Retrospective Part 1

Feb 12, 2019 | After The Great Journey, Photos, Thoughts, Updates

When we returned from Denmark, you’ll remember or go look for that soothing entry, it was time for the stage.

It should be the last stage play I did yet, because I wanted to concentrate on the apprenticeship. The stage has its demands and I had other priorities. But no one said I didn’t enjoy it! In fact I did leave my comfort zone in certain ways for this.

I left out grooming to appear the lost and found and still loved son. Cut out of a whale, full of wisdom and grim views of the world, unafraid and out-of-his-mind, returning home just when the world is about to end. A comedic, yet forceful and crazy play it was. Not last thanks to the dear ensemble. And don’t y’all fear: I will go there again. Honour the black planks and assume yet another character.

Just before the year came to its conclusion, two events stood out: Autmn in all golden glory. Why do I mention that season? Because there were about one or two occasions I went for some pictures. But I would say those capture some of the atmospherical essence appropriately.

The other occasion was that I discovered another place to publish. On a platform that has gone beyond photographic interest I started to post stand-out pictures alongside some moody captions and those cheesy hashtags. It is fun, check it out.

Catching Up

Jan 31, 2019 | After The Great Journey, Thoughts, Updates

A long silence is hard to overcome.

We experienced one here.

But it is over now.

I lived my life in a quiet and rather striving way. You know after I returned from the great journey, I got into an apprenticeship. That was what I did. Until it was over. It ended this very month. My life changed once more. I guess I evolved.

Up to these days it was ‚the same old‘, substantially. But now the winds are blowing stronger. The waters get wider.

Though, philosophy talk aside, the passed time has not been without wonder and awe, the months of said silence not so quiet after all.
Truth be told, my days have been filled with friends, accomplishment and love.

In somewhat of a retrospective, I would like to tell you about it. It might become a little series of accumulated bliss.

So stay tuned and be a witness of how ‚Sir Oliver Evolves‘!

Soothing Denmark

Nov 15, 2017 | After The Great Journey, Photos, Trips

It is not hard to compose an entry for your blog. You only need some pictures and descriptive elements. I’ll go for a precending text on this one. Oh, and you might need some time to actually do it. That is what kept me from adding to the collection for quite a time.

Nevertheless, here is my retrospective of a fabulous week I spent in Denmark with some friends.

Most of the time we spent exploring the area and having trips to some stunning places around. In times of an elevated stress level there is nothing more soothing than a vacation like this.

 

Up North it goes!

Jul 25, 2017 | After The Great Journey, Photos, Trips

I often tell people that I come from the North of Germany. That is as true as it is relative. Because last weekend I went north.
My mission: Relaxation, experience, reuniting with friends.

One of the nights I spent inside a lovely caravan of the old make and the other one amongst my friends in Hamburg. Mission relaxation I could carry out well at the caravan’s and some experience I was presented with when having breakfast inside the ecological convenience store next to it.
Hamburg itself, for two half days, offered next to the fundamental relaxation a number of experiences. We looked at the Elbphilharmonie close up, we posed as spectators at a track and field competition, we walked much and we talked even more.

I would change nothing, maybe only the amount of time spent.

At the moment I am in Frankfurt. After the High Impact Presentation course from Dale Carnegie I have a little time left before my train arrives. Or before I arrive at the station. 🙂 This time I used to complete this article.

Content of two demanding days: Analyzing the own presentation skills and improve on it. On different kinds of presenting something we were filmed and coached alongside.
A great way to succeed! Now I know exactly where my strengths and weaknesses lie and after seeing myself, I can now begin to see others see me.

Long Weekend with Friends

Jun 11, 2017 | After The Great Journey, Photos, Trips

Even though this blog post has more pictures than words in it, the actual weekend has been full of experiences.

Do you remember Tina, with whom I had the ‘Adventure Couchsurfing’ and the ‘Authentic Kiwi Day’? 🙂
Exactly the same and her boyfriend I visited. So I went for a long weekend to Franconia.

The most amazing hosts in one picture!

One day we went into Swiss Franconia, from where I brought you some pictures of a dragonfly, mainly:

 

 

Bamberg. Just as the pictures show, a multi-layered city. She rewarded our visit with sun and a feast for the eyes and the belly.

 

 

One special attraction was so-called ‘Lesser Venice’.

 

 

As a highlight the visit of the ‘Teegießerei’  stood out. Tina went for a hot chocolate with chili and I wisely chose right, ordering some China Milky Oolong. A tea, fermented by using milk and being all deliiiicious! Including the second brew. 🙂

 

 

After Bamberg we strolled along the meadows around and the pavement inside Erlangen. And, oh well; it looked all very beautiful once more:

 

 

I am Groot.

Have you ever wanted to know what a Ferris wheel looks like through long exposure? Tadaaa:

 

 

A breeze of New Zealand came up, walking through the botanic gardens. Of course, those are to be told apart by their very plants…

 

 

 

 

As many pretty pictures arose, as many enjoyable moments there have been.
Friendship made them possible, in the first place.