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Europe » Germany » Hesse » Frankfurt am Main April 14th 1992

Moving back west, my last destination before I headed back to England was the emerging European financial capital of Frankfurt. Not an obvious destination, but I headed there specifically because a friend from London had recently moved there and he had invited me to come and visit. Frankfurt was basically what you would expect from a financial centre; office buildings and more office buildings. Mind you, these office buildings were one hell of a lot more attractive and spectacular than the ones in London. There were lots of glass-clad skyscrapers, which were actually in tune with the more historic buildings and multitude of green open spaces. The underground network couldn’t be less like London’s, with clean, spacious stations and clean, efficient trains. The really surprising thing was that it seemed to be down to people’s honesty ... read more
MesseTurm

Europe » Germany » Berlin » Berlin April 10th 1992

I have sometimes overslept on trains back in England (usually due to alcohol) and I’ve been woken up by the guard when the train has been sitting at the last stop for half an hour. That would not have been a good idea on this train as its ultimate destination was several hundred miles away in Moscow. I suspect that I wouldn’t have got anywhere near that far before being woken up by customs officials, soldiers or the police, but it was an interesting thought. I had arrived in close aftermath of all the historic events that had taken here two years previously. In fact I remember all that taking place when I was previously travelling and was working in Melbourne (see ) at the time. There were the memorable images of Mr Baywatch / Knight ... read more
Brandenburg Gate
The Berlin Wall
Checkpoint Charlie

Europe » Germany » Mecklenburg-Vorpommern » Rostock November 30th 1991

A couple of years after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Visiting the former East Germany. Satellite dishes are decorating nearly every balcony or window of every building. A bizarre sight on the gray concrete blocks serving as residential housing. In some areas they were quick to adapt to the western way of life. In others not so much. Apparently funding for the restoration of the road network didn't have the highest of priorities. Autobahn in former Eastern Germany did not quite measure up to it’s Western German equivalent. Built on initiative of the nazis for speedy transports of the troops. Solid and reliable, but hopelessly outdated on some stretches. The one between Rostock and Berlin was one of these bumpier parts. Bump, bump, bump. Every 50 or so feet, a bump. The bus ride would ... read more

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Baldham October 14th 1991

Europe » Germany June 20th 1991

Geo: 51.0447, 13.5834... read more

Europe » Germany » Bavaria November 24th 1989

As Linda was in her last trimester over the summer, we decided not to have a summer vacation. I don't know why that would have stopped us traveling except perhaps the last month, but I have no record of having taken an extended trip. My desk calendar for 1989 shows that I canceled a trip to England and Scotland from 13 to 29 July, and that I was very busy at work during the timeframe. We also had frequent visit to the doctor as Linda got closer to delivery. I did take at least one day off each week over the summer so I guess we visited a lot of local sights. Will was born on September 15th at the SHAPE Hospital. The maternity ward was being renovated, so they had set up a MASH unit ... read more
Mom with Tamara and Rosanna on the ferry to Dover
Rosanna and Tamara at Caterbury Cathedral cloister
Mom with Rosanna and Tamara at Leeds Castle

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich October 18th 1989

La casualidad me trajo recuerdos de mis días de Secundaria; y esa extraña realidad que está viviendo México los actualizó de pronto. Algunas cosas cambian. Todo lo demás continúa estático. Hace unos pocos días platicaba con Romina, Vanina y Domingo una vieja historia del Centro Activo Freire, el colegio donde estudié y en el que el exilio sudamericano y cierta clase media "intelectual" suponía que sus hijos se educaban. Era un lugar liberal, donde predominaban el cabello largo y las ropas que, erróneamente, suelen denominarse como hippies. Exactamente a un lado, pared con pared, se encontraba el Instituto Félix de Jesús Rougier, perteneciente a las Misioneras Eucarísticas de la Santísima Trinidad. Era un colegio de monjas... cuyas alumnas resultaban bastante más atrevidas que nosotros: se sentaban en los cofres de los coches, recogiendo las faldas hasta ... read more

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich September 7th 1988

Geo: 48.1391, 11.5802... read more
Heidelberg

Europe » Germany » Bavaria August 7th 1987

As we had already done some travel this year and we would be going back to the States for Christmas. Besides, Linda was due to deliver our second child, Rosanna, in October. So we decided for our summer vaction to take a trip where we could stay in one place for a week. We hadn't been to Lake Chiemsee, south of Munich and at the base of the German Alps, since 1978 so I checked into what we could do there. I found out the the Armed Forces Recreation Center offered a six day "Learn to Sail" week with Red Cross Certification. Linda didn't think she would be able to do any sailing, but was more than pleased to be able to relax around the hotel. Besides, we could explore the countryside after my lessons, much ... read more
Sailing to Herrenchiemsee Island
Bob at the tiller on the way to Herrenchiemsee Island
Our boats tied up at the end of the day

Europe » Germany » Bavaria March 28th 1987

An Excerpt from the Travel Journal of Nigel Fox (c. 1945) Entry 32 -- An Extraordinary Parley The Armanenschaft believed that the death of an individual was a tragedy, but the deaths of a millions of people was merely a statistic. When it come to the Holocaust is hard to express the magnitude of the evil that has been done. This extermination process was carried out on a regular basis during the final years of the war. The efficiency and massive scale of the genocidal procedure perpetrated with the help of modern technology staggers the imagination. The wasteful tragedy must be multiplied by millions. The Two witnesses I too had suffered personal loss. It had been confirmed that my old and dear friend Pastor Hans Hoff was dead. He was condemned to death on April 8, ... read more




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