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Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder..

One of my best friend went to Tenerifa some 10-12 years ago and she could not understand why we didn't like it. She sent me a long e-mail with all the things they have seen and done during their three weeks there and I have to say that it sounded wonderful. It is as if we had been to two completely... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, March 31, 2008

Hirschhorn-Neckarsteinach in 5 hours

It was such a beautiful sunny day again (up to 20oC) that we decided to spend it outside walking. We called a friend of us (the one who just came back from her exhausting trip in Spain) and made arrangement for her to meet us at our train station. She lives in Heidelberg and the train to Hirschhorn... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 29, 2008

Spain in ten days!

A friend of mine has just came back from a ten days travel through south of Spain and she sounded absolutely exhausted! The reason? She tried to visit 7 or 8 towns in 10 days! She should have known better; she's been living in Europe for a few months now, but still, she did the same mistake that a... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Learning German

After months of trying hard and not really succeeding, I've decided to give another language school a try. It has been almost 6 months ago now that I started learning German at a language school in Heidelberg and I still can't have a proper conversation with people in German (I could talk in Spanish... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, March 27, 2008

Spring at last?

It stops snowing and all the snow is gone so, maybe, Spring is here at last! I went to the little village Market with my son yesterday and because of the bad weather there were only three merchants instead of the 7 or 8 that are usually there. But the fountain of the Marktplatz was still decorated... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

The making of a tunnel!

Early this morning we've heard for the second time in two days a big "boom" close by: the making of the tunnel that's going under the mountain where our street is. They have been hard working on it for the last month or so, this after finishing the bridge over the river in 2002! Yep, even in Germany... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Warm Winter and Cold Spring!

Now that it is spring, with little easter eggs on the trees, it is snowing here! I mean, what a strange climate: it was sunny and around 15 to 20oC in February (with my Mann sunbathing on the balcony!) but now, we have been having snow since late Sunday night (we arrived at 2h00 am from Tenerifa)!... Sign in to see full entry.

Tenerifa, Canary Island

I am trying very hard here to find anything nice to say about Tenerife; so, that's how it goes: If you like big desert Rocks Overlooking the sea With too many tourist blocks Everywhere to see, With above ground pipes running down the mountain To supply in water bushes, trees and the gang, With... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Going to Tenerifa!

It is finally sunny this morning after about two weeks of fload! The little damn on the Elsenz river is barely apparent under all that water rushing down the valley, bringing with it trees and branches and plastic bits and pieces. Not one single duck has been able to "land" on the river for the past... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, March 14, 2008

The Little Green Commune of Neckargemund

Not far from my house, along the Elsenz river, there is a little group of cute white houses with curved aluminum roof and small backyards. Each home houses three to four families and each one is part of what is called a Green community. The building codes in Germany is much more severe than in N.Am.... Sign in to see full entry.

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