1. If you have crazy friends you have everything
2. Nobody is perfect - but life sometimes is
3. Lerne von der Vergangenheit, träume von der Zukunft, lebe hier und jetzt (Learn from the past, dream oft he future, live here and now)
4. The greatest sight is the world - have a look at it! (Kurt Tucholsky)
5. When you sell a man a book, you don't sell him twelve ounces of paper and ink and glue - you sell him a whole new life. (Christopher Morley)
6. Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. (Dr. Seuss)
7. Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted (John Lennon)
8. Lesen gefährdet die Dummheit!
9. Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. (Oscar Wilde)
10. Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. (Albert Einstein)
11. So many books, so little time. (Frank Zappa)
12. Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. (Mahatma Gandhi)
13. Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. (Allen Saunders)
14. The difference between genius and stupidity is; genius has its limits. (Alexandre Dumas-fils)
15. It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all - in which case, you fail by default. (J.K. Rowling)
16. If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. (Oscar Wilde)
17. And in the end it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. (Abraham Lincoln)
18. An optimist stays up to see the New Year in. A pessimist waits to make sure the old one leaves. (Bill Vaughan)
19. Erst wenn das Lachen stirbt, erst dann sind wir verlor ‘n. (Bernd Stelter)
20. A day without laughter is a day wasted. (Nicolas Chamfort)
21. The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot. (Michael Althsuler)
22. It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. (Harry Truman)
23. The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. (Isaac Asimov)
24. May your coming year be filled with magic and dreams and good madness. I hope you read some fine books and kiss someone who thinks you're wonderful, and don't forget to make some art -- write or draw or build or sing or live as only you can. And I hope, somewhere in the next year, you surprise yourself. (Neil Gaiman)
25. You don’t stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing. (Michael Pritchard)
26. I like work: it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. (Jerome K. Jerome)
27. Progress isn’t made by early risers. It’s made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something. (Robert Heinlein)
28. Once you learn to read, you will be forever free. (Frederick Douglass)
29. Everyone is entitled to be stupid, but some abuse the privilege.
30. Laughter is the shortest distance between two people. (Victor Borge)
31. If you can’t explain it simply, you don’t understand it well enough. (Albert Einstein)
32. Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it. (Walter Chrysler)
33. In the hopes of reaching the moon men fail to see the flowers that blossom at their feet. (Albert Schweitzer)
34. Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia. (Charles M. Schulz)
35. If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign? (Albert Einstein)
36. The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page. (Augustine of Hippo)
37. Laughter is timeless. Imagination has no age. And dreams are forever. (Walt Disney Company)
38. The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity. (Dorothy Parker)
39. I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place. (Anne Tyler)
40. It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. (J. K Rowling)
41. Wir leben alle unter dem gleichen Himmel, aber wir haben nicht alle den gleichen Horizont. (Konrad Adenauer)
42. Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light. (Albus Dumbledore)
43. The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. (Nicolas Chamfort)
44. Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go. (Oscar Wilde)
45. After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world. (Philip Pullman)
46. Is 'fat' really the worst thing a human being can be? Is 'fat' worse than 'vindictive', 'jealous', 'shallow', 'vain', 'boring' or 'cruel'? Not to me. (J.K. Rowling)
47. Sanity and happiness are an impossible combination. (Mark Twain)
48. We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude. (Cynthia Ozick)
49. Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened. (Dr. Seuss)
50. A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you. (Elbert Hubbard)

1) Letter to Alexie - arr. 07.02.2014, answered 09.02.2014
2) Letter to Helena (Japan) - arr. 11.02.2014, answered 12.02.2014
3) Letter to Heather (UK) - arr. 11.02.2014, answered 13.02.2014
4) Letter to Marina (Germany) - arr. 11.02.2014, answered 14.02.2014
5) Letter to Steph (UK) - arr. 12.02.2014, answered 14.02.2014
6) Letter to Rachel (USA) - arr. 12.02.2014, answered 15.02.2014
7) Letter to Cathy (USA) - arr. 18.02.2014, answered 21.02.2014
8) Letter to Steph (UK) - arr. 22.02.2014, answered 26.02.2014
9) Letter to Katie (USA) - arr. 04.09.2014, answered 07.09.2014

1) 06.06.14 Flag Day (Sweden) - Köttfärs-/Tacopaj
2) 03.10.14 Tag der Deutschen Einheit (Germany) - Möhrenmatsche mit Kassler



National Days:
26th January – Australia Day/National Day of India
6th February - National Day of New Zealand
11th February National Day of Iran
15th February - National Day of Serbia
25th March - Greek National Day
4th April - National Day of Senegal
27th April - Freedom Day (South Africa)
27th April - King's Day (NL)
17th May - National Day of Norway
28th May - National Day of Ethiopia
2nd June - Festa della Repubblica (Italy)
6th June - Flag Day (Sweden)
10th June - Day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities
25th June - National Day of Mozambique
4th July - Independence Day (USA)
6th July - National Day of Malawi
14th July - Bastille Day (FR)
23th July National Day of Egypt
1st August - Swiss National Day
1st October - Chinese National Day
12th October - Spanish National Day
26th October - Austrian National Day
6th December – Finland's Independence Day

1) Volvic Fresh & Juicy Berry Mix - too sweet and too much artificial berry flavour
2) Volvic Fresh & Juicy Zitrone - like the berry one way to sweet
3) Granini Die Limo Orange-Lemongrass - really like that one
4) Amazonia Fruit jugo de Mango - one of the "too sweet" group...
5) Laimon fresh (kind of lime, lemon, mint lemonade) - noooooo
6) Bionade Ingwer-Orange - don't like it
7) Bionade Holunder - not as bad as the other but won't be one of my favourites
8) Granini Die Limo Pink Grapefruit-Cranberry - really like that one
9) Granini Die Limo Limette-Zitrone - okay but not nearly as good as the other two
10) Maracujaschorle - yummy!
11) Pfanner bio Multi Rosso
12) Queen's Exotic
13) Fanta White Peach-Exotic (Bulgaria)
14) Rote Schorle
15) Schweppes Lemon
16) Schweppes Fruity Citrus - yumm!
17) Driver's delight (nonalcoholic cocktail)
18) Messmer Mint-Orange (herb infusion)
19) Dr. Pepper coke - disgusting!
20) Fanta Mango - really liked that one

1) Der wunderbare Massenselbstmord
2) Vävarnas barn
3) Krigens barn
4) Vita bergets barn
5) Mina drömmars stad
6) Barn av sin stad
7) Minns du den stad
8) I en förvandlad stad
9) Stad i världen
10) Vindens son
11) Der Traumhüter
12) Spieltage - Die andere Geschichte der Bundesliga
13) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
14) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
15) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
16) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
17) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
18) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
19) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
20) Finns inte på kartan
21) Eldens hemlighet
22) Hitta vilse
23) Fall of Giants
24) Winter of the World
25) Dragon Keeper
26) Dragon Haven
27) City of Dragons
28) The Hobbit
29) Blood of Dragons
30) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
31) Gebiete sanfte Herrin mir
32) Nehmt Herrin diesen Kranz
33) Der Sünde Lohn
34) Mit falschem Stolz
35) Das Lied des Falken
36) Der dunkle Spiegel
37) Das Werk der Teufelin
38) Die Sünde aber gebiert den Tod
39) Die elfte Jungfrau
40) Das brennende Gewand
41) Die Ungehorsame
42) Kreuzblume
43) Die Gefährtin des Vaganten
44) Die Blumen der Zeit
45) Trollkarlens hatt
46) Analfabeten som kunde räkna
47) Eldens gåta
48) Eldens vrede
49) Trollbunden
50) Häxjakt
51) Avgrunden
52) Längtan
53) Dödssynden
54) Det onda arvet
55) Spökslottet
56) Bödelns dotter
57) Den ensamme
58) Vinterstorm
59) Blodshämd
60) Feber i blodet
61) Satans fotspår
62) Den siste riddaren
63) Vinden från öster
64) Galgdockan
65) Dödens trädgård
66) Bakom fasaden
67) Drakens tänder
68) Korpens vingar
69) The Lost Hero
70) The Son of Neptune
71) The Mark of Athena
72) The House of Hades
73) The Blood of Olympus
74) Vargtimmen
75) Demonen och jungfrun
76) Våroffer
77) Djupt i jorden
78) Ängel med dolda horn
79) Huset i Eldafjord
80) Synden har lång svans
81) Is och eld
82) Lucifers kärlek
83) Människadjuret
84) Färjkarlen
85) Hunger
86) Nattens demon
87) Kvinnan på stranden
88) Vandring i mörkret
89) Trollmåne
90) Stad i skräck
91) Små män kastar långa skuggor
92) Rop av stumma röster
93) Fångad av tiden
94) Demonernas fjäll
95) Lugnet efter stormen
96) En glimt av ömhet
97) Den onda dagen
98) Legenden om Marco
99) Det svarta vattnet
100) Är det någon där ute?

1) Der wunderbare Massenselbstmord
2) Vävarnas barn
3) Krigens barn
4) Vita bergets barn
5) Mina drömmars stad
6) Barn av sin stad
7) Minns du den stad
8) I en förvandlad stad
9) Stad i världen
10) Vindens son
11) Der Traumhüter
12) Spieltage - Die andere Geschichte der Bundesliga
13) Finns inte på kartan
14) Eldens hemlighet
15) Hitta vilse
16) Fall of Giants
17) Winter of the World
18) City of Dragons
19) The Hobbit
20) Blood of Dragons
21) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
22) Mit falschem Stolz
23) Das Lied des Falken
24) Die Gefährtin des Vaganten
25) Die Blumen der Zeit
26) Trollkarlens hatt
27) Analfabeten som kunde räkna
28) Eldens gåta
29) Eldens vrede
30) Trollbunden
31) Häxjakt
32) Avgrunden
33) Längtan
34) Dödssynden
35) Det onda arvet
36) Spökslottet
37) Bödelns dotter
38) Den ensamme
39) Vinterstorm
40) Blodshämd
41) Feber i blodet
42) Satans fotspår
43) Den siste riddaren
44) Vinden från öster
45) Galgdockan
46) Dödens trädgård
47) Bakom fasaden
48) Drakens tänder
49) Korpens vingar
50) The Blood of Olympus

177cm

2,4 cm Der wunderbare Massenselbstmord => 175,6 cm
2,7 cm Vävarnas barn => 172,9 cm
3,0 cm Krigens barn => 169,9 cm
2,5 cm Vita bergets barn => 167,4 cm
1,9 cm Mina drömmars stad => 165,5 cm
2,2 cm Barn av sin stad => 163,3 cm
2,3 cm Minns du den stad => 161,0 cm
2,7 cm I en förvandlad stad => 158,3 cm
2,5 cm Stad i världen => 155,8 cm
2,3 cm Vindens son => 153,5 cm
1,4 cm Der Traumhüter => 152,1 cm
4,5 cm Spieltage - Die andere Geschichte der Bundesliga => 147,6 cm
2,2 cm Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone => 145,4 cm
2,5 cm Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets => 142,9 cm
3,3 cm Hary Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban => 139,6 cm
5,2 cm Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire => 134,4 cm
6,5 cm Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix => 127,9 cm
5,4 cm Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince => 122,5 cm
4,8 cm Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows => 117,7 cm
2,0 cm Finns inte på kartan => 115,7 cm
1,2 cm Eldens hemlighet => 114,5 cm
2,8 cm Hitta vilse => 111,7 cm
6,0 cm Fall of Giants => 105,7 cm
5,6 cm Winter of the World => 100,1 cm
2,7 cm Dragon Keeper => 97,4 cm
2,7 cm Dragon Haven => 94,7 cm
2,8 cm City of Dragons => 91,9 cm
1,9 cm The Hobbit => 90,0 cm
3,5 cm Blood of Dragons => 86,5 cm ==> 50% done!
1,6 cm Charlie and the Chocolate Factory => 84,9 cm
3,2 cm Gebiete sanfte Herrin mir => 81,7 cm
3,1 cm Nehmt Herrin diesen Kranz => 78,6 cm
3,4 cm Der Sünde Lohn => 75,2 cm
31 cm Mit falschem Stolz => 72,1 cm
3,2 cm Das Lied des Falken => 68,9 cm
2,7 cm Der dunkle Spiegel => 66,2 cm
2,9 cm Das Werk der Teufelin => 63,3 cm
2,9 cm Die Sünde aber gebiert den Tod => 60,4 cm
4,3 cm Die elfte Jungfrau => 56,1 cm
3,3 cm Das brennende Gewand => 52,8 cm
3,3 cm Die Ungehorsame => 49,5 cm
5,2 cm Kreuzblume => 44,3 cm
3,8 cm Die Gefährtin des Vaganten => 40,5 cm
2,4 cm Die Blumen der Zeit => 38,1 cm

Since then I've read
Trollkarlens hatt
Analfabeten som kunde räkna
Eldens gåta
Eldens vrede
Trollbunden
Häxjakt
Avgrunden
Längtan
Dödssynden
Det onda arvet
Spökslottet
Bödelns dotter
Den ensamme
Vinterstorm
Blodshämd
Feber i blodet
Satans fotspår
Den siste riddaren
Vinden från öster
Galgdockan
Dödens trädgård
Bakom fasaden
Drakens tänder
Korpens vingar

altogether more than 38,1 cm so => DONE!

1) Vävarnas barn, Per Anders Fogelström
2) Krigens barn, Per Anders Fogelström
3) Vita bergets barn, Per Anders Fogelström
4) Mina drömmars stad, Per Anders Fogelström
5) Barn av sin stad, Per Anders Fogelström
6) Minns du den stad, Per Anders Fogelström
7) I en förvandlad stad, Per Anders Fogelström
8) Stad i världen, Per Anders Fogelström
9) Vindens son, Henning Mankell
10) Finns inte på kartan, Carin Hjulström
11) Eldens hemlighet, Henning Mankell
12) Hitta vilse, Carin Hjulström
13) Trollkarlens hatt, Tove Janson
14) Analfabeten som kunde räkna, Jonas Jonasson
15) Eldens gåta, Henning Mankell
16) Eldens vrede, Henning Mankell
17) Trollbunden, Margit Sandemo
18) Häxjakt, Margit Sandemo
19) Avgrunden, Margit Sandemo
20) Längtan, Margit Sandemo
21) Dödssynden, Margit Sandemo
22) Det onda arvet, Margit Sandemo
23) Spökslottet, Margit Sandemo
24) Bödelns dotter, Margit Sandemo
25) Den ensamme, Margit Sandemo
26) Vinterstorm, Margit Sandemo
27) Blodshämd, Margit Sandemo
28) Feber i blodet, Margit Sandemo
29) Satans fotspår, Margit Sandemo
30) Den siste riddaren, Margit Sandemo

Jan 12 - ilove2smile
Feb 12 - sent
Mar 12 - Jetske
Apr 12 - Betze
May 12 - geminiscp
Jun 12 - selphie
Jul 12 - dogma7911
Aug 12 - turtles
Sep 12 - eidrache
Oct 12 - Weltenbummler
Nov 12 - Jamie1972
Dec 12 - Andrea
Jan 13 - mondkind
Feb 13 - Hexentrio
Mar 13 - Dollart
Apr 13 - duplevista
May 13 - Tjitske
Jun 13 - Schlafmohn
Jul 13 - colee
Aug 13 - salami
Sep 13 - sent
Oct 13 - karli70
Nov 13 - Ana
Dec 13 - teamug
Jan 14 - Dandelion_
Feb 14 - octabis
Mar 14 - friesendeern
Apr 14 - Nordbaer
May 14 - MacKittens
Jun 14 - aj
Jul 14 - ipue
Aug 14 - kilona
Sep 14 - egni

Start: 05.05.2014 - End 05.07.2014

05.05.: 2,7 km
06.05.: 2,9 km
07.05.: 3,4 km
08.05.: 1,0 km
13.05.: 2,9 km
14.05.: 1,5 km
15.05.: 2,9 km
16.05.: 1,5 km
20.05.: 1,7 km
21.05.: 1,5 km
22.05.: 1,9 km
23.05.: 1,5 km
24.05.: 3,9 km
25.05.: 3,2 km
26.06.: 1,5 km
05.06.: 1,5 km
06.06.: 1,5 km
07.06.: 3,8 km
09.06.: 3,8 km
10.06.: 1,5 km
11.06.: 1,5 km
13.06.: 5,4 km
14.06.: 2,9 km
16.06.: 1,5 km
17.06.: 3,7 km
18.06.: 1,5 km
19.06.: 1,5 km
20.06.: 1,5 km
21.06.: 1,5 km
22.06.: 1,5 km
23.06.: 1,5 km
24.06.: 1,5 km
25.06.: 2,2 km
27.06.: 2,9 km
29.06.: 5,6 km
30.06.: 2,3 km
01.07.: 3,0 km
02.07.: 2,3 km
03.07.: 4,9 km
04.07.: 1,5 km
05.07.: 4,2 km

=> 101,00 km

DONE!

01.01.2014: have 735 sites so far

736 France - Vézelay, Church and Hill
737 Nepal - Kathmandu Valley
738 China - Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces
739 Turkey - Selimiye Mosque and its Social Complex
740 North Korea - Historic Monuments and Sites in Kaesong
741 Mauritius - Le Morne Cultural Landscape
742 Malaysia - Archaeological Heritage of the Lenggong Valley
743 Canada - Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump
744 Canada - Waterton Glacier International Peace Park
745 Canada - Joggins Fossil Cliffs
746 Canada - Nahanni National Park
747 Canada - Gros Morne National Park
748 Canada - Miguasha National Park
749 Canada - The Landscape of Grand Pré
750 Germany - Carolingian Westwork and Civitas Corvey

1) Confiland Milk chocolate with cornflakes, raisins and candied orange peel - would have been nice without the orange peel
2) Lindt Hello my name is Salted Caramel - I really don't understand the salted caramel hype!
3) Lindt Hello my name is Dark Chocolate Cookie - really liked this one
4) Lindt Hello my name is Caramel Brownies - quite okay
5) Rewe Herz Madagaskars 45% - okay, but the much cheaper Milka zartherb is a lot better
6) Nestlé Crunch - why don't we have that one in Germany?
7) Nestlé Nesquick chocolate - extremely sweet and the milk cream filling had a rather strange consistency
8) Nestlé extrafino 3 chocolates - nice
9) Ritter Sport Cookies & Cream - perhaps a tad to sweet but nice
10) Ritter Sport a la Crema Catalana - not going to be a favorite
11) Ritter Sport Sommergenuss Himbeer Cranberry Joghurt
12) Lindt Hello my name is Coffee Blast - coffee flavour was too strong for my taste
13) Lindt Hello my name is Lime Splash - usually not a big fan of white chocolate but this buttermilk lime one is just great!
14) Ritter Sport Sommergenuss Eiskaffee - once again a way too sweet version
15) Droste Holland Hazelnut
16) Cote D'Or BonBonBloc Truffel Puur - love that one!
17) Cote D'Or BonBonBloc Praliné Noisette - too sweet
18) Albert Heijn Praliné melkchokolade - soooo much better than the similar bt much more expensive Cote D'Or I tasted before
19) Albert Heijn White crisped rice chocolate
20) several different ones in Bulgaria

List of 100 things that I am grateful for
1) my life
2) living in a free and safe country
3) peace in the part of the world I live in
4) free access to high quality medical service
5) free access to education (including university)
6) being able to see
7) being able to hear
8) being able to talk
9) being able to walk
10) the ability to read
11) the ability to learn
12) my friends
13) my job
14) nice colleagues
15) having a lot of freedom at work
16) not having to get up early in the morning since I can choose my work hours most of the time
17) being sent to congresses to keep on learning – and having a chance to explore new cities at the same time
18) computers – make my work so much easier
19) people who take me just the way I am
20) the possibilities I have
21) being able to travel
22) my intelligence
23) my curiosity
24) my clumsiness – since it’s just part of being me
25) my talent for learning languages (even if my German accent is horrible)
26) having been able to study what I’m really interested in
27) a few special teachers who saw my potential when many others did not
28) some happy childhood memories
29) the way my best friend and I often think alike and say/write exactly the same simultaneously
30) not having my mother’s and sister’s pessimistic view of life
31) being able to appreciate the little things
32) the wonders of nature
33) being able to visit friends around Europe without needing a visa or something like that
34) my best friend who shares my love for the Bayer 04 football (soccer) team
35) books
36) the internet
37) a baby’s smile
38) laughter
39) Postcrossing
40) the Postcrossing Aliens
41) the fun we have at Postcrossing meetings
42) people sharing my craziness/weirdness
43) chocolate
44) Disney movies
45) maps – just love them in every way they come
46) living in a city with amazing train connections considering its size
47) sunshine
48) having enough time on my own
49) my penfriends
50) Lebensfreude (one of those words that don’t have a perfect English translation)
51) Fernweh
52) being relatively healthy despite being heavily overweight – guess I’m lucky
53) snail mail
54) glasses – would really have problem without
55) dreams
56) being able to make people smile or laugh sometimes
57) living in a country with literally hundreds of different types of breads – and not just that soft stuff many other countries sell for bread
58) rainbows
59) the beauty of the world
60) always having access to clean water
61) ice-cream
62) passion fruit anything
63) mango anything
64) Facebook
65) electricity
66) postcards in my mailbox
67) public transportation
68) being independent
69) living in a country where central heating is a standard in buildings
70) nice, funny, meaningful, hilarious, or whatever conversations with friends – in real life, via chat, phone or forum posts
71) Germany’s really good railway system (even though people keep complaining about it A LOT)
72) the support of my colleagues on certain decisions
73) that there is spring after every winter
74) and summer after spring
75) good public libraries
76) rather cheap flights within Europe
77) my father who paid most of my education till I was done with my studies
78) the smell after a summer rain on a warm day
79) access to save & tested medication
80) the supermarket just across the street
81) my bike (because I just hate walking!)
82) all the documentaries on TV that let me “travel” around the world and through time from home
83) Swedish classes which help not to forget what I’ve already learned
84) my new smartphone (even if I didn’t want one for quite a long time)
85) knowing how to cook yummy food
86) knowing how to bake yummy cakes
87) not having to clean the staircase/hallway since a neighbor is taking care of that
88) DVDs that come with the original soundtrack (in case of movies in English or Swedish)
89) free online courses
90) comfy shoes
91) the wide choice of different postcards in Germany
92) names, because they can be quite interesting
93) all the things I learn through Postcrossing – how people from different countries can be so different and still alike
94) travel guidebooks
95) the fast, reliable and inexpensive German postal service
96) magnetic bookmarks because they don’t slide out of the book
97) democracy
98) the money I earn
99) my family (even if I’m glad that they live quite a bit away)
100) having found 100 things for this list ;D

A - alphabet
B - Boquería/Barcelona
C - Camp Nou
D - Deutschland für Einsteiger (Germany for Beginners)
E - Europe (map)
F - football (soccer)
G - Göttingen viewcard
H - Hundertwasser train station Uelzen
I - I Barcelona
J - jumbo jet
K - kungafamiljen (Swedish Royal Family)
L - lion cub
M - map Deutsche Märchenstraße
N - Northern Lights
O - old b&w card showing a basilica
P - piglets
Q - quote card
R - Rattenfänger von Hameln
S - shoes
T - (human) tower, Barcelona
U - UNESCO World Heritage site
V - Völklingen Ironworks
W - Weißwurst (Bavarian white sausage)
X - x-mas card (in February...)
Y - u r YY for me
Z - zoo card

1) Monastery of the Hieronymites and Tower of Belém in Lisbon (Portugal) 10.06.2012
2) Cultural Landscape of Sintra (Portugal) 11.06.2012
3) L’œuvre architecturale et urbaine de Le Corbusier – deux maisons du Weissenhof-Siedlung à Stuttgart (tentative) 06.10.2012
4) Decorated Farmhouses of Hälsingland - Stenegard in Järvsö (Sweden) 13.07.2013
5) The Rise of Systematic Biology - Linné's house and garden in Uppsala (Sweden, tentative) 17.07.2013
6) Church Village of Gammelstad, Luleå (Sweden) 27.07.2013
7) Fortress of Suomenlinna (Finland) 03.08.2013
8) Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin (Sanssouci Castle), 18.08.2013
9) Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona (Spain) 04.03.2014
10) Works of Antoni Gaudí , Barcelona (Spain) 04.03.2014

1. Überbackene Spitzpaprika mit Käsefüllung
2. Sauerfleisch
3. Spaghetti all‘Amatriciana
4. Guacamole
5. Herzhafte Blätterteigtaschen (http://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/747691177316252/Herzhafte-Blaetterteigtaschen.html - with some variations, added some corn, roasted bellpepper etc.)
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6. Blumekohl-Bolognese http://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/855111190969153/Blumenkohl-Bolognese.html (with some variation, I added cubed potatoes and curry powder to give it an Indian touch)
7. Dirty Rice
8. Putencurry mit Mango
9. Kycklingpaj
10. zuccini-sweet potato creamsoup
11. Spinach feta muffins
12. Pizza muffins
13. Zucchini bacon muffins
14. Mexican corn muffins
15. Frango Guisado com Tomate e Massa - Anja style, used chicken stock instead of wine and cooked all in one pot (including the pasta)
16. Mediterranean pasta salad - love it and was quite a success at the midsummer party
17. http://www.chefkoch.de/rezepte/1091521215164243/Haehnchenbrustfilet-mit-Country-Kartoffeln.html
18. Tortellini-tomato-avocado-feta salad
19. Oven-roasted cauliflour
20. Matjes-Häckerle
21. Kichererbsenragout
22. Pilze in Sahnesauce
23. Hähnchen-Mango-Curry
24. Möhren-Ingwer-Suppe
25. Apfel-Curry-Suppe
26. Überbackenes Schweinefilet
27. Bratäpfel mit veganer Walnusssahne
28. Quark with berries (Finnish recipe)
29. http://www.plainchicken.com/2012/08/chipotle-marinated-pork-tenderloin.html (with Sriracha chili sauce instead of chipotle for availability reasons)
30. Avocado - Quark - Dip

A - alien poo cake
B - bedroom window view
C - Chaos (my living room...)
D - dollart at the Helsinki meeting
E - "Energiestoffwechsel adipöser Probanden vor und nach Low Carb- oder Low Fat-Diäten" (poster at a congress)
F - firefighters cutting part of the tree infront of my office window
G - Gammelstad kyrkby
H - Holger, a moose
I - in the womb (photo of a pregnant friend)
J - Jetske taking a photo in Helsinki
K - Kölner Dom (the jigsaw puzzle I just finished 11.01.2012)
L - little Anja, took photos of old photos
M - meerkats at the zoo in Hannover
N - Nina, my sister
O - Oscar, my Swedish friend's older son
P - pizza muffins
Q - quick thing (rollercoaster)
R - rows of columns
S - snow, quite much of it this winter
T - tomatoes (homegrown)
U - Uppsala domkyrkan
V - virus (screen of my computer at work…)
W - Weihnachtsbaum
X - xtlera in Bielefeld
Y - young life (children)
Z - zeronic at the Bielefeld meeting