The Flat

In Freiburg I live in a community called Vauban. It's an old French barracks that was converted into student living in 1992. It actually has somewhat of a world wide reputation for being environmentally friendly. Each member of the community has agreed to try to keep their carbon emissions to a minimum by not having a car. If they wish to have a car, then they pay 18,000 a year for a parking spot. Also, many of the buildings have solar panels and the entire community is heated by a single wood chip burning stove (generator).

The atmosphere is very relaxed and bohemian. All of the residents are students usually between the ages of around 23 and 27. (In my flat the youngest is 23 and the oldest is 26, I think). Anyway, I really like it here and so far everyone I've met have been welcoming and friendly. Here are some pictures. I don't have any pictures of the guys that live here yet, but I'll get those up soon.

My Room:





View out the window... You can see the small clay soccer field in the background



The bathroom (first two stalls are for sitting, the third is for standing)



The hallway / climbing wall







The kitchen and living room





Front door and porch



Feel free to leave comments. Bye for now.

Zwei Panoramas

Outside St. Peter's Church



Top of the Hill

Freiburg 1

So these pictures aren't actually from inner city Freiburg, but instead the surrounding area. I'll try to get some pictures of the flat up at some point.


St. Peter's Chapel

Top of one of the hills surrounding Freiburg (can't remember the name)





Some Paragliders





TittiSee (The biggest Lake in the Freiburg Region... I had my first ApfelStrudel of the trip here... Rating: 2.1. I neglected to get a picture though)









And here's a picture of dinner. It's kind of blurry though. I'll try to make sure everyone gets a clear view of what I'm eating in the future.





OK. That's all for now. I'll try to get a few more up tomorrow with a bit more description. Also, I'll be in Berlin / Latvia in a week, so I should be able to get some good pictures from there.