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FINALLY THE UPENDO KIDS VIDEO!!!!
So Vimeo finally let me upload the video I made for the kids at Upendo in its full quality. Here it is. I hope you enjoy it. I do.
Friends in Munich!!
We have been in Munich for the past week visiting our friends we met in Thailand only two months ago. We have had so much fun Anna and Diar. They have really been showing us how to be true Germans!
They were showing us around this huge park in the middle of the city when all of a sudden we found some people surfing. Check the video below it explains it a little bit. It was really cool to see a bit of a culture I understand for the first time in almost 3 months.
The girl on my right was Lucia. She is Anna's best friend and joined in with our tour around Munich.
One day we took a little field trip to the first ever German concentration camp called Dachau. This was such a wild ride of emotions.
A view from inside one of the Berrics where they would cram over 2000 people into a room meant to fit 200
This is the beds they would sleep on inside these berrics.
A small candle burns in a church set up as a memorial inside the walls of the camp.
This is the smoke stack for the crematorium where thousands of people lost their lives.
Below is where they would shove the bodies of "prisoners" into the burning furnace. In the last few weeks before the liberation they ran out of coal so the bodies of the dead were thrown into mass graves just outside the camp. There were over 7,500 bodies found in this mass grave, which was only one of many.
A memorial set up for everyone who lost their lives here from 1933-1945
This was one of the strangest days of my life. The mix of emotions that I felt was almost overwhelming. Actually walking through the places where terrible acts of torture and other unspeakable evils gave me a way different feeling about the second great war than I have ever felt before. Definitely a day I will never forget.
Sorry this is such a long post. There was just so much that has happened in the last week. It is nice to finally be caught up!!
They were showing us around this huge park in the middle of the city when all of a sudden we found some people surfing. Check the video below it explains it a little bit. It was really cool to see a bit of a culture I understand for the first time in almost 3 months.
Surfing in Munich? from Eric White on Vimeo.
The girl on my right was Lucia. She is Anna's best friend and joined in with our tour around Munich.
Part of the tour of Germany was getting to know their culture. They were so proud of their beer. Germans love beer all of the time. They were so excited to show us what their beer was like.
This was on our first day in Munich. We went out for lunch at about 11:45. It was already going crazy!! It was super fun.
This was on our first day in Munich. We went out for lunch at about 11:45. It was already going crazy!! It was super fun.Crazy Germans from Eric White on Vimeo.
Katie and I had not eaten sushi in almost 3 months so we went on a hunt and found a really cool Sushi restaurant in downtown Munich. (Finding one we could afford was the only hard part) This is a short edit of the action that took place there.Sushi Time in Munich, Germany from Eric White on Vimeo.
One day we took a little field trip to the first ever German concentration camp called Dachau. This was such a wild ride of emotions.
A view from inside one of the Berrics where they would cram over 2000 people into a room meant to fit 200
This is the beds they would sleep on inside these berrics.
A small candle burns in a church set up as a memorial inside the walls of the camp.
This is the smoke stack for the crematorium where thousands of people lost their lives.
Below is where they would shove the bodies of "prisoners" into the burning furnace. In the last few weeks before the liberation they ran out of coal so the bodies of the dead were thrown into mass graves just outside the camp. There were over 7,500 bodies found in this mass grave, which was only one of many.
A memorial set up for everyone who lost their lives here from 1933-1945
This was one of the strangest days of my life. The mix of emotions that I felt was almost overwhelming. Actually walking through the places where terrible acts of torture and other unspeakable evils gave me a way different feeling about the second great war than I have ever felt before. Definitely a day I will never forget.Sorry this is such a long post. There was just so much that has happened in the last week. It is nice to finally be caught up!!
Venezia - The floating/sinking city
We spent a couple days getting lost in Venice. I usually get pretty frustrated when we get lost all the time in a city, but in Venice, getting lost was a blast. First of all, you can't leave Venice if you get lost...you'll always run into water. Secondly, the coolest alleys and best gelato shops are off the main tracks! We had a great time and were so impressed by the people we met and their hospitality and friendliness. This is from the famous Rialto Bridge at night (one of Eric's famous time-lapses).
I loved being in Venice at night. In Saint Mark's square there are about 4 different dueling orchestras that play all night. They are supposed to be for the restaurant customers, but they play outside so everyone in the square can listen and enjoy. You can just dance from orchestra to orchestra. The way the square is lit up and all the music made for a few romantic, Venician evenings. I got Eric to even dance with me a couple times...magic!
The canals are so cute. They look like flooded roads...it was so strange to us! We loved just watching all the gondolas floating by.
Who decided that it would be a good idea to build a ton of massive buildings on a bunch of tiny, sinking islands? Personally, I think that sounds a bit stupid...but it makes for a beautiful city!
Just some Venician lovin...
It's so strange how the buildings just stop at the water. There aren't sidewalks or anything...you just wake up, step out onto your boat and then float off to work. Crazy.
One of the best parts of Venice was the people we met. We met the coolest family from South Africa... Lissele, Laurette and Andre. They were awesome and we had an amazing day together. Andre and Laurette made a delicious fish dinner and Lissele and I did a great job of chatting and drinking wine. We hope to visit them in Johannesburg in the future! Thanks for a great time friends!!!
The market in Venice was amazing! So colorful and full of energy!
The fish market here reminded me of the Pike's Street market in Seattle. Everyone was throwing fish around and it was so loud. They were selling heaps of octopus and sting rays. We got to try some red fish and shrimp...delicious!
That's one big fish!
I loved being in Venice at night. In Saint Mark's square there are about 4 different dueling orchestras that play all night. They are supposed to be for the restaurant customers, but they play outside so everyone in the square can listen and enjoy. You can just dance from orchestra to orchestra. The way the square is lit up and all the music made for a few romantic, Venician evenings. I got Eric to even dance with me a couple times...magic!
The canals are so cute. They look like flooded roads...it was so strange to us! We loved just watching all the gondolas floating by.
Who decided that it would be a good idea to build a ton of massive buildings on a bunch of tiny, sinking islands? Personally, I think that sounds a bit stupid...but it makes for a beautiful city!
Just some Venician lovin...
It's so strange how the buildings just stop at the water. There aren't sidewalks or anything...you just wake up, step out onto your boat and then float off to work. Crazy.
One of the best parts of Venice was the people we met. We met the coolest family from South Africa... Lissele, Laurette and Andre. They were awesome and we had an amazing day together. Andre and Laurette made a delicious fish dinner and Lissele and I did a great job of chatting and drinking wine. We hope to visit them in Johannesburg in the future! Thanks for a great time friends!!!
The market in Venice was amazing! So colorful and full of energy!
The fish market here reminded me of the Pike's Street market in Seattle. Everyone was throwing fish around and it was so loud. They were selling heaps of octopus and sting rays. We got to try some red fish and shrimp...delicious!
That's one big fish!
Venice Fish market. Daily Blog from Eric White on Vimeo.
The candies and sweets in Venice were humongous and SO tempting!!! They were just a little out of our price range...3 euros = disgusting. I did my share of window shopping though! ...Katie
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