Berlin Olympic Stadion

Yesterday we visited the Olympic Stadion from the Olympic Games 1936.

 The building is still very impressing and powerful. With the Maifeld next to it, where Hitler held his speeches. But it also makes me shiver. I do hope the democracy gets strong again. The many nationalist leader nowadays are so dangerous.

rather nice backside

Mick is still happy that Jesse Owens and other athlets from the world did win so many medals.  Hitler was very angry, that an afroamerican athlet was so much better than the germans. He did not shake his hands.

The cold and very windy day matched perfect with that place   Birgit

 https://olympiastadion.berlin/de/start/ 

Berlin and two cats

Over Christmas and New Year we are now in Berlin caring for two tender and lovely cats.

I start to do much more experiments with the camera I bought last year.
New Years Eve is in Germany the only night, fireworks are allowed everywhere.
And the Germans get crazy with that.
They spent millions of Euros and the smoke of the firework has the emission of the cars in two month- so they told in radio.

It is very loud and stinky, but on the other side it is beautiful too.

I really love my firework pictures
We , Mick and I wish you all a wonderful and healthy Year 2019

long time ago

oh je
a lost code and time went by.
Now I have my code again and can create new blogs and tell what had happened in all the years.

• Mick is still the man at my side

• I finished work and retired 3 years ago and that time is wonderful. Now I realised that I slept so badly because of school.
•  I can sleep as long as I want every morning and it does change from day to day. One day it is 6 o`clock one day 10 o`clock.

We have a new profession No, its not interesting for taxes, because we do not earn money.   
We are housecarers. We travel to places where people are living and cannot care for their cats because they are working or on holiday.

We are there at amazing places, meet wonderful people and have lots of fun.

                               This wonderful hot summer 2018 was like flying, I loved it so much

We were in September/Oktober 2018 over 3 weeks near the Loire Valley in France. All the castles are amazing. But sometimes it are the small things that I love. The Castle Riveau had a beech forest with hammocks, laying there, looking in the green treetops was wonderful.

     The castle Chenonceau, the ladies castle had in all the rooms wonderful fresh flowers

     And Villandry with its Rennaissance garden was a place I did not want to leave.
From now on I will tell again what is happening in my life. Tomorrow I wikk drive to a felt workshop. I will show you the new hats.

Connamara März 2011

 Tara- hier wohl das frühere Gefängnis. Das Zentrum der Macht der irishen Kelten. So alt wie die Pyramiden.

 Unter dem Gras liegen die Relikte von Tara.

 So viele Gedenksteine. Dieser hier ist mein liebster Stein.

Connamara einsam, arm und steinig

Connamara im März 2011 Bridgets Garden

Bridgets Garden in Connamara

Das Seminarhaus

Ist das nicht schön.

Hier etwas nördlich von Galway(Irland) hat mir doch jemand einen bezaubernden Garten gebaut. Ein wunderschöner Platz sich auf die Geschichte des Landes, der Göttinnen und der Natur zu besinnen. Hier werden die alten keltischen Jahreszeitfeste dargestellt.

 Stelenreihe

 Der Thron der Göttin

 auch die Männer fühlen sich hier recht wohl

 neben diesem Garten gibt es  viele Bereiche, Buschland, Park,See, Sonnenuhr, Cafe

Samain

Wenn du von Galway Richtung Clifden fährst liegt Bridgets Garden in der Nähe der Straße und ist gut ausgeschildert

Bridget alias Birgit

How to use an Indian toilet

This is an Indian toilet

A place to stand on each side of the sink, a garwich bin a bucket with water inside a small bucket, a sort of small shower no toilet paper

My explanation:

First try to get up the legs of your trousers and fix it

Than roll your long shawl 7 times round your neck-otherwise it will hang in the sink.

Stand carefully on the places for the feet, very wet and very slippery. Sit down and do what has to be done.

Then you have two ways of cleaning-

take the little shower and try not to get too wet or take the small bucket and wash yourself with the left hand with the right hand hold the bucket with the next hand fix your clothes

Done - congratulations

This is the explanation of the same procedure in the toilet of the german bakery in Kovalam /Kerala

It should become big with a double click

Greetings to you all

Birgit from Kerala

Ayurveda in Kerala / Don't be jealous!

Hier ein bisschen Informationen ueber Ayurveda

1. Ayurveda ist in Indien entstanden

2. Ayurveda ist ein Teil des hinduistischen Denksystems

3. Ayurveda ist das medizinische System des Hinduismus ( nach dem Prinzip :"mens sana in corpore sano"

4. Neben den vielfaeltigen medizinischen Anwendungen wird deshalb auch viel Wert auf Meditation, Yoga und Pranayamas (Atemuebungen gelegt)

ich soll vor allem meditieren und Pranayamas machen- mach ich.

Hier macht Sumi parallel zu Aneesha eine Kraeuterstempelmassage. Viel heisses Oel, Kraeuter und Knoblauch. Danach roch ich wie das perfekt vorbereitete Spanferkel

Grundlage der Panchakarmakur ist die Reinigung

Nasenreinigung, Augenreinigung(Tropfen), heisses Ghee trinken, Vhasti (Einlaeufe),Purgation (Abfuehroel) oder Zeug um sich zu erbrechen. Ich hatte Glueck bei mir musste diesmal nicht so viel gereinigt werden. Dafuer hab ich mir meine Lieblingsreinigung 2 mal erbettelt

This is the ear-cleansing.

A shell of a coconut ist burned an when the fire is nearly out it is used as charcoal. Aneesha gave some francincenct(Weihrauch) on the heat and throug this pipe it came in my ears. I hear so much better since this treatment.

Shirodaya is my favourite treatment, slowly hot oil, herbal water, buttermilk or milk is running over my forhead. Slowly the pot is swinging from one side to the other - about 30 minutes. After that I am so relaxed that I move like a cat on the way to the favourit place for a nap.

But

The treatment begins always with a prayer for healing, burning of an incent-stick. Then I get a oil headmassage and some herbal powder on my 7. chakra that I don't get cool.

After that a long proceture of  oil massage - the whole body, then all over the body oil or buttermilk or milk and finally or at the beginning 30 minutes massage with herbal powder- feels like fine sand. This all needs about 2 1/2 hours.

Then I have to drink an tender coconut and 1 liter of herbal tea special made for me. Two times a day 2 bitter herbal drinks and 6 pills vor my doshas.

By the way Iam Vatha- Kapha

now you know all about my "holidaystress"

This is a treatment for all people who wants to recover and enjoy

Birgit with love