Deutsche Gruppe day out - EL-DE HAUS

Welcome to EL-DE HAUS

I've waited since last week for this day to arrive...My first Deutsche Gruppe day out..yay2...but2 it's not like hoorey2 jom gi zoo negara kind of thing..It was more like jom mengunjung sambil belajar, membuat assigment sambil bergembira kind of thing...yeah assignment again..

What? Where? When? Why? How?

Thursday, 28th January 2010 - We visited the EL-DE HAUS accompanied by our lecturer, Herr Mainka.We had class earlier till 11.45am before heading to the EL-DE HAUS which is about 15 minutes walk from CDC building, the place where I'm studying right now.

Tengok ar sapa jalan cepat sorung2...penat nak kejar..

First of all, let me enlighten you all with a bit of information on the EL-DE HAUS.The building was actually the headquaters of the Cologne Gestapo (secret state police) for almost 10 years.Leopold Dahmen was the guy who had it built and as such the building was named after his name.The job of the Gestapo was to keep the population under surveillance and to persecute the political and "racial" opponents of the Nazi regime.The Gestapo were responsible for the deportation and murder of thousands of people.The World War left the building largely unscathed.Then in December 1981, the Gestapo Prison Memorial was opened.In 1988,the Cologne's Documentation Centre on National Socialism moved into the building.

Today, the building is a permanent centre for various exhibitions,with extensive up-to-date database and also a specialise library that is available to the public.The centre devote itself in commemorating the victims of National Socialism and also to research and exhibit the history of Cologne under the Nazis to the public.

Once arrived at the EL-DE HAUS,we were given a brief tour and reviews by Herr Mainka on the different sections in the building, starting with the memorial Gestapo Prison in the basement.First floor is where the library and permanent exhibiton are located.On second floor are the special exhibitions located where we were then divided into groups of three to start our assignment and explore each room.

Explanation through pictures and the caption under them.Enjoy...

Basement - The Gestapo Prison Memorial...scary tempat ni..one small cell was occupied by about 36 people..imagine that...claustrophobic terus...

Our own unofficial tour guide...Herr Mainka..

 While listening to his explanation

Nazi's typewriter...kalau zoom in u can see a sign on the number 5

 Woh2..birthday sapa la tu..owh dulu on this date,semua orang german kena makan benda sama for that day which is Eintopf (Stew).

Our assignment was to choose a room given by our lecturer and we have to work in groups of three to explain to the others what's the room that we have chosen is all about....

 Starting with the room Jugend ( Young People). Presentation by Shun Ling, Rumitha and Ina

This is my group's topic - Cologne: between power politic and everyday lifestyle.

Sambil buat presentation sambil posing..

Room ni xde group..Herr Mainka yg explain...

Group Muádz, Hakeem and Zhafran talking about Rassenpolitik - Racial politics "eliminate and generate"

 Group Ciko, Chang Win and Faizal .Topic: Racial exclusion and persecution

 The Sinti and Roma

 The fate of jews - Record of those who were murdered

 Presentation by Ng, Goh and Edwin on the topic : During the War.

Letters, drawings and writings on the wall are the main attraction of the cell.They were drawn with pencil or chalk or in some cases with lipstick or which had been carved in the walls using nails,screws or even fingernails.They record not only pain and sorrow of the prisoners but also their anger and resolve.

Such a great experience that I've gained from visiting this historical building.Wish we would have more Group outings to other interesting places.I know it's kinda boring to read this post.Wait till you hear what I'm gonna write on the next post...

CHOCOLATE MUSEUM!!!!Yeah babeyh...esok nak gi Schokolade Museum...I can't wait...till the next post...Tschüss und mach's gut

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Berjalan-jalan di kota lama

We were given an assignment by our lecturer, Herr Mainka to go for a stroll in the old city of Cologne. "Ein ALTSTADTSPAZIERGANG" in German.The task was to get all the answers to the questions given and at the same time to explore the city of Cologne and get to know more about what it has to offer.Kill two birds with one stone.Zwei Fliegen mit einer Klappe schlagen.Woh2...nak gak bagi peribahasa melayu..Sambil menyelam minum air.Wokeyh.

Enthusiastic I was when I heard about this task.Seriously I like the way Herr Mainka create his teaching material, giving us tasks where all the important elements in the German language is made use of.We were required to think and respond by understanding the tasks given and also by asking the people around Köln...good huh?Practice to speak in german and squeeze our brain out to solve the riddle...

There are so many tasks given by Herr Mainka which I find interesting and exciting..I would just explain one of them in this post.Explanation thru pics of course...Before heading to the pictures, I would like say thank you to the seniors who came all the way from their respective universities to meet us on the weekends.Terharu and Teruja!!!!Thanx yeah...Insyaallah ada masa kitorunk plak pergi tempat yáll plak..

Meeting up with Seniors...Went to the Shaban restaurant, a place where Seniors traditionally take the juniors to have a gathering



Xde makanan x sah la kan....


Altstadtspaziergang

Process pembahagian group kepada 3



Woh2...ada peta..ada gambar...ada soalan...


But..but..where to start?


Ni starting point lepas sesat gi south sedangkan patut gi north..nabil kan..sesat kat mana2 pown..hmphh..


Trauernde Eltern..


Teruja nampak mamat2 pakai kostum ngan pegang alat musik..


Kat museum ni ada seorang mak cik yg sngt helpful..sayang mak cik..


Fountain


Pening cari clue kat sini..


Archäologische Zone


Bawah ni tempat mandi ritual zaman dulu kala


Bler lagi nak berlagak tourist kan?


Rathaus


2 questions about the rathaus couldn't be answered...rathaus tutup la plak..


Tertibe ramai polis..ntah pesal...harapan police ramai sebab Heidi Klum nak datang hanyalah tinggal harapan semata-mata..hmphh..


Classroom activity
We had to create our own restaurant that has to meet the requirements given.Class was divided into three groups...and these were the products..


Team Shun Ling and Ina buat ni...


Team sapa yang nak gempak je kan..hehe..Rumitha's team consisted of Hakeem,Chang Win,Zhafran and me.


KFC kat sini halal.ayam disembelih.woh2..dapat makan ayam gak.yum3


Nabeyl..muka tu penting..

That's all for today....Till the next post..Tschüss und mach's gut!!!!