Blogs from Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany, Europe - page 5

Nos, aki eddig azt hitte hogy csak a Pilisben vannak csodás erdei zugok, az kezdjen el merészen görgetni lefelé... a galériába feltöltöttem jó 35 képet Höllbachhoff-ról, ahol gyönyörű 9 napot töltöttünk. A hely Regensburgtól egy órányira van, Falkenstein és Brennberg a két legközelebbi városka, és 4 épületből áll, melyek a Höllbach (Pokolpatak) kanyarulatai között fekvő kis 3 hektáros erdei birtokon gubbasztanak az erdőben. Festői a táj, a turistautak is tele hihetetlen viruló zöld mohával, a levegőt harapni lehet, mindenfelé a rengeteg, melyről a második nap tudtam meg, hogy Fekete Erdő helyett a Bayor Rengeteg. Nevéhez híven a patakban hatalmas erők rejlenek - itt ott csöndesen kanyarog, máshol pedig óriási sziklákat görgetve, árvíz idején örjöng. A mi kis birtokunk pont a legszebb ilyn köhordalékos helyen van, tehát éjszaka is hallani a kongó sziklák közt a víz dübörgő ... read more

Hello everyone! I have returned to Germany for another year for all the Pretzels, Beer, Wurst & Sauerkraut! My time back in Australia was well worth it but seemed short while I was out having fun with longtime friends and catching up with family. The flight back was awful! It was a 14hr flight to Abu Dhabi with a guitar, laptop, bag, plus 2 Bundaberg bottles I picked up at Duty Free. Etihad was so much better than China Airlines though, worth the extra $100 or whatever. To all those who I didn't get to see, I'll post more another blog with some funny stories and pictures. How is it to be back in Germany? Well I can still understand German which is good, but jetlag sucks and waking up at 3am, then 4am... then 8am ... read more

Ob sedmih me je zbudilo čudovito nabijanje sosednje cerkve - eminentna lokacija ima pač svoj davek. Ampak mi je uspelo potegniti do osmih, potem pa blagi sprehodič do zajtrka v nadstropju niže. Po nujno potrebnem okrepčilu (jedla nisem že 12 ur!) sva se še zadnjič sprehodili po Passauu, potem pa smo jo s skupino mahnili na železniško postajo. Ob 11.24 nas je namreč čakal ICE vlak do Regensburga. Spet smo navalili v prvi razred in moram reči, da res ni neke bistvene razlike z drugim razredom, ki je prav tako zelo komot. No, prvi je seveda še bolj, ampak dejstvo, da smo šibali s tam nekje 200 na uro, ni nič drugačno. Tako smo bili precej pogovorov in slabo urico kasneje že v Regensburgu, kjer nas je pričakala naša tukajšnja vodička Barbara (ali kot izgovarjajo Madžari, ... read more

I was glad to return to my cosy room at the Horizonte Language school, tucked away in the centre of the Medieval Town of Regensburg. It is situated on the northernmost point of the Danube River, where it turns south east. It was a very prosperous trading city during the Middle Ages. These two weeks, over the holidays, the student numbers are quite depleted. Lots of people have gone home. Our class of 8 has dwindled to 3! But that makes for even more practice and individual attention. The pace of the class is really intense but very pleasant. The school is a smallish, independent one, started about 20 years ago by two men, one of whom still serves as director. It is very high quality and generous. The teachers are very caring and helpful. Staff ... read more

Well..I'm pleased to report that it has just in the last half hour started snowing quite heavily. Just as well as I had to bury the ice cream to go with the Christmas Pudding in the snowdrift outside my dormer window! Although we have small fridges in our rooms, they have no freezer compartments. Those of us still remaining in the dormitory are having a multicultural feast tonight prior to going to Midnight Mass at the Cathedral. It is only about 5 minutes' walk from here. We have been warned to wear everything we own. Not only is it a Medieval stone building with no heating but people keep wandering in and out and opening the door! I have spent the morning making Christmas pudding. I had prepared the fruit last night and soaked it in ... read more