Anne in UK

Finally... pics of the new flat!

2007-06-01T16:56:00.000+01:00

Not much time as leaving work in a few minutes. Just wanted to out up some pictures of the new flat I have just moved into with Gary. Hope you like it!

Our Street

Our House

Our Lounge

Our Kitchen

Our Bedroom

Our Bathroom

The Master Cake

2007-04-04T11:24:00.000+01:00

Look what I made for Robin's and Franzi's "welcome back" party last weekend! Isn't it just great? As far as I can tell it tasted very yummy. At least it was gone in no time. Thank you, Cadbury, for selling this fantastic cake mix.

She's got a job!

2007-03-15T11:29:00.000Z

Believe it or not - I found the best job EVER! Well, I don't know yet and I'll only find out in July because that's when it starts. I managed to get a position as an intern with Reuters in Canary Wharf London. So that's where I'll be working from July on.

Cool, he? Not only is it such a cool place to be working it's also pretty well paid. Yes, yes, yes ... I am happy :D

Until then I'll have to find something around here to keep me going. Went to a few recruitment agencies in town yesterday and left my CV with them. They will let me know if anything comes up. I will also look for temp jobs myself. I am sure I'll find something! Might not be the most fullfilling job but better than nothing.
In the meantime I will carry on spending my time improving my cooking skills. I have discovered a part of me that actually really enjoys cooking ... weird!

Hasta la vista ... Germany!

2007-02-23T11:31:00.000Z

No longer a bloody student!
Yes, you got it right - I have finished my studies and am officially exmatriculated. Thank you all for keeping your fingers crossed on Wednesday, it helped a lot! The presentation was a great success and I managed to get the top mark on my dissertation AND the presentation! Unfortunately I can't show you a copy of my diploma as I haven't got it yet but I will do so when I get it.
So now it's time to pack my bags and set off to the UK. Can't wait to go over again. I will keep you posted on my adventures as always.

I made it ... finally!

2007-02-07T20:06:00.000Z

Tatatataahaaa... I finally handed in my dissertation today! Was about time after working on it for more than 4 months. I hope it was worth all the time spent. Keep your fingers crossed for me. Now I only have to manage the presentation and then I'm finished, hurray!

Looks well professional, doesn't it?! :P

New Year's Eve in Copenhagen

2007-01-03T20:22:00.001Z

Godt Nytår! That's Danish and means "Happy New Year". And that's about all I learned in this funny language while spending a few days with Gary in Copenhagen.

On our first day we went into the famous "Tivoli", a funfair right in the town center. It was great! The rides were fab and everything reminded me of a christmas market. Of course we had to have some Glühwein!

This ride was soooo cool! I was screaming everytime we went on it.

The next day the weather was not as nice and it was raining the whole day. So we set off in out raincoats and explored the city.

Stroget - longest shopping street in the world

Nyhavn - normally a very nice and busy place ... but not when it's raining!

The following day the weather was much better but it was still really cold. Wrapped into millions of layers of clothes we did some more exploring. We saw how Nyhavn looks when it's sunny and also went to see the queen's palace and the modern opera house.

Of course we went to see the town's landmark the little mermaid.

In the evening we had dinner in a restaurant on this really nice square. After that we went to the town square to watch the fireworks and celebrate into the new year.

On our last day we went into Christianshavn which is an island on the other side of the canal and looks a bit like a Dutch city. On that day it was very windy ... look at the waves!

Christmas cookies!

2006-12-18T16:41:00.000Z

I made them on Saturday whilst listening to christmas songs on old records on my mum's brand new record player ... what a nice way to spend the weekend. I can tell you they taste yummy! Merry Christmas for all of you!

West of England

2006-10-22T21:57:00.000+01:00

A weekend away ... here just some impressions from my visit of Bristol, Bath and Stonehenge. Very nice indeed! Thank you for being my tour guide, Gary :) xxx

Bristol Suspension Bridge

Very nice place!

This cake was so rich of lovely dark chocolate, even I couldn't finish it. I had to wrap half of it in a tissue and take it with me. Of course I couldn't just leave it - what a waste!

Roman Baths and Abbey in Bath

Pulteney Bridge in Bath

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Oktoberfest

2006-10-05T22:14:00.000+01:00

I never wanted to believe it but actually the Oktoberfest is quite a cool place to go! Went there to meet my best friend Kathi and had a really good time.
Thanks again for letting us stay at your place Kathi-Sonne! HDL

This is the ride Tom and I went on! Very cool, felt slightly dizzy afterwards...

Our waitress

Micha and Ursula, the girl who was sitting next to him. What a name!

Kathi and me fighting with our "light sabres"

Who is stronger?

Tom showing off his hacky sack skills

back home

2006-09-22T11:08:00.000+01:00

Just to keep you all informed: I am back in good old Germany since Friday last week. Moved back into my room in my Mum's flat in Leipzig on Sunday night. How does it feel? Mmhh... everything is at the same place as when I left it so kind of as if I've never been away. Weird really!
The plan for the next weeks it to get started on the dissertation for my Bachelor degree. Yes I still haven't done that yet and yes it's already my 9th semester. So if you come up with any helpful advice on how to write 40 pages in less than 3 months and get a fantastic mark please let me know.
In the meantime I will try and fill the gaps on this blog bit by bit.

Sailing at Ardleigh Reservoir

2006-07-16T16:24:00.000+01:00

This weekend David took Daniela, my new neighbour from Erfurt in Germany (!), and me to Ardleigh Reservoir just outside Colchester. The sailing club there had an open day and people could try out everything on the water, like sailing, windsurfing, canoeing ... Although we turned up quite late we managed to get a space on a saling boat. That was fun! The guy on the boat made some sharp turnes and we had to pull the ropes to turn around the sail. Pretty good fun! And the BBQ was delicous too :)

David, his sister Sam and David's friend Tom

Daniela and her "date" Daniel from NZ went out first.

David and I were happy to wait - we were rewarded with a much nicer boat.

Robbie in Dresden

2006-07-12T16:49:00.000+01:00

The highlight of my short visit to Germany in July has to be ... ROBBIE of course. Together with my good friend Fabian I went to see him in Dresden. What a show ... wow! He was f**king brilliant and definitely worth the money. Thanks again Robin for buying the tickets and Tommy and Susie for organizing our lift back to LE.

Before the concert we did some sight seeing in Dresden. The re-opened Frauenkirche was top of our list.

Another famous sight: the Semperoper.

And after a stroll along the Elbpromenade and lots of ice cream we headed to the concert area.

Finally the show begins!

Here's a photo where you can see him on the big screen in the middle.

Meeting Grandma in London

2006-07-06T20:42:00.000+01:00

My grandma came to the UK to see an friend from her times in school. She had two other nice ladys with her and we met up in London on a typical rainy Wednesday. Out plans to go and watch some tennis in Wimbledon were washed away so we decided to do some ordinary sightseeing.

British Museum, Trafalgar Square and National Gallery were just a few of our stops.

Ute, my grandma Marlis, her English friend Helga and Mieke

"Wheeling" in Ipswich Chantry Park

2006-06-25T20:50:00.000+01:00

This weekend I joined the wheeling (that's how they call that here) club for a display they had in Chantry Park in Ipswich. There was some kind of ecofriendly fete going on an along with organic chocolate, fairtrade coffee and environmental friendly bulding techniques people could look at the wheels. The club members had prepared some routines with background music and the spectators were absolutely stunned. What do you expect in a country where people have never heard of let alone seen a wheel. We had to roll on grass which was kind of wobbly but doable. At least it was a well maintained English lawn so no weeds or anything :)

Anyone who wanted to have a go (and had proper shoes) was welcome to do so, so we were giving rides to millions of people - at least that's how I felt afterwards!

The last picture, as promised, is in the gym where we have our training. And no, you DON'T get sick doing this! :)

holiday in Scotland - day #1: Glasgow

2006-05-29T12:27:00.000+01:00

Because I just can't get enough of the miserable English weather I decided to spend a few days holiday in Scotland ... And I was not going to be disappointed. Cold, rainy and very windy right from the start. But despite the crappy weather I had a great time with my old school friend Claus visiting Scotlands biggest cities and the fabulous countryside. We booked a really nice B&B in the centre of Glasgow and discovered the lively city on our first day.

Our B&B, the Alamo Guesthouse.

The park right next to the area where we lived.

The day started with a great rainbow ... a good sign?!

The first thing we bought was not a postcard, not ice cream but a big umbrella. It gave us good company the rest of the whole week!

After a walk through the impressive city centre ...

... we made our way up a hill to the even more impressive cathedral.

We also strolled across the cemetry that belongs to the cathedral ... have a look at these huge gravestones!

The panoramic view from the Light Gallery, one of the many galleries for modern art in Glasgow.

Rhönrad = Folter

2006-05-21T13:44:00.000+01:00

Ihr werdet nicht glauben, was ich gestern gemacht habe... Rhönrad geturnt! Und das nach mehr als einem Jahr ohne jegliches Training. Und so fühl ich mich heute auch. Mir tut jede Faser meines Körpers weh und ich kann mich kaum bewegen. Muskelkater überall! War trotzdem total cool. Habe nämlich einen Verein hier in der Nähe entdeckt und da hab ich gestern mal vorbeigeschaut. Leider hab ich Drops meine Kamera vergessen, deshalb gibt es von der ganzen Aktion (vorerst) keine Fotos.
Ich werd aber da demnächst sicher nochmal hinfahren und dann mach ich auf alle Fälle mal ein paar Schnappschüsse!
Na gut, ich muss mich jetzt wieder hinlegen. Tippen ist sooooo anstrengend ;)

Messe in München

2006-05-14T13:33:00.000+01:00

Arbeiten am Wochenende - ja auch das gehört zu meinem tollen Job! Am letzen Wochenende im April waren wir in München. An unserem Stand haben wir haufenweise Schwangere und (werdene) Eltern beraten und denen erklärt wie mega-toll die AVENT Sachen sind! So ein Spaß ... Zum Glück hatte ich das große Vergnügen mich auch noch mit meiner geliebten Kathi und ihren lustigen Freunden zu treffen. Danke nochmal Tom für das lecker Essen!

Ach nochwas wollte ich euch zeigen: Habt ihr schonmal so ein eigenartiges Waschbecken gesehen? Das war in meinem Hotel-Zimmer in München. Komisch, oder?!

Traummann der Zweite

2006-04-22T16:48:00.000+01:00

Und da sag mal noch einer, man könnte nicht jedes Wochenende einen neuen Mann vernaschen ;) Diesmal mit hauchdünnem Schokoladen-Überzug damit das lecker Sixpack so richtig schön zu Geltung kommt ... Guten Appetit!

Back dir deinen Traummann...

2006-04-15T14:08:00.000+01:00

Ohne Worte ...

PS: Danke nochmal Mirjam und Tommy. Er schmeckt lecker :)

Besuch Mirjam + Tommy

2006-04-08T14:15:00.000+01:00

Hier nun endlich die Fotos von Mirjams und Tommys Besuch. War eine coole Zeit mit euch ...
Tag 1: Nach verspäteter Ankunft in Colchester (f**k RyanAir), gings zur Begrüßung erstmal in nen Pub.
Leider konnten wir nicht ganz mit dem Look der englischen Mädels mithalten. Here comes a typical Essex Girl!

Natürlich stand auch ein Ausflug nach London auf dem Programm: "Flug" mit dem London Eye, Bummeln in Covent Garden und Entertainment.

Tommy beim Versuch ein "Puzzle" (für Kids!) zu lösen. No chance!

Ein Frühlingstag in Cambridge ...

Und zum Abschluss noch ein Spaziergang am Strand on Mersea Island - inkl. Muscheln Sammeln und Algen schmeißen.

Mein Bruder zu Besuch Tag 5: Colchester

2006-03-22T19:09:00.000Z

So, eben habe ich meinen Bruder zur Bushaltestelle geschafft. Der ist jetzt auf dem Weg zum Flughafen und dann wieder nach Dtl. Heute sind wir nur noch ein bisschen durch Colchester geschlendert, haben uns das Castle angeschaut und im Castle Park Eichhörnchen beobachtet.
Na dann, liebe Grüße nach L.E.

Mein Bruder zu Besuch Tag 4: Mersea Island

2006-03-21T19:03:00.000Z

Heute haben wir es wieder gemütlich angehen lassen. Kein Wunder nach dem anstrengenden London-Tag gestern. Wir waren auf Mersea Island. Da kommen nämlich die weltberühmten Colchester Austern her.

Schön glibberig und fischig - mmh, lecker. ...

Mein Bruder zu Besuch Tag 3: London

2006-03-21T18:50:00.000Z

Na klar, wer mich besucht, der darf natürlich London nicht verpassen. Da Markus hier auch schon mehrmals war, haben wir Ecken besucht, die wir beide noch nicht so gut kannten - die Docklands zum Beispiel. Das ist das alte Hafenviertel von London. Da ist alles niegelnagelneu und modern. Außerdem steht dort das höchste Haus in Großbritannien. Hier haben sich vor allem Banken und Finanzdienstleister angesiedelt.

Später haben wir auch noch ein paar typische Sights besucht.

Am Abend waren wir dann im Musical "We will rock you!". Das hat schon gefetzt. Einige school kids in den vorderen Reihen haben ordentlich Stimmung gemacht und immer laut mitgegrölt. Die Musik war wirklich klasse und die Sänger auf der Bühne echt einsame spitze.

Mein Bruder zu Besuch Tag 2: Clacton on Sea

2006-03-19T21:13:00.000Z

Am zweiten Tag seines Besuchs bin ich mit meinem Bruder nach Clacton gefahren. Das ist ungefähr ne halbe Stunde Zugfahrt in Richtung Südosten von mir entfernt. Da sind wir bissel am Strand rumgewandert, haben auf dem Pier den Anglern zugeschaut und bei Windstärke 15 (oder so) unsere mitgebrachten Sandwiches gemampft. Alles in allem ein recht relaxter Tag.

Mein Bruder zu Besuch Tag 1: Colchester Zoo

2006-03-18T20:16:00.000Z

Mein Bruderherz ist da! Hach wie schön mal wieder ein vertrautes Gesicht zu sehen. Heute haben wir den Colchester Zoo unsicher gemacht. Der ist riesengroß und es gibt unheimlich viel zu sehen. Die meisten Tiere haben auch ein schön weitläufiges Gehege. Wir haben sogar einen Elefanten gefüttert! Mmh lecker - Eli-Spucke :)

Einen weißen Tiger hatten die da auch.

Und unter dem Seelöwen-Becken konnte man durch einen Tunnel laufen und die von unten beobachten.

my new home

2005-08-14T15:45:00.000+01:00

Hier ein paar erste Eindrücke von dem Haus, in dem ich ab sofort wohne, meinem Zimmer und der Umgebung.

Dreimal dürft ihr raten, wie die Straße heißt, in der ich wohne ...

Ich wohne in dem gelben Haus. Mein Zimmer ist in dem dunklen Bereich direkt über der Durchfahrt.

Altenburg - Stansted

2005-08-13T18:08:00.000+01:00

Am 13. August war es dann soweit. Es hieß Abschied nehmen ... seufz. Man war ich aufgeregt! Also einchecken mit meinen 2 Kilo Übergepäck (nicht so schwer bei nur 15 erlaubten Kilo) und ZWEI Stück Handgepäck (nur eins ist erlaubt) und dann auf geht's nach London Stansted. Dort wurde ich von 'nem Taxi abgeholt (Firma bezahlt) und ab gings in meine neue Heimatstadt Colchester ...

Mein Bruderherz, meine Eltern und meine Oma

Übrigens, nicht alle Ryan-Air Stewardessen haben einen Dutt. Aber das Gerücht, dass keine von denen ein Wort ordentliches Englisch spricht, kann ich nur bestätigen.

Abschiedsparty August 05

2005-08-11T15:11:00.000+01:00

Ha, da habt ihr mich ganz schön reingelegt. Damit hatte ich echt nicht gerechnet. Da schleppt mich die Franzi einfach in ne Bar unter dem Vorwand "mal mit mir reden zu müssen". Ich bin aber auch naiv. Und dann das ... alle da um mich zu verabschieden! Und sogar ein Kuchen, wow! DANKE DANKE DANKE ... Ich werd euch vermissen.

Tobias und Robin

Marcel und Markus

Robin und Doris

Später gings dann noch in die mb ...

Robin, Franzi, Chekka

Oli und ich