After eleven days living on Baleia – the sailing boat of a good friend of mine- I only can give great respect to him as the skipper! I learned a lot about sailing and often it’s hard work on a slippery deck …
Mein Bild für März | My Picture for March
Vuelta Abajo – the heart of tobacco
Today I could visit the tabacco plantation of the famous brand Vegas Robaina and some other tobacco farmers. I learnt a lot of crowing and harvesting tabacco, producing cigars and the role of it in the Cuban society. Sometimes the heavy rains and the bad roads made driving the car difficult and challenging. Tomorrow I will drive to Cienfuegos and go on the boot of my friend for the sailing trip.
Some impressions of the day …
A long the north Route from Havana to The Valley of Vinales
It took me three hours to get my car in Havana and another 5 hours for around 120 km to drive small roads along the coast to The Valley of Vinales. …. read more „A long the north Route from Havana to The Valley of Vinales“ weiterlesen
Havana – still under reconstruction
Walking through the capital of Cuba especially the old city Havana Vieja and Centro Havana you will see well restored houses beside more or less broken ones. The government is doing a lot to reconstruct the old part of The city. As it is it has his own flair! See more … „Havana – still under reconstruction“ weiterlesen
Havanna – an amazing and challenging city
After 1987 and 2004 my third visit to this wonderful city with lovely people – see more … „Havanna – an amazing and challenging city“ weiterlesen
On my way to Havanna
Snowstorm outside the airport of Toronto. After a wonderful evening with my old friend Andreas D’Souza and his wife Karen and a tasty Indian Meal I’m now waiting for the flight to Havanna. I know Andreas from his time as Director of the Henry Martyn Institute in Hyderabad and we had several programs with EKHN pastors in this institute.
In the morning snowfalls started …
An amazin Break Dance project with refugees
The project was presented today during the first conference of initiatives for refugees in EKHN. See some pictures …
First Conference of initiatives for refugees in EKHN
More than 350 participants took part in the first conference of initiatives for a welcoming culture for refugees in EKHN. As Ecumenical Center we presented an exipition about the causes of flight and the support of EKHN for refugees on the island of Lesvos and in Thessaloniki and the so called Balkan Route. See some pictures and read the press release (in German) … „First Conference of initiatives for refugees in EKHN“ weiterlesen