Photo of the Week: Würzburg Panorama

It has certainly felt like winter has arrived here in Guernsey with heavy rain, and strong freezing windchill dipping the temperatures below freezing for the first time this season. Today I’m sharing a slightly more pleasant and traditional winter scene with this panorama of the Würzburg riverside from New Years Eve 2009 taken in the […]

Wurzburg – a set on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/apps/slideshow/show.swf?v=71649 via flickr.com

Wurzburg Riverside Panorama

The bathroom blitz

I think that I can now officially say that I’m ill. New Years Day was spent in my hotel room, sprawled out on the bed reading Marvel comics on my iPad. The day was interspersed with rushing to the bathroom to spit out huge mouth-full’s of coughed up phlegm, or to vomit copious amounts of […]

Happy New Year

The good news is that I managed to see in midnight and refrained from vomiting during the ball. The bad news is that since getting back to the hotel I’ve thrown up twice! I think good time is still well ahead on points though. I’ll quote from the letter I received just before travelling. “We […]

Midnight fireworks in Wurzburg.

The band may be terrible, but the Germans know how to celebrate. Sent from my iPhone

Things to do in Wurzburg when you’re dead

Today has not been a good day. I was due to go to Nuremburg, but after another sleepless night, one in which I’ve developed a wracking cough, I decided that I needed to catch up on some sleep as I’d estimate I’ve had about three hours in four days. In short I’m running on empty, […]

Exploring Wurzburg

My day started early with a walking tour of Wurzburg. My guide was Marcus, a lovely fellow who reminded of Mark Williams from the Fast Show. Both in appearance and mannerisms. Outstandingly polite and personable he would bow at the waist and “humbly beg forgiveness” if he struggled with the pronunciation of a word. of […]