Hello,
those of you who know me in person might know that I spend some time in April to explore another part of the UK. Probably like any other Au Pair an intention of mine was to discover the UK as much as possible during my time there.
However, it was almost September last year when I moved to England and I am back
in Germany since about 2 months now.
What I am going to say is that most of the time I lived in Great Britain it was Autumn / Winter, therefore not really the best seasons to travel around and spot some of Britains most beautiful and worth seeing places. Because of that I intended to do more trips in Spring but as I left the country earlier as it was planned I missed out this oppourtinity.
Although...before I finally said good bye to England (my home for more than 7 months)
I had the chance to visit at least one more of the cities I wanted to go which
was Eastbourne. The city is located in the south-east of the Island and somehow not as famous as its "bigger sister" Brighton. I have been to both cities and seriously I can`t really tell why most people prefer Brighton over Eastbourne. In my opinion both towns are worth to see and moreover: they are pretty similar! The reason I wanted to visit
Eastbourne was that there are this near by and breath-taking cliffs called Seven Sisters.
It`s not unlikely that you might have seen this sight in one or another british movie production as it is a popular location for film makers.
No wonder, the contrast of the sand coloured cliffs to the blue ocean is very picturesque!
By the way, the steep coast is a bit outside of Eastbourne but nonetheless it is easy to
get there. Just take advantage of the provided double-decker buses which start from
the town center and run several times an hour. As it are Hop-on Hop-off tours you can also stop at other sights as well, just as you want. For example, there is a sheep centre
on the way back to Eastbourne, which holds hundreds of various - you are right - sheeps!
Luckily the time I was there they even had lots of cute and fluffy newly born lambs.
Besides the bus tour we spend the rest of the time with walking through the (shopping) streets and for sure also went along the Pier which offered some good options for taking photos and to breathe in the fresh sea air.
Anyhow, I am glad that I was able to collect more impressions of how the Brits live.
As always I hope to see you soon on the blog again.
Best wishes.
Mareike
Hello,
it is finally summer and therefore also Festival time. Yippie!!
Nowadays huge amount of Festivals exists which are hold each year in various countries and no matter what kind of music you prefer there is a Festival for everybody.
Each of them has something what makes them special whether it is an extraordinary location or the line-up. Some Festivals are popular all over the world such as Coachella
or Glastonbury while others are smaller and less well-known.
However, what all Festivals have in common is that the visitors would like to escape
the reality for a weekend and instead have a good time with their friends alongside thousand of others while some of their favourit musicians play under the open sky.
Anyway, to finally get to the point I actually would like to talk about:
nearly two weeks ago I visited my second Festival and although a little while has passed
since than I still would like to share my impressions with you.
The Festival I attended is called Lunatic and is hold since about ten years on the
Campus of the University of Lüneburg / northern Germany.
Each year it is organized from local students and in my opinion they did a great job.
I discovered the Lunatic some time last year and thought it would be cool to go there
once in the future and so I did now at the beginning of this month.
What was special about my attendance is that I was working while the duration of
the Festival. The event itself was sold out but I applied for a volunteer job and luckily got
the response that I can support the staff. My task was to work behind one of the main bars and -of course- serve the drinks. I never did this kind of activity before thats why I was excited how this experience will gonna be. At the end it turned out to be a fun
and not to difficult job even though sometimes a bit stressful if ten people at the same time would like to order.
Besides music art plays an important role on the Lunatic Festival as well.
Nearly around every corner there is something else to spot and to marvel at.
What else is to add, is that there are only few and more or less unknown musicians
playing but more often than not the unknown bands of today are the stars from tomorrow.
I assume that like me most of the other visitors attended the Festival for its lovely character rather than the Line-Up anyway.
To sum up my thoughts about the Lunatic: I am glad I was there if also a bit sad that
due to my work I wasn`t really able to watch the concerts I wanted to see.
Before I will come to an end with this post now, there is one more thing to mention:
the weather! It wouldn`t be a blogpost of mine without talking about the weather.
Anyhow, while there were heavy thunderstorms at Rock am Ring, which was hold
at the same weekend as the Lunatic, we had bright sunshine and warm temperatures
all day long.
But now it is time to let the pictures speak and say my usual last words:
I hope to see you soon on the blog again.
Best wishes.
Mareike
Ps: Have you counted how many times I used the word "Festival" in this post? :D
Hello,
lately the weather has been great in the north of Germany and this was a reason why
I went on quite a spontaneous trip earlier this week.
The destination was St. Peter-Ording and once again I spend a fantastic day there.
Since last year this is one of my favourit places to be and luckily only about an two hours drive from Hamburg away.
I am pretty much a person who loves to be at the sea and St. Peter is like a paradise with
its looong and sandy beaches.
Indeed I was "busy" with being speechless again about how wide everything is.
The seashore nearly seems to be endless.
However, besides that for sure I walked along the ocean, took a sun bath, read a book and took a couple of photos as you will see.
Only for dinner I left the beach and went to my beloved Dii:ke Restaurant.
As usual I chose one of their super delicous Pizza`s and didn`t regret it.
In the following you will gonna have the opportunity to convince yourself of
St. Peter-Ording`s beauty.
For more pictures and information feel also free to check out my blog post from last year.
Enjoy the rest of your day and I hope to see you soon on the blog again.
Best wishes.
Mareike
The Beach Motel is a very good choice if you consider to stay overnight in
St. Peter-Ording but you better book your vacation months in advance as they
usually are booked out.
