Blogs from Germany, Europe - page 800

Hallo Blog, hallo Welt. Das ist er nun, mein erster schnuckliger Eintrag. Sieht ja ganz nett hier aus. Jedenfalls gabs heute nochmal ne klassische Zivi-Alltags-Klitsche. Die Kids sind am Leben. Ich auch. Freut mich. Noch zweimal das Ganze. Nachmittags gabs ein Gewitter. Der Hauptbahnhof hat ein schönes Parkhaus. Und sonst? T -8 Tage. Langsam wirds ernst. xxx Da ich hier schonmal ein paar Spielereien ausprobieren wollte, hier schoma die Karte meiner letzten Irland-Reise. Lustich, nich? Google-Karte... read more

I am having a real shocker with emails and am about to send postcards to you all!!! Lets try again!!! COLOGNE PART II Before Berlin we had 2 days in Munich which is another interesting city. I think I had told you we were doing a Beer and Food walking tour, well it was a great night!!! Went to the Oktoberfest Museum before trying different types of beers and pretzels. Finished the evening at Hofbrauhaus with some other Aussie couples, surprise, surprise!!! We are staying here for a night and will check out the Cathedral before proceeding down towards the Rhine, hopefully to do a day cruise, then onto the Black Forest. We need to be in Zurich on Friday to fly to Athens to start our Greek Islands part of the trip!! Hope all are ... read more

I don't really know where to begin. It's all been a bit crazy since I arrived, tired and sweaty, off the lovely (cough, splutter) Easy Jet flight from Edinburgh to Munich. I have to say, thoughts of "so...what if they're axe murderers...?" did pop into my head but I was warmly greeted by Veit (the father) at the gate and I felt a lot more comfortable trundling along in the big spacious car with the windows rolled down, being given a potted history of Munich by my employer/family member. It was a little nerve wracking to say the least when I arrived at their small but modern and bright house in Wolfratshausen. The boys pretty much ran away in fear but Magdalena (the mother, who is Spanish) greeted me warmly and it wasn't long before we ... read more

So, da bin ich wieder! Die Woche war ganz schön bussy, da ist einem wirklich nicht langweilig geworden. Also Montags gings erstmal mit einer Heckenführung los. Da ich noch nie eine gemacht habe und auch keine Zeit zum vorbereiten war, bin ich einfach mal bei Simon mitgegangen. Nachmittags hab ich mich dann nur noch eingelesen. Dienstags bin ich schon um halb 7 morgens los (bin also um 5.45 Uhr aufgestanden gäähn!!). Es ging ab zum Obersee, um den Röthsteig auszubessern und ich sollte unten den Weg absperren (Touristenlenkung betreiben!). Abends um halb sechs war ich dann wieder zurück. War aber ganz nett, da das Wetter angenehm war und die Leute auch alles sehr freundlich waren, auch wenn man dadurch kaum eine ruhige Minute hatte! Aber die Ecke am Obersee hinten ist echt schön! Mittwochs sind ... read more

Guten Tag everyone and greetings from Berlin..... I don't want to make this an unabashed advert but believe me, there is more going on in this city than any other city in Europe. Even after 17 years, construction cranes are all over the landscape....especially in the eastern part. New buildings are going up, old buildings are being rehabbed, wall areas are turned into parks. Even areas that you'd think would never improve are being gentrified. It's not just in one area, but all over the place. There is a feeling, an atmosphere of growth, but also personality in all parts of the city. You can go to Kreuzberg, which has a big multi-cultural fair and parade this weekend; go to Prenzlauer Berg, an upcoming former part of the east and see all the alternative lifestyles. ... read more