The cold wave that came a few weeks ago is still around. Probably it’s not going to be this cold this winter anymore. Accordingly, among the people who signed up hardly anyone appeared. Of course, in my case there’s no…

There are a few famous Christmas markets in NRW. They are mostly outside of big cities. Today, we hiked from Hennef to Siegburg, because Shrijal specifically requested the Christmas market there. We have actually been there twice over Christmas, although…

Telling a joke is not quite part of the local culture, but this is maybe because there’s a huge joke here in Germany: German railway. Download kml / gpx This morning, right before the departure time of our train, it…