So after leaving Cologne, I caught a train to Marburg to visit family. After staying in hostels for so long it was such a relief and privilege to be with family again. The town of Marburg is an ancient city that has been around since 1140 and is absolutely stunning. It sits right on the Lahn river and has an awesome castle and one of the oldest Universities in Europe. I stayed with my mom's cousins (Toby and Gitte) whom happened to live within a 10 min walk to my grandmother...so that was perfect :) They were the most amazing hosts and spoiled me rotten.....I spent the next few days exploring the town, visiting my grandmother, catching up with my cousin Max, and spending time with family. It was very relaxing and fun. On my last night there, the town of Marburg was having sommerUnifest, which was a huge party and the whole town celebrate with concerts, art work, dancing, and ofcourse Licher Beer....the town favorite. The next morning I rented a car from Max, who happens to be the manager at Germany's largest car rental so he hooked me up and gave me the upgraded BMW and I was off to Erlangen to visit his brother David for a quick visit. I was only able to stay there for a brief visit but it was really nice to see him and catch up for a bit. I also had the privilege of meeting his girlfriend Vicky and their two adorable cats. After a very wet and hectic ride, I arrived in Regensburg at Christoph and Betina's house. They had moved so I was a little confused at first because they still lived in the same neighborhood! It was so nice to see them again and catch up with my cousin Thomas. They took me downtown on the first night and I was lucky enough to catch yet another festival! Bugerfest had the entire city out and about to enjoy live music, amazing food, local beer, and street performances. Regensburg is also extremely beautiful and located right on the Danube river.....which was almost flooding and moving quickly due to all the recent rain. The next day we were lucky enough to be able to play on my cousins soccer team and enjoyed every moment! I was amazed by how much I missed soccer and the league in Germany was very friendly and the pitch was amazing! Yet again I was spoiled rotten by family!
hey ho dear Dominic! It's me Jessica in Corfu! I wrote and told your mother you and your friend were welcome to visit - if you were so inclined... (we're sort of on the way to Izmir...) If you make it down the boot of italy, you can catch a ferry from Brindisi or if you end your Italian visit in Venice, you can take the ferry from there and stop in Corfu on that route.
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Tom and I would love to see you! you are both most welcome!
big hugs and continue having as much fun (safely for your mom's sake) as you can wring out of this trip! (i sent your mom our contact ph.#s - or if you send me an email i'll send the coordinates on to you direct.)