Have I ever told any of you how much I hate writing?  Oh, well.  School did not actually start until October, but I participated in a German Intensive Course in September.  My teacher, Frau Wachter, took us on a short hike on one of the Western hills, Plabutsch, that pretty much define the city limits.  This is a view of the city, including Schloss Eggenberg and Schlossberg (previously discussed).

This is a picture, more or less, of my class.  There are a few people missing.  One added.

This is a picture of (left to right) my teacher, a fellow Amerikan from Arkansas (David), a Brit (Beth), and my roommate from China (Sha). 

This is a view of Schoeckl, which I climbed about a week later.

After the picture opportunities, we sat at the cafe and had drink before heading down.  On the way down, I took a picture of Schloss Eggenberg, to which I still have not been, with Schlossberg yet again in the background.