Freiburg - Student City without Transportation

Last visit I payed a visit to my sister (Mine) who is now da jura studying in Freiburg but de facto in France, Poland, Estonia, Switzerland etc. She is taking part in a programm of the IES - Institute for the International Education of Students. This is a programm for students studying in the USA (my sister is a student at grinnell college in USA) who want to study abroad. The programm for my sister consists of visiting european countries and the important EU structures there and learning german and taking some classes in economy in Freiburg.


Well anyway last week she was in Freiburg and so I went to visit her and see the city. Freiburg is a nice german city with "happy" and friendly people. Here in dresden the people are not so happy. :/

There was even a woman who asked us if would like our picture taken in front of the Schwabenthor...so we said yes and this picture was the result. :)



In the old city, every building is admirably restored or at least they seem so. There is a small canal flowing through the city, if you fall into this small canal then according to the legend you will marry a Freiburger, but I didnt fall into it! :)

If you walk to the Schwabentor and go past the bridge near it, there are stairs going up to a small restaurant with a well situated beer garden. It is a remarkable experience to watch the sun set in the horizon, its rays falling on to the beautiful roofs of the buildings. You can also enjoy the view whilst you are sipping from your cold beer, which was what we did.

About the nights in Freiburg: the city is full with students, the clubs and pubs are packed! But the city doesnt have a proper transportation system for the drunk students who are looking for their beds late at night or early in the morning! Only on weekends there are night-buses, but you have to pay for them!?! If you have a friend to drive you or if the weather is good and you have a bike than there isnt a big problem. But the student accomodations in Vauban, which is a really cool place with students and hippies around, are about half an hour on foot from the city center so on winter its better to sit at home and watch a DVD with friends!

I couldnt go to each and every club/pub/cafe but my favourite was the little Reggea Bar. Also Schlappen (Studi-Kneipe) was great - reasonable prices and good food. Other places that should be visited are: Europapark (an amusement park) and the Schwarzwald (the Black Forest). Because of the weather I couldnt visit the Europapark. We didnt have guides so we didnt jump into the Black Forest but we went hiking at the borders of the Forest. We climbed a tower and we were confronted with a beautiful view...