And the travel goes on...
29 juin 2023, Allemagne ⋅ 🌧 20 °C
Leaving Wiefelstede and Oldenburg to Bruchmühlen, meeting Sarah's parents, enjoying a nice afternoon in the garden (and meeting the friendly cat Fluffy) farewelling Simon and taking the train toEn savoir plus
Rhine river boat cruise
30 juin 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
From Bonn to Linz a little Rhine town with Elke and Richard, exploring the town, dinner at the Spanish garden and playing in the village market place.
La Kölsche Vita
1 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
Enjoying the best of Cologne Life... The Cathedral (including the treasure chamber and tower) , the chocolate museum, a döner in the South quarter of the town and a Cologne brewery...
Visit to Andreas' dad
1 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
In Köln Ehrenfeld
Moving on South
2 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Busy days and only little time spending within WiFi reach... We left Cologne on Sunday travelling South to my old friend (flatmate from my time in Mainz) Annette and her partner Marcel in MuenchweilerEn savoir plus
A day with my oldest school friend...
4 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
... Andrea and her family in Aschaffenburg, Bavaria. Breakfast at Palace Schönbusch, exploring the Pompejanum and enjoying the company of the whole family, twins and Roland.
... and further South
4 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
And from Annette we travelled to my mother Helga to Rodenbach, close to Hanau. She showed me the historical walkway through the village in the evening.
Rhineland romanticism....
5 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
... existed in painting and poetry. We had a fabulous day in Rüdesheim, the epicentre of the Rhine tourism and walked, took the gondola the lift and the boat around the Germania monument on top ofEn savoir plus
Pilgrim places
5 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
We started the Rhine tour at the Abbey of St. Hildegard of Bingen, beautifully placed on the hill in the vineyards. A great place to retreat and enjoy. 50 Benedictine sisters still live there andEn savoir plus
A castle in the forest
7 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Mespelbrunn in the forest region Spessart... A beautiful little spot... And more toe treatment for Elijah...but he got his phone back 😊 . It was found on the train .
Suprise for my mum
7 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Unexpected an as a great surprise...my mother revieved a special service award for her long service in the community council and history society from the federal state Hessen..so special to be presentEn savoir plus
7 Musketeers
8 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
We travelled further South into the region where we last lived before coming to NZ, close to Heidelberg and Beate, a former colleague from the Freiburg Diocese and her family. They treated us to anEn savoir plus
Pilgrimage sound and people
9 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 35 °C
Attending church in the morning was a special moment, as it brought back many memories from our joint working and faith experiences in sound (the chosen music) and people, Fr. Bernhard a colleagueEn savoir plus
Home ground
9 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
We travelled on to Heiligkreuzsteinach, the village we lived before coming to NZ. Petra, Arvid and Marc live now in the neighbour village. Petra took us around our old home space, the street, theEn savoir plus
Heidelbergers...
10 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
Elijah and Benjamin are born in Heidelberg. And interestingly Elijah reflected on his mihi this day seeing his mountain and river. Heidelberg is a must see for every tourist to Germany (as the CologneEn savoir plus
Another surprise
11 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
My dad and Brigitte decided to marry (again) in the church, after 30 years of being married already. The ceremony was held at the "heavens tent" at the garden show in Fulda, beautifully led by theEn savoir plus
Starting our journey back...
12 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Frankfurt Airport
12 juillet 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Singapore Airport
13 juillet 2023, Singapour ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Mit Besuch des tollen Macha Kaffee shops, ab jetzt geht es mit Air NZ weiter und ca. 30 deutschen AustauschschülerInnen die am Montag in NZ anfangen ... Bisschen wie Schulausflug
Auckland Airport
14 juillet 2023, Nouvelle-Zélande ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We are about to start the last leg of our travel, AKL to Chch after a bit of running to get the guitar properly checked in. Benjamin turned 13 between Singapore and Auckland and "celebrated" overEn savoir plus
Und wieder zu hause...
14 juillet 2023, Nouvelle-Zélande ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
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