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Normandy, France “Our D-day Adventure”
Today was an incredible adventure to the Normandy region of France. The region now famous for the infamous D-day invasion on June 6th, 1944. Where a coalition of English, American, and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy with the attempt to drive the Nazi regime out of France and begin the grueling task of ending […]
Even Short Stays Create Sad Goodbyes
Normally, you would not expect for a weeklong stay at a stranger’s house to cause a group of 19-22 year olds grief and pains of sadness upon departure. However, this was the case for us 16 Gustavus students who left Großefehn, Ostfriesland, Germany this morning at 10:45am. Before hopping on the bus to head towards Berlin, […]
From Ostfriesland to Berlin
Today we had to say goodbye to all of our new friends in Ostfriesland. At breakfast Kendyl and I had our last cups of Ostfresian tea, then we lugged our bags downstairs and headed to Strieks Haus to meet up with everyone else. When we arrived Jim offered to take our picture with our wonderful […]
A Fun, Jam-Packed Day Three in Paris!
Hello Olympic Quest followers! Today, we were given the chance to sleep in! With a tour at the Stade de France (the Olympic Soccer Stadium) scheduled for 11:45 am, we did not have to leave the hotel until 10 am. Compared to past days, today we were allowed to catch up on much needed sleep! Knowing […]
Traveling to the Island
Today we took a ferry out to the island of Langeoog. It was a fairly cold day and once we got off the ferry we quickly got on the train that is a one way and one way back so we had to make sure that we did not miss it. It was very interesting […]
Our Journey to Sweden
Dear friends, families, and loved ones, we made it to Sweden! Here in our first blog post, we’ll describe the journey we took from MSP airport to Arlanda airport, and then finally up to the Umeå airport. We left at 9am on January 14th and arrived at 5pm on January 15th. Our flight from MSP […]
Why is The Thinker thinking and the Mona Lisa smiling?
Bonjour! Today we began our first full day of adventures in Paris and what a full day we had! We hit the bus and visited the Dome de Invalides where Napoleon was to be buried, but unfortunately was not. Next, we departed for the Louvre, the home of the Mona Lisa. On our way, we […]
Clear Skies All Day
Throughout our week spent in Ostfriesland,we have been noticing a similar pattern in the weather….rain. Although every day so far has had its fair share of rain, today we had a pleasant surprise, blue skies! Along with this surprise came a fun filled day of windmills, traditions, and a brewery. We started our day by […]
Arrival to Paris
The Gusties got up and early for the third day in a row to make their way to Paris, France. The group was able to keep up high spirits for the arrival even after some required patience figuring out the Airfrance baggage check situation. There was some miscommunication with the airline about whether a free checked […]
The Power of Wind
Today, we were able to visit a traditional windmill. One of the only mills still in production of flour in Osfriesland. This mill was built in the mid 1800’s and is still in working order which we all found pretty impressive. After that, we were able to visit one of the many modern wind turbines […]