Art and Abart

Two pictures of Hirschhorn on the Neckar River. The people have reclaimed the streets from the cars and they have become really nice places...

What a cliff hanger. Angelika watchedthe Germany- Argentina game but I get too stressed watching the games and wander off to read. I was amu...

The days are long here, but I have got used to long days by now. It is 8:30 pm as I write, a calm evening and I am about to go for a bike ri...

This picture was taken during the curtain calls for Figaro. Miriam is the taller figure in the white dress. The woman in black next to her i...

The rhododendrons are over now but the roses are flowering. This rose winds it way around the back veranda. It flowers once a year, in June.

Gorgeous aren´t they?

The whole garden was a riot of colour when I arrived in Hamburg (early June). Did you ever see Rhododendrons like this?

I just got back from a trip down south. It is much cooler up north and I am reminded how short and cool the summers are here. It is easy for...

Oh well. I guess Australia had to loose sometime. There are a lot of other teams and fans licking their wounds as well. There was a sigh of ...

2-2 against Croatia and into the next round. How about that!

It is so green here. I have become used to the dry Australian vegetation. When I go for walks here I have to search to find something to pai...

I was in a shoe shop with Angelika this afternoon in Wedel when a roar erupted from the cafe-cum-pub across the road. Germany had just won 3...

I hear that Sydney weather is very cold. The weather here has turned from very hot to overcast and threatening rain but I am finding the coo...

"Who is Wotan?" you might ask if you are reading this blog and wondering about url. Wotan is the head of the Gods in Wagner´s Ring...

Miriam was wonderful as Nedda in the opening of Il Pagliaci last night. She acts and sings wonderfully well. Beautiful voice and nice person...

Football fever. I must have caught it as today I bought myself a football T shirt. It is one with the German colours. It was on sale and I w...

Well well, Australia won against Japan 2-1! I heard it first at the opera rehearsal where the Australian cast members were talking about the...

Hamburg is such a lovely city. All the trees have their fresh green early summer leaves. It was really cold when I arrived but now the weath...

When we got to Dubai airport I collectd my bag but forgot that I had also checked in a box. I left it going around and around on the baggage...