I went home about two weeks ago now for what was my last ever week in Germany. My Dad is due to retire from the army next year and has been posted back to the UK for his last 6 months. So no more German Christmas' for me, no more Christmas markets or kasekuchen, real log fires or walks in the woods in the beautiful Teutoburger Wald. It is very sad, considering I have lived in Germany longer than in any other country in my life, including my birth country of the UK, and I shall miss it a lot.

But change happens, and I have a huge adventure to look forward to next year Lots of planning left to do for that but I have sent my passport away to the Vietnamese Embassy to get my visa, have already got my American visa sorted and have (hopefully) found someone for my room, just need to let the landlord know...

Anyway, as a result of this being my last trip to Deutschland for the immediate future, I took *hundreds* of photographs while I was away. Some of which have already made their way up here, others will follow.

I hope you like them.