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Yesterday evening we enjoyed sharing with Alec and Carole, celebrating their diamond wedding anniversary. About 40 of us had a meal together at a local hotel. They had a congratulations card from the queen, a special cake and Alec made a speech – in his inimitable style. He described their ‘courting’, wedding on 21st JuneContinue reading “Alec & Carole – Doing Things Together”

Yesterday our holiday ended. We left our hotel and travelled to Munich. From there the 48 of us who had spent a week together flew home – to Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham and London… We’d spent a week in the expert hands of our Polish guide Marta who did much of thinking for us… helping usContinue reading “Marta… Enjoying, Deciding, Thinking!”

Yesterday we saw the Oberammergau Passion Play In 1633 the plague was raging in Europe. The villagers of Oberammergau, in Southern Germany vowed that if they were spared further death, every 10 years they would stage a ‘play of the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ’. Since then the people of OberammergauContinue reading “Oberammergau and Reality”

I see trees of greenRed roses tooI see them bloomFor me and youAnd I think to myselfWhat a wonderful world I see skies of blueAnd clouds of whiteThe bright blessed dayThe dark sacred nightAnd I think to myselfWhat a wonderful world I love living in Lowestoft – the sea that changes through the year, theContinue reading “Wonderful World… Great God”

This is Tom. Over the past few days I’ve got to know him. Originally from Chicago, Tom spent many years in the US Air Force. He’s a Viet Nam war veteran… Tom has many tales to tell… where he’s been, what he’s done, who he’s met. After the first few stories I wondered if theyContinue reading “Tom’s Tall Tales”

Yesterday in Austria was ‘Corpus Christi’ – a national holiday. Sitting our hotel room we heard a gunshot. In the distance a band was playing. It was getting closer. A procession of people dressed in traditional Tyrolese clothing were approaching. Some were part of the band, some were carrying religious statues… They stopped at aContinue reading “Corpus Christi in Kramsach”

After Tuesday’s conducted tour of Innsbruck, yesterday we had a conducted tour of Saltzburg. Marta our Polish tour guide has been giving general information as we have been travelling in the coach; in each city we were met by local guides… Yesterday our knowledgeable guide took us round the city. In two hours she gaveContinue reading “The Salzburg Curriculum & Information Overload”

Yesterday we visited the beautiful city of Innsbruck. ‘Inn’s-bruck’  means ‘bridge over the river Inn’…To appreciate Innsbruck I had to look up to see… …other people… Looking down I just saw my feet; looking up I saw people. I love people watching… earwigging conversations, observing expressions, behaviour and interactions… Musing… If I look down IContinue reading “Look Up To See…”

Yesterday we flew from London Heathrow to Munich. A coach then took us to Kramsach, Austria. This is the view from our hotel balcony. The Austrian Alps are spectacular! Marta, our Polish tour guide, met us at Munich Airport. She explained the difference between nationalities: To get the French to do something say. ’It’s ‘enContinue reading “Stereotypes & Generalisations”

We arrived at Heathrow Airport at 4.00 this morning. It’s too early! There’s people everywhere. Organised chaos? I must wake up quickly! Where’s God in all of this? We came down to London yesterday. We boarded the London train at Norwich and settled. I was aware of a man helping a lady onto the train.Continue reading “Waiting at Heathrow”