Blogs from North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe - page 16

Ich war heute mit der Veronika auf dem Tetraeder - ein Bauwerk mit insgesamt 60 Metern Höhe und 387 Stufen... und das Ding wackelte bei ordentlichen Wind, es wackelte richtig dolle... und ich hab doch Höhenangst.... Na, bin wohl so langsam drüber weg *g*... read more

Hope all went well on your departure from Oz! Bernie and I are on the tail end of the cruise and have docked here in Cologne for the night. Today we visited the Floriade in Venio, and tonight we sail for Amsterdam! Will be hard leaving the boat and having to fend for ourselves again after being so spoilt on board.... read more

Well we've set off and Day 1 was a complete success! We safely arrived in Cologne at 16:30 after three trains and a short walk The day started early for a Saturday as my train to London left at the ungodly time of 07:20 but it was an uneventful journey and a standard tube trip across to St Pancras. There I met John and we checked in and passed through security - we think one point we thought we spotted Gary Linekar but neitherof us were100% sure it was him... The trip througth the tunnel was was equally uneventful though we did arrive our a few minutes late into Brussels Midi meaning a jog through the station to catch our connecting German ICE train to Cologne - all those lunch time at the gym have paid ... read more

Hoi zäme Kurze Nachricht für heute. Höckle in einem netten Kaffe in Köln, bin hier am Nachmittag angekommen und die Stadt gefällt mir! Habe mir den Dom angeschaut, bin auf einen Aussichtsturm und auf der Hohenzollernbrücke sind tausende Liebesschlösser am ganzen Geländer über dem Rhein angebracht. Total schnusig. Die Zeit verflog wie im Fluge und zu mehr reichte es nicht. Wie immer ein paar Fotos. Morgen habe ich vor, nach Fécamp zu fahren - ist in der Nähe von Le Havre. Guter Wind ist angesagt, das ändert jedoch fast stündlich. Bin gespannt, ob ich mich ins Tiden-Meer wagen werde mit dem Surfbrett. Machets guet!!!... read more

Today, Franzi and Maike graduated from the Gymnasium in Sundern. The celebrations began this morning with a church service and then "Zeugnis Ausgabe", passing out of the report cards. Kind of like receiving their diplomas. I wasn't at either of these events. In the evening I joined the festivities as the celebrations continued with the Abi-ball. Family and a few friends who were fortunate enough to be able to receive a dinner card joined the graduating class in the Stockum Schützenhalle for an elegant dinner. In many ways the night reminded me of Prom. The ladies were all dressed in long elegant dresses. The hall had be nicely decorated with flowers on the long tables. Franzi and Maike looked beautiful. Luckily, we were all able to get a seat together (Bernd, Angelika, Johanna, Franzi, Maike, Anne, ... read more