German American Partnership Program
Exchange 2003
Our first day in Germany in front of the Porta Nigra in Trier, Germany´s oldest city.
The Porta Nigra built in the 4th century and still standing.
The Roman Emperor´s thermal baths in Trier.
The Roman Emperor himself!
A view of Bühl from the Windeck Castle, after which the school is named.
A view looking towards the Black Forest. Notice how high the corn is.
A view of the vineyards around Bühl.
A reception with the Mayor of Bühl, while sitting in the council members´ seats.
Enjoying a "Berliner" jelly doughnut.
"I have to get up early every morning before school to help on the farm." At least that´s what Tom told them.
"You´re only seventeen, and you can drive already?"
Inside the casino in Baden-Baden, where cameras are not allowed during playing time from 2 pm until 2 am.
In Baden-Baden.
The rose garden in Baden-Baden.
Teaching the German students to play softball was quite interesting.
Getting high on life in Germany, but watch out for the rope burns on the way down!
Marketplace in Karlsruhe, a city of 300,000, where we also visited a media museum.
Wearing goofy glasses inside the Media musuem.
The local swimming hole. No one wants to admit to being the person in the corner.
The entrance to Struthof Concentration Camp, the only one located on French soil.
Our tour guides reading the explanation at the crematorium. It was a very somber experience.
The doors of the massive gothic cathedral in Strasbourg.
The view from atop the Strasbourg cathedral.
We actually ran into Quasimodo at the top of the cathedral!
Walking through the narrow streets of Strasbourg, France.
Shopping from the street vendors in Strasbourg.
Explaining a few things in English.
About to bite off the ear of an "Amerikaner" cookie at one of the many bakeries in Bühl.
At the "Schwimmbad" in Bühl where we spent most of the first week.
Soaking up the baroque splendor of Rastatt Castle.
The king and his court all dressed up in baroque garb.
