A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.
George Bernard Shaw

Sharing the holiday with other people, and feeling that you're giving of yourself, gets you past all the commercialism.
Caroline Kennedy

All journeys eventually end in the same place, home.
Chris Geiger

After all, the best part of a holiday is perhaps not so much to be resting yourself, as to see all the other fellows busy working.
Kenneth Grahame

We are so used to working that not working is the new hard work.”
Mokokoma Mokhonoana, The Confessions of a Misfit

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“Celebrate the happiness that friends are always giving, make every day a holiday and celebrate just living!”
 Amanda Bradley


“The holiest of all holidays are those kept by ourselves in silence and apart; the secret anniversaries of the heart.”
 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


“Idleness is the only refuge of weak minds, and the holiday of fools”
 Lord Chesterfield


“A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.”
 George Bernard Shaw



“A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours.”
 John B. Priestly

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Toni provided me with a great opportunity, to share with you my last year holiday's pictures, while dreaming of my next one, in less than 2 weeks.

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Something you regret not having done last year is a hard one, since I am of belief that one should not dwell upon the past or what ifs.


But anyway, one lesson I hoped I did learn in 2011 is the fact that during the summer I should take a break, a holiday longer than 3 days. It took Peter and I more than 10 months to go on a real holiday and this year we intend to take one in June or July. 


And where would I go? Well Bali sounds nice :)

What about you, do you have any regrets in respect to 2011?


Picture from here

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Happy weekend!

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Motto:

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
With dark green needled memories
Of childhood dreams and mysteries
Wrapped present-like in front of me.

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
I glimpse a past wherein i see
The child that then grew into me
Not forward fast but haltingly.

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
A time for being with family
A time that's gone so fleetingly
Yet lives for always deep in me.

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
When twelfth night comes whole hauntingly
One lingered look and then i see
No Christmas tree where it would be.

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
With feelings now felt longingly
No corner in my house to see
The magic of that Christmas tree.

by David Keig

When this week's theme was announced under The Writers' Post, my immediate thought was Christmas Tree. This is what brings the whole family together, we love to share ideas about decorations (I try to bring an extra thing each year, by having a different theme like blue and white, or multicolour), we gather around the tree to sing carols.

I cannot wait, one more week since we always start decorating the tree at Christmas Eve!

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See you in a week :)

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This week's theme for GBE2 is just for me! The writer can chose between Summer OR My Favorite Thing, so here we go!

One of my favourite things in the world is coffee, I cannot imagine any day without at least a cup (well in the end I have around 7 but who is counting?)



Picture from here

As for summer I thought that my holiday trip would suit perfectly the theme. And what would be more adequate that to let the pictures speak? We spend a week in Germany this summer (well it was not really summer), in Nürnberg (Peter's hometown) and in Augsburg (where my family lives). Below the collection of the best pictures, enjoy!

Walking towards the old town, starting along the river Pegnitz.



On the riverbanks of Pegnitz, in Nuernberg.



Old town, with Heilig-Geist-Spital in the background.



The entry to the Heilig-Geist-Spital, very romantic right? Peter told me that this the best view in town, all the lovers meet on the bridge to watch it!



St. Sebald church



A wonderful view from old town, and the light was gorgeous!



The royal castle from the distance



The most wonderful street in Fürth, a city close to Nürnberg. Peter took me there since he knew how much I love architecture, and this is indeed special. I called it the Nouveau Riche street. The name is actually Königswarter strasse.



I loved the windows!



What an amazing corner for a house!



View from the royal castle, I took several photos to try to capture the city's charm!









This is a close-up for the old town, the buildings are simply wonderful!



Intricate streets!



In the middle of old town



Now Augsburg's old town, a view towards the church.



I loved these red windows!



A sneak view!



An unusual house in the center!



The Catholic church Pfarramt St. Moritz



The Basilika St. Ulrich und Afra!



And the townhall



I hope you enjoyed the trip, for sure we did, the architecture is special in all three towns!

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