A Trip to Remember, but a City to Forget

So a earlier this week we decided we were going to take a day trip. We did the classic practice of walking to the train station and taking the first train out to anywhere in Niedersachsen. (All the trains are free for us in this region!).

The city of choice turned out to be Lebenstedt, one of the divisions of the larger city Salzgitter.

The train ride there was uneventful but had really nice views of the country side and we got there after probably a 20 minute ride. This part of Salzgitter was very quaint and I took well over 50 pictures and posted them on my Facebook so feel free to check them out!

While we explored we decided to stop for a cup of coffee, which was 2 euro (ridiculous I say!) and sat for a little just enjoying the laid back feel of the area. Half way through our coffee break I got a call from Lara, one of the peer mentors leading us through our stay here. Apparently our friend Neil had just arrived in the country and needed internet to activate his phone. I explained that we were in Lebenstedt drinking coffee and Lara asked "Why would you go all the way there for a cup of coffee?". At a loss for an answer I simply said I didn't know and laughed a little.

After our coffee break we took a walk around the park, I climbed some random rusty scaffolding and we decided we should catch the next train since there was a two hour gap between trains and we had already spent 2 hours wandering the area.

Overall I'd have to say this was a good start to our day trips, and I'm hoping to take another this Sunday.

Random Picture: Brendan Alex and Steve, posing for the cover of their Boyband, the Amerikids. Check out their hit single Döner für Immer