Comfort Hotel Central Cologne

... during the holidays, it's basically warm red wine with spices, I have yet to try it though. I found out that Germany DOES have egg nog and that was a great discovery. They also have Jaeger Tea...weird? so I have a few more things I must try before the season ends. There is seriously so much food being served that it's impossible to try all of it. They have a lot of spiced nuts and these things they make from mashed potatoes where they basically take some meat and pack mashed potatoes around ...

... start the healing by buying me a beer. It helped.
Thankful I have acquired a new camera and am ready for new adventures. Between wandering North Pole fairy-lands and having undue forced utilized on me by authorities, I'm keeping busy. I try to attend volleyball on Tuesday evenings with a recreational group. My teammates' ages range from early twenties to late sixties, but it's a lot of fun! It's run by two brothers who both attend wearing matching fluorescent ...

Well after a long weekend in Belgium/Luxembourg I have finally made it back to Dusseldorf. I had a great time there and it was a much needed break from the kids but I have to admit that I got a bit homesick. We went to an international fair the day after Thanksgiving but it was so crowded there that I couldn't wait to get the hell out. At one point the crew decided that I should lead the way through the fair but it turned out that ...

... Abends mit der Straßenbahn inclusive Partybuffet und Karnevalsmusik zur 3-Brücken-Tour durch Köln, da war dann von Buchhaltermentalität nicht mehr viel zu spüren. Und ein paar alte Gesichter aus längst vergangener SAG Zeit gab's auch zu sehen.


Die Bahnfahrt über die Hohenzollernbrücken und den Rhein rüber zum kölner Hauptbahnhof ist immer wieder ein netter Moment, deshalb ...

... So viel ist schon passiert, so wenig habe ich bisher erlebt. Neue Freunde, eine 2te Familie und ein ganz anderes Leben erwarten mich hier. New York, meine neue Liebe!

Jetzt, mit mehr Zeit und Muse widme ich mich dem langersehnten Lebenszeichen. :)

Viel Spaß beim lesen!

... was also amazing. The five towns are connected by wonderful walking paths, and traversing them is the highlight of any Cinque Terre trip. You walk along cliffs falling down into the most turquoise ocean I've ever seen, surrounded by prickly pear, olive groves, and grape vines. At each town we felt obliged to sample their version of pizza, gelato, or cappuccinos. When the sun went down, we crawled onto the big rocks in the harbor to watch the sky ...

... At night Sonja and I walked to a bar called the Iguana because Naste and Christian don't drink and we had to get out and do something. It was a lot of fun even though to place was pretty dead. We started with some local Kolsch beer and then had mixed drinks. I had an Iguana which is rum, vodka, strawberry, pineapple, and lemon juices. Sonja had sex on the beach. We also had legit banana beer. The bartender filled a glass from the tap with ...

... the Eiffel Mountain range, the cities of Bonn, and Düsseldorf, the Seven Mountains-everything. We were also informed that Koln has the largest brothel in Europe; huh. Maxi pointed out a 8 or 9 story red/orange building on the other side of Koln. Good thing Koln has lots of other great calls to fame, I can't imagine they'd take lots of pride in having "the largest ***** house in all the land!". After the awesome views we went out to a favorite ...

... was right. The shopping district in central Cologne is just like Times Square but without all of the cars and tall buildings. So you get the feeling of being in a big city but when you walk around, you feel like you're walking around on 8th Street in Holland. A very, very long 8th street! But here's the thing...there are no cars on the street because it's not actually a street. It's more of a cobblestone road than anything else. Since cars are not allowed, there is no traffic, there are no ...