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I'm back again!
So very sorry, it's been hectic for a while. I'm now back home job hunting and hoping to get a PhD next year, didn't get one this time. Anyway, I went to Germany from Thursday to Monday, and here's my account:

I LOVE GERMANY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had an absolutely awesome time over there, being carried by the fine airline that is British Airways to Stuttgart (Tubingen, actually) via London Heathrow, the international departure lounge of which being bigger than the entirety of Newcastle International Airport. So here's the abridged version of what I did, with photos to come ASAP:

Thursday
- Flew there! Marvelled at Heathrow Airport, despite all its pollution.
- Ate at a Turkish restaurant near my friend's (Markus) house.
- Watched The Shawshank Redemption with Markus to educate him about great films.
- Muttered embarrased German phrases (all weekend).

Friday
- Walked up to the Hoher-Neuffen castle in the Swabian Alps, at 753m. Drank tea and fought wasps.
- Went to the hot springs/saunas at Neuffen, felt a million dollars.
- Watched England U21 beat Germany U21, with Germans! Huzzah!
- Drank whisky, bleurgh.

Saturday
- Went into Tubingen, visited the riverside, the castle (Schloss Hohen-Tubingen) which hosts the Universitat Tubingen, the market and the streets of Tubingen, bought gifts for the parents and nephews. Found lots of English-speaking Germans, phew.
- Watched March of the Penguins, to adore penguins. It's a favourite hobby of mine, they are the toughest creatures God made.

Sunday
- Went to the Alps, in Austria, at 180kph along German motorways! (Built by Hitler, boo!)
- Climbed the Hoher Ifen, from 1240m at the base to 2229m at the summit. Passed a sheer drop and momentarily went pale, became a man and overcame it to reach the summit, which is the Austrian-German border, from where you can see Switzerland and the Borgensee.
- Conked out asleep upon getting back to Tubingen.

Monday (Today)
- Flew back, got delayed, sighed. Realised I was getting used to BA planes, wanted to go on one again soon...

Auf widersehen, pet. Tus.