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Spiekeroog part III – shrimp boat and seals
For Karsten, North Sea and shrimp boats are inevitably connected. For years, he has been talking about going on a trip on a shrimp boat during our first holiday at the North Sea. Therefore, I felt very, very honored that … Continue reading
Spiekeroog part II – the village
Spiekeroog has a population of 780 inhabitants. And exactly one small village. It is the place where people meet to have coffee, where you can do your shopping in the only supermarket on the island. Where you meet everyone at … Continue reading
Spiekeroog part I
After a week on the island, without internet or proper phone connection, we are back in the fast-moving world. It is true – on Spiekeroog, you immediately slow down, take life easy and relax. Or maybe it was just the … Continue reading
unexpected holiday weekend
This weekend, we grew a bit as a family. On Saturday, Karsten’s sister was getting married, so we packed our stuff, took the train and went to Münster, Germany. It is an 9 hour journey from our place to Münster, … Continue reading
Stones on a cupboard
This morning, while I was drinking my morning coffee and scanning the news online, a short video broadcast on one of the main German news-websites caught my eye: it was about a newly published book “Deutschland misshandelt seine Kinder” (Germany … Continue reading
familial entropy 