I am Stella and I study German in Deutsch Akademie. Living in Germany and learning German have always been on top of my wish list. Of all the languages in the world I’ve always admired German and, as opposed to many people, I found it a good-sounding language. Now I am lucky to be living in Berlin where learning German is only a matter of finding a good language school and practicing.One of the best ways of practicing German is when I travel. It’s like „Killing two birds with one stone“: I get to see new sights and speak to different people. Sometimes they reply in English trying to make it easier for you but I continue to speak German. There has also been times when I pretended that I didn’t speak or understand English which left them no other option but to speak German.I am doing a cross country tour now. I was in Cologne where I witness one of the most amazing cathedrals and climbed up 500 stairs to admire its beauty from close proximity. Then proceeded to check out the ‚Schokoladen Museum‘ which unfortunately was closed. So I stopped at a cafe in ‚Altstadt‘ to have a cup of something warm where I starting a conversation with a woman sitting at the next table. She was very patient with my slow and, at times, grammatically incorrect German. In the afternoon I took the train to Bonn. I assumed that at least the „Haribo“ better known as ‚gummy bear‘ factory would be open. It was a real blast. I strongly recommend all the fans of gummy bears to attend.  My next stop was at a highly recommended soup restaurant in Bonn. The big variety of soups confused me a bit in the beginning, however, I didn’t hesitate to ask for clarifications.  In the end I had a Persian curry soup. Delicious! My final destination was at Beethoven museum. The tour was great. The tour guide was speaking slowly and clearly and that was definitely very helpful for comprehension.I arrived in Wiesbaden a few hours ago but I will share the impressions later. Ciao!