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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster September 29th 2015

Muenster - Lyn went off to her appointment out of town, I walked in to town and roamed around getting disoriented with the old town layout, Once Lyn had returned we relaxed for a bit then discovered that the Mauritzhof had a happy hour which included food. It was so good we didn't need dinner and were able to go walking in the old town later just to gaze at the prettiness of it all with the lights on in the Prinziplamarkt and other places. An early night as we had a to catch an early train in the morning to Hamburg. Hamburg - 7.58am train with a few changes along the way at Oberhausen and Bremen. Th e train was delayed 15 minutes but we had time in hand before Lyn ahd to get to ... read more
Hamburg
Hamburg
Railway station series

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster September 11th 2013

Münster is a beautiful small city. It's known as the bicycle capital of Germany and it's not hard to see what. Dedicated cycle roads and paths criss cross the city, traffic gives way at intersections, bike racks are everywhere, it's a flat and compact city, the area used to have the Netherlands as an integral part until the Dutch became a sovereign state and there are still close relationships, so it must be in the genes as the Dutch are mad cyclists too. Our hotel is a little gem. Not in the main hotel area but warm and friendly service, modern, well sited for the city centre, spacious room. We felt spoilt.Münster was flattened in WWII bombing but has been rebuilt in the old style following original plans. The old town area is a visual feast. ... read more
Münster
Münster
The Prinzipalmarkt

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster September 6th 2010

Yesterday, as Sundays typically are, was a relaxing day in Stromberg. Shops were closed, we all slept in late. Well, I thought I slept in late until I walked into the house and saw that Ferhat's mother was the only other person awake at the time. It was also a day of big meals. Wonderful and delicous breakfast with eggs, sausage, peppers, and onions... oh and the delicious Turkish bread I keep having. A few moments later, Ferhat's mother began preparing for what would be a late lunch, early dinner feast. The meal would have kebabs of three or four different kinds, rice, salad, fried vegetables, and more. I never thought I would say this, but the food has been TOO much for me. I find that I am the one that is not able to ... read more
stromberger castle, stromberg
stromberger castle, stromberg
stromberger castle, stromberg

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster August 19th 2009

Hallo alle zusammen, Das Abenteuer Australien starten demnächst und ich wollte euch alle, die sich für meinen Trip interessieren (was mich überhaupt wundert), hier herzlich begrüßen. Da ich leider am Sonntag einen kleinen Unfall hatte beginnt für mich die Reise am 20.08 (morgen) auf Krücken. Von Münster geht’s dann wahrscheinlich mit dem Zug Richtung Frankfurt, wo dann um 23.05 mein Flieger Richtung Abi Dhabi starten. Nach einen Flugzeit von 6 Stunden und 25 min erfolgt eine (angenehme) Landung in Abi Dhabi. Dort verbleib ich erstmal 2.30 h, wo anschließend der Flug nach Singapur fortgesetzt wird. Nach einer kurzen Flugzeit von 8 h erfolgt wieder eine (angenehme) Landung in Singapur, wo ich meinen Cousin treffen werde. Nach einem zweitätigen Aufenthalt in Singapur wird die Reise nach Brisbane (Australien) fortgesetzt. Der Flug dorthin beträgt ca. minimale 8 h. ... read more

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster May 17th 2009

Exams- My last week of school was a crazy time. I had two exams on Monday and one exam on Wednesday. Monday I went in for the whole day. I had business in the morning and it went better than expected and then I had my French oral exam that afternoon. Both turned out really well so I was happy. All my French practice on trains and in other French speaking countries really paid off. Monday night we had our final dinner at Pomodoro, which is everyone’s favorite pizza place in Differdange, and had a good time there. Tuesday I spent the day at home. I finally got internet at the house so I had all my notes accessible to me at home. Pretty much for most of the day I worked on packing up all ... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster April 24th 2009

I wrote this a few days ago and don't have time to update it. So I have nothing to say. I stayed in Holland for one night. I saw two of the three things Holland is famous for. Windmills and tulips. The third is the grave of the boy who saved Holland from flooding. I also stopped in Arnhem. This is where the bridge too far is. Part of “Operation Market Garden” the British and Polish army was to parachute behind enemy lines and capture a bridge at Arnhem. This was the most northern bridge of several to be captured that day. The British were to gain control of the bridge and wait for reinforcements from the allied forces. Which were to make their way from the south. The allied army could not make it to ... read more
Holland
Tulips
Holland

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster December 6th 2008

Saturday, 6th December 2008 We set the alarm for 6am but didn’t really get up until 7am. Somewhere around that time there was a lot of noise in the corridor from a bunch of guys and a female guest asked them to pipe down. By 8am we were downstairs loading things back into the car. As I handed back the key, I noticed that the guy that arranged for our room change last night wasn’t there and mentioned what had happened to the receptionist who took his place for the morning shift. This promptly earnt us a free breakfast which we were both very pleased with as it would have cost us at least another €10 each to have something half decent to eat there. The yogurts we had bought the previous night went warm in ... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster November 20th 2008

So I had lived in Germany for about 4 months and I hadn’t had any visitors. My entire family all along had planned on coming and visiting me in March during my sister spring break but I told them if anyone wanted to visit earlier I would be much more flexible during the University phase. So my mother planned a trip to come in November. She was only able to stay about a week but I planned of making it a Germany filled week. She came on a Wednesday night to the Köln/Bonn airport. I thought it would be nice and easy to pick her up but when it comes to public transportation nothing is ever easy. The train that was supposed to take me into the airport stopped the train station before and told everyone ... read more
Dusseldorf Church
Munster Church
Random Munster Parade

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster August 15th 2008

Friday after school, Havier's host family came to pick me up at the house and we all left for Münster. I got to sit in the middle being the shortest yahoo. The car was small and we where pretty much stuck in back Simon (or Timon) Havier#s host brother, myself and him where in the back seat with the parents in front. The ride was long and it felt like 5 hours. When we got out of town and onto the highway several mintues later we found ourselves caught in forever ending traffic jam. This only added discomfort to the ride up. both Havier and Simon would fall asleep on and off so I could hardly move or do anything at all being in the middle it was pretty bad especialy that the sun was hitting ... read more
On My way To Münster
Getting to Münster
Münster

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Münster May 27th 2008

Sunday morning, we sang for both Masses at St. Nikolaus, Wolbeck. I played the organ. After the first Mass, I woke everyone up with Acclamations from the Medieval Suite by Jean Langlais (1907-91). Before the second Mass, I played the Adagio from Symphony No. 5 by Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937). Afterward, I played the Triumphal March on “Nun danket alle Gott” by Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877-1933). The processional for both Masses was an excerpt from the first movement of Mendelssohn's first sonata. In the evening, we presented a house concert at the home of Martin's parents. It was a lot of fun. We even wore full dress for the occasion. Martin has posted some pictures url=http://www.cyegermany.com/php/index.php?goto=php/bilder&t=images/thumbs/travel/uab_recital/2008_uab_recital_img_&c=travel/menue.inc here. Anthony Concepcion is to be commended for leading our little gro... read more




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