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Bremen Photos: Christmas Impressions

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Cora

Today, I drove into Bremen for some shopping and to take a stroll across our Christmas market, supposedly the prettiest in North Germany, and soak up the Christmas atmosphere. I had my camera with me and so I took some … Continue reading →

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Snow is Gone and Back Again Linkdump

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Cora

Winter is in full swing here in North Germany. On Friday night, the temperatures dropped to minus 9° Celsius, Saturday night we got heavy snowfalls, so heavy that the two little girls who live in the house across the road … Continue reading →

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Gendering and Kinder Surprise Eggs

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Cora

Tonight, I went grocery shopping. Among other things, I also bought a pallet of twenty Kinder Surpise Eggs, because St. Nicholas Day is coming up and Kinder Surpise eggs are ideal for handing out. For more on the North German … Continue reading →

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Snow and Seasonal Cheer… and Klingons?

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Cora

Today, just in time for the first advent Sunday, it started to snow here in North Germany. Of course, the snow was very wet and it only lasted for two hours maybe, but it was still snow. Photographic evidence may … Continue reading →

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Scotland Photos Part 5: Crathes Castle

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Cora

I promised on last Scotland photo post and here it is with photos of Crathes Castle, a 16th century building with a large estate and stunning gardens located some twenty kilometres west of Aberdeen. The castle is supposedly haunted by … Continue reading →

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Scotland Photos Part 4 – Harbour, Beach and Footdee

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Cora

Aberdeen is a harbour city and since the 1970s, Aberdeen harbour has been the main hub for supplying the oil platforms in the North Sea. Indeed, Aberdeen was one of the cities that were always mentioned in the maritime weather … Continue reading →

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Scotland Photos Part 3 – Pubs and Bars

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Cora

Britain in general has a great range of interesting pubs with interesting interiors in interesting locations, whereas German bars tend to be quite samey. But on this trip, I came across a few really unique pubs, and of course I … Continue reading →

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Scotland Photos, Part 2: Old Aberdeen

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Cora

Old Aberdeen – not to be confused with just plain Aberdeen, of which I shared some photos a few days ago – is a formerly independent town that is now part of the city of Aberdeen. Though nowadays, Old Aberdeen … Continue reading →

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Scotland Photos Part 1: Aberdeen

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Cora

For all of you who are weary of the US election coverage and want some distraction, here are some photos of Aberdeen taken during my recent trip to the UK. I’ll be posting more in the next few days. From … Continue reading →

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Autumn Impressions: Solling and Weserbergland

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Cora

Because the weather was quite decent today, we took a trip upstream the river Weser into the Solling and Weserbergland regions approximately 200 kilometers south of Bremen to admire the autumn leaves. Initially, I had debated whether to go along, … Continue reading →

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