Herr Mike in Deutschland

Had a little trouble with the server so I apologise to my dedicated blog followers for the late post.

Well, another weekend has passed, I can't believe how quickly the time has gone. I will have been here for a month next week but it seems like only yesterday that I arrived. Had a good weekend I suppose, went for a Chinese meal with everyone on Friday before having a few pints in Wheelers. Saturday was fairly chilled; Christian’s friend came to visit on the afternoon so we headed into town for an iced coffee in the town square, very continental indeed. Christian's friend, also called Christian, left to continue his journey to Munich mid-afternoon so Matt took Christian and I to The Berg (Literally translated 'The Mountain/Hill).

The Berg is the site of the Erlangen Beer festival, the second largest in Europe, bettered only by the Oktoberfest, it attracts a million people to Erlangen each June. This time of year only one of the breweries is open though you can see the doors in the hillside which lead to the old beer storage halls underground. We got a beer each in a ceramic 'Mass' (pronounced Maars) which is the proper German beer mug (see pic). They are huge! They cost 15 euros per beer, but you get 10 back if you return your Mass, you can of course, opt to keep it which is cool, bit heavy for my suitcase though.

Headed back to the Wohnheim where Christian made a big pot of spaghetti bolognese which about 8 of us ate, it was awesome. We then watched Monty Python's Life of Brian....in German!
It got most of it but that was probably because I have seen it so many times before in English. Had a lie in on Sunday before heading to Wheelers once more with my fellow Brits.

Oh, and thanks to everyone for your e-mails, its good to here from you all, and happy 21st to Bry, gutted I wasn't there to celebrate; we'll make up for it when you come visit!