Mostly, I lead a life quite independent of TV shows. But since my youth, I’ve known that they can have a life changing impact. Back then, J.A.G. laid the foundation for an emotional exoskeleton which provided me with sufficient stability to get through difficult times. Later, I laughed along with The Big Bang Theory […]
Vor 100 Jahren beschäftigten sich Wissenschaftler (nach allem, was zu lesen ist, waren keine Frauen dabei) mit den großen Fragen des Universums. Werner Heisenberg publizierte 1925 einen bahnbrechenden Artikel, in dem er die Grundlagen der Quantenmechanik beschrieb. Diese ist inzwischen zur Basis jeglicher uns heute vertrauten Technik geworden. Die Quantentheorie ist aber nicht nur technisch, […]
Eine Opernproduktion ist für mich manchmal ein wenig wie eine Liebesgeschichte. Am Anfang steht da nur ein Name, mal ein ganz unbekannter, mal haben wir schon etwas voneinander gehört. Doch das Kennenlernen beginnt meist recht unromantisch – erstmal abchecken, ob wir die gleiche Sprache sprechen, Texte runterrattern, damit sie in meinem Kopf hängen bleiben. Deine […]
Der erste Advent ist so etwas wie die Spielzeiteröffnung des Kirchenjahres, und das startet bei mir meist mit Pauken und Trompeten – mit der ersten Kantate des Weihnachtsoratoriums. Auch wenn das liturgisch nicht ganz korrekt ist (die Kantate wurde für den ersten Weihnachtsfeiertag geschrieben), freue ich mich in der Regel mehrere Wochen darauf, endlich wieder […]
Our journey through this wonderful country is slowly drawing to a close. After many different – but always marvelous – stages of our journey, we are now approaching the last one, a huge wooden cottage in the middle of the forest, near to the Mauricie National Park. Our excitement isn‘t quite sparkling yet – the […]
We have lived through different weather conditions since we arrived in Canada, from a 28°C swim in Lake Ontario to a -7°C deep freeze at night in our cottage bed. We enjoyed a lot of sunshine in all the beautiful places, we could not have been luckier. During our stay in Saguenay, we take advantage […]
Across from our accommodation in Picton stood a church building that caught our eye with several Pride flags. But what was even more impressive was the back side of the building. It displays a replica of Chrisi Belcourt‘s painting „Wisdom of the Universe“. Belcourt is an Indigenous artist whose work offers a profound insight into […]
We leave Montréal and head to Saguenay, the northeasternmost point of our journey. Since we depart late, we reach Québec after sunset. From there, the Route 175 takes us through the night to our final destination. It is one of the most extraordinary highway rides ever: for almost two hours, we drive through a pitch […]
Our time at the marvelous Algonquian cottage has come to an end. I enjoy a final magical moment by the lake with a mystical flair of fog and sunshine before we leave for Picton where we enjoy once more the family‘s warm hospitality. As ist happens, we are here for Thanksgiving, and are invited to […]
On our flight to Toronto we watched an exceptional documentary about the Trans Canada Trail, a trail network that connects three oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Arctic Ocean spanning all across Canada. It follows the journey of Dianne Whelan, who travelled on the trail over six years without using any motorized vehicles. „When […]
The second part of out trip takes us north into the stunning nature of Algonquin Park – or rather, the family takes us up here. We get to stay in a cozy cottage in the woods with everything you could dream of – sausages and corn roasted outside over the fireplace, a lake right in […]