So it’s the end of my second month as a German resident. Month 2 has gone swimmingly too – and I’ve had the benefit of meeting up with several friends. Oliver and his Mango Firstly I met Oliver, a friend through a German velomobile forum (although he’s from the Netherlands), for tea and cake in… Continue reading Six Wheels In Germany – Month 2
Month: May 2014
Trike Treffen, Schwalmtal 2014
I am a member of the German Velomobilforum.de – the people on there were very helpful when I was trying to find out if I could ride a velomobile. It just so happens that once a year they organise a weekend away camping for recumbent riders – and the 2014 event was taking place in… Continue reading Trike Treffen, Schwalmtal 2014
Churches in Kreis Viersen: 21-30
This is the third batch of church visits that I’ve blogged about. You can read about 1-10 and 11-20 as well. Churches 21-30 Churches visited this time: 21. St Vitus, Oedt 22. Versöhnungskirche, Oedt 23. Kreuzkapelle, Kempen 24. St Cornelius, Tönisvorst-St Tönis 25. Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Sankt Tönis 26. St Remigius, Viersen 27. St Franziskus, Süchteln… Continue reading Churches in Kreis Viersen: 21-30
Penelope does the Tour des Monats im Kreis Viersen
The ADFC (German cycle club) in the region Krefeld-Kreis Viersen seem to have quite a lot going on (hurrah), although I suppose this is to be expected as this part of Germany is well known for its cycling. Having been on the ADFC ride to Xanten and Wesel last Sunday I was interested to see… Continue reading Penelope does the Tour des Monats im Kreis Viersen
Churches in Kreis Viersen: 11-20
See here for my first blog post on visiting the 105 churches in Kreis Viersen that I have so far identified. Churches 11-20 Churches visited this time: 11. Kapelle Heumischhof, Kempen-Ziegelheide 12. Maria-Hilf Kriegergedächtniskapelle, Kempen 13. Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Tönisberg 14. St Antonius, Tönisberg 15. St Josef, Vinkrath 16. Friedenskirche Grefrath 17. Pfarrkirche St Laurentius, Grefrath… Continue reading Churches in Kreis Viersen: 11-20
Alfie goes to Xanten and Wesel
Today, for only the second time since I’ve been in Germany (and I’ve been here over five weeks), I took Alfie out on a long cycle ride. This was because it was a ride with the ADFC (the Allgemeine Deutsche Fahrrad-Club), which is the German touring cyclists’ group (like the CTC in the UK). And… Continue reading Alfie goes to Xanten and Wesel
Churches in Kreis Viersen: 1-10
One of my challenges for my year (or more) in Germany is to cycle to all the churches in Kreis Viersen. Kreis Viersen is sort-of equivalent to a UK local council area, such as Tendring in Essex where I live. Here is some information from the German Wikipedia site about Kreis Viersen: So with an… Continue reading Churches in Kreis Viersen: 1-10
Penelope goes to Venlo
Today Penelope returned to her home country of the Netherlands. Today is 1st May and in Germany it’s a public holiday – thus most of the shops are shut. So it seemed like a good day to visit the Netherlands (I had already checked and that was still open). Yesterday I happened to pass the… Continue reading Penelope goes to Venlo