Aug 15, 2008 - Laboe, Germany

How are you??? Please take a moment and drop me a short note - fill me in on what you're up to wherever you may be.How are you??? Please take a moment and drop me a short note - fill me in on what you're up to wherever you may be....

Aug 1, 2008 - Kiel, Germany

I made a short trip to Kiel to attend my grandmother's funeral. ... Although I was planning to go there later in the month, I decided to go anyway and I'm glad I did.I made a short trip to Kiel to attend my grandmother's funeral. ... Although I was planning to go there later in the month, I decided to go anyway and I'm glad I did....

May 1, 2007 - ***Tuesday morning tour the Kiel Canal locks

So I drove onto the locks in Holtenau just a few km north of Kiel. ... So I sat in the harbour area where ships come in from Baltic Sea to enter the Kiel Canal. ... Then I drove into Kiel and did laundry. ...

Apr 30, 2007 - ***Monday - a visit to Schleswig and more interesting Kiel Canal momentos

Hello all! As I mentioned a few days ago my paternal great grandparents are from the North Germany region called Schleswig-Holstein.Hello all! As I mentioned a few days ago my paternal great grandparents are from the North Germany region called Schleswig-Holstein....

Apr 28, 2007 - ***Saturday - my new home for a few days Rendsburg on the North Sea Canal; largest after Suez and Panama

Here is excerpt from website "The world`s busiest artificial waterway, the KIEL-CANAL (known in Germany as the NORD-OSTSEE-KANAL) runs for almost 100 km right through Schleswig-Holstein - from Brunsbüttel to Kiel-Holtenau - and links the North Sea with the Baltic. ... An average of 250 nautical miles will be saved by using the KIEL-CANAL instead of the way around Skaw. ... During its bulduing phasis naval strategies were important - today the KIEL-CANAL is the basis for the trade between the countries of the baltic area with the rest of the world. ... "The KIEL-CANAL is the most heavily used artificial seaway in the world. ...

Dec 15, 2006 - Christmas Markets in Hamburg