Koblenz

September 1, 2021

I had my first day of classes and enjoyed it! I only had one class, which was 3 hours, and then came home and took a nap. I didn't do much else other than go for a walk later in the day with some other exchange students.


September 2, 2021

After booking a flight to GREECE(!!!!!!!) with a friend, I hopped on a bus with a large group of exchange students to explore Koblenz and visit Ehrenbreitstein Fortress. You have to take a cable car to get to the fortress, which was pretty cool! The views of the city were beautiful, although I did not get any good pictures since I was on the wrong side. The fortress itself was kind of a letdown. There was not much to see, other than a nice view of Koblenz.





Exchange students!!

Afterwards, I split from the group with a couple friends who wanted to see more of the city, grab dinner, and do some shopping for miscellaneous items that cannot be found in Vallendar (there are no drugstores there). We ate dinner at Enchilada after strolling through the mall and trying to find American skincare products in several stores without any luck.





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