GEBURTSTAG!!

I finally turned 21 last week and had a great birthday in a great city with great friends. We started the morning with a cruise down the Rhein River to Königswinter where we stopped for delicious lunch (tomato soup) and hand down the most tasty beer I've ever had in my life. It was a mix of Kölsch (don't judge) and some sort of malt beer, I think. All I know is it was dark, it was cheap, and I want it again some day. It rivals the banana beer from Alter Zoll! Then we hoped on another bigger better boat to go back to Bonn. It was a night ladies excursion :)

Then people came over in the afternoon and we made lasagna for dinner. I'm so proud of us. Germans do not freaking own normal kitchen ware, I've realized. But using stuff gleaned from my kitchen and the two from the second floor, we made a pretty rocking dinner. John, Karissa, Amy, and Becca surprised me with a couple bottles of wine, chocolate, and the piece de resistance- a Baily's cake, complete with lit sparklers! Um, amazing. We headed out to Konsum, my favorite club, because it's got a fog machine. I love it. The music was pretty good and I danced for hours!

I didn't bring my camera, but here's some of what Amy took throughout the day (thanks, girl).

Out at a bar at midnight for the legit start of my birthday

      

On the Poseidon! Or was it called Beethoven..

So very much enjoying the Rhein

                                        
                                                         I was so surprised! Too nice :')

Needing a moment to work up the courage, and John way ahead of me. Some things will never change