Blogs from Germany, Europe - page 802

We went to Berlin for the 2nd May Bank Holiday weekend (26May-28May). We went to Berlin with Easyjet; it was about £120 per person (a little pricey due to peak period) and the flight time is a little inconvenience because it departed at 6.30am, and check-in time is from 4.30am so we took the last train from London Bridge to Luton airport (about 1hour). We got there by 1.30am and slept on the benches for few hours. There are three airports in Berlin, which are Schoenefled, Tegel and Tempelhof. We went to Berlin Schoenefled with Easyjet and this is the furthest airport from town centre and to the hotel - Grand Hotel Esplanade, it took us about 1 hour. The closest airport is Berlin Tempelhof it would be about 20 minutes from town and 30minutes ... read more

Hello everyone! So much for my grand plans of this web site carry on. I guess it helps to have a computer for ít to really work. I have been in Germany for 3 weeks now and it is great. I am staying at a fantastic location. The veiw out off my bedroon is looking straight at the alps and I can see two castles. Not to rough. The family that I am working for are the Hartungs. The old man Pieter (64) is sort of the chief of everything. I work with one of his sons Franz (29) who looks after the farm and all the forestry. The other son Pieter (34) runs the hotel. The Daughter Nina (32) is a cop in town so I can do anything I want. The Hotel has about ... read more

Hi all Sorry its taken so long to email you all I wrote a long letter a few nights ago and it dropped out on me so lets try again!! Bare with me guys as the German keyboard is different as well!! A brief summary: Flew to Singapore, met our friends Peter and Leonie. Next day went to Santosa Island, did the obligatory Singapore Sling at Raffles then Chili Mud Crab for dinner and Mothers Day. So hot and steamy there, could never live there!!! Flew into Zurich and picked up our car, a Peugeot 407 wagon, then drove to Lucerne. From there we drove heaps thru the Swiss Alps, spectacular scenery!! The mountains rise straight up, are often snow capped with little Swiss cottages dotting the hill sides. The next day we drove a lot ... read more

It's been a busy time for me here in Berlin. I've done and seen so much time has flown by. So what have I been up to? 1) The Language The main reason for me to relocate to Berlin was to learn German. I was lucky (or unlucky) enough to be born in an English speaking country which has it's good and bad sides. The good side is that English is pretty much the worlds most widely spoken language which generally makes travel easy. Of course, I have found that if your in, say, downtown Minsk, English is about as useful as Manchu and unless you speak Russian, your screwed. Make no mistake I don't plan on rushing out and learning Russian but I feel a little knowledge of many languages goes along way, hence the ... read more

In the fairytale surrounds of southern Germany, castles dotting the landscape amidst rolling hillsides of vineyards pointing towards the languidly looping Rhine, two beautiful maidens Cherida and Amy, met their kind and generous friend Dirk. A tour of the lovely town of Bingen was had, with spectacular sunset views and a scary dark tower (turm) where the tears of many a long tressed maiden could still be heard hitting the concrete floor. The trio shared a traditional German supper of bread, meat and cheese and told tales of past travels, enjoying the challenge of conversing in each others languages. Friday dawned and Dirk, the wunderbar tour guide, led the maidens through his sehr schon homeland. They explored the charming town of Bacharach, with its cobblestoned lanes and ancient houses cheerfully lopsided. They rambled over the remains ... read more