Classik Hotel Magdeburg

Riding 385 miles on motorways from Rotterdam to Magdeburg on the first day is a sure recipe for one thing. Numb bum. I've always though that no matter what you do about your saddle it's always your backside that has to acclimatise itself to the saddle, not the other way around. It also doesn't feel much like an adventure. But as the plan is to get to Central Asia as quickly as possible, needs must. I had lots of ...

... today. We had to go, but we promised to come back with our guest.

So we drove back to Tangerhütte (which took 45 minutes) pick up Jay and drove back to Magdeburg. When Jay arrived everybody stand up and he got a great applause. He had to come in front of the group and had to tell about his travel plans. He got all the attention and afterwards he also had to give an interview to a local radio station. We continued listening to the rest of the ...

Noch genau 10 Tage bis zum Abflug. Bis auf ein 3-tägiges Blockseminar in der nächsten Woche habe ich jetzt keine Seminare mehr. Eigentlich sollte etwas Wehmut aufkommen, schließlich ist nun meine Zeit an der Universität vorbei, aber so wirklich habe ich wohl noch nicht begriffen, dass nun ein Lebensabschnitt zu Ende geht. Na ja, drei Hausarbeiten, ein Essay, eine ...

... Delhi is a very traditional and conservative district... Whoo hoo. I was extremely thankful for the tips and experiences she shared with me. Also, she said that I probably wont need the mosquito tunnel since we will only be in the North of India. Anja, from whom I got the net, travelled to South so I guess that's a different thing. In the end, what does that mean for the kids over there?? More room for pencils and books ;o)

... can throw away when we leave the mountains 1 rain jacket 3 shirts, 1 blouse, 1 tank top 1 pair of sandals, trekking shoes I will have on me Underwear/ socks for 4 days No make up, no hair spray... just soap and lotion, deodorant, tooth paste and -shame on me- 6 tooth brushes ;) The mosquito net, just-in-case-medication (a lot!!), 2 travel towels, camera, camcorder and my sleeping bag take up most of the ...

Packing our stuff and trying to put it into the car we realized, that the car is too small... or do we want to carry to much stuff with us????Could be, but Alex would say that the only person with too much baggage is me. Perhaps he`s right but who knows about the weather the next time? To be prepared for every case I feel confident. Anyway, the car was cramed from the top to the bottom. We left Magdeburg in a very good mood in the afternoon, looking forward to have a great trip.

Magdeburg, 5 °C // CapeTown 25°C Yippy....heute geht es los... :-) Mein Rucksack ist zu 95% fertig und garantiert ist das eine oder andere Teil mal wieder zu viel. Gott-sei-dank streiken die lieben Lokführer nicht mehr, so dass es in knapp 8 Stunden endlich Richtung Berlin losgehen kann. Cape Town - ich komme und ich freu mich auf den ersten Sprung in den Atlantik in diesem Jahr :-))) Und... es ging los... aber wie.... Einen Dank an meine ...

Nur noch 2,5 Wochen bis zum Abflug nach Südafrika -:-) Und ich versuche mal ganz "in" zu sein und eröffne den 2.000.009ten Travelogue im www. Dieser Trip zur südlichen Erdkugel soll dokumentiert werden - damit die Daheimgebliebenen sich mitfreuen können ;-)

... br>me about her recent travels and how much she liked Germany.



Back in
Tangerhütte, we had to walk about 20 minutes to my family's house. Ju Yeong was
fascinated by everything she saw on our way home and I told her a bit about the
buildings and places we went by. She never had seen such a small city before
she told me (Tangerhütte is a small town with about 5000 inhabitants). At home
we cooked dinner together. We had pasta. After ...

The second night was in Magdeburg, in the former East Germany. The countryside got progressively more beautiful as we approached. I wish I had taken more pictures, even out the car window. As you pass the previous border of East/West, there is a huge statue of two hands shaking, but I didn't have my camera ready at the moment. There are ...