➸ MOVING DAY

FINALLY! This day has come!! In the post "How to Nuremberg: secret garden in St. Johanni" I’ve already mentioned that Nuremberg and I are not getting along very well. I’ve really tried to make it work. However, I give up. After 2 years of trying I reached a point where I am not happy at all, I am lonely and have very strong negative feelings about this city. My marks in school have dropped and one of the reasons is that I am not feeling comfortable here. Therefore, I’ve decided to move in with my boyfriend (how exciting???) and finish my studies from there. I have to come back to Nuremberg about ones a month for exams or meetings, but that’s alright.

So GOOD BYE Nuremberg and HELLO Tübingen. I am so looking forward to be closed to my friends again and to live in a Bundesland (state) where the shops are open until 10pm or later!

➸ New Video Wednesday: Portland, Maine

On our way to the Acadia National Park we stopped in Portland, Maine. We explored the Downtown Area, went on a little souvenir shopping tour and of course had THE best donut from a place called "Holy Donut". We also checked out the "Two Lighthouse State Park" and ate at the "Lobster Shack". So here is a New Video Wednesday. Have fuuuuun :) 

All about our lovely AirBnB you will find here. 

➸ Sunrise at Cadillac Mountain, Acadia National Park

Today I wanna show you the most stunning and beautiful sunrise I've ever experienced in my life! At 6am we drove all the way up to the top of Cadillac Mountain at the Acadia National Park. And let me tell you, we weren't alone - I would guess that there were about 400 people waiting for the sunset. But except from the cars it wasn't crowded at all. Everyone got cozy with blankets, coffee and of course a camera. When the sun finally came up it was breathtaking. Looking over the sea with the little islands (...hearing a woman shout: Finally we hit gold!") it was so peaceful and just a perfect moment. Even when you're not a morning person, I highly recommend it - get up and drive up there - it's a lifetime experience you will never forget. For me this was my favorite moment of this whole trip! 
Fun fact: the Cadillac Mountain is the highest point at the East Coast of the States, so that means it is also the very first point which is touched by the sun in the US! 

So enjoy the picture overload :P 

➸ Hotel Story time: Becoming a hotel manager in Rome

Did you ever dream about becoming a hotel manager?  Personally, I never did. But on a weird evening in Rome, my friend and me managed a little hotel for about an hour. How did that happen? Yep, this is a really good question! 
Firstly, I have to say that this was a top rated hotel on booking.com and there were some language issues involved. When we arrived the manager said that he wanted to give us a better room, but it wasn't ready. So he asked us if we could watch the desk and hand over the keys to other customers. I am not exactly sure if he even told us to pick up the phone, like I said there were some language issues. So here we were in a hotel somewhere in Rome, sitting at the other side of the check-in desk. After the manager disappeared with the elevator upstairs we looked at each other and couldn't stop laughing for about 5 minutes.The situation was so unreal. And yes other hotel guests came in to pick up their keys. 

But this whole thing got even weirder, when the man came back and asked if one of us could come with him upstairs to look at the room. I volunteered knowing that my friend had 911 on speed dial. Upstairs he showed me the room, not finished at all. He was so overstrained by getting this room ready that I told him just to clean the bathroom and to leave some fresh sheets so i could do the bed by myself. I had the feeling that he was so glad that someone told him what to do, because he knew that he just produced chaos. So he did what I told him and I went downstairs to my very worried friend. Half an hour later we left our place behind the check-in desk and moved to our room. 

I can say this was one of the weirdest hotel experiences ever. At least we had an rooftop balcony with a stunning view over the city. After we checked out he kindly asked us to write a top review on booking.com, because he got us a better room! 
yeeeeah, sure.
So after all we knew why this hotel was top-rated! 

➸ Polaroid Love.

On every trip I go my Polaroid Camera always follows me. Of course by now this is a huge trend and a lot people got a one. However, for me taking polaroid pictures is something special. I’ve wanted a camera like this since I have been a little kid. Then in 2008 Polaroid announced they were going to stop producing cameras and the foto paper because of insolvency proceedings. The dream to take pictures, which were printed right away seemed to be gone! BUT! YAY, in 2010 polaroid cameras were back with the Polaroid 300 and the Fujifilm Instax Mini. In 2014 my dream came true and I got my very own one. 

But what is the thrill about this kind of pictures? Why spending so much money for the instant film packs? I like that you have just one shot. You think about how to take his picture much more carefully. You can’t take 20 in row and decide which one is the best and delete the rest afterwards. Also you have it in your hand on paper, you see how it is developing until it is an actual picture and you don’t have it just on your phone. 

I use my shots on moments which are special to me like my birthday party or unique and memorable places.

Here are my favorite shots I took so far:

Porto.

Sunrise, Acadia National Park

Harry Potter Studios, London

Lake of Constance

Indian Summer, White Mountains

Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire

Lisbon 

Singapore

If you wondering mine is the Polaroid 300 in red.