Blogs from Germany, Europe - page 977

Day 7 - Saturday February 19th Sylvia is heading home today and so we can travel together. It seems to be best to travel by train and so we get up early and walk to the train station which is very picturesque and decorated with paintings - very nice. Alas the first train is quite late in the day and so we decide to hitch. Now this decision is quickly shown to have a flaw as the roadside is full of other hitch-hiking students but we take our place in the queue. The first lift only gets us a short distance but then another stroke of good fortune as one of Sylvia's friend spots her and gives us a lift all the way to a pre-arranged meeting point for the final journey to Schonberg. Schonberg is ... read more

February 17th 1972 - Day 5 As we were staying in a student house, I guess it was no surprise that the last people got up fairly late which was strange having been used to the strict time restrictions at German YHs. One of Margit's friends called Regina (a stunning beauty)promised to take us for a ride so that we could see more of the countryside around Heidelberg. We were driven to a mount overlooking the city - the view was very picturesque but alas the hazeness prevented any reasonable photographs. We had a good walk around before returning to the Cafeteria for a healthy sized lunch - roast meat, vegetables, fruit and milk so very good value. As Regina and Margit had afternoon lectures it was time to move on with the next stop Rastatt ... read more

February 15th - day 3 St Goar was an ideal place to have stopped overnight because it was opposite the Lorelei Rock which is the narrowest point of the Rhine. We admired the view before hitching South to Bingen and from there by ferry across the Rhine to Rudesheim. I travelled with Heather today. This region is certainly a beautiful part of Germany with the Rhine running through a long narrow gorge and the hillsides full of old buildings. Rudesheim was notable for its historic buildings and a couple of castles. Unfortunately we arrived on a Bank Hoilday and most of the shops and the cable car were closed. After a shortened look around we decided to press on towards Heidelberg. However it was not a good hitchhiking day. The first car took us close to ... read more

Oberammergau, Germany, is the location of the famous Passion Play produced every ten years. The tradition began in 1634 in thanksgiving for the town having been spared during the Bubonic Plague. The play is cast and produced entirely by the residents of this Bavarian town. I was fortunate to be able to be there to see the 1970 production of this legendary, and often controversial, dramatic work. In Oberammergau, the townsfolk open their homes to the throngs of visitors coming to see the play. We stayed with a family at their home right in the town. Our homestay family consisted of a mother, father, and teenage daughter, about 17. Dad and daughter were in the play, but not Mom. They kindly provided meals as well as a place to stay. Cast members all had color photo ... read more

Titel Fidi´s Abenteuer Autor : Ferdinand Wiens Geburt Das Licht der Welt erblickte Fidi, in einem kleinen hessischen Dorf im Kreis Marburg am 4. Juni 1945, also bei Ende des zweiten Weltkrieges. Fidi´s Geburtsort : Roßdorf Aufgewachsen in den ersten Lebensjahren, im Hause der Großmutter mit Namen Elisabeth, aber Alle riefen Sie nur mit: Gella, was im hessischen soviel wie Oma und Patentante bedeutete. Gella als Hebamme und Petter (Opa) Zu essen gab es in dieser Zeit nicht sehr viel, aber durch Beziehungen konnte man in der nahegelegenen Mühle, immer etwas Getreide verarbeiten, für Fidi in Form von Haferflocken, für einen leckeren Brei, der dann zum abkühlen auf die Fensterbank kam, wo ihn dann Fidi´s Onkel Theobald, d... read more