Corinne Olinger found some more info and pics of the boys! Sheesh, with a network of parents scouring the web for updates, we're sure not to miss a thing!
Scroll down through this thread and find some pics of the boys in Strehla.
Make sure you click on the link on the bottom to go to the next page. There's more pics there!
Either learn German quickly... or piece together the gist of it from this machine translated version.
Showing posts with label Strehla. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Strehla. Show all posts
Monday, June 23, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Strehla Concert Review!
Christie Gordon passed this link on. Great pictures of the boys and an amazingly in depth review of the concert in Strehla! You have to see it!
Thanks Christie!
Thanks Christie!
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Viking today... 6/16
Today the boys leave Strehla and go to Hoffenheim. The internet tells
me that it's roughly a 5 hour drive to the south west.
Strehla to Hoffenheim.
Here's a satellite view of the city with a marker placed on the
address in the itinerary:
Hoffenheim map
It's amazingly hard to find any info about Hoffenheim that isn't about
soccer! I see that tomorrow the itinerary says the boys will be
visiting the stadium so I'll put some links in about that tomorrow.
The itinerary says "Willkommenzeremonie im Garten und Grillparty"
Google tells me that "Grillparty" translates to "barbecue". The
wonders of the internet!
I was able to figure out about Hoffenheim, that it was first mentioned
in historical texts in 773. It has a population of about 3,200.
Just for comparison, I found a Minnesota city with a similar
population (Princeton) and took a look at the satellite view with the
same scale. It's amazing how differently our cities are composed. In
the same space that our cities are still popping up housing
developments, they're finishing off one city and starting on a new
one!
Princeton, MN map
me that it's roughly a 5 hour drive to the south west.
Strehla to Hoffenheim.
Here's a satellite view of the city with a marker placed on the
address in the itinerary:
Hoffenheim map
It's amazingly hard to find any info about Hoffenheim that isn't about
soccer! I see that tomorrow the itinerary says the boys will be
visiting the stadium so I'll put some links in about that tomorrow.
The itinerary says "Willkommenzeremonie im Garten und Grillparty"
Google tells me that "Grillparty" translates to "barbecue". The
wonders of the internet!
I was able to figure out about Hoffenheim, that it was first mentioned
in historical texts in 773. It has a population of about 3,200.
Just for comparison, I found a Minnesota city with a similar
population (Princeton) and took a look at the satellite view with the
same scale. It's amazing how differently our cities are composed. In
the same space that our cities are still popping up housing
developments, they're finishing off one city and starting on a new
one!
Princeton, MN map
Viking today... 6/14
Today the boys sing in the same town they stayed in last night. Strehla.
Strehla Map
After a bunch of searching around and translating... I found the
church they'll be singing in today!
You can get a rough translation of the text on the page by going here:
Translated Church Site
Or you can just vist the site directly here:
Church site in German
Either way, make sure you click through the menu on the left and see
the pictures that come up on the right. Some of them are pretty good
shots of the place the boys will be today:
Outside Church Picture
Inside Church Picture
Strehla Map
After a bunch of searching around and translating... I found the
church they'll be singing in today!
You can get a rough translation of the text on the page by going here:
Translated Church Site
Or you can just vist the site directly here:
Church site in German
Either way, make sure you click through the menu on the left and see
the pictures that come up on the right. Some of them are pretty good
shots of the place the boys will be today:
Outside Church Picture
Inside Church Picture
Viking Today... 6/13
The boychoir gets into Amsterdam today at 6:30am
Amsterdam Map
They transfer to another flight and go to Berlin:
Berlin Map
They finally end up in a hostel in Strehla (as far as I can tell,here's the actual place they're staying)
Strehla Map
Interestingly enough, the official website for Strehla has a graphicup advertising "Nixenfest" with an anatomically correct toplessmermaid. (It's a cartoon, not really offensive, just interesting):
Official Website for Strehla
Strehla - First mention in historical texts, 1002 A.D.Here's a taste of what it looks like:
Strehla Picture
Amsterdam Map
They transfer to another flight and go to Berlin:
Berlin Map
They finally end up in a hostel in Strehla (as far as I can tell,here's the actual place they're staying)
Strehla Map
Interestingly enough, the official website for Strehla has a graphicup advertising "Nixenfest" with an anatomically correct toplessmermaid. (It's a cartoon, not really offensive, just interesting):
Official Website for Strehla
Strehla - First mention in historical texts, 1002 A.D.Here's a taste of what it looks like:
Strehla Picture
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