Monthly Archives: March 2023
MARCH 20, MONDAY
CELLE On Monday we went to nearby Celle for the day. Although I had visited the Christmas Market in Celle a number of times in November a year ago and taken lots of photographs, which I posted here, I had
MARCH 20, MONDAY
CELLE On Monday we went to nearby Celle for the day. Although I had visited the Christmas Market in Celle a number of times in November a year ago and taken lots of photographs, which I posted here, I had
MARCH 19, SUNDAY
WINSEN Today we had a quiet day. In the morning we walked around Winsen and then in the evening we invited Heinrich and Elke to Ambiente, the Greek restaurant right next to our apartment where we had one of the
MARCH 19, SUNDAY
WINSEN Today we had a quiet day. In the morning we walked around Winsen and then in the evening we invited Heinrich and Elke to Ambiente, the Greek restaurant right next to our apartment where we had one of the
MARCH 18, SATURDAY
FRIENDS AND FAMILY The day after we arrived we had tea at Elke’s house with Ulla and Heiner Hemme invited. Elke and Ulla are Kathe’s two best childhood friends in Winsen. We were served Elke’s homemade apple cake and and
MARCH 18, SATURDAY
FRIENDS AND FAMILY The day after we arrived we had tea at Elke’s house with Ulla and Heiner Hemme invited. Elke and Ulla are Kathe’s two best childhood friends in Winsen. We were served Elke’s homemade apple cake and and
MARCH 17, FRIDAY
KATHE’S WINSEN Winsen on the Aller is where my wife Kathe grew up. She arrived from Bergen when she was about ten when her father was made Director of the Realschule. The school was newly built in 1950, five years
MARCH 17, FRIDAY
KATHE’S WINSEN Winsen on the Aller is where my wife Kathe grew up. She arrived from Bergen when she was about ten when her father was made Director of the Realschule. The school was newly built in 1950, five years
MARCH 16, THURSDAY
TRAIN RIDE ACROSS GERMANY We got to the Geneva train station at 9 and the train left at 9:30. We got on the train at the right time on the right track, but at first we were not sure that
MARCH 16, THURSDAY
TRAIN RIDE ACROSS GERMANY We got to the Geneva train station at 9 and the train left at 9:30. We got on the train at the right time on the right track, but at first we were not sure that
MARCH 15, WEDNESDAY
GEX, FRANCE All I saw of Geneva and Gex, the village where Mary and Craig have a house, is Mont Blanc. We arrived on Sunday and on Monday I suddenly was coughing and sneezing and was congested and felt lousy.
MARCH 15, WEDNESDAY
GEX, FRANCE All I saw of Geneva and Gex, the village where Mary and Craig have a house, is Mont Blanc. We arrived on Sunday and on Monday I suddenly was coughing and sneezing and was congested and felt lousy.
MARCH 14, TUESDAY
PARIS TO GENEVA Gare de Lyon was only a half hour walk from our Airbnb. We had breakfast of croissants and hot chocolate and then boarded our train to Geneva by scanning in our ticket as we went through the
MARCH 14, TUESDAY
PARIS TO GENEVA Gare de Lyon was only a half hour walk from our Airbnb. We had breakfast of croissants and hot chocolate and then boarded our train to Geneva by scanning in our ticket as we went through the
MARCH 13, MONDAY
MONTMARTRE In April of last year Susie and I stayed for a month on the third floor of this building with the window in the upper left corner from which I would throw the key down to Susie to let
MARCH 13, MONDAY
MONTMARTRE In April of last year Susie and I stayed for a month on the third floor of this building with the window in the upper left corner from which I would throw the key down to Susie to let
MARCH 12, SUNDAY
RUE DES MARTYRS On the Mahy family’s regular Sunday zoom call with Lisa in Bellingham, Washington and Sara in Washington, DC and Mary and Todd now in Gex, France, Lisa was asking about things to do in Paris. Her whole
MARCH 12, SUNDAY
RUE DES MARTYRS On the Mahy family’s regular Sunday zoom call with Lisa in Bellingham, Washington and Sara in Washington, DC and Mary and Todd now in Gex, France, Lisa was asking about things to do in Paris. Her whole
MARCH 11, SATURDAY
PERE LACHAISE CEMETERY For the two nights we stayed in Paris we stayed in an Airbnb in the Bastille district, the same district that Susie and Todd stayed in a two months ago when they arrived in Europe. In walking
MARCH 11, SATURDAY
PERE LACHAISE CEMETERY For the two nights we stayed in Paris we stayed in an Airbnb in the Bastille district, the same district that Susie and Todd stayed in a two months ago when they arrived in Europe. In walking
BILLYBABA’S WANDERING 