Favorite days so far

So far europe has been amazing. Two days stand out to me. I experienced something i had never experienced before one day and the next day we went on a boat trip that brought back so many great memories.
Last tuesday we had a day excursion to a heart and diabetes centre. I was really excited because i knew this was the day i was going to watch open heart surgery in person for the first time . My friend Mas, who was in the program last year, had told me about it. I must admit the first couple of hours at the hospital were a bit disappointing. We stood around and "learned" about MRI's. It wasnt really interesting to me. Except when they allowed us to perform little experiments with a piece of metal to see how powerful the MRI was.
After that things got interesting. First we had lunch in the cafeteria that was delicious. Then we finally got seperated into groups. Each group went to a different operation that was being performed. Unfortunately the engineers had to stay behind and watch a presention. Anyway, first we went into the docs office and showed us what was wrong with each patient. After that larry, kendall, and i went into the dressing room and changed into some scrubs. Finally we got into the surgery room. We were able to stand over the patient and watch them perform the surgery. Luckily one of the doctors spoke english so we were able to ask questions. We stood there for about 45 minutes. In the end i didnt want to leave. I wanted to watch them sew the patient back up. When we changed back into our clothes i kept the mask.
The next day we went on a boat trip on the Rhine. The scenery was beautiful. It reminded me so much of Yellowstone. Two summers ago i spent all summer in yellowstone and went on many hikes and mountain climbs. I just sat at the back of the boat away from every one and thought about that summer. After the ride, we climb up to a castle and took a tour. It was pretty cool.
Well those are the best two days of the trip so far, other than the weekends which are always great.