Translation of Nudelholz

On the way, there were a lot of beautiful, colored trees. Having arrived in a tiny village called Harvard, we got out of the car and walked through the streets. We were very lucky and I will tell you why.
Every school has some narrow minded teachers who are not willing in investing in progressive educational process. They do not grasp that schooling methods today are different from last century's methods.
He started to shout and to curse at my wife and me, but we did not give him additional money. I am convinced that he knew exactly that he did not take us to the original hotel but to a fake one.