Tags: Germany
Did every GAP team spend the weekend in a vehicle besides a car? Seriously, between boat trips in Oman and Malaysia and Team France taking to the air, we covered enough modes of transportation fit for a Steve Martin/John Candy buddy comedy.
Well, Team Germany was no different. Sunday was our big social outing with the DHL team, as we celebrated the conclusion of our three-week stint in Europe. Koblenz, our home base for the project, is nestled at the confluence of the Rhine and Mosel, making it the perfect spot for hopping on a boat and seeing some castles. Let's do this thing.
Yep. That's right. We went to Amsterdam.
Leaving the open and unrestricted speed lanes behind us (seriously Netherlands, 120 km/h? We're driving German-engineered cars, not Power Wheels), Team Germany headed north for the weekend to get our passports stamped in another country.
What's that? You don't get your passport stamped when you come in by car?!?
A quick update from Team Germany Amsterdam. We have had a fantastic weekend in this stunning city! After a morning of work on Friday, and our last interview before our final presentation, we got on the road to a brief weekend in Amsterdam.
We had a lot of fun wandering around and getting to know this unique city, and did some must-see sight seeing along the way.
With just under a week to go until our final presentation to DHL executives, our group was hard at work on Thursday, formulating our strategy and pulling together the frameworks for a cohesive presentation. This week, we were able to augment the wealth of information we gathered the week prior with newfound information we gained from a global OEM and Tier-1 auto supplier in Hannover. We finished combining these two data sets to prepare the first draft of our presentation for Professor Matta (our academic advisor for the trip) who would be arriving in Koblenz shortly.
Seeing as we're in Germany working on a project related to the automotive industry, we'd be remiss not to devote a post to the experience of driving on the autobahn. Between client visits, interviews, and weekend outings, we'll be driving about 4,500 km all over northwest Germany.