Tag Archives: Germany

Summer in Switzerland, and the fire next door… #SilentSunday(almost) #travel

Posted on August 7, 2022 by lindahuber

A few photos of two of the trips I took this summer. (More to follow later in the month.) Over the lake to Friedrichshafen in Germany. Click on the pics to see the uncropped version: A walk around the Gubsensee … Continue reading →

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Snow Light…

Posted on November 18, 2018 by lindahuber

I’d like to welcome Danielle Zinn to the blog today, to tell us about her atmospheric novel Snow Light. I read it last winter and was fascinated; it’s one of those books where the setting becomes another character. And the … Continue reading →

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Over the sea to… Friedreichshafen

Posted on August 27, 2017 by lindahuber

Our lake – Lake Constance – is huge. 536 square kilometres, to be exact. Standing on the banks on a misty day, you can almost imagine you’re gazing out over the Atlantic. The photo below was taken from the Austrian … Continue reading →

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Reichenau…

Posted on August 6, 2017 by lindahuber

…is a tiny island on our lake. It belongs to Germany, and over the centuries has been home to over 20 churches and chapels, though only three remain. Last week I went there with a couple of friends – the … Continue reading →

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Water, water everywhere…

Posted on June 12, 2016 by lindahuber

– but what can you expect, after the rainfall of the past several weeks? And it’s still raining… There’s nothing titchy about our lake. At 64km long and 12km wide, Lake Constance is one of the largest in Central Europe, … Continue reading →

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