Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Obama is coming to town

This is the latest hot topic in town: President Obama is visiting our state of Baden-Württemberg.

He will attend the 60th anniversary celebration of NATO in nearby towns later on this week. The NATO summit will be held in Strasbourg, France and Kehl, Germany (two towns linked by a bridge across the Rhine), and in Baden-Baden, Germany. The distance between Strasbourg and Karlsruhe is approximately 80 km and that between Baden-Baden and Karlsruhe is approximately 40 km.

Some of Gabriel's schoolmates live in the Strasbourg area, and won't be going to school later on this week because of the anticipated chaos (traffic detour, heightened security, and anticipated massive demonstrations).

Besides the raucous demonstrators, NATO leaders can also expect a warm welcome:



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