From Daniela...

Hi everyone, Sorry I haven't written to you lately but our internet access hasn't been so great. We left Mosbach and headed to Bottrop. We got up really early(5:30), got all our things together and headed for the train station. The train was supposed to come at 6:50 but actually came at about 7:15. When the train arrived we took all our luggage and hopped on. The train ride took about an hour before we arrived in Mannheim. In Mannheim we got on a nicer, bigger, faster train that took us to Braunschweig. There we got our VW van and after that we drove to my dad's hometown, Bottrop. Bottrop was great. We did so many interesting things and had so much fun. Everyday we got the most delicious breakfast; fresh buns from the "Franz Bergendahl" bakery, different kinds of meats and cheeses, eggs, nutella of course, and lots of different drinks. We visited many of my dad's friends and had lots of fun with my relatives. It was really nice because mostly all of them lived either in Bottrop or just outside of Bottrop. We also went to many places. Almost everyday we would go to the city centre and look around or buy some things. They've got it all. We went to my grandfather's bakery, the "Franz Bergendahl" Backerei (bakery), we went to a Schalke practise (my favourite soccer team) where we got some autographs and pictures taken with the players. It was awesome! The week went by faster than ever and before I knew it, we were leaving Bottrop and on our way to Steinhagen where we are now. Today we went to see an old castle, went to a zoo, ate some cake, and tonight we will watch Canada win the gold medal in hockey...yeehaw Canada! (it's better than Go, Canada Go!)