Hamm

What is there to know about Hamm?

"The ICEs (German high-speed trains) are always separated there", my grandfather said when I told him the city of my employer.
Others, including me, didn't know the city. In the meantime, I have grown fond of my bosses' family, but not of the city.

I'm taking a few days off to service my equipment and spend time with friends. I re-discover the comfort to have a safe haven for once and enjoy a coffee, a hot shower or a nice chat with little effort.

The farewell party is really nice. In a small circle, quiet, with good conversations.

"Tilman, you managed to get the family [part of the family] together at one table and everyone stayed calm and at the table. That's quite an achievement!" Marleen* tells me later, the compliment still pleases me now :) .

My exact route for the next few days is not yet fixed but I am already on the road again, heading south to Stuttgart.

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