Saturday January 26th

I went with Morti and Conrad to Germany today. First we woke up and took the bus/train to Bregenz before taking another bus up into the Bregenzerwald, and across the border. At the bus stop Conrad’s father came and picked us up to take us to their home. But on a whim on the way there we stopped at an ice race. It was wild, there was a big snowy field made into a race track. The cars and buggy’s were hauling through straightaways and drifting around huge corners. It was awesome to put it plainly. We got to see some of the cars being adjusted and prepared, some have double engines, and all were extremely loud. We watched a couple races, first between normal cars, and also of some buggy-like cars. We got a Glühwein and then headed home to Conrad’s house. Upon arrival we dropped our bags in our rooms (they were kind enough to give me an entire room to myself) and settled in a little bit. We had a delicious dinner then took the car to head to the concert. Morti, Conrad, and I as well as both of Conrad’s parents. The adults met with some of their friends, who had kids, and together the kids went to wait in line amongst the thousands of other people in Kempton. First we went and waited inside a mall across the street (it was a really cold night) and got something to drink. Finally, the line began to move so we got our tickets out and entered the stadium. It was built to hold I think 4,000 people, but they sold 8,000 tickets. It was packed. We checked our coats and joined the mosh of people. Another German rapper opened for him, then finally Cro got on stage. He is one of the most popular German musical artists of our generation, and has many radio hits. The crowd was wild, there was beach balls bouncing and people jumping, it was a really cool atmosphere. He was pretty good live and put on an entertaining show. When it was finished we grabbed a Döner and walked through the lamp lit streets. I think Kempton would be cool to visit another time and check it out a little bit more in depth. We walked through the main shopping streets and down past another gigantic church. Conrad’s parents picked us up and we drove back to their house for the night.