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[TD1]

Oh, and if you end up somewhere along the Rhine, I'll buy you a beer sometime

I suspect you may be biased
Though you do make a good argument. As for the beer, I think you for the sentiment, but even my own friends have yet to find a way to force one down my throat.

Berlin is ugly and overhyped!

Hey! :p

I'm off to Berlin in February for an Erasmus myself. I guess it's a weeny bit different from yours, since mine is a research internship Erasmus, so the quality of the lab played much more of a role in the decision process, and I had much more choice (basically, any biological research lab in Europe, or the world with some extra paperwork).

So, it depends a lot of what you want. Denmark is nice (Friend of mine just finished his Master's in Copenhagen), but a bit pricey. Germany or the Netherland shouldn't be too bad (your Erasmus grant should cover rent at least). I agree that "I like the place's history' is a terrible reason to choose a country. Are you going for a short or long Erasmus? Some people have a gift for language, but myself I know that I'd have no hope to get even remotely fluent in six month. Part of the reason I chose Germany is that I have some German that I can hope to improve.

Yea, mine's an English one. Hardly dependent on labs, but a good standard in teaching would be nice. It's a short term one - only one semester. I'm not exactly comfortable with even the one semester, but giving up on something you want just because of nerves seems like going too gently into that good night.

The options are Bonn or Heidelberg for Germany, Utrecht for Netherlands, and Aarhus for Denmark.

[Arx]

Pretty sure Helgo's in Bonn, FWIW.

Wherever you go, post pics. Those places are all roughly on my 'visit when possible' list.

[Sheb]

Neato. Helgo is indeed in Bonn, and is a neat guy all around. Heidelberg is beautiful too and I've heard good things about the other two.

I'dd go for Bonn, but that's because I'm secretely in love with Helgoland.

[TheBiggerFish]

I'dd go for Bonn, but that's because I'm secretely in love with Helgoland.

Not anymore!  ;P

[Helgoland]

I'd go for Bonn, but that's because I'm secretely in love with Helgoland.

Plus it's a nice city in other ways too: There's a lot of leftover high culture from the Bonn Rupublic days, but it still feels like a small-ish city - certainly not like a metropolis. Gemütlichkeit is the proper term, I think. Being so close to Cologne - a very major city, and only a half-hour train ride away - certainly is rsponsible for part of that: For all your metropolis needs, you've got one next door.

Heidelberg used to have a great, great mathematics department before 1933, but apart from that I know very little about the city.

[TD1]

How would you rate Bonn's English department? I've been having a look around, but have yet to find anything yet.

[Helgoland]

I know someone there, or maybe multiple folks. I'll ask around. It can't be too bad though, as far as I know we have some very active exchange programs.
Take all my advice on field-specific matters with quite a few grains of salt though: I'm a mathematician, so I'm not even on the same campus as those guys.

[TD1]

That's fine - thanks for the help. Maybe I can find something for the other universities online.

[SquatchHammer]

Looking around for clock maker/servicing tools. I know I will have to make some myself (either because you have to make custom to the job or as part of the learning process) but there are tools that are too commonly needed I am looking for. I want to start servicing my own Dial and Test indicators for myself and they use clockwork for their functionality.

[Helgoland]

I notice a distinct lack of question marks in qour post.

That's fine - thanks for the help. Maybe I can find something for the other universities online.

I just asked an aquaintance who finished her bachelor's degree in English here last semester. She says it's fairly good, but slightly resource-starved - then again, what humanities department isn't?

[Sheb]

Then, for a semester Erasmus, I'm not sure the quality of the department is so important.

Helgoland, is the slogan "Erasmus, Orgasmus" as common in Germany as I've been led to believe? :p

[Helgoland]

First time I've heard it, but the underlying idea is rather wide-spread (heh). I should hang out with more humanities students...

[scrdest]

It IS well-established in Poland, at least... it's a fairly international way to express that concept, come to think of it.

[TD1]

Okay, now I'm confused.

[Graknorke]

I think it's one of those German things.