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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Cologne March 22nd 2012

...and the misadventures continue! Yesterday was a giant misadventure - I was planning to visit the windmills at Kinderdijk park (one of UNESCOs World Heritage Sites). There are a few different ways to get there, and I picked the one that sounded the easiest - train from Nijmegen to Utrecht, then bus from Utrecht to Kinderdijk. After waiting for the bus at Utrecht for 1.5 hours, I finally admitted defeat and went back to Nijmegen. Today was much better! Sarah joined my adventure to Cologne (aka Köln in German), and we only had one misadventure all day. To get to/from Cologne, we had to transfer trains 2x (once in Venlo and once in Dusseldorf ). Unfortunately, we didn't realize our train was at the first transfer...until it left without us. But, in our defense, the train ... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Düsseldorf February 20th 2012

Our trip to Düsseldorf and Köln... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Alsdorf February 17th 2012

Day 1 Hurry up and wait. We catch up with our hero on the flying automobile. I cant be sure but it seems to be part bird, part machine, but mostly magic. The men with beards seem to trust it, and it's always easy to trust a man with a beard. Will our hero do the same? Only time will tell. Excitement and anxiousness bubble from within, dying to take over his thoughts and expressions. But our hero cannot let it show, he is a man now willing to give his money to anyone willing to take it. So he waits. Finger tapping on a machine that is willing to turn his thoughts into words and expressions, how it works, no one can be sure, more magic I suppose. Our hero is on a quest of ... read more

Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Detmold January 10th 2012

Soloabend Konzertexamen Merve Kazokoglu (Klarinette, Klasse Prof. Thomas Lindhorst) Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007): IN FREUNDSCHAFT für Klarinette (1977) Carl Maria von Weber (1786-1826): Grand Duo concertant für Klarinette und Klavier Es-Dur op. 48 - Hiroko Arimoto (Klavier) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Sonate f-Moll op. 120 Nr. 1 für Klarinette und Klavier - Hiroko Arimoto (Klavier) Karlheinz Stockhausen (1928-2007): DER KLEINE HARLEKIN für Klarinette (1975)... read more
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Dusseldorf January 9th 2012

Hello again! I am finally getting caught up! I figured I better get on top of things before I head to Kassel because I know there will be so much to say about seeing Karl and Ilse! First though, is life with Anna! I stayed with her and her Dad and I got really lucky that I got to catch her right before she left to go back to Freiburg for school. She goes to medical school there, she actually used to go to school in Hungary (and took classes in Hungarian) but transferred back to Germany just a couple years ago. When I got to her house and she brought me to her room I was greeted by the pillow I made for her when she arrived in the US. I used to be so ... read more
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Anna finding Clemson on the map!
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Europe » Germany » North Rhine-Westphalia » Düsseldorf January 6th 2012

Hello! I hope everyone is having a happy start to their New Year! I must admit, New Year’s is not my favorite holiday. I think everyone has a holiday that just does not treat them well year after year after year and New Year’s always seems to be mine. However, I broke the curse this year! Hopefully it sticks. Getting off the train I wasn’t exactly sure where to meet Jana. I got a German SIM card, but it keeps saying I’m roaming and my phone just is not cooperating here in Germany so I didn’t really have any way to reach her, so I just waited and watched all of the people going by looking for her bright blonde hair. It was SO exciting to see her! I honestly can’t believe it has been ... read more
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Nook no. 2!




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