A long time ago I promised I would keep this blog focused on travel. For the most part, I've kept my promise. I really could care less about everyone else's politics, religion, j
ob, etc. and I am pretty sure most feel the same way about my views. But then I came across the following article in a German magazine called Der Speigel and I believe it does a good job explaining what my job is all about. Here's a short excerpt:
ob, etc. and I am pretty sure most feel the same way about my views. But then I came across the following article in a German magazine called Der Speigel and I believe it does a good job explaining what my job is all about. Here's a short excerpt:"He arrives in the form of a broken man, a body almost completely covered in gauze bandages, darkened in spots, and connected to various machines -- he is unconscious. The chaplain at the head of the welcoming committee personally greets the new arrival, just as every new arrival at Landstuhl is greeted personally, whether he is awake, asleep or in a coma. The priest stands next to the stretcher and leans in toward the patient, almost as if he were bowing, and, addressing him by his first name: Michael, he says, "you are safe now. You're in Germany."
Take a look at the full article at the following link: http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,471654,00.html
The 13th of May marks three years for me in Germany. In these three years I've done a lot of traveling and had a blast in the process. However, it will be the job that I did during this time that I will remember the most.
Our grown up little girl. Julia had her sniffer going all day long.
Luke making a new friend
Julia showing Luke how it's done
Smoke and Mirrors
Everytime we travel somewhere we've already visited, we try to make a point of seeing something different. This time we decided to visit the quaint Dutch town of Delft. Some will know the name from the famous blue and white pottery that put this town on the map. For us, however, it was the cute and unspoiled town that was the big draw, not the pottery. Delft is very much like Amsterdam in terms of bridges, narrow streets, and canals. Unlike Amsterdam, Delft isn't overrun with lame tourist shops peddling pictures of prostitutes or tee shirts depicting cartoons of "must try" reefer. No crass commercialism there. Just a really pretty town. See for yourself:
