Frohe Ostern!

Ja, frohe Ostern! Viel mehr brauch ich glaub ich nicht dazu zu schreiben.

Tolles Frühlingswetter, wenn kein Wind und keine Wolken da sind, ist es schon richtig heiss. Heute (Ostermontag) war ich sogar schon zum ersten Mal am See, zum Sonnen und (ganz kurz) ins eisige Wasser rein!

Selbstgebastelte, -gefüllte, -versteckte und -gefundene Osternester! :)

Iceland

Summer sent its first heralds, and thoughts about a long due vacation come to my mind. I've been working without any break for 6 months now...

No, it was not this beautiful ice cream that gave me the idea of visiting Iceland. Actually I'm going on a quest: to travel in the footsteps of my great-great-grandfather Konrad Maurer. A dissertation about his journey to Iceland in 1858 was just recently published at Tübingen University by Harmen Biró, and I'm currently reading with greatest interest a copy he kindly sent me.

Time-wise, I would like to go in July, for 3 to 4 weeks if possible. And the idea would be to see some of the places that Konrad visited, and to search for and meet with Icelanders, if possible, who have any kind of connection to Konrad and his travel.

Dachdecken

Der Frühling ist endlich da! Letztes Wochenende war's schon superwarm und sonnig. Ich half meinem Vater, das Dach des Gartenhauses zu decken.

Im Garten blühen schon die ersten Sträucher und Blumen.

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Spring is finally here! Last weekend was super warm and sunny. I helped my father roof the summer house.

The first shrubs and flowers are already blossoming in the garden.