Blogs from Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

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

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

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

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... read more

This morning I woke up around 8, got a good breakfast in and regrettably left my umbrella at home as I ran out the door and headed for the train station. I'm off to Münster, Germany! This is the second SMIT (student exchange office) excursion. The first one was in Utrecht and I had such a great time and met some lovely Spanish girls. Since then, I actually had a dinner night with them and I was glad to see Clara and Laia waiting at the train station when I arrived. This time, the trip was only 7 euros which included the train ticket and a nice walking tour. I met two other Spanish guys named Israel and Jesús (pronounced the Spanish way: "hey-soos"). Now that I write their names together I think it's kind of ... read more