Hiking from Profzhiem to Dobel

It was an opportunity to hike in the forest. On 25th june saturday, I was accompanied by Mr Martin Linzner and his friend Manuel Gutekunst. We started our hiking from Profziem till Dobel, the next Village. It is almost 25 kilometers. We started in the morning from Profzhiem around 8:45 am and complete our hike around 4 pm. It tooks 6 and half hour. It was an very interesting to hike around the forest and see the beautiful scenerary and the breath taking air around the valley.

On 27th June Monday, I went to one of the Biggest fun Park in Europe called Europa park. I was accompanied  by my host daughter Caroline, her boyfriend Mario and friend of her. it was an interesting day for me as it was first time to ride on roller coaster. So i have seen lots of people from the different part of the Europe and also I came across the different kind of roller coaster. It was an great for me to visit the park.

Visit to Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfigen and Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart

On 20th June I visited Mercedes Benz factory in Sindelfigen. It is almost one hour drive from Schoemberg. I was accompanied by my host Freimuller and her daughter Caroline. It was very shock to see how the Mercedes car are made. We had a english guide to take around the factory and he explain about the brief history about the Mercedes Benz invention and the inovation till now. Also the annual car productions and the number of employee at the plant. It was very interesting to go around the factory and to see different kind of car productions.
On 23th June Thursday I visited  Iron ore mining in Neuenbürg with My host Uwe. It was nice to visit the places how the Iron ore extract  from the ground. So we had a German guide to explain about the history of the Iron ore mining. But for me it is difficult to understand, Uwe expalin me in English after the German language. Neuenbürg is the center of an ancient mining area, where already the Celts have mined iron ore and it melted. Even in the Middle Ages and even into the 19th Century., Iron ore was mined in Neuenbürg. It was an great to visit.
On 24th june, I visited to Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, I was accompanied by Mr Martin Linzner. It almost take 1 hour drive from Schöemberg to reach there.It was a very interesting to see the different kinds of  mercedes car from the long time back to the year 1886, the pioneering invention of Gottlied Daimler and Carl Benz. The Museum follows the chronological tour desends of the 125 years of the Mercedes Benz automotive history. It was very easy to go through, we had in english audio guide.After the visit we had seen the Stuttgart football Sradium and the football team of Stuttgart are practising for the upcoming season. so it was an interesting and relax to visit the Museum.

Visit to the Traditional Dance group in Schoemberg

On 16th June Thursday i visited the Traditional dance group in the community. I was accompanied by my host Mrs Friemuller. I met with the head of the dance group and he explains about the the dacing group, how they performed and formed the group in the community. It was an interesting to see how they performed traditional dance with the traditional songs they played. I also participated with them for dancing. it was very interesting to know that and the preservation of their traditional dance and the music.
The next day i was invited to visit one of the company called RICHARD WÖHR which is situated away from Schoemberg.The company works in different field like electronics, electrical engineering, medical and dental engineering, mechanical- and apparatus engineering, as well as metal-, plastic- and cast processing. The owner of the company,, he is one of the Traditional Dance group. He explains me about the companies productions and  visited in the field where the employeers work and also i was also introduced with his employees. Later my visits i was invited to shares something about Bhutan and the happiness in our country with his staff. It was an very interesting to have interaction with them.
On sunday 19th,  I went for the tree climbing with my host family. It is away from Schoemberg, almost 1 hour drive....called Adverture park Schloss Lichtenstein. It was an very interesting for me  and it was my first time..after tree climbing we visited Lichtenstein Fortress and walk around, looked how it was built..it was very amazing to see the castle and the views from the castle.

Cooking Bhutanese Dish called `Kewa Datshi` in Youth House.

On Thursday 9th June, It was an very interesting with youth and kids over in the youth house, as I make a plan before, i will be cooking our traditional Bhutanese food for the kids. I had cooked the dish, there were more than 10 youths who partcipated in the cooking. I also taught  them the method of cooking the Bhutanese Dish called Kewa Datshi and with the rice, more youth are really interesting to cook. We prepared two different Kewa Datshi, with onion ingredients and without, some youths they dont take onion.So we had the Dish and many kids they really enjoyed and like the dish. I also gave them the recipie of the dish. The ingredient or the recipe for the Kewa Datshi(Potatoes and Cheese)

•  Potatoes
• cheese, {almost any kind of white cheese}
•  chopped onions
• oil
•  salt
•  chilli  (vary amount according to your preference) 

Before that day, In the morning I was invited by Mrs Brigitte prutner to visits the Kinder clinic or Children Hospital which is located in Schoemberg, She had brief me about the hospital, the education, therapy, medicine, psychology and social work, and for the adolescents and young adults.The hospital is one of the child specialized in southwest Germany and Rehabilitation Center for Disabled child. When i go around the hospital, i had come across with the patients how they are treate, and also it was very different from our country. Mrs Brigitte had explain me in each and every corner of the clinic compartment.It was an really interestng to know and see how the child are treated at the clinic..
In evening I was also invited to visits the Fire Department in the Schoemberg. Most of them are volunteers for the community.The fire Bridgrade from the Department had explain me about the history how it was exist in the area. He had took me around the how they works, and the training they do, during the accident how they prepared to come accross, during that day it was their working day, the works are divided into groups.We just drive in the Fire Fighter Vehicle and go around and also he shows me how the ladder work during any fire accident in the places. It was very interesting to visits the place.  

Visits to Black forest Museum and Glashaus Museum

On sunday 5th june me and my host Mrs Freimuller and Mrs Uwe went to visit the Black forest Museum(Schwarzwald Museum). It was an very interesting journey to visit there. On the way to Black forest Museum we visited Glashaus museum. It was an very interesting to go around the museum,The glass museum displays exhibits from 2000 years of glass history, development of glass production, And also its most popular  for the glass blowing in which everyone can make own vase. I also manage to blow the glass in green and white color vase.Later we went to christmas village, decorated huts,beautiful scenes, snow on roof and the the snoring santa claus.
After that we went to the Black forest Museum which is away from the Glasshaus museum. We  go around the museum and watch  how people have lived and worked in Black Forest farmhouses over the last 400 years. As well  farmhouses, living quarters and the working farm under one roof,  labourer’s cottage and mills, sawmills, chapels and storehouses, traditional breeds of domestic animals.From those museum I come across that the life in Black forest have different faces, the architecture, traditions, customs and trades and the way people have lived.So after my visit to the museum, I felt that the way of life in Black forest is much similar to some part of Bhutan they lived before a couple of years ago.I also met with the women in  Black forest traditional dress .
We went to see the biggest Cuckoo clock and cuckoo clock shops on the way back to home and also we visited the Lake Constance. Myself and Mrs Uwe did boating for an half hour....it was really interesting and i enjoyed the day.....around 8:30 pm we are back at home..

Dake!
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Happiness following Schoemberg, Germany..

 It was on Friday, June 03. 2011, Bhutanese news paper, Bhutan Observer, the article about the happiness concept in Schoemberg. I had exchanged the mail with the reporter about the relation between Schoemberg and Bhutan, the week of happiness and other exhibitions on Bhutan and the cultural programs in the week of July, with delegations from the Tourism Council of Bhutan and Royal Acadamy of Performing Arts.
www.bhutanobserver.bt/happiness-germany/

Trip to Maulbronn Monastery(Le monastere de Maulbronn)

We went to visit one of the best preserved and most impressive mediaeval period Monastery on 31st May. My host Mrs Freimuller along with family and her aunty also accompanied with me for the visit. It was an really interesting to visit those place, as the Monastery was founded in 1147, it was surrounded by a huge walls, the main building was counstructed between 12th and 14th centuries.
The monastery was built in gothic style as it signified the spread of Gothic architecture during those period. Mrs Freimuller and her aunt explain me about the history of the Monastery and aslo i got an audio guide with the english. It awakend me when i go around the Monastery that the style of the practice of  religion is similar to Bhuddhism that pratciec in Bhutan in those days.
The Monastery  was also one of the inscribed as a UNESCO the World Heritage Site in the  year 1993. Even than we can see lots of visitors around....it was an very interesting day for me to visit the Monastery....


Danke`!

Wonderful trip to Berlin.

Mr Till Weigl and I started our journey around 12:45 pm on 27th May.We reach there in Berlin at 7:30 pm.It was an amazing journey. On the way to Berlin i had come across lots of beautiful scene, trees, flowers and many beautiful place.
I stayed there with Mr Till girlfriend's for two night..it was an really good hospitality.
The next day was an very interesting day for my life and unfogottable day i spend in Berlin. I was very happy and little bit of emotion, when i was in junior school we use to learn the world history about the world warI and second world war.I used to dreamt, one day i will be going to visit those places in my life.The dream come trues for me.
Berlin is an easy city to go around by foot and subway, we took subway to go around. we visited the Berlin wall that before it stand,Victory Column,Soviet War Memorials,Brandenburg Gate,stone slabs,Alexanderplazt, the parliament building, Madam Chancellor office building, the Sony center and also we had gone to eat Turkish food. Later in the evening we went to Buddha Rasturant to eat tibetan food, Nepali food with Mr Sevenja friends.So we had enjoyed the dish and dranks some beer which is famous in Berlin with them. The next day on 29th  in the morning we had a grand German breakfast  then around 2pm we start our journey back to  Schoemberg and reach here around 8:30 pm.
It was an unbeliveable trip and go around the Berlin city with the rich culture, history, different people, food around etc.
hope enjoy reading.
Danke.......

Berlin trip.....

My trip to Berlin with Mr Till weigl will start today around 11:30 am. It will takes 6 and half hour approx. I will stay with his girlfriend Miss Svenja StoIzenbach. I am really interested to see the real atmosphere of Berlin. Mr weigl had  planned that we will go to the Tibetan and Bhutanese rasturant to eat  his favorite item ´momo´. And also we will go around the street and meet with his friends.
The day before i went to one of the Jugendhaus (The youth house). It's little away from the touristik and kur office. so i meet with the incharge of the youth house Mrs Achim Sendersky. He explain me about the program they conduct to the youth every year. I was also introduced with the youth and also played the games, like tischfussball, Pool billard and hitting the boxsack with the kids. Finally, i had tested the cake they made, it was really awesome.It was so interesting with the kids, and they are really good to me. so i decided to prepare our Bhutanese dish one day for the kids that is Kewa datshi(potatoes and cheese).
After i visited the youth house, i was invited to prepare the Bhutanese dish called Kewa Datshi(potatoes and cheese) to a restaurant in Kurhaus and also called Selig's Restaurant Cafe am Park by Mrs Andreas Selig and weigl. Mrs Selig, Weigl and his college enjoyed the dish. Mrs Selig gave me a kind of gift the large Beer Glass which come around 3 kilogram. I was so impressed by them about the dish i prepared.

Danke!

My first week in Schöemberg(Glück)

My name is Sonam wangchuk. I am from Bhutan, the land of thunder Dragon. It been a 8 months ago, the delegations from Schömberg, accompanied by Madam Mayor Bettina Mettler,Mr Till weigl Leiter Touristik & Kur Marketing Manager and the two city council member Mrs. Gabriele Freimuller and Mr. Martin Linzner for the exchange program with Bhutan a small kingdom in Himalaya in concept with Gross National Happiness was working as an intern at Center for Bhutan Studies for last ten months. As the delegations from Schömberg for the exchange program between the community and the Bhutan. I was as the guide and the counterpart between the Tourism Council and the Center for Bhutan Studies.

My blog diary begins.........

As my journey starts on 10th May 2011, from Paro aiport to New Delhi.It took 2 hour 45 minutes to reach New Delhi. I stayed 5 nights with my Bhutanese friend, the trainee of the hospitality management in New Delhi.

On 16th May, it was my first international flight. I was too excited. my flight was via Helsinki to Stuttgart.I came across with the lots of people while travelling and we had a good conversations about the exchange program along with the Gross National Happiness with the community of Schömberg and also the week of happiness. It took 6 hour to reach Helsinki. From Helsinki it took 2 hour 50 minutes to reach Stuttgart airport. I was welcomed by Mr. Till Weigl and Mrs. Freimuller. It took 1 hour drive from the airport to reach `Schömberg the only community of happiness´ with the beautiful landscape situated, surrounding with the forest, beautiful flowers and refreshing air around. The next day when i cross around the community, i felt like in Bhutan with the similar climate around.

The next day.. i went to one of the school with my host daughter caroline. I came across with many students. They are very humble. I had attended one of the classes and come to know the education system in the community. The next day i was interview by one of the journalist Mrs. Zieglwalne from Schwaszwaldes talking about the Bhutan, about the exchange programs between the Schömberg and Bhutan with the concept of Happiness and also the my favorite games and sports etc. The links for the Schwaszwaldes www.schwarzwaelder-bote.de/inhalt.schoemberg-junger-bhutaner-uebt-sich-im-biathlon.a86d0cc3-d493-4f1f-8004-af660c95103a.html

The next day i went to participate one of the German game called Biathlon the training part of the winter sports club in Schömberg. So i came across with the participant and also interacted with kids. It was really interesting for me to participate the game. The day after i went to Leiter Touristik & Kur office and Mr. Till Weigl introduced in all areas of management, shows how Schömberg involved on the citizen survey the residents in the development of the concept of happiness.

Later we just went to see the park around the community, the health care center, the spa. It was really interesting day.

On Sunday i went to watch the football match with my host friends in Schwarzenberg which is my favorite game too. It was a local football match and it was really interesting to watch. Hope i will get to watch the German football team one day. So i came across with many people and i had talked with them about the concept of happiness along with week of happiness in the community.

The next week begins....on Monday i went to play volleyball with Mrs. Friemuller friend to Bieselsberg. It was interesting game with them and we played 8 match. After the match we drank lime beer, which is famous in Germany.

So it was an fortunate to visit Schömberg and lots to experience different activities around the communities. And to learn more German language.

Hope enjoying reading and please forgive if mistake occur...

Danke!