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Christmas Countdown
Howdy folks,
With the Christmas countdown on, it seems like there is something new happening just about every day. For example there has been a positive spike in the number of Christmas Cards I've received including: Dave Ashforth from UK, Martin and Louise Pinno from Australia, Thomas Vafiadis from Australia, Damian and Birgit Andrews from Adelaide and a wonderful package from father dearest Rainer, Carol, Hannah and ...
Extreme Randomness
Howdy folks,
I had high aspirations for this week about going and photographing the many different types of bicycles in Heidelberg. There are many different types with quite a few vintage styles that have enclosed chain guards or enclosed rear wheel guards, but instead I got a little bit side tracked.
First my German course finished on Monday so I have finished Deutsch 1 A1 and now I'm doing Deutsch 2 A2 so I said goodbye to half ...
European Girls
After experiencing one of my most favorite weeks in Germany, today it was time to say good bye to my friend Evann. I am so happy she had the opportunity to visit me so that we could be European girls together. Exploring a new country (especially a European one) with your best friend is probably one of the best things in the world and I am so lucky and thankful that we got to do this ...
Philosophizing over Glühwein
... making noise. We escaped the crowds by crossing over the Neckar River and up to the Philosopher's Way which is a famous walking route in Heidelberg.
The road climbs steeply up from the street and it is a wonder how the cars manage to stay put! After a 10 minute climb, we came out at the garden which gives a lovely view of Heidelberg. Unfortunately the light was fading which wasn't great for pictures, but ...
Autumn Days
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I still am keen to play the tourist even though I'm only travelling 10kms to Heidelberg every day. So I thought about taking a few photos of things which aren't exactly typical in Australia or North America, but seem commonplace here. A few examples are the tram station being on the edge of a farming field, seeing about a million bicycles locked up around the Heidelberg Hauptbahnhof and the very long river boats that cruise up and down the Neckar.
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