Munich
It is Saturday morning and it’s been a week since we’ve arrived. Today we are checking out and leaving Schliersee. We walk along the lake front for a short distance Continue Reading →
Category: Europe
Rose Island, Starnberg
We look at the list of Konig Ludwig II’s castles. Which one should we visit today? We only have the car for one more day and so need to make Continue Reading →
Chiemsee
Today we drive to Chiemsee to see another one of the castles built by King Ludwig II. The sat-nav takes us to Gstadt and from here we catch the boat Continue Reading →
Night walking in the forest
The guide is late and I almost fall asleep waiting. “Has everyone abandoned you again?” I look up to see the elderly couple I met on Sunday evening. They are Continue Reading →
Fischbachau and Spitzingsee
Today we decide to go for our morning walk at 730. Kumar annan and Murali, both want to come this time. As we leave the hotel, they start chatting and Continue Reading →
Relaxing day in Schliersee
Last night after checking in we walk to the Greek restaurant next to the train station for dinner. There is a hen party going on in one of the nearby Continue Reading →
Once again back in Schliersee
The sun’s rays cast shadows on my lawn as I look through the kitchen window. A lone squirrel scurries along looking for fallen acorns. It’s a beautiful morning and I Continue Reading →
Joining a walking group
‘Hygge’ is apparently all last year’s news. The new word to look out for is ‘ikigai’. A Japanese word for something that gives you pleasure and purpose in life. To Continue Reading →
Usain Bolt, London and championships
Looking at the tickets for the athletic championships that Kavitha gives me, I have this impression that the athletes may look like ants from the seat I will be sitting. Continue Reading →
Babysitting
I was never a baby person. Babies and I never mixed. They didn’t like me and the feeling was sort of mutual. With Kavitha I didn’t have a choice. Everything Continue Reading →
