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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 fact, this year we have seen almost everyone that we met and exchanged emails with from that trip.

Wurzburg
Wurzburg

We were taken to our first Christmas market for 2005. In a nearby village. Avoiding the direct route, we drove up the other side of the river. Here, we had to take a quaint ferry over the river, with just room enough for the car and us, and then steered across using the river’s current.

Part of the market was dedicated to wine smelling. Yes, normally it is tasting, but the tastings were large and paid for (i.e. were glasses of wine). All around a large barrel were glasses of wine for smelling. Many fruit flavours, and other weird stuff that should never be mixed with the fermented grape juices.

Wine smelling
Wine smelling…

And dinner in a Franconian winery. Fabulous local specialities, all served by an authentic grumpy Franconian vintner. Actually, we felt he contributed to the overall atmosphere of the night. Good wine, great food, excellent company, grumpy service, and a genuine monk with a glass of the establishment’s finest in his hand. A memorable dinner.

We spent a day in Bamberg, too. This is certainly one of Germany’s finest towns. A couple of glasses of the Bamberg speciality, smoked beer, accompanied our lunch.

Bamberg
Bamberg

Bad Laasphe (quite good, really)

Friday, November 18th, 2005

16 Nov – 18 Nov, 2005

Bad Laasphe, guests of Tina’s mum and dad. Went with Tina to Kassel, looking out on the plains from the Herkules monument. We got our first snow for 2005, here. Only a light dusting, but still exciting.

Tina\'s family

Herkules monument, Kassel

Catching snowflakes
Trying to catch snowflakes

Tina’s mum invited us to visit her class of Grade 1 students. They had prepared a hard line of questioning about Australia. Was it far? What sort of houses did we live in? Did we have kangaroos? Did we have elephants? Monkeys? They all made appropriate squeals and groans when we told them that we had snakes. We finished by teaching them a song in English – Head, shoulders, knees, and toes.

The Grade 1\'s
So, where is Australia on this map?

Frankfurt, (well, Friedrichsdorf, actually)

Wednesday, November 16th, 2005
12 Nov - 16 Nov, 2005 At the home of Dirk and Marlene. We caught an English church service, and caught some sun in the hills. Some apple wine, and a brewery or two. Even a great little ... [Continue reading this entry]

Mitfahring to Landau

Saturday, November 12th, 2005
11 Nov - 12 Nov, 2005 Back with Sebb, the guy from the surprise party back near the start of the month. This time, in his home in a prison in Landau, near Karlsruhe. Well, not a current prison, ... [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]

If you are reading this, and you know where Gundelfingen is, then you must be Hermann or Andrea.

Saturday, November 5th, 2005
1 Nov - 5 Nov, 2005 Our tri-annual reunion with the Ruchtis. 1996 in Ecuador. 1999 in Germany. 2002 in Croatia. 2005 in Germany. Time to plan for 2008... Across the door of our room for the ... [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]

“Would Richard and Joanne deMeester from Australia please come to the information desk”

Saturday, October 29th, 2005
28 Oct - 29 Oct, 2005 "Would Richard and Joanne deMeester from Australia please come to the information desk". How embarrassing. No, the Munich welcome committee was not wanting to present us with a welcome pack. Rather we ... [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]