In2020,2021 and2022, I asked my friends to come to celebrate with me, due to the pandemic stretched over time. The diary continues here, with some places, songs, and food, a work in process.
January · Vacation onLa Palma11–29 ·February ·March · Vacation onMadeira20–30
| Image | Places | Songs | more |
|---|---|---|---|
 | concert atChristophoruskirche, Schierstein Ensemble Clementissime (1 January) | Distler:Die Weihnachtsgeschichte |  |
 | hiking fromEhrenbach toNiederauroff and back (3 January) |  |  |
| singing with friends (7 January) |  | Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her | |
 | service at St. Martin with thestar singers (8 January) | Stern über Bethlehem |  |
 | beaches of El Remo,La Palma (11 January) |  | |
 | north beach in El Remo (12 January) |  |  |
 | south beach in El Remo (12 January) |  |  |
 | hiking up from El Remo (13 January) |  | |
 | hiking up (13 January) |  |  |
 | on top (13 January) |  | |
 | driving toLas Manchas and Zamora Playa (14 January) |  |  |
| driving to Faro deFuencaliente (14 January) |  |  | |
 | driving back via Las Manchas (14 January) |  |  |
 | driving to Mirador de Time on road still hot after2021 eruption, and hiking up (15 January) |  |  |
 | hiking further up to the pine forest (15 January) |  |  |
 | hiking back (15 January) |  | |
| church service at San Nicolás at Las Manchas (15 January) |  |  | |
 | hiking from Las Manchas up, the volcano on the left (16 January) |  |  |
 | hiking further up through pine forest, sometimes in rain, to Coladas de San Juan (16 January) |  |  |
 | hiking down (16 January) |  |  |
 | return (16 January) |  | |
 | hiking from Puerto de Tazacorte to Mirador el Time (17 January) |  |  |
 | near top (17 January) |  |  |
 | return (17 January) |  |  |
 | La Fajana (18 January) |  |  |
 | hiking from Las Tricias (19 January) |  | |
 | Las Tricias to Las Bucanas (19 January) |  |  |
| return (19 January) |  |  | |
 | Roque de los Muchachos, observatories and view to crater (20 January) |  |  |
 | Roque de los Muchachos, hiking towards Tazacorte (20 January) |  | |
 | Roque de los Muchachos, hiking towards Tazacorte (20 January) |  |  |
 | climbing Pico Bejenado inCaldera de Taburiente (21 January) |  |  |
 | climbing Pico Bejenado halfway (21 January) |  |  |
 | top of Pico Bejenado (21 January) |  |  |
 | return, dinner at Casa Osmunda,Breña Alta (21 January) |  |  |
 | church at Iglesia de Montserrat inLos Sauces (22 January) |  |  |
 | hiking up from Faro deFuencaliente (22 January) |  |  |
 | driving to Puerto de Tazacorte (22 January) |  |  |
 | stroll fromSan Andrés to Charco Azul (23 January) |  | |
 | Charco Azul (23 January) |  |  |
 | return to San Andrés (23 January) |  |  |
 | hiking on coastal trail to LP 1 (23 January) |  |  |
| hiking back (23 January) |  |  | |
 | hiking the trail from Mirador del Time to Torre de Time, upper half (24 January) |  |  |
| hiking up, view of Pico Bejenado (24 January) |  |  | |
 | hiking to top and return (24 January) |  | |
 | driving to Cava de Candalaria,Tijarafe (24 January) |  | |
 | driving to Cava de Candalaria,Tijarafe (24 January) |  |  |
 | dinner at Ancora,Puntagorda (24 January) |  |  |
 | sunset at Puntagorda (24 January) |  | |
 | archeological siteBelmaco [es], petroglyphs (25 January) |  |  |
 | Playa de Salemera (25 January) |  |  |
 | hiking above the village (25 January) |  |  |
 | hiking toBarlovento (26 January) |  |  |
 | further up (26 January) |  |  |
 | further up (26 January) |  |  |
 | Barlovento (26 January) |  |  |
| Barlovento and return (26 January) |  |  | |
 | return (26 January) |  |  |
 | return (26 January) |  |  |
 | return, sunset on beach (26 January) |  |  |
 | surprise meal at Jardín de Sel, at lighthouse and salines ofFuencaliente (27 January) |  |  |
 | first three courses (27 January) |  |  |
 | other three courses (27 January) |  |  |
 | hiking to Puertito from the road to Fuencaliento (27 January) |  |  |
 | return (27 January) |  |  |
 | La Fajana (28 January) |  |  |
 | beach to west (28 January) |  |  |
 | Puerto Espíndola (28 January) |  |  |
 | lunch at Méson del mar (28 January) |  |  |
 | stroll from Puerto Espíndola to San Andrés (28 January) |  |  |
 | San Andrés (28 January) |  |  |
 | hiking towards Los Sauces (28 January) |  |  |
 | return (28 January) |  |  |
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 | driving from La Fajana to the airport (29 January) |  |  |
 | Opera world premiere, atBockenheimer Depot (3 February) | Vito Žuraj:Blühen |  |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (4 February) |  |  |
 | mass at St. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden, lunch at Harput (5 February) | Franck:Panis angelicus Wenn wir das Leben teilen |  |
 | hiking along the Neckar atEdingen-Neckarhausen (7 February) |  | |
 | hiking on Rosenkippel, Idstein (8 February) | Program presentation of Rheingau Musik Festival (RMF) |  |
 | Arnsburg Abbey (11 February) |  | |
 | hiking along Ehrenbach (15 February) |  |  |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (21 February) |  |  |
 | driving to funeral in Munich (26 February) | Möge die Straße uns zusammenführen |  |
 | exhibition Flowers Forever Nordfriedhof (27 February) |  |  |
 | hiking fromNiederwalluf toEltville and back, migrating birds (2 March) |  |  |
 | hiking to Orlen via Oberlibbach concert fromSpeyer Cathedral in Wiesbaden (5 March) |  |  |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (8 March) |  |  |
 | concert atMarktkirche Wiesbaden Homilius:Matthäuspassion (11 March) |  |  |
 | Main, Frankfurt exhibitionLiebieghaus opera Mercadante:Francesca da Rimini (15 March) |  |  |
 | hiking fromHattenheim toJohannisberg, passingSchloss Vollrads (16 March) |  |  |
 | Wildsülze at Goldatzel (16 March) |  |  |
 | hiking to Niederauroff walking from Frankfurt Hauptwache tohr Sendesaal viaHolzhausenschlösschen (18 March) |  |  |
 | concert ofhr Sinfonieorchester (18 March) |  | music by Dutilleux, Debussy and Grisey |
 | service at St. Martin onLaetare Sunday with the Martinis (19 March) | Remember not, Lord, our offences |  |
 | stroll inNürnberg,castle,St. Egidien St. Lorenz (20 March) |  |  |
 | Madeira, hiking fromCaniçal trailhead to Casa de Sardinia, PR 8 (21 March) |  |  |
 | dinner inPorto Moniz (21 March) |  |  |
 | hiking from Rabacal to 25 fontes, PR 6 (22 March) |  |  |
 | 25 fontes (22 March) |  |  |
| return (22 March) |  |  | |
 | clouds coming laurels in Fanal park (22 March) |  | |
 | hiking along alevada from Lombo (23 March) |  |  |
 | hiking along a levada to Serrado and back (23 March) |  |  |
(23 March) |  |  | |
 | hiking from Pico do Areeiro towardsPico Ruivo (24 March) |  | |
 | and back (24 March) |  |  |
| dinner inSão Vicente (24 March) |  |  | |
 | breakfast inPorto Moniz (25 March) |  | |
 | stroll of Rua de Santa Maria inFunchal, with painted doors (25 March) |  |  |
 | from Funchal toMachico (25 March) | ||
 | hiking along levada from Machico to Maroços (25 March) |  |  |
 | hiking along levada towards Maroços (25 March) |  |  |
| leaving levada for the mountains above Maroços (25 March) |  |  | |
 | hiking in mountains above Maroços, giant ferns (25 March) |  |  |
 | return along levada dinner at Porto Moniz (25 March) |  |  |
 | hiking PR 7 Levada do Moinho (26 March) |  |  |
 | hiking PR 7 to Madre de Levada (26 March) |  |  |
| hiking back viewAchadas da Cruz (26 March) |  |  | |
 | service at Funchal Cathedral (26 March) |  | |
| dinner on the bar terrace of Reids (26 March) |  |  | |
 | hiking PR 17 Encumeada, sign to Lombo do Mouro, first along lower levada (27 March) |  |  |
 | hiking PR 17 climb over ridge (27 March) |  |  |
 | hiking PR 17 water on upper levada (27 March) |  |  |
 | hiking PR 17 looking around (27 March) |  |  |
| hiking PR 17 return (27 March) |  |  | |
 | Porto Moniz (28 March) |  | |
 | hiking from Machico towards the sea via Verada da Boca de Risco (28 March) |  |  |
 | hiking along the coast (28 March) |  |  |
 | hiking PR 1.2 from Achada do Teixera to Pico Ruivo (28 March) |  |  |
 | views from Pico Ruivo north, east and west (28 March) |  |  |
 | hiking coastal trail fromBoaventura to Arco (29 March) |  |  |
 | return (29 March) |  |  |
 | Boaventura pebble beach (29 March) |  |  |
 | dinner outside above the pebble beach (29 March) |  |  |
April ·May ·June (Stockholm13–17 June)
| Image | Places | Songs | more |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Easter Sunday atSt. Bonifatius, Wiesbaden Vierne:Messe solennelle (9 April) |  |  |
| Oper Frankfurt,Weil/Orff (9 April) |  |  | |
 | Bockenheimer Depot (12 April) | Britten: The Prodigal Son The Burning Fiery Furnace |  |
 | walking along the Rhine in Hattenheim (13 April) |  | |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach, sloes beginning to bloom (14 April) | ||
 | strolling in the cherry orchards ofFrauenstein (21 April) |  |  |
 | strolling among the cherry trees of Ehrenbach (21 April) |  |  |
 | Kirchweih at theBasilika in Mittelheim [de] (22 April) |  |  |
 | hiking to Oberauroff and back (23 April) |  |  |
 | cycling toKloster Gnadenthal (30 April) |  | |
| Kloster Gnadenthal (30 April) |  |  | |
 | back via Niederauroff (30 April) |  | |
 | hiking fromLorch to Engweger Kopf (1 May) |  |  |
 | brunch for family event inHattenheim, concertin Idstein PalmeriMisatango and ReuleinTe Deum (6 May) |  |  |
 | church atSt. Valentin, Kiedrich (7 May) | Reulein: Jesus Christus, Sohn des Lebens Freu dich, du Himmelskönigin |  |
 | brunch inHattenheim (7 May) |  |  |
 | concert repeated in the presence of composerPeter Reulein (7 May) |  | |
 | hiking in beech forest around Ehrenbach (10 May) |  | |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (12 May) |  |  |
| hiking around Ehrenbach (13 May) |  |  | |
 | concert atCasals Forum works for piano four-hands by Gershwin, Dvořák:String Quartet No. 12 (14 May) |  |  |
| concert at Casals Forum Anton Arensky: String Quartet No. 2 (14 May) |  |  | |
 | biking toNiederlibbach viaOberlibbach alongrapeseed fields in bloom (14 May) |  |  |
 | stroll around Rauenthal (16 May) |  | |
 | stroll around Martinsthal (17 May) |  |  |
 | service for Ascension Day at St. Martha, Engenhahn (18 May) |  |  |
 | biking to Wörsdorf (18 May) |  | |
 | biking from Engenhahn-Wildpark to Ehrenbach (18 May) |  |  |
 | biking fromBad Camberg toSchwickershausen to the Baumwipfelweg (19 May) |  |  |
| biking to the Baumwipfelweg and theKreuzkapelle (19 May) |  |  | |
 | Latin choral high mass at St. Valentin, Kiedrich, with five new singers (21 May) |  |  |
 | biking fromKiedrich viaHallgarten andSchloss Johannisberg toMarienthal (21 May) |  |  |
| Hof Rheinblick, Marienthal (21 May) |  |  | |
 | biking back toKiedrich via Flötenweg above Hallgarten (21 May) |  |  |
 | biking from Bad Camberg to Baumwipfelweg (22 May) |  | |
| biking further to pilgrimage church Schwickerhausen (22 May) |  |  | |
 | biking back viaDombach valley andErbach (22 May) |  |  |
 | biking fromGustavsburg to south ofTrebur mostly on dykes along the Rhine (24 May) |  |  |
 | biking, Lercher Loch (24 May) |  | |
 | biking south of Trebur (24 May) |  |  |
 | biking inland south of Trebur, ending at Mainspitze oppositeMainz (24 May) |  |  |
 | biking fromFechenheim toMühlheim along theMain, via Schloss Rumpenheim (26 May) |  |  |
 | biking to Wehen via Orlen (27 May) |  | |
 | biking back via Aar valley (27 May) |  |  |
 | service forPentecost at St. Martin, Idstein stroll at KurparkBad Hamm [de] (28 May) |  |  |
 | concert at Kurhaus Bad Hamm (28 May) | Mahler:First Symphony |  |
 | ecumenical service for Pentecost at New Apostolic Church, Steinhagen (29 May) |  |  |
 | family gathering (29 May) |  |  |
 | hiking to Riedelbacher Heide,Riedelbach (1 June) |  |  |
 | garden atWestfalenhallen, Dortmund (3 June) |  |  |
 | Rombergpark,handkerchief tree (4 June) |  |  |
 | valleys, Rombergpark (4 June) |  |  |
| multiflora rose (4 June) |  |  | |
 | St. Patrokli, Kirchhörde (4 June) | Wo Menschen sich vergessen |  |
 | Patrokluskirche, Kirchhörde (4 June) | Wo Menschen sich vergessen |  |
 | hiking to Eschenhahn (6 June) |  | |
 | lunch in Mainz (7 June) |  |  |
 | procession forCorpus Christi, Idstein (8 June) |  |  |
 | station Kalmenhof at procession (8 June) |  |  |
 | biking toNeuhof via Aarquelle (8 June) |  |  |
 | hiking up trail In vino veritas,Lorch (10 June) |  |  |
| top (10 June) |  |  | |
 | hiking down (10 June) |  |  |
 | Bach concert at St. Valentin, Kiedrich (11 June) |  | |
 | Bach concert (11 June) | Magnificat |  |
 | vacation in Stockholm,Riddarholmen,Royal Palace,Skeppsholmen (13 June) |  |  |
 | Skeppsholmen:Moderna Museet, restaurant (13 June) |  |  |
| Riddarsholmen Church, late dusk (13 June) |  |  | |
 | ferry boat Linje 83 from Slussen toRindö viaVaxholm (14 June) |  |  |
 | Vaxholm (14 June) |  |  |
 | boat back (14 June) |  |  |
 | ferry boat Linje 89 fromCity Hall toTappström viaNorr Mälarstrand (14 June) |  |  |
 | hiking on Södermalm with sunset views (14 June) |  |  |
 | return (14 June) |  |  |
 | walk toSkansen open-air museum (15 June) |  |  |
 | Skansen historic houses and gardens (15 June) |  |  |
 | Skansen meadow and goats (15 June) |  |  |
 | Skansen reindeer (15 June) |  |  |
| Skansen moose (15 June) |  |  | |
 | Skansen church (15 June) |  |  |
 | Skansen goose and laundry (15 June) |  |  |
 | Skansen music, back through park (15 June) |  |  |
 | dinner andNationalmuseum (15 June) | %2c_Violinist.jpg) |  |
 | walk toGamla stan (16 June) |  | |
 | Gamla stan, Tyska kyrkan (16 June) |  |  |
 | hiking acrossSödermalm Katarina kyrka (16 June) |  |  |
 | Sofia kyrka (16 June) |  |  |
 | southern shore (16 June) |  |  |
 | northern shore, Skinnarviksberget (16 June) |  | |
 | Mariaberget views (16 June) |  |  |
 | ferry boat linje 80 to Ropsten (16 June) |  |  |
 | linje 80 to Storholmen (16 June) |  |  |
 | linje 80 back (16 June) |  |  |
 | Drottningholm Palace and park (17 June) |  |  |
 | Drottningholm outer park (17 June) |  |  |
 | Abel Fest at Schloss Köthen, opening concert (22 June) |  |  |
 | St. Agnus [de] (with a contemporary copy of Cranach'sLast Supper), Abel Fest: introduction ofAbelWV Morcher Mühle,Walsdorf (23 June) |  |  |
 | RMFopening concert Eberbach Abbey Alain Altinoglu (24 June) | Poulenc:Stabat Mater |  |
 | Frankfurt: Steinbrenner garden Maaschanz (25 June) |  |  |
 | Bingen: Zollhaus sculptures (26 June) |  |  |
 | Bingen, Ingelheim: Altes Rathaus (26 June) |  |  |
 | RMFconcert Eberbach Abbey (28 June) | Bach:Mass in B minor |  |
 | Goldatzel, Johannisberg Steinberg (29 June) |  |  |
 | RMFconcert Eberbach Abbey (29 June) | Venetian Night with Diana Tishchenko |  |
July ·August ·September · Berlin, Kronberg Festival
| Image | Places | Songs | more |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Rhein in Flammen, hiking from aboveRüdesheim to aboveAssmannshausen (1 July) |  |  |
 | above Assmannshausen (1 July) |  |  |
 | fireworks atTrechtingshausen and Assmannshausen (1 July) |  |  |
| hiking back, fireworks atBingerbrück, illuminated boats (1 July) |  |  | |
 | jubilee of three choirs atSt. Martin, Idstein Mass with orchestra and reception showing posters and other memorabilia (2 July) |  |  |
 | walking in Frankfurt, Ironman,opera (2 July) |  |  |
 | strolling in Eltville, Rosengarten (4 July) |  |  |
 | RMF concert at Eberbach Abbey (5 July) |  | de}}g!.jpg |
 | Heichelheim, Thuringia (6 July) |  |  |
 | Schloss Ettersburg, garden and Pücklerschlag (6 July) |  |  |
 | dinner (6 July) |  |  |
 | breakfast (7 July) |  |  |
 | Schloss Kromsdorf [de] (7 July) |  |  |
 | Schloss Tiefurt (7 July) |  |  |
 | its park along the Ilm (7 July) |  |  |
| organ concert atHerder church in Weimar (7 July) |  | Léon Boëllmann: Suite Gothique | |
 | Schloss Bellevue (7 July) |  |  |
 | Duchess Anna Amalia Library (7 July) |  |  |
 | Rettershof (7 July) |  |  |
 | RMF concert Larún (7 July) |  |  |
 | stroll around Ehrenbach (11 July) |  | |
 | biking to Limburg RMF concert ofCollegium Vocale Gent atRingkirche (13 July) |  |  |
 | hiking to Görsroth (15 July) |  |  |
 | biking to Bleidenstadt (16 July) |  |  |
 | hiking from Oberauroff (18 July) |  |  |
 | towards Ehrenbach (18 July) |  |  |
 | lunch inHetschbach (19 July) |  | |
 | RMF concert at Casals Forum (21 July) |  |  |
 | biking fromHausen vor der Höhe [de] toLorch, and then Eltville RMF concertTenebrae (22 July) |  |  |
 | biking to Wehen (24 July) |  |  |
 | Kammeroper Frankfurt atPalmengarten (26 July) |  |  |
 | RMF concert at Ringkirche (27 July) | Schumann:Liederkreis, Op. 39 |  |
 | RMF concert at Kurhaus Wiesbaden (28 July) |  |  |
 | biking to Steckenroth, and back via Orlen and Niederlibbach (30 July) |  |  |
 | RMF concert at Kurhaus Wiesbaden European Union Youth Orchestra (3 August) |  |  |
 | wedding at Burg Vlotho, overlooking theWeser (4 August) |  |  |
 | (4 August) |  |  |
 | (4 August) |  |  |
 | wedding at Dankeskirche, Bad Nauheim (5 August) | Danke |  |
 | continued at Kurhaus, Bad Nauheim (5 August) |  | |
 | RMF concert at kING, Ingelheim (5 August) | encore: theme fromGoldberg Variations |  |
 | biking from Rüdesheim to Eltville, RMF concert at Schloss Johannisberg, Amerika! (8 August) |  |  |
 | intermission: grave ofTatiana von Metternich and her husband (8 August) | Daniel Hope, Sylvia Thereza |  |
 | biking from Johannisberg toStephanshausen on Philosophenweg (9 August) |  |  |
 | biking fromDiez along the Lahn toGeilnau (10 August) |  |  |
| back (10 August) |  |  | |
 | birthday For the beauty of the earth (13 August) |  |  |
| lunch and stroll in Idstein (13 August) |  |  | |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (15 August) |  | |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (17 August) | Geh aus, mein Herz, und suche Freud |  |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach plum dumplings (19 August) |  | |
 | RMF concert at Eberbach Abbey Mahler'sFourth Symphony (19 August) |  |  |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (23 August) |  |  |
 | stroll along the Rhine inBiebrich Villa Annika (24 August) |  | |
 | biking via the Eisenstraße to the Aar valley (25 August) |  |  |
 | descent toKetternschwalbach Vietnamese lunch inHahnstätten (25 August) |  |  |
| RMF concert at Eberbach Abbey Mahler'sNinth Symphony (25 August) |  |  | |
 | hiking to Niederauroff and back (26 August) |  |  |
 | RMF concert at Eberbach Abbey Laiendormitorium Goldberg Variations Mahler'sNinth Symphony (27 August) |  |  |
 | sunflowers near Ehrenbach (29 August) |  | |
 | biking fromWöllstein to heath nearNeu-Bamberg (31 August) |  |  |
| back (31 August) |  |  | |
 | RMF concert at Eberbach Abbey (1 September) | Palmeri:Misatango |  |
 | biking to Bad Camberg (2 September) |  |  |
 | RMF concert at Eberbach Abbey (2 September) |  |  |
| Bruckner:Seventh Symphony (2 September) |  |  | |
 | biking to Orlen viaNeuhofer Heide (3 September) |  |  |
 | stroll around Ehrenbach (6 September) |  | |
 | biking fromDiez toGeilnau along theLahn (7 September) |  |  |
| back (7 September) |  |  | |
 | biking Biebrich to Mainz across theKaiserbrücke (8 September) |  |  |
 | back (8 September) |  |  |
 | Wagner's Parsifal atStadttheater Minden (10 September) |  | |
 | stroll around Himmelreich in Dotzheim (13 September) |  |  |
| lunch inWallau, stroll in Ehrenbach (14 September) |  |  | |
 | trip to Berlin viaFrankfurt main station:Kronprinzenpalais,Berliner Dom (15 September) |  |  |
 | hiking inPotsdam:Dutch Quarter,Russian Church (16 September) |  |  |
 | further toBelvedere (16 September) |  |  |
 | further toGlienicke Bridge, boat ride onHavel toWannsee onGroßer Wannsee (16 September) |  |  |
 | concert at Konzerthaus Berlin (16 September) | Le Sacre du Printemps |  |
 | service atSt. Joseph, Wedding (17 September) |  |  |
 | brunch at Alex, next toMarienkirche (17 September) |  |  |
 | Humboldt Forum (17 September) |  |  |
| walking from Humboldt Forum toBerlinische Galerie,Nationalgalerie,Brandenburger Tor and back (17 September) |  |  | |
 | Humboldt Forum exhibition,Staatsoper (17 September) |  |  |
| Verdi:Macbeth (17 September) |  |  | |
 | biking to Neuhof and back (20 September) |  |  |
 | birthday celebration,Dortmund (23 September) |  |  |
 | biking to Niederlibbach and Orlen (24 September) |  |  |
| (24 September) |  |  | |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (25 September) |  |  |
 | biking to Limburg viaKloster Gnadenthal (27 September) |  |  |
| biking further viaEnnerich (27 September) |  |  | |
 | biking to Niedernhausen viaEngenhahn-Wildpark, back from there (28 September) |  |  |
 | pilgrimage on foot toKreuzkapelle, Bad Camberg, viaWalsdorf andWürges (30 September) |  |  |
 | arrived concertat Casals Forum Bartók:Viola Concerto (30 September) |  |  |
October · Choir outing to Aachen21-22 · Vacation on Ibiza26-30, Madrid31 ·November · Paris29-1 December · Hannover13-14 ·Berlin19-20
| Image | Places | Songs | more |
|---|---|---|---|
 | biking to Steckenroth and back (1 October) |  |  |
 | biking from Runkel along the Lahn toFürfurt (2 October) |  | |
| biking further (2 October) |  |  | |
 | back (2 October) |  |  |
 | stroll inBad Homburg,Sinclair House [de] museum,Schloss Bad Homburg courtyards (3 October) |  |  |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (7 October) |  |  |
 | Abendlob in St. Martin, Idstein Maria, dich lieben ist allzeit mein Sinn (8 October) |  |  |
 | stroll around Ehrenbach (10 October) |  | |
 | stroll around Rauenthal (11 October) |  | |
| Hevenu shalom aleichem (11 October) |  |  | |
 | stroll around Dotzheim (13 October) |  |  |
 | sunset (13 October) |  | |
 | Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt (14 October) |  |  |
 | service at St. Martin with orchestra (15 October) |  |  |
 | stroll around Ehrenbach (15 October) |  |  |
 | hiking to Kesselbach and back (15 October) |  | |
 | stroll around Orlen (17 October) |  |  |
| furry cows there (17 October) |  |  | |
 | outing toAachen with ChorSt. Martin, Idstein guided tour of Printen Klein, traditional bakery (21 October) |  |  |
| St. Michael's Church Sozusagen grundlos vergnügt (21 October) |  |  | |
 | lunch atElisengarten [de] near theAachen Cathedral (21 October) |  |  |
 | guided tour of the Cathedral Throne of Charlemagne (21 October) |  |  |
| Karlsschrein andMarienschrein, with new windows (21 October) |  |  | |
 | Rolduc, Kerkrade (21 October) |  |  |
 | Rolduc, Abbey Church (singPurcell: Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts), Rococo library (21 October) |  |  |
 | Rolduc, Abbey Church, dinner (21 October) |  | |
 | guided tour of old city of Aachen (22 October) |  |  |
 | service at the Cathedral (22 October) | Herr, unser Herr, wie bist du zugegen |  |
| after service (22 October) |  |  | |
 | lunch at Café Daele (22 October) |  | |
 | stroll around Ehrenbach (24 October) |  |  |
 | Vacation onIbiza, Pou des Lleó (26 October) |  |  |
 | breakfast (26 October) |  |  |
 | hiking along the coast (26 October) |  |  |
 | continued (26 October) |  |  |
| sunset on western coast, dinner in Puerto de San Miguel (26 October) |  |  | |
 | hiking to Torre de'n Valls, (27 October) |  |  |
 | hiking further south (27 October) |  |  |
 | hiking further, looking south to Punta Prima (27 October) |  | |
| looking north (27 October) |  |  | |
 | hiking further to Cala Boix (27 October) |  |  |
 | hiking further to Cala Mastella, Bullit fish stew on the beach (27 October) |  |  |
 | Old town of Eivissa, Cathedral hill (27 October) |  |  |
 | sunset and moon there (27 October) |  |  |
 | breakfast outside (28 October) |  |  |
 | hiking toSant Carles de Peralta, first along the beach (28 October) |  |  |
 | turning inland, get lost (28 October) |  |  |
 | Es Figueral (28 October) |  |  |
 | towards Sant Carles, finally (28 October) |  | |
| halfway down (28 October) |  |  | |
 | Squid festival (28 October) |  |  |
 | hiking back (28 October) |  |  |
 | fish on the beach, Es Figueral (28 October) |  |  |
 | church atSanta Eulària des Riu (29 October) |  |  |
| Pan y vino sobre el altar (29 October) |  |  | |
 | historic villageBalàfia (29 October) |  |  |
| gardens (29 October) |  |  | |
 | stroll inSanta Gertrudis (29 October) |  | |
 | view over the bay ofPort de Sant Miguel (29 October) |  |  |
 | (29 October) |  | |
 | trail to Cala de sa Ferradura (29 October) |  |  |
 | trail to Torre des Molar (29 October) |  |  |
| arroz dinner (29 October) |  |  | |
 | Cala Boix (30 October) |  |  |
 | Port d'es Torrent (30 October) |  |  |
 | Es Vedrà, from Cala d'Hort (30 October) |  |  |
 | hiking towards Torre des Savinar (30 October) |  |  |
 | climbing to Torre (30 October) |  |  |
| Phoenician settlement, Playa Bol Nou (30 October) |  |  | |
 | hiking along Platja de ses Salinas towards Torre de ses Porte (30 October) |  | |
 | Madrid, walk toEl Retiro (31 October) |  |  |
 | Fuente de los Galapagos, glass harp player, statue ofJuana I de Castilla (31 October) |  |  |
 | Parterre del Retiro Real Jardín Botánico de Madrid (31 October) |  |  |
 | Calle de las Huertas (31 October) |  |  |
| return, palace with Spanish flags (31 October) |  |  | |
 | walk toThyssen-Bornemisza Museum (31 October) |  |  |
 | Nuestra Señora del Carmen y San Luis tapas (31 October) |  | |
 | mass at the Almudena Cathedral, Haydn'sOrlando paladino at theTeatro Real (1 November) |  | |
| sermon (1 November) |  |  | |
 | Museo del Romanticismo (2 November) |  |  |
| take off on a stormy day (2 November) |  |  | |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (4 November) |  |  |
 | concert atRingkirche (4 November) |  |  |
 | in Frankfurt: Holbein exhibition at the Städel Lyonel Feininger exhibition at the Schirn Mozart's Figaro at Oper Frankfurt (5 November) |  |  |
 | stroll around Ehrenbach, old apple tree (8 November) |  | |
 | hiking to Neuhof (11 November) |  |  |
 | ... and back (11 November) |  |  |
 | hiking to Oberauroff and back (12 November) |  | |
| stroll around Ehrenbach (14 November) |  |  | |
 | hiking from Idstein to Ehrenbach (15 November) |  |  |
 | along Ehrenbach (15 November) |  |  |
 | stroll around Ehrenbach feast with friends (16 November) | Nun danket all und bringet Ehr Hevenu shalom aleichem |  |
 | hiking to Oberlibbach (19 November) |  |  |
| apple trees (19 November) |  |  | |
 | back via Orlen (19 November) |  | |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (22 November) |  | |
| snow (28 November) |  |  | |
 | trip to Paris (29 November) |  |  |
| Jardin Villemin Canal Saint-Martin (29 November) |  |  | |
 | Jardin et chapelle de l'Hôpital Saint-Louis chapel (29 November) |  |  |
 | ballet and opera by Ravel atPalais Garnier (29 November) |  |  |
| intermission (29 November) |  |  | |
 | walk along Canal Saint-Martin (30 November) |  |  |
 | toPlace de la Bastille (30 November) |  |  |
 | toNotre-Dame de Paris under restoration (30 November) |  |  |
 | toJardin du Luxembourg (30 November) |  |  |
 | toSaint-Sulpice (30 November) |  |  |
 | lunch (30 November) |  |  |
| toCentre Pompidou, Place de la République (30 November) |  |  | |
 | La Seine musical, concert (30 November) |  |  |
 | walk toPorte Saint-Denis (1 December) |  | |
 | toJardin du Palais-Royal (1 December) |  |  |
 | toMusée d'Orsay (1 December) |  |  |
 | Vincent van Gogh inAuvers (1 December) |  |  |
 | return (1 December) |  |  |
 | ecumenicalAdventservice at Unionskirche (3 December) |  |  |
 | hiking around Ehrenach after snow (3 December) |  |  |
| RMFconcert: Voces8 atRingkirche (6 December) |  |  | |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (7 December) |  |  |
 | choral concert of EASO choir from Biscay atSt. Martin, Oestrich (8 December) |  |  |
 | penitential service at St. Andreas, Wiesbaden (10 December) | Tochter Zion, freue dich |  |
 | hiking to Niederauroff (11 December) |  | |
| back (11 December) |  |  | |
 | hiking fromHannover-Döhren alongMaschsee (13 December) |  |  |
 | Landesmuseum Paula Modersohn-Becker (13 December) |  |  |
 | Landesmuseum Paula Modersohn-Becker (13 December) |  | |
 | dining at Votum (14 December) |  |  |
 | opera Aida and Christmas market, Frankfurt (17 December) |  |  |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (18 December) | ||
 | Berlin, Humboldt Forum, Marienkirche, Spree-Insel (19 December) |  |  |
 | Bode Museum (19 December) |  |  |
 | Friedrichswerdersche Kirche (19 December) |  |  |
 | opera atDeutsche Oper (19 December) | Donizetti:Anna Bolena | |
 | Potsdam, Museum Barberini (Impressionism,Edvard Munch) (20 December) |  |  |
 | St. Nikolaikirche (Bach'sprelude in E-flat major, BWV 552), Dutch Quarter (20 December) |  |  |
 | Berlin Hauptbahnhof (20 December) Fried fish, Idstein (22 December) |  | |
 | hiking to Neuhof and back (23 December) |  |  |
| service on Christmas Eve at St. Martin (24 December) |  |  | |
 | hiking around Ehrenbach (25 December) |  |  |
 | stroll around Ehrenbach (26 December) |  |  |
(28 December) |  |  | |
 | Frankfurt, Cathedral, Main with high water (28 December) |  |  |
 | hiking from Rüdesheim harbour along Rhine with high water (30 December) |  | |
 | hiking back (30 December) |  |  |
 | (30 December) |  |  |