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Just pop across

I decided to pop over to France today for a little visit. I stayed for less than a couple of hours, but it got me thinking. In England, to get to another country is quite an undertaking (I don’t mean England … Continue reading

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Beware of cars when driving!

Driving in Germany as a Brit is not without its challenges. I can absolutely confirm that they have motorways with no speed limits at all, and this can be quite scary if you aren’t used to it. Driving along their … Continue reading

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Going back in time …

I spent a year in Stuttgart in the late 80’s and an abiding memory I had of that time was that shops were often closed at weekends. Most shops had half day closing on Saturday (with the exception of the … Continue reading

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Going Underground

I have now seen a fair few German houses and noticed a big difference with UK houses: the German ones always have cellars. [Remember that this is merely a log of my observations – your mileage may vary – and … Continue reading

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Bagger this!

Baggersee, literally translated, means excavator lake. It is a lake that has come about after the excavation of land, and there are many of them in Germany. Some of them have been declared safe to swim in and in fine … Continue reading

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Settling in

It is a strange feeling, wandering around a new house that you know will be your home for a few years. Knowing everything will become very familiar yet seeing everything strange. Boxes littering practically every square inch of the place. We … Continue reading

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The big one

And so the big day arrives. Stefan, the chap tasked with carting our worldly possessions a few hundred miles, arrived 5 hours late, though through no fault of his own: his truck was sabotaged by some mindless cretins trying to … Continue reading

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Ups and downs

Some days are easier than others, as in all walks of life, and sometimes all it takes is some trivial happening to switch your mood from positive to negative or vice versa. I chatted to someone earlier who made me question … Continue reading

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The slog

I am finally at the stage where I can meaningfully fill boxes. Sure, I have already filled a good few boxes with books and such, but now I have done more of the sorting out (to decide if I should … Continue reading

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Do we have friends?

I have been watching some Jonathan Pie on Youtube. For those who haven’t come across him, he is a comedian pretending to be a news reporter who gets frustrated and tells the world as he sees it. I find him … Continue reading

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