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Wednesday, December 28th, 2005

6 Dec – 8 Dec, 2005

A small layover in Madrid. Two nights. Iosu, whom we met in Peru, was our host. When he said there would be space, we didn’t expect him to give us his room, while he went and slept elsewhere! We were a little astonished, expecting a bit of floor space, or something.

Tapas for dinner on the day we arrived. And the 7th – a day of tapas. Early lunch tapas. Early dinner tapas. Evening tapas with drinks with Iosu and his friends. Squid. Cheeses. Croquettes. Steak pieces. Mushrooms. And Jo’s favourite, Jamon Serrano (a cured ham). Platefulls, and soooo cheap! Eateries, just full of hanging hams. A ham lovers paradise. (And Jo is one, I can assure you!)

Tapas with Iosu

Did some sightseeing, but really, the weather was far too nice to spend time in museums, or the like. Just a full day wandering the streets and squares.

Hannover – the morning after

Monday, November 28th, 2005

24 Nov – 28 Nov, 2005

Spent our first and last days in Hannover with Markus and Kat, and Arko the dog. Markus had to work at the Christmas market, Kat had an exam, so we spent a day with Arko.

The farewell...
Markus, Kat, and Arko

Naomi worked with Joanne in Melbourne, and is currently living and teaching in Hannover. The weekend was spent travelling (courtesy of Markus and Kat’s car, thanks guys) to Gossler, and on Sunday, Bergen-Belsin. Gossler was happy and festive, snow and food and drink. Bergen-Belsin was a Nazi camp and is now a memorial, and the depressing mood was an amazing contrast against the snow. (btw, Bergen-Belsin is the camp where Anne Frank died)

Gossler
Christmas market, Gossler

Bergen-Belsin
Bergen-Belsin memorial

Berlin

Thursday, November 24th, 2005
20 Nov - 24 Nov, 2005 What an amazing city Berlin is. Third time here, and we could still entertain ourselves so easily, with dozens of things left for another time. Some were new sites, some were things we ... [Continue reading this entry]

Wurtzburg and Bamberg

Sunday, November 20th, 2005
18 Nov - 20 Nov, 2005 Alex and Maren. No, not a couple, just a pair. We met them in Myanmar (Burma). If you think we got a lot of contacts from that trip, you're right. In ... [Continue reading this entry]

So, Piggy went to Zurich…

Friday, November 11th, 2005
10 Nov - 11 Nov, 2005 Like Ziggy, the Piggies went to Zurich. Second fondue. Rene style. Although, he promised us fondue 6 years ago and then fled the country (actually fled the continent) when we threatened to turn up ... [Continue reading this entry]

Fondue has rules?!

Thursday, November 10th, 2005
5 Nov - 10 Nov, 2005 Do you know that fondue has rules? They are very secret, and are only revealed to new fonduers as they break the rules. Penalties can be quite steep - dropping your bread in ... [Continue reading this entry]

The best place was the wurst place…

Tuesday, November 1st, 2005
29 Oct - 1 Nov, 2005 Does the fog ever lift in Ingolstadt? Don't think we saw the sun, here. Each day, though, we managed to travel with Falk and Regina, met in Myanmar, to places where the rays ... [Continue reading this entry]

Czech it out now

Friday, October 28th, 2005
27 Oct - 28 Oct, 2005 Another deja vu situation, as we took an identical photo to one that we have at home from 1995. A shot of Cesky Krumlov through an arched window in the castle. Cesky Krumlov[Continue reading this entry]

So many friends; so much food!

Sunday, September 4th, 2005
11 Aug - 4 Sep, 2005 A few weeks of visiting and eating. ---------- First, back in Santiago, with Nolo. Many meals with him, and his family. Seafood with Nolo Seafood with Nolo. Barbecue with Nolo\'s parents Barbecue with ... [Continue reading this entry]

More stuff in and around Cusco

Monday, June 27th, 2005
24 Jun - 27 Jun, 2005 The 24th is Cusco's big day. Inti Raymi. Was it touristy? Yes. Worth seeing? Definitely. Worth going out of our way for? Glad we didn't... The setting ... [Continue reading this entry]