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Can there anywhere be a more beautiful and beguiling city to arrive at by train? To emerge from the bustling subterranean bowles of Waverly Station and find yourself in the very heart of such a glorious city is a happy experience indeed. (Bill Bryson, 1996)

The view as you walk out of Edinburgh’s Waverly Station is probably the finest first impression of any city in the world. (Lonely Planet)

Waverly Station is indeed an impressive train station and so is the first impression you get when walking out of it. However, in Edinburgh it is not only the first impression which is impressive and breath-taking. The whole city, the atmosphere, the architecture, the history, the culture and many many other things, making Edinburgh the charming city it is, fulfilling the interests of almost everybody. However, it also completely justifies its status as the capital of Scotland, being a buzzing centre of contemporary aspects: Festivals, fashion, economy and everything a modern-day person could possibly ask for. It wonderfully combines the past and the present.

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Sorry, this entry is only available in Deutsch.

In this entry I want to let the world know how a foreigner, an Englishman, deals with the difficulties awaiting him in Germany . Although it is already quite a while ago that Felix visited me here in Freiburg I want to write some lines on it since we had such a great time here together and somehow it is unbelievable how well he handled the situation.

The first thing I remember when I try to think back to that time is that fortunately, as well as surprisingly, we had quite a lot of snow in the time from 20th to the 29th of January (the time Felix was here). Every time I think about this I can barely hide a grin…you should have seen that. As if it was the first time in his life that he had seen this white beauty called snow…if I should have a guess I would say he was about 7-9 years old when he saw that it snowed !

Anyway, of course, his visit in Germany was not only about snow. I was really a bit nervous about him coming to Germany. I mean, of course, as you would expect, I was sooo happy and I so looked forward to that but on the other hand I wasn’t sure at all that he would like it here: Germany, German, Germans etc. and his knowledge of our language being rather, well…, tiny ! But now, almost a month later I have to say that I am proud that he managed it soo well and I am really happy about that fact since we had an amazing time (at least in my opinion and I hope it was the same for him).

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