Monthly Archives: August 2013

Today was another full and fun day.  We have been blessed by sunny relatively warm weather so far in Ireland.  There was some rain last night but we were already cosy in the hotel watching Dr Who.  I am hopeful … Continue reading →

First off sorry I’ve been awol for the past few days.  I’ve been fighting a cold and it’s been all I could do to get around all the sites before collapsing into bed for sleep.  I’m feeling much better now … Continue reading →

Today was our last day in Hamburg and since we blasted through the primary attractions in our first few days we were a bit at a loss for what to do.   We really do need to slow down the … Continue reading →

Yesterday we took it really easy.  Because we had been so active walk and walk all over the old part of the city in the past few days our legs and feet were pretty tired.  We treated ourselves to the … Continue reading →

Today was another beautiful sunny warm day perfect for more walking.  We had a later start this morning thanks to my needing to fight with our hotel internet connect to finish my posting from yesterday.   When we first arrived … Continue reading →

Today we spent the day wandering more places of significance from my mother’s early years.  We got up at 5.30 to go to the traditional St Pauli Fischmarkt which is held every Sunday at 5-9.30 around the old fish auction … Continue reading →

This morning we bid our goodbyes to Anja and her family in Frankfurt as we boarded the train to Hamburg.  We took the ICE (Intercity Express) direct to Hamburg which took about 3.5 hours.  Despite chaos at the beginning with … Continue reading →

This morning we headed off bright and early with the intent of driving the entire length of the Weinstrasse which is a local driving route which winds through the principle small villages of the wine growing region.  We started in … Continue reading →

Yesterday we went for  a lovely long walk in the forest.  We actually started just on this side of the German side of the German-French border in Nothweiler and walked across the green border.  Unfortunately there is no longer anyone … Continue reading →

We continue to visit with Henny here in Lemberg.  We have had fun exploring the area further and visiting with more family and acquaintances. Yesterday we went for coffee and cake (kaffe und kuche) at a friend’s house.  Annie (our … Continue reading →