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Sunday, July 31, 2005

End of the term again!

Now that the third term is over my studies here draw to a close. As usual there are some things to do for everyone which makes it always difficult to update this site with interesting events. This term I'm lucky enough not to write any exams but I have to finish my research project during the next days before I start off to my final trip to Canada's west in two weeks.
After nearly one comlete year, a year full of excitement, it's somehow a strange feeling attending a last time a lecture here, dancing a last time in the bomber, shopping a last time at the farmers market, ...

Watch out for the next updates, there might be some during the next days!

posted by FAMOUS SVEN at 31.7.05 | 0 comments

Monday, July 18, 2005

JM's birthday

Today we have finally been invited to a really grown-up birthday: 25 years Jörn Marten, congratulations. As we couldn't expect elsewise from the host, the party was well organized with way too much food.

Before we deserved our first coldie we gave over our presents. JM: "Oh, 2 presents!" Sascha:"Yea, we spent sooo much money for you!" (fltr: Sascha, Daniela, me, Jörn Marten)

Australian wine instead of danish buttercookies from Daniel (left) and canadian buttercookies instead of scottish wiskey from Jessi (right). I'm sure he wouldn't get more presents at home.

posted by FAMOUS SVEN at 18.7.05 | 1 comments

Sunday, July 10, 2005

Tour d'Umgebung

The sportive highlight of every summer term is the traditional Tour d'Umgebung. Whereas mainly second row bikers cycle around somewhere in France the main summer classic goes around Waterloo.

At around 8:30 tour organizer "Reini" (waving) opened the race with a very strong field with athletes from team TU-Braunschweig and team TU-Hamburg.

Very soon the first run-aways started an attack (left)...but no danger for the yellow jersey which controlled the field from behind (right).

In Heidelberg the forces of the small leading group around the green jersey of the best sprinter vanished and the lead over the merciless approaching field went smaller and smaller.

In St. Jacobs the peloton could be brougth together and the goal was reached in record time.
vltr: Jörn Marten, Sascha, Reini, Jendrik's girlfriend, Ole, Jendrik, me, Matthias, Matthias and Lutz.

posted by FAMOUS SVEN at 10.7.05 | 0 comments

Saturday, July 02, 2005

Thousand islands

Close to Kingston the St. Lawrence River offers a very nice lanscape with over 1000 islands.

Most of them are very small and contain just one little house (left) or even just a lighthouse(right).

It's somehow funny to see that some of these small islands are connected with bridges (left) and the main attraction is the big island with Boldt's Castle on it (right). Americans think that this castle is amazing with all its "details". But good that we had Jessi along with us, our scottish castle guide to disabuse us.

I might repeat myself, but it was again a really nice trip. fltr: Jessi (thanks for teaching me scottish dance on the boat), Daniel the danish guy, Daniela, me and Jörn Marten.

posted by FAMOUS SVEN at 2.7.05 | 0 comments

Friday, July 01, 2005

Canada Day in Toronto

On Friday we went to Toronto to attend the celebrations of the Canada Day. The city was crowded and since it was a very hot summer day we used it more or less for hanging around at the habour.

left: Break at the habour: fltr: Matt, Jörn Marten, Daniela, Beate, Jessi and me; right: Canada Day celebration at the habour

In the evening we watched a Shakespear play in an open-air theater. It was very nice, or at least the parts I could get out of it.

above: "Much ado about nothing" from William Shakespear

posted by FAMOUS SVEN at 1.7.05 | 0 comments