Hotel Zum Landsberger Hof Arnsberg

Tonight we went to a German dinner party (we found out later that it was actually a birthday dinner). Anyway, it was very nice and we were surrounded by German conversation. Many parts had to be translated for us but we picked up on quite a bit anyway.<br><br>Our hosts were Dietmar and Anja and they welcomed us happily into their home. Anja spoke very good English and loved talking to us. Dietmar was loud and gregarious and constantly made sure his guests had food and drink ...

Today I went with Frank to the Krombacher Brauerei (Krombacher Brewery). It was named after the village here. Krombacher is the largest producer of beer in all of Germany. It has been family-owned since it started over 200 years ago.<br><br>The tour was in German but I was still able to understand a lot of it. Frank would translate some parts and so would our guide, Tanja. <br><br>The brewery is very large and the tour ...

From the beginning, it was agreat experience: I left my mobile<br>(business and private cell phone) at home not to be disturbed during my<br>trip.<br><br>In the train travelling to the airport, I met an older couplr, which told me a lot about Egypt - a good start to be informed...

Today we took a hike into the nearby woods. It was a very nice trail that wasn't too challenging but it had been a while since I had been hiking so it was enough to make me work a bit. It was about a one hour hike, 2027 feet to the top of the mountain. At the summit, there was a nice ...

... br><br>What should have been a two-and-a-half hour road trip to Kreuztal became three or more hours with all the construction at various places on the Autobahn. After being constantly berated by our German GPS unit for taking side roads to get around the construction, we finally made it to Kreuztal.<br><br> It was wunderbar to see Julia and her family again. We visited for a while and then went to see the Siegerland im ...

... setting up the tent over the weekend, but didn't get the time. So now we just have to hope we can figure it out when we get to Calais.<br><br>

... listed in the entry requirements.<br>We have to get all the right maps, so D will be off doing that this week too.<br>I already have 2 sponsors in the US, and hopefully, there will be a few in the UK. E-mails to my non-work contacts are in order, I think.<br><br><br><br>

... talked story and it was nice to relax and sleep in a bed that wasnt in a hostel. <br>Day 22: In the morning Antje, her sister and her niece drove me up to a beautiful view over Sauerland called Faulebutter. In the evening we then met up with Antje's friends and had dinner and then went to a lake and spent the evening talking and hanging out...<br>

... die Berichte ein wenig unterhaltsam waren und man so ungefaehr ein Bild davon bekommen konnte wie es uns auf der Reise so ergangen ist. Vielleicht schreibt der ein oder andere ja noch was ins Gaestebuch!!<br>Wir werden jetzt auf jeden Fall erstmal die naechsten Wochen in Deutschland verbringen, unsere Familie und Freunde besuchen und hoffentlich auch den ein oder anderen Leser unseres Blogs treffen.<br><br>Bis dahin<br><br>Nax &amp; Sven<br>

... Well we were pretty much the last people to leave that night, got drunk and had some real deep drunken conversations with some of my friends ;) The next few days were quiet, went to another friends bands bandroom and they played for us and kicked ****. Nothing much happened, went to my old school, saw some more old memories and stuff... weird feelings...