We are still in Germany!! Despite my penchant for living in
Maastricht, we have rented a flat just outside Bonn. Lawrence and Stuart
decided that we needed to be close by, so I lost that one. Anyway the flat is
really lovely with views across our lawn to a cow paddock. The district is
called Schweinheim – literally pig’s home. We are on the edge of a forest, so
will be exploring the walking trails, virtually at our back door.
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| Our new home |
The weather is amazing. The flowers are flowering, the
blossoms are blossoming and the blackbirds are singing the Camptown Ladies – a
sure sign of Spring. Today is grey but the temperature has been in the 20’s for
more than a week.
Boris is parked at Stuart’s and seems safe and bothering
no-one, so we’ll just leave him there.
We spent a week in Sardinia and really loved it. So
civilised after Sicily. We only saw the east coast, but may go back to see more
if we get a chance. The 3 islands Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily are all so
different. Somehow I thought they‘d similar, but no.
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| Sardinian beach |
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| Camp in Sardinia |
We took the overnight ferry from Sardinia to Livorno and
headed north to Austria. Having had the misfortune to spend a day in Livorno a
few years back, we were happy to head to head straight off - it’s a really
ghastly port city.
We spent 2 nights in Innsbruck camped in a beautiful spot
surrounded by snow capped mountains. The city is small and quaint, and we had
fabulous sunny weather, perfect last camping spot before heading to Germany.
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| Camping in Innsbruck |
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| Lunch in the sun in Innsbruck |
We spent 4 weeks staying with Stuart, so it’s nice to have
our own place now. Business wise things are moving slowly as predicted, but
gaining momentum.
I’ve started yoga – this is a challenge as the classes are
in German, but the delightful teacher does a bit of English for me. I’m not
sure my German is improving. Must make an effort now that we’ll be here for a
few months.
Will report back when we have any more news – but that’s it
for now.
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| The locals in Cologne really let their hair down for Carnivale |
