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 I got myself a new bike on Saturday,Feb 2, 2008. After having owned 3 R1100S' and 1 R1200S I decided it was time for a different kind of Beemer. I had been lurking for the previous model already for some time but decided to wait until a new model would be introduced. I didn't know it was going to be so soon, after all, I had the R1200S for only 20 months... But I couldn't resist, I'll be picking it up on Feb 16! |
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I got this watch from my dad today. It's an early '70s automatic and has been lying in a drawer for over 30 years. After a little shake it started ticking and it is still running fine days later.
As I couldn't find anything on the Internet I wrote a mail to a German watch museum. One day later it turns out to be a real classic! Das Automatic-Werk dürfte von PUW oder Durowe stammen. Das Uhrband ist wohl später montiert worden - günstiges Fernostprodukt, das es seit etwa 1980 im Handel gibt. Über Karl Heintz ist mir nichts bekannt es gibt aber noch eine Firma "Heinz Uhren", die sich hinter dem Namen verbergen könnte. Dieser Typ von Uhr wurde meist mit blauem oder schwarzem Lederband ausgeliefert. Es ist ein echter Klassiker. Beste Uhrengrüße aus Pforzheim |
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It's been said millions of times before but nevertheless it is a strong message: Happy New Year! I wish all visitors to this site a prosperous 2008 with lots of fun. |
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We're just back from a great trip in South Africa (December 10 - 27, 2007), visiting the Kruger National Park, The Greater St. Lucia Wetlands Park and Hluhluwe / Umfolozi Game Reserve. Check out the photo gallery here: The trip fully met my expectations, this is a great country with great people, rich and poor alike. I do have to say we had 3 bad days. Leaving the Kruger park from the north the weather turned bad on us. It rained almost solid for 3 days and the temperature dropped till 11 degrees centigrade in the Blyde River Canyon area. Not funny! Other than that: super!
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 North-east Drakensberg mountains |
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 This owl (as well as other owls) has a huge wingspan! |
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 Big Nile crocodiles inhabit the waters around St. Lucia Wetlands park. Between 2002 and 2006 six people were killed and/or eaten. 4 fishermen where grabbed when they pulled their catch from the water. One old man was pulled away at night from his campfire near the water. The other one was probably a careless tourist and was eaten. |
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 Blue monkeys love them, oranges, bananas. Visiting every morning around breakfast time. |
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 Little crab standing strong as waves move in and out. St Lucia Wetland park |
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 Seems to do fine on the sandy shores of the St. Lucia Wetlands park |
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 Lizard getting morning sun. |
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 Mother put little baboon on back and urged it to go hop-hop-hop. Very funny... |
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 Large male Hippo making lots of noise in an attempt to scare us off. Kruger National Park. |
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 large millipede crossing dirt road in Kruger National Park |
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 African Crowned Eagle watching over the low forest of the south part of Kruger National Park. |
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 Saturday, December 22-2007 |
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 Windmill "De Zwaluw" (The Swallow) in Hasselt / Netherlands (December 2007) http://www.molendatabase.nl/nederland/molen.php?nummer=783
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