Another hour away from Prenzlau is a beautiful city called Rostock. It is a University city and my host dad studied there. It was like an amazing old group of buildings in the heart of the mall. Seriously. But of course, the Universität Rostock has a very interesting history. Founded in 1419, it is the oldest and largest university in continental northern Europe and the Baltic Sea area as well as the second oldest in northern Europe after the University of St Andrews. It is the third oldest university in Germany in continuous operation. (Where else did I get this information but from: Wikipedia :-)
Do you notice that I am getting wider and wider? Believe me, it is not just the thick winter coat but I am also gaining a lot of weight on the trip. After Up With People, I do not know when I will be able to travel again and I just want to try and taste everything. This trip to Rostock was no exception. We met Klaus (my host dad Klemens' brother lived in Rostock) at the Schokolateria (a shop devoted to chocolate! sigh) , then walked to a nearby Italian coffee shop for some German cakes and ice cream. Uh-oh.
They had chocolates from all over Europe. And some really cool looking truffles (Kaktus flavor??) that cost 1 Euro each. :oP
We had 2 platters of these sinful things.
It was a not so sunny day and my outdoor pictures looked a little bit blah. It was also freezing cold that I did not have much enthusiasm -- but I guess these are worth sharing...
The cast arrives two days from now. Let's cross our fingers that everything goes well :-)
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