Not far from Luneburg is a barge lift - fanatastic engineering! Gerda showed me this on the way to her parents house in Ramm.
This movie will give you the idea of how it works.
Monday, December 08, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
It hasn't been over a year has it!
Hi All!
I have been very remiss! It has been over a year now and this is the first post I have made in all that time! I promised more pictures of the big trip to Europe but never found the time. Even as a full time student I have been too busy! I will try harder to post some more about the trip and some of the other trips (including overseas) that I have done since. Take care all.
I have been very remiss! It has been over a year now and this is the first post I have made in all that time! I promised more pictures of the big trip to Europe but never found the time. Even as a full time student I have been too busy! I will try harder to post some more about the trip and some of the other trips (including overseas) that I have done since. Take care all.
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Paris
Here are some pictures that I promised.
These are from the 27 June 2007.
These are from the 28 June 2007
These are from the 27 June 2007.
These are from the 28 June 2007
These are from thee 29 June 2007
Monday, September 10, 2007
Pictures from the Tour!
Roaming London. An amazing place! Everywhere you look there is something iconic.
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Road Trip!
We left good ol' London Town to see what lay up North! Yorkshire is truly beautiful!
Our first stop was Louth where we stayed with Ali. She is a wonderful host and it was a pleasure meeting two of her sons. We were pleased to see that she had missed most of flooding although it was sad to see the affects on her neighbours. The river was rather swollen and still looked as though it could cause more trouble.
Louth is a great little village. The locals were very friendly and welcomed us warmly - to the point of me being (literally) dragged into a local's home to look at her wine collection - and very nice it was too!
The local pubs were fantastic and I made a point of trying the local ale - man does it go down easily! Very good indeed.
Travelling gave me my first taste of a Service Area on the A1. It is like a mini mall in the middle of nowhere. We bought lollies and a coffee - to keep us awake on the road.
Gina did the driving and I read the map, Iggy gave helpful suggestions from the back and we all found our way pretty well (more or less!).
:-)
Our first stop was Louth where we stayed with Ali. She is a wonderful host and it was a pleasure meeting two of her sons. We were pleased to see that she had missed most of flooding although it was sad to see the affects on her neighbours. The river was rather swollen and still looked as though it could cause more trouble.
Louth is a great little village. The locals were very friendly and welcomed us warmly - to the point of me being (literally) dragged into a local's home to look at her wine collection - and very nice it was too!
The local pubs were fantastic and I made a point of trying the local ale - man does it go down easily! Very good indeed.
Travelling gave me my first taste of a Service Area on the A1. It is like a mini mall in the middle of nowhere. We bought lollies and a coffee - to keep us awake on the road.
Gina did the driving and I read the map, Iggy gave helpful suggestions from the back and we all found our way pretty well (more or less!).
:-)
Fun in France
Gina and I headed to Paris on the Eurostar. It is amazing to think that this is a train under the English Channel!!!!
It only takes 20 mins to go through the tunnel. It takes a lot longer to get to the tunnel from the England side - although they are working on the track to make it faster and will soon have modernised another Station to make everything smoother.
We went straight to the Eiffel Tower and stood in a queue for about 3/4 of an hour. It was a brilliant view - although was quite cold and windy at the top.
We went to several great little restaurants and had wonderful food. Snails were on the menu and were delicious!
Didn't see any frogs legs though!
Angelinas is a well known cafe and we enjoyed their famous hot choclate - very rich and creamy! I saw Ben Harper there - he graciously ushered his children out of the way so that I could walk through with my moon boot. Nice guy! :-)
We saw as much as we could in the Louvre. You woulod need a week to see almost everything! It is HUGE! We viewed the "Venus de Milo" and of course the "Mona Lisa". (And yes her eyes do follow your every move!) We got there is good time to miss the crowds and had a great view of her.
Lots more to add later!
It only takes 20 mins to go through the tunnel. It takes a lot longer to get to the tunnel from the England side - although they are working on the track to make it faster and will soon have modernised another Station to make everything smoother.
We went straight to the Eiffel Tower and stood in a queue for about 3/4 of an hour. It was a brilliant view - although was quite cold and windy at the top.
We went to several great little restaurants and had wonderful food. Snails were on the menu and were delicious!
Didn't see any frogs legs though!
Angelinas is a well known cafe and we enjoyed their famous hot choclate - very rich and creamy! I saw Ben Harper there - he graciously ushered his children out of the way so that I could walk through with my moon boot. Nice guy! :-)
We saw as much as we could in the Louvre. You woulod need a week to see almost everything! It is HUGE! We viewed the "Venus de Milo" and of course the "Mona Lisa". (And yes her eyes do follow your every move!) We got there is good time to miss the crowds and had a great view of her.
Lots more to add later!
Rochester
Chris and Mel took us out to a very original town called Rochester.
Charles Dickens came from here! From all accounts he had a very tough upbringing until he made it big with his writing. Then he moved back to his hometown.
The Cathedral is amazing! Really old!
The Castle is also incredible - although parts were closed to visitors. We were able to check out the inside though and had a nice chat to the ladies in the shop - we bought a book about the castle - they were very kind to us.
We had a forgettable meal in one of the cafes but had great fun walking down the main street looking in all the shop windows. This place is dripping with history!
Charles Dickens came from here! From all accounts he had a very tough upbringing until he made it big with his writing. Then he moved back to his hometown.
The Cathedral is amazing! Really old!
The Castle is also incredible - although parts were closed to visitors. We were able to check out the inside though and had a nice chat to the ladies in the shop - we bought a book about the castle - they were very kind to us.
We had a forgettable meal in one of the cafes but had great fun walking down the main street looking in all the shop windows. This place is dripping with history!
Monday, June 25, 2007
London Rocks!
Hi all
This is a quick note to show a few pics of Ol' London Town! The picture will come shortly. :-) Please be patient!
I have spent a few nice days in London, getting to know London life in Walthamstow, which is situated North East.
I have been to several cafes and one or two "greasy Spoons", seen the Walthamstow Market (the Longest market in Europe).
I have have enjoyed Turkish cuisine near Bond Street, More to come soon.
This is a quick note to show a few pics of Ol' London Town! The picture will come shortly. :-) Please be patient!
I have spent a few nice days in London, getting to know London life in Walthamstow, which is situated North East.
I have been to several cafes and one or two "greasy Spoons", seen the Walthamstow Market (the Longest market in Europe).
I have have enjoyed Turkish cuisine near Bond Street, More to come soon.
Friday, June 22, 2007
Gerda's Flat
Hi I just thought that I would show you where I was staying in Luneburg. This is the flat where I stayed for several days. The flatmates were fantastic - really inclusive and made a real effort to help me with my German (let's face it - I really need help!)
In London!
Hi all, This is my second day in London. The 20th June was a travel day so I don't really count that! The Airport staff at Lufthansa were great! They helped me get from place to place and even got us onto a special bus to get to the plane. It saved my foot big time! The tube was reasonably straight forward with only one change to get from Heathrow to Walthamstow. Mel came and met us from the station and took us back to her place.
Chris and Mel are great people! I have heard so much about them and of course not to forget little Bella! (Or Magic the cat!). Gina and I headed for Sainsbury's to get some supplies - impressive supermarket!
Yesterday we went out to a local cafe in Walthamstow and I had a "Coronation Chicken" - very traditional British fare apparently and very nice too! Then Gina and I met Ian to head for Gina's favourite Wood. We didn't do any walking of course but had a quiet ale at the "Owl". I really enjoyed the beer there. Guiness definately tastes better here than in NZ (I find that it has a sharp metalic aftertaste in NZ, miraculously absent from my pint at the "Owl". :-)
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