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Munster City – Cultural Centre of Westphalia Region
We arrived in Munster on Tuesday, intending on staying one night. We took a chance and went into the main town harbour instead of going to the local marina. While it was not an official mooring site, we saw one other … Continue reading
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Tagged Anabaptists, Charity shops, Munster - City of Bikes, Munster City 1945, Munster City Germany, Peace of Westphalia, rebuilding German cities, SVP, SVP Sean Mc Dermot St, The German Miracle, Westphalia Region, WW2 bombing of cities
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We are on the way to Berlin- 15 days to go!
On Sunday we turned off the Rhine and onto the Rhine-Herne- Canal. It now feels like we are actually heading for Berlin as we are only 600 km away.
Journey from Bingen to St Goar- The Narrowest and Fastest Section of the Rhine
All the guide books warn that the river section from Bingen to Saint Goar can be fast and dangerous due to strong currents and shallow areas. At the same time, they say it is the most beautiful section of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Bad Nonnef, Bingen, Bingen to St Goar, blue boarding on the canals, blue boarding on the Rhine, C'est la Vie, Hafenmaster, Hafenmaster St Goar, Mainz, Rheinfels Castle, Saint Goar, Saint Goar Marina, Schierstein, shallow areas, St Goar, UNESCO World Heritage site
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Meeting Tom Carolyn Emily & Georgia
We have met lots of interesting people on our Gap Year. In a many ways it’s the people who make the trip great for us. Among those people were Tom and Carolyn and their children Emily and Georgia from Canada.
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Tagged strasbourg, The Rhine, Worms Germany
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Visit to the European Parliament in Strasbourg
We got to visit the European Parliament on Tuesday 17th June. You cannot just show up at the Parliament, you have to arrange the visit in advance. We would like to thank MEP Gay Mitchell for arranging the visit for … Continue reading
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Tagged EU Parliament member states, European Parliament, Gay Mitchell, Heidelberg College, Mosel, Paris to Berlin via Nancy, strasbourg, visiting European Parliament
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What I feared Most Happened
I have always said to Nuala, that on the Gap Year, the biggest risk was that one of us would get sick. The boat is great, designed and built to handle all the different type of water conditions we have … Continue reading
Our First Days on the Rhine
We have started our journey on the Rhine! It’s a mighty fast flowing river, with high volumes of barge traffic- a place to be very careful. Hence, there have been no blogs as we have been fully occupied staying out of … Continue reading
Bill & Cora arrive, so no blogs for Six Days!
Bill & Cora Kee arrived to stay with us last Thursday. Since they came, there have been no blogs as we were having such a great time!!
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Tagged Bill Kee, Chateau Rohan, EU Parliament, Hochfelden, La Petite France, Le Canal de la Marne au Rhin, Saverne, Sonoran, The Sonoran Desert Chorale from Arizona, Xavier Hurstel
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Adrian and Nuala's Gap Year 
Our First Impressions of Germany
We have been in Germany nineteen days now and our first impressions are below…. After spending almost three months in France, and with Nuala having such good French, we were worried about moving to Germany. But as I reminded Nuala, … Continue reading →