Tales of a Technogypsie

The Pretty Vacant The Pretty Vacant Club * Mertensgasse 8 * D-40213 Düsseldorf * Open 8 til late (5 am) * http://www.prettyvacant.de/Saturday nights: The Sound’s of Swingin’ London. A great little hole-in-the-wall club and bar in the heart of the old town district of Dusseldorf. Around 10 pm, this little bar becomes infested with the [...]

Kas Bah Kas Bah * Rheinort 2 * 40213 Düsseldorf, DE * Telefon: 0211 / 8693888 * .Öffnungszeiten: Mo – Do, 12:00 – 01:00 Uhr; Fr – Sa, 12:00 – open end; So, 12:00 – 01:00 Uhr; .Happy Hour: Mo – So: 17:00 – 20:00 Uhr * http://www.bartime.de/location.kasbah.9.456.html A great little Morroccon cafe in the [...]

Sunday 1 April 2007 :: Bradford, England; Skipton, England – Yorkshire:: Once upon a time, there was a beautiful woman named Vanessa, Lady of the Rhine – who was the envy of all of the ladies in the village of Dusseldorf, along the Rhine river in Germany. One of the local enchantresses who envied Vanessa, [...]

[ Back to Thomas the Rhymer & Visions ]   [ Volcanoes and Virgins ]   [ Forward to Tribal Visions ] From the journal of Sir Thomas “Rymour Oisin” Leaf: The 10th of Quintilis (Julius Caesar’s “July”) in the good year 2009 of the Common Era: Part Trois. “Ah, so the last adventure we [...]

Frog fence along the highway between Ansbach and Wurzburg, Germany Frog Fences Germany is one of the few countries in the world that has become pro-active in protecting its frog populations. In areas heavily populated by frogs, fences are set up along the roads to prevent the little hoppers from getting flattened by cars. They [...]

Part A Leaving Christian’s Family’s Farm Monday, 6 April 2009Ansbach, Germany Rustled up by Lord Christian the explorers got their gear together and departed the farm. Today was the road trip to Wurzburg and the Castle Marionburg to accomplish the quest for the sacred key. Sir Thomas Leaf having some revelations overnight is realizing insight [...]

Club MateWhile in Ansbach had the privelege to try a friend’s favorite beverage called “Club Mate”. I don’t think its available in my part of the United States yet, but I look forward to its arrival. Club-Mate is a caffeinated carbonated Mate-extract beverage made by the Loscher Brewery near Münchsteinach, Germany and is apparently extremely [...]

Cathedral, Ansbach, Germany Ansbacher MarkgrafengruftAnsbach, Germany Underneath the Gumbertuskirche is a crypt called the Grablege der Markgrafen or Ansbacher Markgrafengruft. Here some very important people are buried, with their caskets/coffins available for you to view during set hours with a custodian present to tell you the histories. The Solms-Laubach: Sophie (1594-1651) – spouse of Joachim [...]

Ansbach, Germany Ansbach, Germanywww.ansbach.deAnsbach or Anspach is a town of roughly 40,512 people in the Bavarian state of Germany (census 2004). It was originally called Onolzbach. It serves as the capital of the administrative region of Middle Franconia. 25 miles southwest of Nuremberg and 90 miles north of Munich, Ansbach has been an important center [...]

Ansbach Residence, Ansbach, Germany Ansbach Residence, Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany * Schloss- und Gartenverwaltung Ansbach * Promenade 27 · 91522 Ansbach * Tel. (09 81) 95 38 39 -0 · Fax (09 81) 95 38 39 -40 * sgvansbach@bsv.bayern.de * RESIDENCE AND COURT GARDEN OF THE MARGRAVES OF ANSBACHOPENING TIMES OF THE RESIDENCE: April – September: [...]

Part C Keys in the mural decoration Sunday, 5 April 2009Ansbach, Germany From the Veste Lichtenau, the weary travellers headed over to Ansbach. It was quickly discovered that “Sir Christian” was indeed not just a knightly “Sir” but rather a “Lord” as we soon met his family and their estate. A new family member recently [...]

Veste Lichtenau (Castle Lichtenau)Staatsarchiv Nürnberg * Von-Heydeck-Strasse 3 * 91586 Lichtenau * Tel. 09827/92790 Along the Castle road, down in Bavaria, lies an impressive fortress that now holds the state archives of Nurnberg. This is “Veste Lichtenau”. Massive walls with formidable towers, this fortress served as the model for the Nuremberg Castle and reminds us [...]

Lichtenau, Germany Lichtenau, Bavaria, Germany A small village/town of roughly 3,780 population just off the infamous “Castle Road” theme route of Southern Germany. Its a small market town in the district of Ansbach, Mittelfranken, Bavaria, Germany. 390 meters above Sea Level with an Area of 41.39 km² (16 sq mi). Very traditional little town, it [...]

Part B Sunday, 5 April 2009Nürnberg, Germany The adventurers had a chance to sleep in a little bit … up and out by 11:00 am. The crew met with the gamer group out on the back patio and it was decided that before parting ways, breakfast at a local cafe waa in order. Packing up [...]

The Druid* Weißgerbergasse 18 * 90403 Nürnberg, Germany * +49 911 2059072 * www.thedruidpub.com A great little Irish/English pub in the heart of the Nurnberg Old Town. It’s an authentic traditional Irish pub located on one of the most beautiful medieval streets in the city; housed in a four story 12th century building, next to [...]

The Hallertor* Weißgerbergasse 25 * 90403 Nürnberg, Germany * +49 911 2406611 * www.hallertor.de A pretty happening bar in the old town district where cocktail specials are abundant during their late happy hour and some quite tasty concoctions. My favorite was “the swimming pool”. The waittresses were charming and very helpful, friendly, and good service. [...]

Nuremberg is located on the Pegnitz river and the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal. It is in the heart of the Franconia / Bavaria state of Germany. It is Franconia’s largest city and is located 170 km’s north of Munich. In 2006, it’s population was 500,132. It is located 302 meters above sea level. Nuremberg saw great expansion [...]

Part B Saturday, 4 April 2009Nürnberg, Germany From the Nibulengenmuseum, a brief hike back to Lady Vanessa’s motor-carriage, with a pit stop at at the fish stop and bakery for some travel munchies, the adventurers were on their way to Nürnberg to meet up with Lady Vanessa’s and Sir Christian’s gathering of friends who periodically [...]

WORMS, Germany The fabled city of Worms is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the Rhine River. In 2004 its population was 85,829. The city was originally called Borbetomagus by the Celts who established it first (meaning “settlement in a watery area”), and it may very well be the “Oldest City in Germany” (of course [...]

Bionade Bionade Germany’s organic fermented carbonated water, a type of natural softdrink you can find in Europe. Rumor on the street is that Coca Cola attempted to buy them out. Nice easy taste and mellow flow with a peppy up. It is manufactured in the Bavarian town of Ostheim vor der Rhön (Germany) by the [...]

Ristorante Toscanini Jakobstrasse 22, 50678 Koln * 0221-310 99 90 * Ristorante Toscanini is a nice little Italian restaurant in Koln … the best of ingredients, fresh oven baking of the pizzas, and some of Koln’s best pastas and Italian dishes. On our visit, we got the seafood pizza and a mellanzana pizza – all [...]

ROMAN-GERMANIC MUSEUMwww.museenkoeln.de – 0221 22124438 – 32 Bewertungen * Cologne, Germany In the heart of the city center right to the side of the Cologne Cathedral, lies Cologne’s German/Roman Museum. The Roman-Germanic Museum (RGM, in German: Römisch-Germanisches Museum) is one of the better archaeological museums in the region. This museum houses and protects a humongous [...]

, Late Afternoon/Evening Wednesday, 1 April 2009Koln, Germany Our exploring Duette heading down along the Rhine from the Chocolate Museum to explore some of the river-side cafes, streets, and parks. Then on to the German Roman Museum that Sir Thomas Leaf ventured into and Princess Brea, not being into museums, went to the Starbucks around [...]

, Morning By the Köln Cathedral Wednesday, 1 April 2009Köln, Germany Awaking relatively early, yet having a little of a sleep in; the adventuring parties of Sir Christian, Sir Thomas Leaf, and Princess Brea ventured out to the fabled city of Köln (Cologne) for searching clues in the Köln Cathedral, German Roman Museum, and the [...]

, Segment A Fresh bread from the German bakery Sunday, 29 March 2009Dusseldorf, Germany Lady Vanessa of the Rhine awoke the adventuring party after a good night’s rest. Sir Thomas Leaf was a bit hard to get out of bed as he was up until 6 am blogging and researching the elements of the quest. [...]

Sir Thomas Leaf’s Matrix chariot getting buried in snow Thursday, 26 March 2009Denver, Colorado Around noon, Sir Thomas Leaf was directed by his co-workers to leave the lab and high tail it to Denver in order to escape the “blizzard of the season” that was about to literally dump feet of snow on Colorado. Speeding [...]