I have "Blog Writer's Elbow," after a hard day of blog writing but now I'm up to date with all the news! I went shopping at lunch time today, on the bus in 30c, as I had no bread or cheese, but I dashed back and am now watching a big thunderstorm coming Timmerlah way, the sky is black and I can smell rain in the air. The photo left shows us leaving the Oberhausen hotel on Thursday morning, heading for a tour of Minden and a boat trip on the River Weser. Below is an interesting clock in Minden town square. Min and Din come out on the half hours, look at each other while some pleasant music plays and then they retreat into their respective cupboards! The original building was destroyed in the war, but this is an exact copy. Below are three photos of our boat trip. We boarded the boat on the River Weser and then went up through Schlactschleuse onto the Mittelland Canal. The lock is very deep and industrial sized, in Germany the canal network is still used to carry coal, stone and other commodities that would otherwise travel by road. They are no little canals like those in England, these are all mega sized. It was very hot yesterday and it was a welcome break to cruise on the water with a breeze blowing. The bottom photo shows the Minden watermill which is still used to grind corn, and it was possible to buy small bags of flour. On our return journey we visited the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial perched high on a hill overlooking the town. We paid our respects and then headed off Timmerlah way. Thanks goodness I'm back to normal, from now on I have only one Blog a day to write.
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