Park Inn, Hannover

So I can't really remember much about Hannover besides that there was nothing to see, nothing to do, the weather was bad and the campsite was overpriced! Dont get me wrong, I'm sure its a lovely place with nice weather and during the summer when the gardens are open which is where Hanovers charm is supposed to be. Wasn't our cup of tea so we moved on rather quickly. Byebye Hanover....maybe next time!

... some shops were set up next to the Marktkirche. We went into the church and it was very neat. The organ was being played and the church itself used to be very Gothic I think. Anyway it was free and fun to check out.

Then we found the old Rathaus (town hall), a fantastic, modern glass covered building and finally the new Rathaus. We also stumbled upon a church that was never rebuilt after the war and bombings. It's walls still stood but the roof ...

So today was the day that we started our own adventure.. and headed to France and Germany. The wake up alarm came a little after the sms from Australia announcing a baby boy, and we dragged ourselves out of bed at 6.15am and had the worst shower, with the shower nozel that was only running boiling hot or off..no where in between..and the bathroom light now flickered annoyingly. So we showered in the dark. The last of our stuff we shoved into pretty heavy backpacks and we ...

... since I had so little sleep and just trying to not fall over. We packed into a normal sized bus but had to load a lot of the luggage on the inside of the bus. Then we drove the 50 minutes on the Autobahn to Braunshweig!! We couldn't go too fast since the bus is not a Mercedes, Porsche, Volkswagon, BMW or any of the other nice German manufactured cars.

... and having not more than two words of German, I gave up. Shortly after, he brought us two glasses of rose whih he indicated were on the house. When we left, I gave a tip equivalent to the cost of one glass. Honour was satisfied!.

1st July 2009
Osnabruck, Nettebad, Im Haseech 52.18'8"N 8.2'58"E
Like all German towns - bright, clean, attractive. One curiosity was a busker playing an instrument I have not come across before. It was metal ...

Today was one of the longest expected days of the itinerary, and so it turned out. We blasted along the motorway out of Belgium, then through the Netherlands th Neijmegan (sp?) and Arnhem, the "bridge too far" town. We looked at the Airborne memorial and the nice little information centre, then wandered over to the street market for fish & frittes. Then into Germany and our ...

... bad English by the driver we got sorted. This is what traveling is about muddling through.

We were whisked outside to the plushest VW people carrier I've ever seen. Only 4 individual brown and black leather seats in the back with walnut fittings, TV, and bar equipment but no drinks, but then no trip is ever that perfect. I could have used a drink, the way we flew off onto the No. 2 Autobann to Wolfsburg and the Ritz Carlton Hotel at the AutoStadt.

... ghost costumes pattern googleespanol history of halloween blank free printable weekly schedule of ...

... were simple but sophisticatingly varied in their granuality, from coarse to finer than fine; from use once and discard to using for a life-time. Machines that today we hold in our hand, then had buildings built around them to house them, such as band saws and drill presses. The larger items such as the enormous cast-iron trollies over 25 feet in length used to push in and pull out large objects from the kilns, were originally stored outside when not in ...

... to go on the field service and go out to a German farm to do consulting work with the docs. That should be pretty cool. I'm also trying to connect up with a friend/colleage of one of my professors, to see if I can visit his practice, too. He's down in the south of Germany, near frankfurt. Also, conveniently close to a town I want to visit that Mark and Kevin said was great to see....I love travelling.... ;) So, those are my plans, we'll have to see what all works out.