France “You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.” Albert Camus Sleep in and then take a vigorous morning walk. Home for some porridge before our 10.00 am appointment with Domaine Dirler Cadé. Domaine Dirler…
Guebwiller
France “The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things.” Plato For the next few days, I will play amongst lovely things. A good sleep and a slow start to the morning. Only four hours to Domaine Bohème I art de vivre, the most impressively cool apartment, in the…
Nohfelden
Germany “A wild longing for strong emotions and sensations seethes in me, a rage against this toneless, flat, normal and sterile life.” Hermann Hesse Another day of driving. The road to Alsace. We stop just outside of Waldorf for a picnic lunch. If there is a more Germanic town than Waldorf, I have never seen…
Horneburg
Germany “To be independent of public opinion is the first formal condition of achieving anything great.” Georg Hegel A day of driving in the rain. Breakfast at a service station and an early dinner. Chicken with roasted vegetables. We drink an inexpensive bottle of Sangiovese from Umbria before retiring early to read. I finish Cat’s…
Food Redemption in Copenhagen
Denmark “You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.” Albert Camus It is an early start. Rachelle has a hair appointment at 9.30 am, and it is a hike to get there. Rain is forecast, so we grab umberellas from the front desk. Breakfast on the…
København
København is written on the sign. Copenhagen. Danmǫrk Now I am just being foolish. “Do it or do not do it—you will regret both.” Søren Kierkegaard An early start, no time for a walk. A rather boring drive on highways. Shell finds an excellent picnic spot only 6 km from the busy roads. We cross…
Rælingen
Norway Once more, I forgot to mention dinner—potatoes and beer, who would have guessed. I stayed up late and watched Australia lose in soccer. If there is a more boring sport, I have yet to see it. “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” John Muir We wake up late with…
Stöllet
Sweden “I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, “This is what it is to be happy.” Sylvia Plath Addendum – Rachelle took pictures of last night’s dinner and was unimpressed that they were not featured in yesterday’s post. This has been rectified below. I had high hopes…
Hammarstrand
Sweden “if you don’t try at anything, you can’t fail… it takes back bone to lead the life you want” Richard Yates I wake up to sunshine at 3.00 am and need to go to the toilet. Rachelle is awake. We dash into the hive of insects and relieve ourselves next to the cabin. The…