During a little walk on the streets I recently found some good examples of refurbishment of needed devices that unfortunately often look Continue reading
Category Archives: Miscellaneous
Kieler Woche
A fellow Iceland traveller who lives nearby Kiel asked us to come over and join a boat trip at the Kieler Woche, the worlds largest sailing event. A colleague of mine gave us a lift by car on Saturday and so we arrived to meet up with the guy around noon.
It turned out that the boat was the historic steamboat “Bussard” from 1906 which was hired for an exclusive private trip for employees and friends of the HDW shipyard in Kiel.
Whilst the wooden interior hides Continue reading
Whale Watching
Upon our arrival in Húsavík we had the choice between doing a 3 hour boat trip in the Fjord or wandering in the Ásbyrgi gorge. The Fjord is famous for it’s high rate (almost 100%!) whale sightings of different species and due to that reason known as the center of whale watching in Iceland. – The choice was quite clear!
Only a few minutes after we left the small port Continue reading
Chilly Night
Breakfast on the Terrace
This morning I heard the birds ranting and raving on the terrace and when I looked outside the window, I knew why: This hungry little chap was stealing their Breakfast.