Alright, long time, no write … sorry everyone, I have been a little busy lately. Not to mention the tiny bit of stress parents can put on you – traveling abroad without any insurance papers so a trip to the doctor involves the spouse at home and the kid to arrange meetings to get papers faxed. It’s just a little difficult for the kid to explain to spouse (and father) where to meet when the father’s points of reference in the town are from the GDR period. How am I …

Alright, after this week was all but perfect and it was sometimes really hard to remember that life is beautiful still, I did something yesterday I had planned for years, but never got around to: I grabbed my bike and drove along the river Elbe which runs through my home town of Dresden. The sun was shining, it was warm enough to wear shorts and a t-shirt … and the colors! The beautiful autumn colors were almost causing a sensory overload.
I always wanted to take some short biking tours, but …