harbour view

whiteshell provincial park

canoeing on dorothy lake

mike & moni

sisters

indian pipe - a chorophyll free plant

roman holiday

Duisburg Zoo

August Highlights

Muenster

Mennonite Studies I: the cages in Muenster

Muenster

A castle with a MOAT!

leckere Brombeeren

Dick und faul geniesst Guy das Leben.

"Treu bis in den Tod"

Staffelberg

Ausflug #2 to Staffelberg

Christoph looking up at Staffelberg

View from the top

Ausflug

Took a day to do some family history research and see if I could track down two little boys whose farm my Opa worked on 60 years ago. That part of the mission was successful, although I quickly realised the dialect in blink-and-you-miss-it (we nearly did) German villages means they are no place for non-native speakers. Nevertheless, some stories were told, addresses exchanged, and my Opa very pleased to have reconnected with this part of his past.

We opted to stay off the Autobahn and stopped in a couple of idyllic German towns on our way back to Bamberg.

Pottenstein

Sommerrodelbahn

Gößweinstein

Flowers

Just because I like them.

Schneewittchen roses and Bamberg in the background. I love this.

2006 Flashback

Fussballfieber hit Germany hard this past June, much like it did when they played host to the World Cup two years ago. This time around it was the Bergtour in Austria and Switzerland that led to German flags being hung from windows and cars and painted on faces. The Euro Championship is considered by many to be an even more prestigious title to win than being crowned world champions because the competition overall is much stiffer.

It was a shaky start for the German national team. Slow and not always steady they made it to the final against Spain. While silver isn't bad, it isn't gold. I am by no means an expert, but from the calibre of play displayed, Spain did deserve to win. My complaint: that goal was not the kind of goal that should lead to being crowned European champions. And sucking your thumb after you score a goal?! Eww.

Here are a few pictures of happier times, namely Germany's win over Turkey.

Christoph took the other pictures. This is what I saw...

Sorry about that terrible light in the middle, but
this is what the streets were like.

A Weekend in Oberbayern

I've become awfully good at neglecting this blog, but it's not like I usually write much anyway. Here are a few pictures of Munich and Tegernsee. Maybe more will follow.

Our hosts, Klaus and Ulrieke

ruhrpott revisited

not quite ready...

okay, now we're ready!

am see

alle meine entchen...

im garten

winnipeg in march. ugh...

march is the absolute worst time of the year in the prairies. winter is mostly over and all you're left with is dirty snow and the 'it's too warm to wear my parka and too cold to wear my spring jacket' dilemma. this march was made a little bit better by the spring break my school practicum afforded me, and a lot better thanks to a three week visit from christoph.

leo mol + christoph

bandit playing the snow

checking out her newly arrived little brother

vying for some attention

winnipeg art gallery

good ol' wesley hall at the u of w

a frozen butterscotch river

st. boniface cathedral

a highly controversial and therefore hidden statue of louis riel

the kiddies take over the ice at the mts centre

i'm a happy camper at one of my favourite places in the whole world

meine blumen

mama thiessen's geburtstagfeier

things to do instead of studying

1. listen to tegan and sara
2. upload pictures onto a long-neglected blog

these pics are all from christmas and in completely random order. it was such a good christmas!

the lovely celia & alex

smartwool socks + hardwoods + camera in hand

the legislative building looking very festive

the kind of winter day i love

looks like he's sneaking something out of mom's purse

and out come the accordians (yes, plural)

big sis & mike

little brother & danielle

christoph being frech!

the thiessen tech guy

i love this

tobogganing!

adorable

everybody sing along now: i hate winnipeg...