Category Archives: 3 months living in Germany 2009

War of the Worlds Live !!!

Posted on July 3, 2009 by Michael Jago

WOTW-30th Tonight I enjoyed one of my favourite musical journeys all over again. Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds album is now 30 years old, and I was fortunate enough to see the first live on stage tour in 2007 in Melbourne. … Continue reading →

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No Boat (Video – Click to play)

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Michael Jago

No boat Thomas explains how the waterskiing without a boat works. Clearly an opportunity for some cashed up entrepreneur to make some money on Albert Park Lake ! Read and post comments | Send to a friend

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Waterskiing – without a boat !!!

Posted on June 15, 2009 by Michael Jago

Thomas-&-Michael On Sunday June 14th, I was invited by Thomas Huebner to go Waterskiing… without a boat. There is a man made lake in Duisberg (about half an hour drive from Willich) that has a pulley system that can pull … Continue reading →

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Wiesbaden

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Michael Jago

Saturday April 4th is the last day of the Frankfurt Music trade fair and its public day, so I wisely did not attend. I spent the day with mates Mat Bolt and Nick Mitchell and we drove across to Wiesbaden, … Continue reading →

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Uli Behringer’s old piano bar gig.

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Michael Jago

Uli Front Page Last Sunday I drove into Dusseldorf to meet Uli for a few drinks. As we walked along the waterfront we past the old bar that he played piano in for 6 years when he was much younger. … Continue reading →

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Beers in the Netherlands

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Michael Jago

Beer Mike and I enjoying a few beers outside the pub on Saturday afternoon. On the right is a photo I took of just some of the beers available. There are hundreds of beers on offer here. This board shows … Continue reading →

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Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Michael Jago

On Saturday (March 21st) I drove to the Netherlands to meet with good friends Mike and Monika Van Der Logt. Mike & I went for a few beers late on Saturday afternoon and this is a video I took of … Continue reading →

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Koln

Posted on March 14, 2009 by Michael Jago

koln night Today (Sat March 14th) I visited the city of Cologne (spelt Koln in German). About a 30 minute drive from Willich, autobahn most of the way. A beautiful city with a towering cathedral (Dom) in the centre of … Continue reading →

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A new Merc

Posted on March 12, 2009 by Michael Jago

new-merc I simply asked for an automatic car with a built in GPS, (rather than the stick on the window GPS) and they got me this beast. This will be like driving a lounge chair down to Luxembourg… Apparantly there's not a … Continue reading →

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Konigsalle (Video, click to play)

Posted on March 8, 2009 by Michael Jago

Konigsalle This is Konigsalle. The main shopping strip in the middle of Dusselfdorf. Very pretty spot. All the big names are here, Zegna, Armani, etc. On the right side of the water, is the old part where all the small … Continue reading →

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