– soaps, scents, etc (from Schleker) – some small shops maybe in railway stations have these beautiful statues – very artistic and colorful for 2 or 3 euro – chocolates of all colors from the shop Real – small cheap electronic gizmos on sale (like USB MP3 players having upto 1 GB storage, hi-tech headphones,…
Today Mathias my manager called me for a coffee… hmm quite surprising, because they hardly ever take a break over over here. But I guess nobody else was there in the office, everybody is on leave today so he was getting bored. It turned out to be quite a long coffee break
The transition for my stomach from Indian food to German food has proved to be slightly more daunting than the earlier one from British to German food. But there are occasionally still some silver linings.
Ouch. Legs a bit cramped today but otherwise ok. Nowadays I havent written any journals… but if I ever write this one, the ending is ready already: [Had been to Meiringen, along with Murali and his friend. Need to write up “some”day about the rest of the trip]
One fine day, a bus driver went to the bus garage, started his bus, and drove off along the route. No problems for the first few stops; a few people got on, a few got off, and things went generally well. At the next stop, however, a big hulk of a guy got on. Six…
For those who are short on time and inclination, here is the conclusion in advance: kindly carry your own trash bags wherever in the remote wilderness you go and carry back your non-biodegradable trash with you, even small chocolate wrappers, and dispose it in a city. I am presenting a true incident here only as…
Location: Boeblingen (south east Germany, near Stuttgart)
Maybe a decade ago, it wouldve been my worst nightmare. Exploring a closed deep tunnel deep into the very womb of the Earth… the prospect of claustrophobia or even worse, just getting stuck without being able to move forward or backward, wouldnt have seemed very endearing. Well, to begin at the beginning…
Later on at lower altitudes, the weather was relatively clearer. Some Welsh sheep… Saturday evening we returned, and Sunday morning, we started out again on another trail. The day was sunny! There were so many colors! Yellow, green, dark green, grey, brown, blue, red!! Destination: the peak beyond this one… A lake just melting… Another…
“Now and again, it is necessary to seclude yourself among deep mountains and hidden valleys to restore your link to the source of life.” – Art of Peace, Morihei Ueshiba Well I didnt actually seclude myself; was with around 15 other people… 🙂 They were all experienced walkers having done this for the past 5…
