On Monday I left Fuessen by train, to Frankfurt (2 degrees C). Tuesday I was going to leave my luggage at the Pension and go shopping. Ghmf… no, I had to be out by 10am, no luggage storage facility. So I very quickly went to the closest supermarket at 8am (dressed in coat and scarf and still freezing) and bought a piece of baked cheesecake for breakfast and a "leeeettle" chocolate to take with me. By 11:30am I was at the airport.... my flight was only at 7:40pm. What a lo ng day that was. The flight was good though, had a window seat and an empty seat next to me. Landed on time in Windhoek and then the surprises started (which they should not have been!!!) 1. Getting out of the plane and it being super hot and the air super dry. 2. How long it took to process the travellers from 1 plane only through immigration! 1.5 hours I stood in line! 3. How much Windhoek had changed since 1996. Very little looks like I remember it. But some things are exact...
Being back home is very special! I arrived in Lüderitz Friday 2 November 2018 on Air Namibia via Oranjemund. My first time EVER flying in. I was planning to just lay around, relax after all my adventures and help my brother out with his tourists, if the opportunity comes up. Well, there does not seem to be a lot of rest for the wicked... What I was not expecting was that my lovely family would take me on a 4-day birthday trip through Southern Namibia, via Keetmanshoop (so I can collect my new ID document) to the Kokerboomwoud area and then on to the Fishriver Canyon. We spent the actual day at the Western Rim of the Fish River Canyon at "On the Edge of Eternity" and went on a sunset - sundowner drive along the rim. It was very special indeed. For those who are interested in these things: "The Fish River Canyon is the second largest canyon in the world and the largest in Africa, as well as the second most visited tourist attraction in Namibia. It features a...
Berlin 23 September to 10 October - house sitting and visiting my Berlin family. I was house sitting a very sweet cat called Eule (Owl) by her owner, Jarrah, a young Ozzie girl who has been living in Berlin for a few years, studying theatre and is now working full-time in a restaurant and part-time "theatering". Lovely warm flat in the predominantly immigrant area of Wedding. It was interesting to be in such a German city but surrounded by people who are oh so not German. Not a problem except for quite a bit of graffiti. The few days before the house sit and the few days after, I visited Hella and Konrad, my German family. They live in Blankenburg, previously in the "Ost Zone" (East Berlin). I cannot believe how close Hella and I have become, given that she wasn't even aware of my existence until 2009 and though I knew about her, I did not actually know her. Yes, politics and wars and stuff like that can really get in the way of normal life. I also...
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