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After Hours at the Nude Beach

January 20, 2010

I have already talked about visiting the local nude beach, which was located at a small lake outside of Darmstadt, but what I didn’t go into was that the lake was also often the scene for bonfires and such late at night.
I remember one party in particular. A friend of mine, Sgt Reigh, was celebrating [...]

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Darmstadt Fines and Rides (two types)

July 24, 2009

I was at a club in Darmstadt, Smuggler’s Inn, and having a good time. Nothing unusual there, just my normal hangout while I was not out on some construction assignment. Smuggler’s was a combination rock/dance/disco with a live DJ all the time. It was pretty cool actually. Thinking about the arrangement, it was built around [...]

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Nude Beach – take 1

March 6, 2009

I am by nature a nudist. I was born that way. I can understand that some people are totally uncomfortable with the way they look unclothed, and accordingly most of them are not to be seen in the buff. On the other hand some people are jsut hung up on nudity.
To clarify:
Nudists are not perverts [...]

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Fasching

February 11, 2009

When I first arrived in Germany, not even a week in country, is was Fat Tuesday. Not that Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras means anything to me. All I knew was that it was a party. People were dressed up in costume and were extremely friendly. In Germany Fat Tuesday is known as Fasching.
I was [...]

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Berg Frankenstein

January 24, 2009

I happened to luck out, in that I was stationed in Darmstadt, which has the actual Frankenstein Castle. Now, it’s an old place, kind of a fixer upper, if you know what I mean. But it has been around for centuries and has that old world charm about it.
Years back an American bought it. Now [...]

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