I wonder if August qualifies as busy.
Well, I had my first week of holidays, first time this year sleeping in another bed than my own. The rip brought me to Germany, a day in Berlin, a week in Görlitz with side trips to Poland and Czech Republic. The spirit of exploration was at work again. The former monastery Leubus - the second largest monastery in Europe - and now nothing more than a ruin. Actually most of it is nothing more than a ruin - it should be a magnet for travelers, instead, but it isn't. The area is not at all focus area, neither for Germany, Poland or Czechia -- three losing regions don'r make a winner. And this should be the centre of Europe? Seems that the boom, if it is happenig at all, is situated in other parts ... unfortunately. I wish it came out of the Sleeping Beauty like state.
Work -- abundant. At the moment two persons have to do the work of three. This takes, of course, a lot of my energy.
Highlights have been the church concerts. During some weeks I had been away every evening. And I have learnt to appreciate new composers - Wilhelm Middelschulte, Julius Reubke, Alexandre Guilmant ... and many more. And best of all I enjoyed the transcriptions of Wagner's operas. Time to be more outgoing in cultural affairs!
Well, I had my first week of holidays, first time this year sleeping in another bed than my own. The rip brought me to Germany, a day in Berlin, a week in Görlitz with side trips to Poland and Czech Republic. The spirit of exploration was at work again. The former monastery Leubus - the second largest monastery in Europe - and now nothing more than a ruin. Actually most of it is nothing more than a ruin - it should be a magnet for travelers, instead, but it isn't. The area is not at all focus area, neither for Germany, Poland or Czechia -- three losing regions don'r make a winner. And this should be the centre of Europe? Seems that the boom, if it is happenig at all, is situated in other parts ... unfortunately. I wish it came out of the Sleeping Beauty like state.
Work -- abundant. At the moment two persons have to do the work of three. This takes, of course, a lot of my energy.
Highlights have been the church concerts. During some weeks I had been away every evening. And I have learnt to appreciate new composers - Wilhelm Middelschulte, Julius Reubke, Alexandre Guilmant ... and many more. And best of all I enjoyed the transcriptions of Wagner's operas. Time to be more outgoing in cultural affairs!
