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Building Castles

Published by Sula H.

What’s a beach holiday without a real sand castle?
Nothing, really – you’re right!
We’re thinking the same. And so today, we set out to turn this vacation into the real deal, full-blown, sand-castle-building beach holiday! After lunch, we armed ourselves with a little shovel, some plastic cups, and a good deal of excitement, and thus, we began to build ourselves a castle.

It turned out not quite the prettiest of all sand castles which have ever been built, but on our little strip of sand it certainly was one of the largest around.

Sønderborg – Kappeln: A Trip Down Memory Lane

Published by Sula H.

I was in eighth grade when I went on a class trip to the small German town of Glücksburg near the Danish border. During that class trip, we went to a charming little town, Sønderborg in Denmark, and from Sønderborg we traveled via ship back to Germany, to a town called Kappeln (which wasn’t far from the place where we stayed).

Why I’m telling you this, you wonder?

Well, because today I went on a trip down memory lane. Today, almost exactly twenty years after I first visited Sønderborg and Kappeln, I returned – a little older and wiser, for sure – but just as thrilled. Of course, this time, we didn’t travel by bus and ship. This being a family trip, we had the convenience of a car, and a little more independence. So we walked the neat little streets of Sønderborg and learned all there is to learn in one day about Danish culture and lifestyle. (And to be honest, I wouldn’t have known the town from what I remember from twenty years ago.)

On the way back, we decided to stop in Kappeln, where we promenaded alongside the banks of Germany’s largest fjord (Schlei), admired the old and new sailboats in the marina, learned about the current weather conditions in the weather station, and got stuck in traffic for at least half an hour when the big bascule bridge lifted to allow a never ending line of sailboats to pass through.

Sønderborg, Denmark

 

Sailboats in Kappeln

Marina, Kappeln

 

Weather Station

Weather Station (Translation)
rock moves                   = storm
rock hangs still            = calm
rock is wet                    = rain
rock is dry                     = no rain
rock is white                 = snow
rock casts shadow      = sunshine
rock is invisible           = fog
rock has fallen down = earthquake
rock is gone                  = stolen

Bascule bridge, Kappeln

Bascule bridge across the Schlei, Kappeln

Beach Play

Published by Sula H.

After work, we had more time to play at the beach. And after dinner today, we actually tried our hands at flying a kite. Wasn’t quite successful, and I would’ve liked to blame the wind for that. But, next to us a boy had a kite up in the air, which did a fine job at staying there, so I’m afraid it wasn’t quite the wind’s fault. Must’ve been the kite’s fault then, of course. Because what else could have been the reason for that thing always trying to come after us, and never wanting to be a dutiful kite which knows exactly what to do when let loose in the wind?

At the beach

Learning to fly a kite

Beach Discoveries

Published by Sula H.

Do the photos look like the weather’s been a blast the last couple of days? Well, truth be told, weather conditions have been rather unsettled these days. Lots of sunshine, but lots of rain, too. Fortunately, I’m working on assignments most of the time, and when I finally get to leave books, notes, and the internet behind, the sun is out again, and I can venture to the beach without worrying about how to escape the water that comes from above. Here’s the discoveries I made today …