Thursday, August 7, 2008
Village chats
I had almost forgotten how easy it is to talk to people in small towns, when you understand what they say! I had to have the car towed to the garage (alternator's dead) and I started asking about the name of the garage. You see, it is called Hamilton, but most employees and owners that I know are...
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
The Jungle outside!
It's been a while since I wrote something! We're still un-packing boxes, deciding what to bring back upstairs, what to leave in boxes, what to give away and what to throw. All that decision making is making me a bit dizzy! But, we should have a less clustered house after that. That is of course,...
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Home in boxes!
Well, we're back; the house is still standing (although rather dirty. We paid to have it clean before coming back and I'm wandering what we paid for!) and the dog was happy to see us. We are now once more going through boxes trying to find things; towels especially! I won't write much today because...
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Last Day in Germany, Tschüs!
I won't have time to write tomorow, so I am writting a bit tonight. We went on the boat trip to Hirschhorn and spent there about 3 hours. We went back to visit the oldest chapel in the area. There is a mention of a chapel and a small cloister on this precise spot in 773 AD, but the actual chapel is...
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Last day in Germany
We had a nice day yesterday: went to Heidelberg for a last time and ended the day with a meal at our landlords'place. Of course, before going to Heidelberg we had to stop by the hairdresser for the guys and then bought some very nice (and expensives) sun glasses for my Mann who is going to the Artic...
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Monday, July 28, 2008
Last minute things to do...
We didn't do anything much yesterday: no real outing, no garden with lights and sounds, just a small trip to the ice Café. A real Lazy Sunday. We felt kind of "flat", as if no energy left. But we do feel a bit better today: we are going to Heidelberg to buy last minute presents and books to read,...
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Sunday, July 27, 2008
Too many goodbyes, too little time
It is a sad day: my friend left this morning and we don't know if we will ever see each other again in this life. I thought that I had told her goodbye a few weeks ago and then this morning I had to do it all over again. It is getting pretty hard. Both of us trying not to cry and be strong. We had...
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Saturday, July 26, 2008
Lazy Saturday at the Naturalized Pool
Hallo, All! I don't have much time to write today: my friend from Québec who's been living in Germany for 14 years has decided to come visit one last time before we leave! So, she arrived yesterday afternoon and she is staying with us for the weekend! Great! So, today, we'll probably go to the...
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Friday, July 25, 2008
Passau
We started our trip on the Danube from a beautiful town at the frontier between Germany and Austria called Passau (prononced P-a(a as in ass)-ss-ou(as in house)). This charming town has not been much affected by bombardments during WWII and we could still see many old buildings that have been left...
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Thursday, July 24, 2008
German Parenting
I've got a call from a friend I met here in Germany. We're both from Québec and about the same age and somehow, rather similar in humour and in our view of the world. I start to believe that there is a certain Québécitude after all. Anyway, she has been living in Germany for about 14 years now, so...
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