Schloss Rheydt
21. Juni 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Normally I leave my car at in Mönchengladbach and travel to and from work using the train. But, because I visited Waterloo yesterday, I travelled home to Düsseldorf by car on Friday. Today, IWeiterlesen
ein Berliner
23. Juni 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
. . . and therefore, as a free man, I take pride in the words "Ich bin ein Berliner!"
Solar Schloss
24. Juni 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The Solar Schloss, all bright and yellow like the sun.
Oberkassel, Düsseldorf
28. Juni 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Cologne and Düsseldorf don't like one another. The rivalry goes back centuries. Cologne is a Roman city, and hence Catholic. While Düsseldorf grew later; organically as a trading and secular city.Weiterlesen
Altbier in die Altstadt
28. Juni 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Altbier (old beer) is the beer drunk in Düsseldorf and the nearby cities of Mönchengladbach and Krefeld. Here, in pubs, trinkhalles or kiosks, you will struggle to find a beer which isn't anWeiterlesen
Düsseldorf Volksgarten
29. Juni 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Düsseldorf Volksgarten - or should that be Gänsegarten?
Giant Wooden Strawberry with Man Inside
29. Juni 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
I was 26 when I saw my first giant wooden strawberry with a man inside. I've been seeing them every since. Outside the Bilk Arcarden, what's that, a giant wooden strawberry! The other day, in theWeiterlesen
Boisheim
30. Juni 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
So, I had a meeting in Holland again today. To get there, I took the Venlo train as far as a tiny little German town called Boisheim. There, my boss picked me up and we made the rest of the journey toWeiterlesen
Lichtenvoorde - W.E. Engineering B.V.
30. Juni 2015 in den Niederlanden ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Holland, they weren't lying when they said it was flat. My God it is flat! I headed up to Lichtenvoorde again on Tuesday, to meet with Leon at W.E Engineering, and discuss the problems we have withWeiterlesen
Neuss
30. Juni 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
So I can travel directly from Düsseldorf Bilk to Mönchengladbach, but to travel back Bilk, I have to switch trains at Düsseldorf Hauptbahnhof. I did, anyway, until I found out this week that I anWeiterlesen
Neanderthal
3. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
'It's too hot,' my boss said. 'The office is closed tomorrow, you have the day off.' So, yeah, today has been a free holiday. In the morning, I had to run some errands, but from about 12 onwards I wasWeiterlesen
Neanderthal Museum
3. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
The Neanderthal museum strikes a good balance between not dumbing down the subject matter yet simultaneously managing to appeal to children and/or Americans by providing lots of visual display.
TheWeiterlesen
Köln (Cologne)
4. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Brühl
4. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Schloss Falkenlust, Brühl
5. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Schloss Augustusburg, Brühl
5. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
Oxi or Nai?
5. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
On Friday I didn't go to work because, in the full glare of the sun, the temperature was nearing 40 degrees. And, also, I haven't received any post in over a month because DHL workers have been onWeiterlesen
Duisburg
5. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
It's the unanimous opinion of everyone who's been there: 'don't go to Duisburg' they say. Well, while I'm in Germany, I want to see everything, the good the bad and the ugly. So off I went toWeiterlesen
Duisburg Innenhafen
5. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Duisburg Innenhafen, a vast network of water channels just off the Rhein in Duisburg. Used, in the past, for loading cargo and shipping it up the Rhein. Today It has been gentrified and is now aWeiterlesen
Frankreichfest
12. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Ever since the signing of the Élysée Treaty in 1963 France and Germany have gone to great lengths to become as united as possible. The Frankreichfest in Düsseldorf -- that takes place every year onWeiterlesen
Kirmes
18. Juli 2015 in Deutschland ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Thorn, Netherlands
19. Juli 2015 in den Niederlanden ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Thorn, the white village.
Bree
19. Juli 2015 in Belgien ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Opglabbeek
19. Juli 2015 in Belgien ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Wyck, Maastricht
19. Juli 2015 in den Niederlanden ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
























































































































