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Tag Archives: Germany
Snow Light…
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
Posted in books, Guest Posts, travel
Tagged advent, Bloodhound Books, Christmas traditions, Danielle Zinn, Germany, Ore mountains, Snow Light
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Holiday in Switzerland, anyone?
Imagine having the chance to spend a week in a hotel by a lovely Swiss lake, all expenses paid. That’s what happens to Stacy in my soon-to-be-published novella, A Lake in Switzerland. Just before the story starts, Stacy is wondering … Continue reading
Posted in books, My books, The Writing Life
Tagged A Lake in Switzerland, Amazon, Austria, Germany, Kindle, Lake Constance, novella, Switzerland, travel
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Over the sea to… Friedreichshafen
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
Reichenau…
…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
Posted in travel
Tagged Arenenberg, Bodensee, Germany, Lake Constance, Reichenau, Switzerland, Untersee, Zeppelin
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Water, water everywhere…
– 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
Posted in Life in Switzerland
Tagged Arbon, Austria, floods, Friedreichshafen, Germany, Lake Constance, rain, Switzerland, weather
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