Two weekends ago, I attended my first European Handball match. A teacher organised for all the exchange students living in Flensburg and Kappeln to watch the game together. The match was between Flensburg-Handewitt and another Handball team, Drott Halmstad from Sweden. Similar to any other sporting match, the atmosphere inside was electric and the arena… Read More Handball
Liebe Schlösser #flensburg #germany, a photo by Madeleine Winnett on Flickr. 18/2/14 – Flensburg has its very own railing with a collection of love locks. I enjoyed a free period today, and ate lunch in the city with two of my friends. In the evening I baked Anzac biscuits for a party at Deutschkurs.
Admirable Architecture #flensburg #germany, a photo by Madeleine Winnett on Flickr. 17/2/14 – I will forever be admiring Flensburg’s architecture, everywhere I look is picture perfect and holds so much history. Experienced my second weekly Rotary meeting today, along with the 3 other exchange students hosted by my club.
Adelby Kirche, a photo by Madeleine Winnett on Flickr. 16/2/14 – Experienced a church service in the Adelby Kirche located in Tarup. It was a traditional service accompanied by beautiful organ music. The church building itself is older than Australia.
Rote Strasse, a photo by Madeleine Winnett on Flickr. 15/2/14 – I rode into the city with Jens and visited the oldest street in Flensburg, while running some errands.
In Kiel, a photo by Madeleine Winnett on Flickr. 14/2/14 – Upon my second visit to Kiel, I walked around the harbour with Jens and attended a corporate event, accompanied by delicious food in abundance, along with my host family.
Wood, a photo by Madeleine Winnett on Flickr. 13/2/14 – There is a small forest with a flight of stairs running through the middle of it, just behind my school. I can take this route when walking into the city below. This area was beautiful when covered in snow.
Hochschule, a photo by Madeleine Winnett on Flickr. 12/2/14 – Travelled to Kiel with my classmates and visited open day at the Muthesius Kunst Hochschule.
In a Row, a photo by Madeleine Winnett on Flickr. 11/2/14 – The colourful buildings all around Flensburg make for a very happy city. This afternoon I met with Eugenia from Argentina in my favourite bakery, which was then followed by an evening of relaxing reading.
Borgerforeningen, a photo by Madeleine Winnett on Flickr. 10/2/14 – Attended my first Rotary meeting in Germany. The Rotary Club of Flensburg holds its weekly meetings in a lovely Danish/German Restaurant. I introduced myself to the club in German and enjoyed a delicious hot lunch.
