Jan's Adventures
Off to Germany
Tuesday 29th August 2006
Friends of mine, Birger and Josi got married on the 19th August, so we decided to take a little trip to Germany.
It was a very nice wedding, especially the games. In Germany it is customary to have games throughout the wedding day. For example the couple has to cut a log of wood with a two-man saw to prove they can work as a team. There is also the custom of stealing the bride. The uncle and cousin of the bride dressed up as Mafia bosses, came into the party, tied up the groom and kidnapped the bride. Half an hour later, the groom was released and had to find his bride, who was taken to numerous bars around the village. On and on it goes ... what a fun night.
The Isle of Wight
Tuesday 15th August 2006
Kate and I decided to do a cycling trip for our summer vacation, so the first thing was: get a bike!
And that's the bike, a wonderful construction from a bicycle design from the turn of the century - not the recent one, the one before!