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Friday, 6. April 2007
A wonderful day in London!!
schollo, 13:20h
As promised for a long time Kieron took us to Cambridge yesterday.
He fetched us at 10 o'clock and we couldn't believe it: the weather was awesome!!!!
So perfect conditions for a day in London.
We parked in South London and took the train to London. Firts we went to the Nunhead Cemetery.
It's an unbelievable graveyard. Neraly all the graves are from 1850-1870. But the thing is that they are overgrown by trees and bushes. They are overturned and you cannot readt the inscriptions anymore. Some brasses were even lifted by trees.....
It was awesome, but also a little creepy. I am glad Kieron did not tell any of his ghoststories (he is Irish ;-))
Anyway we had fun walkin around on small trails looking for the graves further in the bushes.
Afterwards we went to Camden Town on the market. On our way there one of the machines at the entrance to the tube took Kierons ticket and did not give it back. He sought assistance and the guy disassembled the whole machine. He found lots of tickets, but not Kierons...... After half an hour he finally got a new ticket and we could move on.
When we arrived it was time to have lunch and we chose Chinese food. Then we had a slow walk over the market. Katharina and I bought some stuff in an African shop..... Buy African souvenirs from Britain?!?!?
Finally we made our way to see the Highgate Cemetery. Karl Marx is burried there.....
After a walk through beatiful Highfield and an absolutely awesome park with a little lake we found the cemetery. Unfortunately they just closed ;-(
By now we were so tired that we decided to go back to Cambridge. So we made our way back to Backfriars and took the train to get back to wherever we left the car.....
Unfortunately there was traffic on the M11...... But Kieron got lost on the way to the M11 and as we arrived there the traffic was gone ;-)
It was a great day with lots of fun and the perfect weather! Thanks to Kieron for taking us there!!!!
He fetched us at 10 o'clock and we couldn't believe it: the weather was awesome!!!!
So perfect conditions for a day in London.
We parked in South London and took the train to London. Firts we went to the Nunhead Cemetery.
It's an unbelievable graveyard. Neraly all the graves are from 1850-1870. But the thing is that they are overgrown by trees and bushes. They are overturned and you cannot readt the inscriptions anymore. Some brasses were even lifted by trees.....
It was awesome, but also a little creepy. I am glad Kieron did not tell any of his ghoststories (he is Irish ;-))
Anyway we had fun walkin around on small trails looking for the graves further in the bushes.
Afterwards we went to Camden Town on the market. On our way there one of the machines at the entrance to the tube took Kierons ticket and did not give it back. He sought assistance and the guy disassembled the whole machine. He found lots of tickets, but not Kierons...... After half an hour he finally got a new ticket and we could move on.
When we arrived it was time to have lunch and we chose Chinese food. Then we had a slow walk over the market. Katharina and I bought some stuff in an African shop..... Buy African souvenirs from Britain?!?!?
Finally we made our way to see the Highgate Cemetery. Karl Marx is burried there.....
After a walk through beatiful Highfield and an absolutely awesome park with a little lake we found the cemetery. Unfortunately they just closed ;-(
By now we were so tired that we decided to go back to Cambridge. So we made our way back to Backfriars and took the train to get back to wherever we left the car.....
Unfortunately there was traffic on the M11...... But Kieron got lost on the way to the M11 and as we arrived there the traffic was gone ;-)
It was a great day with lots of fun and the perfect weather! Thanks to Kieron for taking us there!!!!
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Sunday, 1. April 2007
Preparations for a barbecue and other stuff....
schollo, 21:00h
Yeah, I know: This is not German.... In future I will write my blog in a mixture of English and German. So many of my new friends are able to read this and I think the rest of you will be able to understand as well.....
Lately nothing really interesting happened...... I guess we are all getting used to the everyday life and of course the workload is getting heavier.....
Today Angus and I went to the flea market to buy some chairs for the garden. We already bought a barbecue and in order to have some comfortable nights outside we still needed some chairs. Of course we were successful and now we own 5 garden chairs ;-)
The most interesting thing was the way home. Angus carried the three foldable chairs in his hand and I hade the two plastic chairs on the carrier of my bike. Angus fixed them with some tape. It looked really funny and one guy even asked us if he could take a picture when we ride off..... lol
So tomorrow is the day: Our first barbecue! The firs of the season. "Angrillen" also!!!!!
We still need charcoal, but anyway I am sure Tesco will sell some......
Hugs!
P.S: Keep your fingers crossed for the eagles!!!!! We'll beat the sharks!!!!!
P.P.S: Thanks to Tante Gerda and Onkel Wolfgang for the CARE-package! I wanted to phone you, but I ran out of credit ;-))) I will catch up on that!
Lately nothing really interesting happened...... I guess we are all getting used to the everyday life and of course the workload is getting heavier.....
Today Angus and I went to the flea market to buy some chairs for the garden. We already bought a barbecue and in order to have some comfortable nights outside we still needed some chairs. Of course we were successful and now we own 5 garden chairs ;-)
The most interesting thing was the way home. Angus carried the three foldable chairs in his hand and I hade the two plastic chairs on the carrier of my bike. Angus fixed them with some tape. It looked really funny and one guy even asked us if he could take a picture when we ride off..... lol
So tomorrow is the day: Our first barbecue! The firs of the season. "Angrillen" also!!!!!
We still need charcoal, but anyway I am sure Tesco will sell some......
Hugs!
P.S: Keep your fingers crossed for the eagles!!!!! We'll beat the sharks!!!!!
P.P.S: Thanks to Tante Gerda and Onkel Wolfgang for the CARE-package! I wanted to phone you, but I ran out of credit ;-))) I will catch up on that!
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Wednesday, 21. March 2007
Fleissig, fleissig, ...
schollo, 22:11h
... waren wir heute. In der Bücherei hatten wir uns mit Franzi verabredet, um mal den Stoff von "Managing the economy" durchzuackern. Ich musste dabei feststellen, dass doch mehr, als gedacht, hängengeblieben ist. *freu*
Der Knaller war aber der Raum, in dem wir gelernt haben. Das war ein richtiger kleiner Meetingraum mit einem ovalen Tisch. Als Equipment standen ein Overheadprojektor, ein Whiteboard und ne Flipchart, sowie ein PC zur Verfügung. An den PC war dann noch ein Beamer angeschlossen, der auf eine weisse Wand projezierte. Der Clou dabei: Auf der weissen Wand konnte man schreiben, was man schrieb wurde vom PC an den Beamer übertragen und erschien dann auf der Wand. Die Stifte schrieben also nicht wirklich, denn ohne den Beamer hätte man auch nichts gesehen.
Wir sind also wirklich im 21. Jahrhundert angekommen. Ich weiß jetzt auch endlich, wie man Studiengebühren sinnvoll verwendet, denn der Raum, indem wir waren, ist nicht der einzige dieser Art....... Find ich total toll, dass man sowas zur Verfügubg hat und auch, dass die Studenten sinnvoll und verantwortungsbewusst mit der Einrichtung umgehen. Meiner Meinung nach wäre es in Deutschland nicht selbstverständlich gewesen, dass alle Stifte an ihrem Platz liegen und alles auch einwandfrei funktioniert......
Nun gut, dass mag zum Teil auch an der Videoüberwachung liegen, aber es ist einfach toll!!!!
VLG!
Der Knaller war aber der Raum, in dem wir gelernt haben. Das war ein richtiger kleiner Meetingraum mit einem ovalen Tisch. Als Equipment standen ein Overheadprojektor, ein Whiteboard und ne Flipchart, sowie ein PC zur Verfügung. An den PC war dann noch ein Beamer angeschlossen, der auf eine weisse Wand projezierte. Der Clou dabei: Auf der weissen Wand konnte man schreiben, was man schrieb wurde vom PC an den Beamer übertragen und erschien dann auf der Wand. Die Stifte schrieben also nicht wirklich, denn ohne den Beamer hätte man auch nichts gesehen.
Wir sind also wirklich im 21. Jahrhundert angekommen. Ich weiß jetzt auch endlich, wie man Studiengebühren sinnvoll verwendet, denn der Raum, indem wir waren, ist nicht der einzige dieser Art....... Find ich total toll, dass man sowas zur Verfügubg hat und auch, dass die Studenten sinnvoll und verantwortungsbewusst mit der Einrichtung umgehen. Meiner Meinung nach wäre es in Deutschland nicht selbstverständlich gewesen, dass alle Stifte an ihrem Platz liegen und alles auch einwandfrei funktioniert......
Nun gut, dass mag zum Teil auch an der Videoüberwachung liegen, aber es ist einfach toll!!!!
VLG!
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