Day 4!

My buddy, Victoria(Wrage), and I woke up to a few rays of the sun sneaking in through the blinds, into the room we share. Excited that the sun was finally paying us a visit, albeit a short one, we got out of bed and tidied ourselves. While I finished breakfast, Victoria brought back from the tailor the dress that she will wear to the wedding that we shall attend next weekend. We then decided to go into the city and sit by the Alster, one of the biggest rivers in Hamburg. I was met with one of the most beautiful sights I have ever seen when we exited the train station.

Vitoria and I met a few of our other friends Alefiya, Elena, Victoria(Cr), Hema, Nele, Tanusha, Dakshaa and Jens.

While the first four and Victoria and I proceeded towards the Alster, the other four went in a different direction, into the mall. We bought ice creams and sat by the river, enjoying our treat in the cold weather. we attracted quite a few birds to our spot because Elena and Alefiya fed a few ducks pieces of their cones. Ducks, swans, sparrows and pigeons all flocked towards us and feeding them, we left for Jim Block, a burger restaurant. There, we enjoyed a nice filling meal and said good day to Dakshaa and Jens who were leaving to watch Hamburg's soccer match that was to be held that day( for anyone interested, Hamburg won!). The rest of us then commenced shopping. I learnt later that many of our other friends too went shopping, though only after they had visited the ongoing Harbour festival and took rides on the ferry and ferris wheel- and in the rain too!

When Victoria and I got home that evening, her youngest sister, Isabelle(who is the cutest little girl), greeted us with a big kiss. We had dinner at home(yummy, chicken! Sorry, vegetarians), and then drove to Victoria's(Cr) home to watch a movie. Alefiya, Elena, Ben and Aapeksha came too and, while we Indians watched, "Meet The Millers", our buddies sat outside, chatting away with purple coloured peel-off masks on their faces. We got back home after a rather eventful day and I fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

                                                                                                                -Shweta Mehta