Dorint Venusberg Bonn

Es ist seltsam, wie schnell die Zeit vergeht.. Wie oft habe ich euch versprochen zu schreiben, anzurufen oder einen blog zu verfassen. Ich denke oft an euch und es ist schön zu wissen, dass es euch genauso geht. <br><br>Schon seit fast einem halben Jahr lebe, wohne und atme ich diesen wundervollen ...

... and celebrating Halloween! Among our activities were going to an amazingly fun and elaborate Halloween Disco for the fifth through seventh graders at my school, going to a going-away party for my roommate Kirsten's best friend, going out on Halloween night bedecked as skeletons and gangstas (a likely pair), searching through flea markets, visiting the zoo, and randomly coming upon Moby (yes, Moby) playing house music at a random techno bar. Jeff ...

... for the massive gothic Cathedral that was used for navigation by Allied pilots. It was quite cold but an enjoyable stopover. On our way to the hostel, we saw a few drinkingcarts powered by pedalling drinkers and steered down the road by the bartender (sober I hope). Our hostel was fine but far from the best we have stayed at. We walked around Cologne the following day and it felt different to be out of the tourist crowds and actually in a livable, practical city.

... seen the Irish country. Westport is on the west coast of Ireland, so I had to take a train across the whole island. The landscape is indescribable. I have never seen such a pastoral paradise. It was straight out of James Herriot, beautiful green hills, crisscrossed by stone walls hundreds of years old, dotted with sheep stamped in blue and pink paint. If I'm ever to be reborn as a farm animal, I hope I'm lucky enough to live in Ireland. The grass seemed greener than ...

Koln<br><br>After our Rhine cruise we drove in the coach to Koln (Cologne). Cologne is well-known for a few things, including perfume (4711 in particular), its Roman origins (as a colony &#8211; hence the name) and for its twin spired Gothic cathedral. We stopped for a little over an hour in the main square.<br><br>The cathedral houses the bones of the three Magi ...

This is not a great adventure, more a welcome back.<br><br>It is great to be back in Villiprott to visit our old friends since the 70ies. Now I have been staying with them for two weeks and we have done a lot of different things. This part of Germany have many interesting places to visit, both nature and culture.<br>

Straight from finishing work with COLT, I went to V festival. No pics, and you can get stories directly, but I then flew straight out on Monday to meet Philip, Lawrence and Elias in Germany to catch up on Philip's stag do. The plan is a week-long tour through Epernay &amp; Reims France (I missed that bit), Köln, Kerpen, Nürberg etc through ...

... alcoholism is so widespread. She was a young lady in her late 20&#8217;s or early 30&#8217;s. He told me that they have some success in helping men recover. Once a woman is an alcoholic of this type, the chances of recovery are almost nil. <br><br> At the Center I wanted to see Lydia Sayenko in the Montessori Room one more time. I&#8217;m amazed at how well she keeps it up and how well she uses all the materials. LifeNets sponsored this room ...

... money, if you stay in Germany for longer than a day. For getting around I recommend taxi (rather cheap) and public transport (even cheaper). This saves you all the stress and you can soak in the beauty and dirt of Cologne. What's going on in my life right now? During the last month, I had two job interviews. Both guys wanted me on the job, but I didn't. It didn't feel right. Somehow I'm afraid of the big business world. Small ...

... and got a little confused about what to say. After having dinner and an initial catch up, we met Amit and Monika, who were just back from Cologne (you can see more information about that at Amit's travepod) for drinks. Definetely being with Rajiv, Amit, Monika and Sarika again and, this time, in Bonn, was just great. We always manage to come back to a "given point" if it's what we wish and believe that can happen.