Feb 24, 20224 min read
The happy things in life 人生の幸せなこと 24th February 2022
2022年2月24日 There is a fertile stretch of the Rhein valley north of Koblenz known as the "Goldene Meile" (The Golden Mile). Did you know...
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Feb 15, 20224 min read
The Ferry 渡し船 わたしぶね 16th February 2022
2022年2月16日 "Vermisse nur das Meer und den Kreisverkehr...." That's what a local newspaper wrote about me when I first set up a violin...
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Feb 8, 20225 min read
Sachsenhausen. ザクセンハウゼン 日帰り旅行 8th Feb 2022
2020年2月8日 This week we had another one of those rarities in central Germany....a sunny day. Now so far, these have been really rare in...
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Feb 1, 20222 min read
Timeless, Universal. 不朽の名作 1st Feb 2022
It's the first of February, and I am wishing Chinese friends good luck for their New Year. Actually, I'm told that the 31st Jan. was the...
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Jan 27, 20225 min read
I must have prayed to the wrong gods 不運な時も 笑って過ごそう 27th Jan 2022
2022年1月27日 Well, I will not be shedding any tears for this past month. Firstly, The Finanzamt (Tax Office) decided they wanted to claw...
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Jan 23, 20224 min read
Three Real Books 3冊の本物 22nd Jan 2022
2022年1月22日 Once a month, I meet up with about seven other friends to talk about a book we've been reading. A Book Group in other words....
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Jan 9, 20221 min read
North South East West 東西南北 9th January 2022
Welcome to the first blog post of January 2022 ! I am writing from the little town of Langen, Hesse, Germany. And more specifically, from...
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Jan 8, 20222 min read
Losing a mobile phone - Your worst fear? 10th January 2022
It may be hard for you to believe, but recently I was without a mobile phone for 14 days. It was not long after getting off an ICE train...
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Jan 8, 20223 min read
Bright sparks on dark days 暗闇の中の明るい光 16th January 2022
年1月16日日曜日 With the light fading at about 5pm what are you doing with all these dark evenings? Aha! Well I see the Harry Potter films have...
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