March Preperations

For my personal odyssey I am going to Munich, Germany in March. To prepare for this I have outlined things I want to do and places I want to see

Altes Rathaus- the old town hall

Theatinerkirche se Kajetan- church

Deutsches Museum- science and technology museum

Biergarten Viktualienmarkt- daily food market

Stadtcafe im Stadtmuseum- city museum

Pinakothek der Moderne- modern art museum

I also want to:

Stroll through Hofgarten.

Rent a bike.

Eat in an outside cafe.

Have a Bavarian breakfast; pretzels and Weiβwurst.

Go to the opera, theatre, or cinema.

Another German Song

I listened to another German song today, this one is also by Nena. Listen to it here.

German Song

Today I listened to a song in German, listen to it here.

The Baroque Era

The Baroque Era began in the early 17^th century. In Germany the style was based off of houses of the rich in France. An example of this style in Germany is the Zwinger Palace (picture is of Zwinger park). This style was affected by the architecture of absolution, which put the ruler in the center, this meant that the spatial composition was increased. Another very important building from the Baroque Era is the Würzburg Residence. Ronocco, a phase of the Baroque Era, brightened the colors used, an example of this is the Sanssouci Palace. Many German buildings from this time are counted as a German rival of Versailles.

Household Items

I found how to say a few household items in German, they are organized by room.

Kitchen-Küche

Plate-Teller

Cup-Tasse

Fork-Gabel

Spoon-Loffel

Knife-Messer

Refrigerator-Kühlschrank

Garbage-Müll

Bedroom-Schlafzimmer

Bed-Bett

Clothes-Kleidung

Blanket-Decke

Bathroom-Bad

Tooth Brush-Zahnbürste

Tooth Paste-Zahnpasta

Floss-Zahnseide

Shower-Dusche

Toilet-Toilette

Barn Animals

I found out what different farm animals are called in german, here are some:

Pig-Schwein

Cow-Kuh

Horse-Pferd

Chicken-Huhn

Sheep-Schaf

Work Cited (http://www.meattruck.com/tag/pig/)

Plan for January

Learn names of barn-yard animals in german.

Learn names of household objects in german.

Make two german recipes.

Study baroque era in germany.

Learn about new years in germany and how to say happy new year.

Listen to two songs in german.

Sauerkraut

For the sauerkraut I chopped bacon into small pieces and cooked it. Then I diced half an onion and added that, stirring it in. After the bacon had cooked I added a chopped apple. Then I dumped the sauerkraut on top and mixed it. Next I added a stick of cinnamon, cloves, and all spice. The pictures are in order from end to beginning.

Sausage

The ingredients for the sausage and sauerkraut
The sausage was already cooked (it wasn't raw) so I just had to warm them, I put two tablespoons of olive oil into the pan. I poked them four times each (twice on both sides) with a fork so they didn't split. Then I put them in and my mom added half a can of beer. Halfway through, when the underside was a light brown, I flipped them over. It was really easy but very good. Images at very top are the sausages cooking and being poked.

German Meal

Last night I watched the boys and made a german meal. I served sausage, sauerkraut, apple sauce, latkes, stollen (a german christmas bread), and for dessert, gummy bears from germany. The process and recipes for the sausage and the sauerkraut are in following posts. The stollen my mom made and the latkes I just reheated,