Katherine and David took an early morning train from Freiburg to Bonn, arriving at 12.47pm (that's how the german trains run, to the precise minute - excellent for planning purposes). We were picked up by the Bonn coach, Jan, and our two Billets Antonia and Steve. For David it was a special day being St Patrick's Day, and even better as he found a kindred spirit in Steve, an englishman studying in Germany, so the two of them were to fully celebrate in usual fashion later that day. But first there was mooting.
The team from Cologne had travelled from Bonn to moot with us and the Bonn team, but as a special treat, Katherine and David got to act as the arbitrators in a Bonn v Cologne hearing. It was a great opportunity to see the process from the other side, and we certainly learned a lot from that experience. Katherine and David then mooted against the Cologne team, and after that it was time for a well deserved dinner with everyone. Katherine enjoyed the dinner and then went home at a reasonable hour, for David and Steve however, the night was only young.
The next day began with an early morning moot. Both David and Steve were perhaps a little worse for wear, but you would not guess it from the mooting that followed, as both were very professional, and convincing (though perhaps a tiny bit smelly). The Cologne team had left the night before, but were replaced by the Dusseldorf team for the second day of mooting. The Dusseldorf team were very sharp, both in terms of dress (having one half-italian member) and as a moot team.
With the mooting finished, everyone took a tour of the city of Bonn. It is a very peaceful charming city, and as the capital of (west) Germany until recently, a lot of infastructure remains, so, like Vienna, there is a strong UN contingent located in Bonn. The boys took in some of the more cultural sights of the city, while Katherine and the Bonn ladies took in a different kind of cultural delight, that is, the shopping of Bonn.
We had one final dinner with the Bonn team, where the insider jokes about the moot problem became more and more pronounced, to the point where even teams competing this year would have no idea why "piercing the corporate dolphin" would be even remotely funny. For Wellington and the Bonn team however, it will be forever ours. Katherine and David thoroughly enjoyed the time in Bonn, and meeting all of the Bonn team. But alas it was off in a shared car ride, with a man by the name of Felix in a red volvo, to the beautiful city of Hamburg where the team from Bucerius law school awaited our arrival...
The team from Cologne had travelled from Bonn to moot with us and the Bonn team, but as a special treat, Katherine and David got to act as the arbitrators in a Bonn v Cologne hearing. It was a great opportunity to see the process from the other side, and we certainly learned a lot from that experience. Katherine and David then mooted against the Cologne team, and after that it was time for a well deserved dinner with everyone. Katherine enjoyed the dinner and then went home at a reasonable hour, for David and Steve however, the night was only young.
The next day began with an early morning moot. Both David and Steve were perhaps a little worse for wear, but you would not guess it from the mooting that followed, as both were very professional, and convincing (though perhaps a tiny bit smelly). The Cologne team had left the night before, but were replaced by the Dusseldorf team for the second day of mooting. The Dusseldorf team were very sharp, both in terms of dress (having one half-italian member) and as a moot team.
With the mooting finished, everyone took a tour of the city of Bonn. It is a very peaceful charming city, and as the capital of (west) Germany until recently, a lot of infastructure remains, so, like Vienna, there is a strong UN contingent located in Bonn. The boys took in some of the more cultural sights of the city, while Katherine and the Bonn ladies took in a different kind of cultural delight, that is, the shopping of Bonn.
We had one final dinner with the Bonn team, where the insider jokes about the moot problem became more and more pronounced, to the point where even teams competing this year would have no idea why "piercing the corporate dolphin" would be even remotely funny. For Wellington and the Bonn team however, it will be forever ours. Katherine and David thoroughly enjoyed the time in Bonn, and meeting all of the Bonn team. But alas it was off in a shared car ride, with a man by the name of Felix in a red volvo, to the beautiful city of Hamburg where the team from Bucerius law school awaited our arrival...
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