And the travel goes on...
29 июня 2023 г., Германия ⋅ 🌧 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 toЧитать далее
Rhine river boat cruise
30 июня 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ 🌧 19 °C
In Köln Ehrenfeld
Moving on South
2 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 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 MuenchweilerЧитать далее
A day with my oldest school friend...
4 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 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 ofЧитать далее
ПутешественникEssen war im nächsten Post...ansonsten nur zwischendurch 😉
Pilgrim places
5 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 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 andЧитать далее
A castle in the forest
7 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 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 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 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 presentЧитать далее
7 Musketeers
8 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 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 anЧитать далее
Pilgrimage sound and people
9 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 colleagueЧитать далее
Home ground
9 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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, theЧитать далее
Heidelbergers...
10 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 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 CologneЧитать далее
Another surprise
11 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
Starting our journey back...
12 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Frankfurt Airport
12 июля 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Singapore Airport
13 июля 2023 г., Сингапур ⋅ ☁️ 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 июля 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 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" overЧитать далее
Und wieder zu hause...
14 июля 2023 г., Новая Зеландия ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Schön war es ....
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