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Day two… The altar of forgiveness…
Cizur Minor to Urtega They say that everything happens for a reason. Maybe my coming on this trek has a purpose… Other than to show me how much pain I can actually be in. God is famous for his desire … Continue reading
A walk in the forest….
And… we are back! Summer has come to Berlin! I have heard that there is a season known as spring? We completely skipped that puppy and went straight on to summer… and it is walking season again! Given that I … Continue reading
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Krampnitz… Abandoned military base… or some form of infectious disease?
It’s a base, silly! This isn’t Pathology walks for health! Though as I was in the Charite hospital the other night to visit a friend, I could probably do both! 😉 One of my side interests is historical ethics in … Continue reading
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A little walk to visit a friend.
It has been quite a weekend. Cold. Driving snow. -10C with the windchill. So… I didn’t walk until today, because I am not insane. And I don’t do that indoor walking thing. But today we hit thaw… which was nice. … Continue reading
The Reichshauptstadt strikes back!
Reichshauptstadt… It is one of those brutal German compound words… but all it means is… Empire capital city. 🙂 And… yes. It is fighting back. Today there was more snow… and even more than more snow on the ground? There … Continue reading
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The Soviet Memorial in Treptower Park
Yesterday my ramblings took me to the Soviet Memorial in Treptower Park…Â A large memorial and grave site in East Berlin. And I have huge issues with it- some of them probably a little unfair… but we all have our … Continue reading
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Insel Eiswerder
Twas a long’un today! Or… as far as I am concerned it was. In fact, it was my second longest walk to date! And made wearing my new walking outfit… a Valentines day prezzie from my parents. They are being … Continue reading
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Back to the Wald
So today a friend and I walked through the Spandauer Forst… Or the Spandau forest. (Yes. Sometimes, German is that easy… a whole 23% of the time.) Living in the forest are…deer, foxes, pole cats and wild boars… I have … Continue reading
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I Walked to Mexiko…
Mexicoplatz, that is! For work yesterday, Â I had to motor down to southern Berlin- a place called Zehlendorf and decided I would walk from Nikolasee to Mexikoplatz to get in some of my marching. For Berlin, it is surprisingly hilly, … Continue reading
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Olympia Stadion
Today I ventured on a horrible walk from the Olympia Stadion… or Olympic Stadium to my home. I picked a bad route, with not much in the way of sidewalks… in bitterly cold wind. Whine whine whine. But I have … Continue reading
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