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January 24th 2013
To any who may still be subscribed to my blog, I'd like to invite you to read a blog I will be writing adjunct to writing a thesis, which will share some thoughts that have been developing on the latest journey of mine, a 4 year stay in Kassel, Germany. Here is the link: http://mounthegel.wordpress.com/author/mounthegel/ Peace be with you!... read more
September 27th 2012
Auf meinem Rückweg von Würzburg nach Detmold habe ich mir noch kurz Kassel angeschaut. Da ich leider nicht viel Zeit habe - Renne ich nur kurz durch die Innenstadt und mache ein paar Bilder. Insgesamt bin ich nun etwa 16 Stunden von Slowenien aus zurück gefahren, leider habe ich einmal den falschen Zug erwischt (Nicht im Ausland, sondern in München *g*) - War eine ganz schön anstrengende Fahrt.... read more
June 11th 2012
Since my last entry I managed to carry some things out - Getting some decent hiking gear In my point of view, hiking gear is one of the most important things. I will try to travel as light as possible with a backpack weighting not more than 10 Kg at departure. Tent and sleeping bag count 2,5 Kg - and I've spend less then 250 bucks for both. Yeah! :) I will upload a picture later on. - Improve travel time table I think I have to take Borneo out of my route. 7 weeks are not enough to do the whole planned Asia route and I don't want to feel the need to hurry up every time I watch the clock. That's why I am going from Singapure direct to Indonesia. I've planned to climb ... read more
May 1st 2012
I have always kept the big idea of traveling through the world in my mind - especially going to Australia. A large unknown country with many secrets to explore and adventures to survive. The final decision to do so arrived early in 2012 out of nowhere since this year will (probably) be the last chance to make a dream come true for a very long time. So I started to take action. I've turned the internet upside down to gather as much information as possible. The hardest thing for me was to find cheap and proper flights. Hard to do because proper flights are often expensive and the cheap flights are often very inconvenient. But in the end I worked it out and booked with Qantas. The big plus to fly with Qantas are the bonus ... read more
April 15th 2012
I am very overdue with my blogs...I've been doing all sorts of interesting working and plyaing things here in Germany, and have been neglecting the 'online record' side of things. I'll try and catch up this week. I've been in Kassel for nearly two months now, and it's a great city. I'd been regaled with stories of how the city is pretty grim, but these are pretty wide of the mark. While it may not have the all-round, 'aged wow-factor' of Weimar (or Bath!), there are still plenty of gems around to remind you that this has been a major city for a few centuries: Bars and restaurant with river views? Check! A profusion of parks, genera greenery and cycle paths? Check! Good public transport? Check! Impressive old buildings? Check! Good currywurst and pommes? Check! So, ... read more
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January 11th 2012
In a land of fairytales, lives a woman who knows them all by heart. Not only does she know them, she uses them to explain her feelings; to explain how she sees the world. “There once was a King, who everyone thought was very smart. Then there was a man in the town who wanted to show that the King was not as smart as everyone thought he was, so he made him fine dresses and then King wore them into town. Then the man laid out nothing and when the King came out he said, ‘Where is it? I see nothing.’ And the man said, ‘Can you not see it? It is right here. You must not be very smart if you cannot see the special dress I have made for you.’ So the King, ... read more
August 12th 2011
Having rested up in Leipzig it was time to continue our journey across Germany. Tonight we intend to have a one night stopover in Kassel. Knowing we had all day to reach our destination we decided to meander through German country side and see some real Germany other than what you see, or rather don’t see, from a motorway. Driving along a minor highway we noticed the turnoff to Colditz. From our memories this place name has a connection with WWII stories seen on film, TV and in novels. The main attraction of the town is its castle. It stands dominant over the town and appears to be undergoing renovation. The castle’s fame was as a POW prison for persistent escapees, several of whom were New Zealanders. This little detour was not on our sightseeing list ... read more
July 18th 2011
Today my hosts Shakila and Yannic decided, since the weather looked promising, to go firstly for a walk around Kassel which is known for its modern art installations. Quite near the centre of the city is a massive park once belonging to nobility with laid out formal gardens and some museums. Lastly we grabbed some bread rolls at a little bakery and a drink and headed to the Schloss and Schloss park Wilhelmshöhe right on the edge of Kassel. This is a massive park with lakes, waterfalls, gardens, forests, castles, statues, walkways and paths, museums and castles. It's a beautiful place, tranquil, well laid out and great for a picnic. Most museums are closed on Mondays in Germany as we found out. ... read more
July 18th 2011
Derrick and I got up early and said our goodbyes to Berlin, there was so much to do and see and the few days we spent there were not enough! We boarded our train for our short trip back to Kassel to meet back up with Derrick’s family. Alina picked us up at the train station with a friend who was from Pennsylvania who had spent the past year in Germany and she spoke great German! It also happened to be Alina’s birthday so Derrick had picked her up a book as a birthday present. We got back to Alina’s house and I learned that Germans do birthdays a little differently as there was no singing or big birthday hoopla! We all ate cake and then Alina’s Dad, Detlef, took us all to the local brewery ... read more
July 12th 2011
I woke up in Kassel the most rested I had been in a while and I had even dreamt! I was running low on clean clothes so I asked Helmar if I could wash a load in his washer. He is such a kind fellow and proceeded to get the washer ready to be used, I had no idea it was such a long process or I would have thought twice about asking! He had to find the cables, then run them along the hallway, and then find the right plug and plug it in. Luckily I already had my laundry sorted into “everything in the bag goes . . . including the bag” so that made it a little easier. I was going to be so happy that I had a backpack full of clean ... read more
