I’m loving myself sick in Germany. It’s one of the most beautiful places on earth for a guy that likes to get lost in tall thick forest and yet find themselves again in a beergarden or on a busy urban street. Shepparton Teusners and Emersons: I declare we are living on the wrong continent (but you know I always say that when I go overseas – this time I mean it – yeah, yeah I always say that too).

Jochin and Angela showed me around Essen, including the old part of the city, after we had driven to Düsseldorf. The whole city is Chapel Street, with major fashion stores like Chanel, Harris Scarfe, Florsheim, Bi-Lo and Toni&Guy. I had run out kidneys so decided to pass on the real shopping.

Tomorrow I’m off the Hamburg for the day and then on to Frankfurt before leaving for the Antipodes. I’ve noticed from my google analytics account that there are some readers of this blog from Northern Germany. If anyone is in or near those two cities and would like to talk online religion or emerging church stuff, drop me a comment and let’s meet. My apologies that English will have to be the official language of the conversation (unless I lose my pants and need directions).