Goslar according to Cici

## 1.How Does My Partner Describe Goslar

### Five Words According to Lilly

The five words according to Lilly can be combined into one phrase ：(an) old town surrounded by mountains.

Goslar has the history of about 1100 years and the residents living there are the second oldest population of Niedersachsen. (a state located in the north western part of German??)

The town is of medium size and has the population of 50,000 people. That is quite different from my city since Kunming has a population of about 8,500,000 people.

Goslar is not only surrounded by Harz Mountains，but also a vital part of the mountains. People can spend a time hiking，cycling and skiing in the mountains and get close to the nature. I searched the name  on the Internet after class and surprisingly found that the mountains have been famous since the 18th century. They once were warmly praised by a famous poet called Heine.

### Addition

Goslar is also famous for mining industry. It has been the center of mining since the reign of Henry I. For about thousand of yesrs，people have exploited nonferrous matals until 1988 when the mining industry was closed down.

Whenever I search "Goslar" on the Internet，"the culture of witches" always dominates the headline. Interestingly，Lilly said that there are definitely no witches in the town and the legend is only for tourism nowadays.Tourists can get  brooms or the dolls of witches in shops. I absolutely will get one doll  if I have a chance to visit Goslar.

## 2.The School Life in Goslar

### Class

The number of students in one class depends on the grades.The lower the grade is， the more students there will be.This is  because when students become older， some of them will choose to learn in a professional school to get an expertise. And  in Lilly's class， there are twenty one students.

### Subjects

The subjects Lilly learn is quite similar to the ones I learn in my school，and of course， there is still  some differences. The subjects in Lilly's school can be mainly divided into three different types: Science(including biology， physics and chemistry )，Social science( including history， politics and geography) and  Languages （including English， German， Latin，ancient Greek and French) .Additionally， they also have art ，music ，religion / values of norms(for the students who do not believe in Christian），PE performing art and digital competence. I really like the performing art. It is really  innovative and do helps students in daily performances and  even communication.The ancient Greek course is one of the features of Lilly's school and  Lilly also wants to choose  Languages as main courses. I really adore her for she can master so many languages👏

### School life

Lilly's school is actually a half-day school, so she can get home relatively earlier than me. She usually gets up and had breakfast at six o'clock and than ride a bicycle to school.  The morning classes  are from 7:50 to 14:00/13:10 o'clock (depends on the courses she has).Each class lasts for about forty five minutes and  between two class is usually a five minutes' break. After two classes in the morning，students will have  a twenty minutes' break and there will be  a fifteen minutes' off  again after another tow classes . Then， she will have two or three more classes. Students usually have meals during the long breaks or after school .They don't call them breakfast or lunch because the time is not completely matched.

### Homework

Lilly usually has to do the homework for one to two hours. If she will  have an exam，she will spend a whole afternoon or longer to review.

### After graduation

After taking the final exam in the 13th grade， students in German actually can have a one- to- two -year break (about 50 students choose to do so).During this  time，they can do meaningful things like traveling aboard (so nice!!!🙆🌟).Chinese students usually don't have the break， but i can imagine how fun and wonderful the break is.

And after the graduation， there will be  two choices for the students.The first is to continue their studies  at the university .And the second is going to a professional school  studying for the jobs for three years.

### Tips for Kunming Students in Goslar

1.It is necessary to bring small meals to school every day，like sandwiches and some pieces of bread，for the so called "lunchtime" maybe later than that in China.

2.Don't forget to download an application that shows the daily routine. The schedules are different every day and may change according to the teachers.

3.Get a bike as the transportation. Teenagers in Germany care a lot about the environment. You can definitely play a part in prticipating the environmental friendly life.

## 3.An one day excursion

The ond-day excursion in Goslar desinged by Lilly is quite fukfilling and meaningful. The small trip gives me an opportunity to get to know Goslar more deeply and experience the impressive local culture, Most importantly, the transportation and the activities slected are based on evironmental protection.

### Morning

After arriving in Goslar by train, I can enjoy the breakfast in a local bakery to have some bread and a cup of coffee.That's what local people prefer for the breakfast.Then I can walk to Rammelsberg museum.

Rammelsberg Museum locates in the mountains and was built based on the old mining factories.The factories have a history about  1000 years  amd are the witness of the mining culture in Goslar.I can take the mining train to get inside the mountain and have a close look at the working process  as if I am the worker.Among the equipments， the big water wheel is the most famous. It acted as the power of the industry and could pull up the mines over 500 kilos at one time.

### Noon

At 1 p.m.，I can reach Herzberger Teich(the place where the miners get water) to have lunch. It is a lake near Rammelsberg ，where teenagers often swim and have BBQ.I can seat on the lake bank and have a picnic with the food brought by myself.

### Afternoon

In the afternoon，I can get to the downtown on foot and take the Bimmelbahn.The train travels through Goslar，passing by various famous attractions. In addition，slipping a coin into the fountain in the hope of good luck and visit the local market plaza are also good choices.

Following that， I can reach my next destination-Kaiserpfalz. It is the place built in Middle Ages where the emperor would stay in Goslar during his travel.The place is more than 1000 years old and many contemporaneous palaces in other cities were destroyed，but this palace，has incredibly survived.

### Evening

In the evening，I can definitely try out the local German food like the potatoes for dinner. Plus，climbing up any tower of any church should absolutely not be missed. On the tower，I can look over the whole city and wach the spectacular sunset. From there，time seems to be slowed down and after the one-day excursion，I can have the time looking into the thoughts in my mind.

### Is It Green?

I think the trip is already very environmental friendly.I mainly travel between different attractions on foot.And the public transportation，Bimmelbahn，also helps to reduce the carbon footprint.

Having a picnic and bring homemade food is definitely a good idea. It really saves energy(fuel ，light，containers) compared with eating in the restaurant.

## 4.Food

The food Lilly described to me is the homemade hamburger. This is not a traditional dish in Germany and actually it came form the U.S. It is interesting that the traditional food in Germany actually is  not many teenagers cup of tea.

Lilly's grandma often makes hamburgers for the family and the taste is really nice. After becoming an vegetarian，Lilly changed some of the ingredients into vegetables in order to better protect the environment.

### Ingredients

The ingredients include lentils(very common in Germany)，beetrood，kidneybeans，bread，species，salad ，roasted onions and burger buns.

The bread Lilly uses is often not very fresh.(It may have been stored at homes for a couple of days)This is a really environmental friendly idea since it to some extent helps avoid wasting. Plus，the fact is that everyone makes a different salad as ingredients.Lilly prefers tomatoes and cucumbers.

### Steps to make

1.Cook the lentils, beans and beetrood.

2.Crumble the bread into pieces.

3.Mix the ingredients for the patty and shapes.

4.Prepare the vegetables (Usually cut the vegetables into slices)

5. Fried the patty in the pan.

6.Cut the burger buns into halves and add the patty.(A great idea to add some sources)

### The Eating Habits in Germany

The bread is definitely the basic element . In the morning, people usually have bread and honey. They prefer sushi,meat fish or something relatively hot for lunch. Having a cup of coffee or tea may be a good choice for the afternoon tea at around four o'clock. And in the evening,bread, cheese and meat make up the dinner.

## 5.Festival

### Easter

Easter is of the highest position in Christian festivals. It commemorates the resurrection of Jesus，celebrating the life over death.The festival is on the first Sunday after vernal equinox，and people always have a 14 days off.

Since Jesus was executed 3 days before the resurgence，the last Friday before  Easter is considered as “Good Friday”.People keep silent during  Friday and Saturday to mourn the death and embrace the happy time when Sunday comes. Eggs and rabbits，which symbolize the life and happiness，are the key elements of the festival

### Costoms

At Easter，people often blow out the the eggs，color the shells and hang them out on the trees. Children believe that the Easter Bonnie will hide the eggs and presents for them.However， gifts and eggs are actually prepared by their parents，which hurts children's feelings when finding out the truth. Besides，hefezopf(a special kind of bread in Germany)，chocolates and Easter lambs are also indispensable.As a vegetarian，Lilly makes cakes shaped like lambs.

People in the city often go to churches for religious ritual .They also ignite the Easter fire in the forests and celebrate the festival with relatives and friends around it.