Visited the old town of Munster, where Thomas went to uni. It's a really cute little town with old, original style buildings (that were rebuilt in the original style after the war), cobble stone roads and a buzzing cafe culture. All cafes are overflowing with people and the city has a really nice feel with some luxury shops, German bakeries everywhere with huge loaves of bread and lots of young people in this university town. The only thing I don't understand i...

Wielandstruden Restaurant - delicious high-class restaurant in Hamm that the Saerbecks have been visiting since it opened 30 years ago!

Elephants, corn fields and cute small animals are the highlights of the small village Uentrop (near Hamm). There are corn fields everywhere, but I've hardly seen any corn farmers! Most people work in nearby industrial parks, and previously coal mines all of which are now dormant. But there are hardly any other businesses around... Thomas' dad Dieter is the local GP (one of two) in the village. Cute little practice that is connected to their house so we can have c...

First experience on an autobahn (german motorway with no max speed limits) was interesting. Thomas picked me up from Frankfurt airport, after catching the train there from Munich when my direct flight was overbooked to Frankfurt. I quickly realised that a group of Australian drivers would not survive on the autobahn. It's all a highly organised system where you must stay to the right at all times, unless overtaking. Sure we say we do this (sticking to the left) ...

Waiting at the airport nervously for my first ever international flight alone. Who will I be sitting next to? Will they know to wake me for food?? So many things could go wrong! Thanks Sime for not calming my nerves at all by demonstrating my (severe lack of) German language knowledge! Hopefully some trashy girly movies on the flight will help calm me before I start my amazing FOUR WEEKS off work. I haven't had four weeks off since I finished uni... I might act...