Therefore in the afternoon I was only able to take a little walk around the area in Walthamstow where our holiday flat was. It is a very multicultural area, as you can see from the shops.
Monday, June 10, 2013
Our London Trip 2013 Day 2 – Little Venice and Walthamstow
On this day my migraine, which had started the day before, got worse, so that we had to take it slow. The weather was lovely and we decided to go to Little Venice. We got off the tube at Warwick Avenue Station (Bakerloo Line). From there it is just a short walk to the canal with the many house boats. I felt relatively well in the open air despite the nagging headache, so I was able to enjoy it, even though I used a lot of my spoons for that day.
Therefore in the afternoon I was only able to take a little walk around the area in Walthamstow where our holiday flat was. It is a very multicultural area, as you can see from the shops.
Therefore in the afternoon I was only able to take a little walk around the area in Walthamstow where our holiday flat was. It is a very multicultural area, as you can see from the shops.
Friday, June 7, 2013
Our London Trip 2013 Day 1 – Battersea and German Football Fans
We started our first complete day in London – the day after our arrival – with a visit at Paddington Station to fetch our tep wifi device which we had ordered in advance, so we would have wifi wherever we went – except for the tube, of course. In the flat we were staying in we had wifi anyway.
On this day the town was full of football fans of Borussia Dortmund (BVB) and Bayern München for the Champions League final which was to take place later that day at Wembley Stadium. One could meet them almost everywhere in the centre.
Our second destination was the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to where I took the seven blankets which I had knitted for the dog blanket appeal. As the weather was nice we took our time walking along the Thames.
In the afternoon we went to Trafalgar Square where the BVB fans had their main gathering. Lots of fans were there, chanting and waving flags and scarves. The atmosphere was positive and friendly, there was no trouble or aggression, although even some Bayern fans had found their way to the place. The German fans were on their best behaviour and later we heard in the news that apart from two minor incidents near the stadium nothing negative had happened. That was a victory for both sides, even though in the match one of them had to lose, of course.
Hermann and I are not interested in football normally, but this time we watched the match from beginning to end ;)
On this day the town was full of football fans of Borussia Dortmund (BVB) and Bayern München for the Champions League final which was to take place later that day at Wembley Stadium. One could meet them almost everywhere in the centre.
Our second destination was the Battersea Dogs and Cats Home to where I took the seven blankets which I had knitted for the dog blanket appeal. As the weather was nice we took our time walking along the Thames.
In the afternoon we went to Trafalgar Square where the BVB fans had their main gathering. Lots of fans were there, chanting and waving flags and scarves. The atmosphere was positive and friendly, there was no trouble or aggression, although even some Bayern fans had found their way to the place. The German fans were on their best behaviour and later we heard in the news that apart from two minor incidents near the stadium nothing negative had happened. That was a victory for both sides, even though in the match one of them had to lose, of course.
Hermann and I are not interested in football normally, but this time we watched the match from beginning to end ;)
Thursday, February 21, 2013
You Never Know ...
Now listen, you who say, ‘Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.’ Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.’ – James 4,13-15 NIVUK; quote from BibleGateway.com
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Doll's Shops
This afternoon Hermann and I went to a doll's house exhibition in one of the neighbouring villages. The houses (mainly shops actually) are from the 19th and 20th centuries. They are all very beautiful and it's not surprising that the exhibition is such a great success that it is being extended until March, even though the organisers had intended to close it by the end of this month.
Here you can see some of the shops - enjoy :)
Here you can see some of the shops - enjoy :)
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Going Where You Want (Almost) Whenever You Want
What I like about London among very many other things is the excellently functioning public transport, particularly the Tube and the buses. In the first video you see how two tube trains are following one another within about two minutes.
Where do you want to go from here? Lots of buses at Piccadilly Circus!
Where do you want to go from here? Lots of buses at Piccadilly Circus!
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Bollards in South Tyrol
This blog post was inspired by Bollards of London, just like my post Bollards of Stetten am kalten Markt on my Dull Village Life blog.
South Tyrol is, as the name says, the southern part of Tyrol. It belongs to Italy since 1919, while the northern part of Tyrol belongs to Austria (as the entire region had before). The people in South Tyrol suffered a lot since their region became an official part of Italy after World War I and it got worse when the Italian “Duce” Mussolini and the German “Führer” Hitler agreed to “share” South Tyrol – Mussolini wanted the country to italianize it and Hitler wanted the (ethnic German) people to settle them in his own occupied territories mainly in Poland and of course send the young men to war. The Italianization continued after World War II even under the democratic governments in Italy. It was only in the early seventies after some violence and endless political negotiations that South Tyrol finally became an “autonomous province” and the population got extensive minority rights. However, there are still attempts of the government in Rome to undermine the autonomy.
So much for the region’s history. The bollards don’t have anything to do with it, though – I suppose ;) These are just some of them which I came across when visiting places during our holiday.
South Tyrol is, as the name says, the southern part of Tyrol. It belongs to Italy since 1919, while the northern part of Tyrol belongs to Austria (as the entire region had before). The people in South Tyrol suffered a lot since their region became an official part of Italy after World War I and it got worse when the Italian “Duce” Mussolini and the German “Führer” Hitler agreed to “share” South Tyrol – Mussolini wanted the country to italianize it and Hitler wanted the (ethnic German) people to settle them in his own occupied territories mainly in Poland and of course send the young men to war. The Italianization continued after World War II even under the democratic governments in Italy. It was only in the early seventies after some violence and endless political negotiations that South Tyrol finally became an “autonomous province” and the population got extensive minority rights. However, there are still attempts of the government in Rome to undermine the autonomy.
So much for the region’s history. The bollards don’t have anything to do with it, though – I suppose ;) These are just some of them which I came across when visiting places during our holiday.
Brixen (a very beautiful town):
Neustift Monastery:
Trens (the village we stayed in):
Wiesen (another village):
Thursday, August 9, 2012
A Day Dress is a Day Dress...
As much as I love my new cotton gown which I bought via the online gift shop of Jane Austen Centre in Bath – until last Tuesday I had concerns about wearing it outside the house on the “dirty” streets. I thought I would have to take care of it all the time and couldn’t concentrate on something else for a minute. And what about handling this precious jewel of mine – as which I still regard it, now even more :) – when walking stairs, sitting on benches or using a public toilet? It could get dirty and crumply.
Nonetheless it was too tempting – when my brother and sister-in-law invited me to spend a day on the Flower Island Mainau together with their children I decided this was the day to put my dream dress to the reality test. So for more than an hour I sat in the backseat of a car with two of the three children beside of me, my feet in a small space beside two large bags. Then I had to get out of the car and walk over a lawn and gravel (the little stones went straight into my shoes). All the time while we were walking I carried my large bag over my shoulder.
We spent about eight hours on the island, walked on all kinds of paths among the plants and flowers, sat on benches eating, climbed stairs, and of course had to use the toilets. Then back to the car and home. During all this time I sometimes almost “forgot” the dress, because even with all those “exercises” it was so comfortable to wear and I didn’t have to “handle” it at all. And when I checked it from top to bottom after coming home, it still looked as if I had just put it on – no crumpling at all and no dirt at the seam on the back, even though I had not held it up very often. It still looked perfect. I could just as well wear it for my daily errands or walking the dogs – just as the women did 200 years ago. A true day dress made for everyday life!
Nonetheless it was too tempting – when my brother and sister-in-law invited me to spend a day on the Flower Island Mainau together with their children I decided this was the day to put my dream dress to the reality test. So for more than an hour I sat in the backseat of a car with two of the three children beside of me, my feet in a small space beside two large bags. Then I had to get out of the car and walk over a lawn and gravel (the little stones went straight into my shoes). All the time while we were walking I carried my large bag over my shoulder.
We spent about eight hours on the island, walked on all kinds of paths among the plants and flowers, sat on benches eating, climbed stairs, and of course had to use the toilets. Then back to the car and home. During all this time I sometimes almost “forgot” the dress, because even with all those “exercises” it was so comfortable to wear and I didn’t have to “handle” it at all. And when I checked it from top to bottom after coming home, it still looked as if I had just put it on – no crumpling at all and no dirt at the seam on the back, even though I had not held it up very often. It still looked perfect. I could just as well wear it for my daily errands or walking the dogs – just as the women did 200 years ago. A true day dress made for everyday life!
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