American's typically view Germans and vice versa.  it was interesting because some of the stereotypes that Americans my mom had told me before I left, but I've proven many of them untrue.  Except that some Germans are not the friendliest to foreigners, that I've experienced a little of, especially when my German was non-existent. But I've also met plenty of Germans that are very welcoming to foreigners such as some of the friends I've met here.

After the consulate we went to Leipzig University for lunch, and their food was DELICIOUS. I was definitely impressed, makes me hate the CDR even more, thank goodness I don't have to eat there next year. After lunch we visited the Völkerschlachtdenkmal or  the Monument of the Battle of the Nations. It was an interesting building nonetheless, the reflecting pool made it very pretty.  After wandering around inside for awhile we decided to climb to the top, I have literally never been so claustrophobic in my entire life, the higher we got in the monument, the narrower the staircase became.

But the view from above was beautiful, and well worth the hike. we could see all of Leipzig from the top of the monument, every looked so small from above, but it was a beautiful day to be up there, the weather wasn't too bad, so we could just stay up there and enjoy the view.

After making the journey back down the fortress we all went our separate ways Henrieke, Juliana, Judith, Vanessa, Dylan, Evan and I all wandered around the city for awhile and at in a delicious cafe, called Lukas, to relax. We also went to H &M (one of my favorite stores that I've been to in almost every city we've visited) and shopped for a bit before it was time to  catch our train.