Getting ready to depart from Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof on Monday morning, 27 June 2005. Anja had a walking stick which she found somewhere and got attached to. She gained some confidence for the great unknown ahead by having this stick (perhaps because it looked so African?), so I did not try and force her to leave it, despite the difficulties it presented during the train ride. 

Thursday 21 July 2005: Amsterdam to Aalen

Route from Amsterdam, Netherlands to Aalen, Germany

Wednesday 20 July: Amsterdam

Still considering if we should do this...

Tuesday 19 July: Naardenvesting & Zaanse Schans

Welkom bij Naardenvesting
Vestingmuseum

Zaanse Schans

Monday 18 July: Hilversum, Laage Vuursche, Eemnes

Map to Karel Doormanlaan, Hilversum
Laage Vuursche
Map to Eemnes

Sunday 17 July: Haastrecht

Map to Haastrecht

Saturday 16 July: Berkel en Rodenrijs

Map to Berkel

Friday 15 July: Duinrell

Daar kikker je van op!
Map to Duinrell

Thursday 14 July: Efteling

Wereld vol wonderen
Map to De Efteling

Wednesday 13 July: Antwerpen

Visit Antwerpen
Antwerpen Zoo
De Groote Witte Arend

Monday 11 July to Tuesday 12 July: Brugge & Gent, Flanders

Officiële website van de stad Brugge
Welkom bij Gent

Sunday 10 July 2005: Paris to Brugge

Route from Paris, France to Brugge, Belgium

Tuesday 5 July to Saturday 9 July: Paris

Disneyland Resort, Paris
Parc Asterix
Le Tour!

Monday 4 July 2005: Crest to Paris

Route from Crest to Disneyland, Paris

Friday 1 July to Sunday 3 July - Crest & Saillans in the Drôme region

Tourisme dans la Drôme
Ville de Crest

Thursday 30 June 2005: Leukerbad to Crest

Route from Leukerbad, Switzerland to Crest in the Drome region of France

Wednesday 29 June 2005: Leukerbad, Wallis, Switzerland

Welcome to Leukerbad!

Tuesday 28 June 2005: Friedrichshafen to Leukerbad

Route from Friedrichshafen, Germany to Leukerbad, Switzerland

Monday 27 June 2005: Aalen to Friedrichshafen

Route from Aalen, Germany to Friedrichshaven, Germany

First Annual Report

GERRY CORR

A year on, my love,
A year since we parted,
You to the prayer-wrapped unknown,
Me to a cell called freedom

In your place I have memory,
A stingy usurper
Dispensing crumbs
From the banquet of your table

...

Your light is on dim now, my love,
Yet blinding flashes of you
Startle me awake
From the barren limbo of dreams,

You'll be pleased God is back.
He left when you died.
Went a.w.o.l.
Like He'd been found out
Not having the answers
And permitting instead a soothing indulgence:
Why hast thou forsaken me

....

That's about it for now, my dear,
Except to say the blubbering is ceased
And sorrow's sickly syrup of self
Expunged from the menu

Well...in hope and in prayer, that is,

My love

(From the book voices and poetry of ireland. Thanks Paul and Rose.)