NO NO NO it is not the “I have a pen, I have an apple, ehm, pineapple” which was famous almost a decade ago. Whaaattt? almost a decade? pffff I’m old!
I knew Thorben planned to fly to Germany for her sisters’ wedding + work + holiday. His sisters and my sisters’ wedding date only one day apart. So by the time he’s in Germany, I am in Indonesia. Almost every weekend in August I am already fully booked until one fine weekend my phone vibrated to a Wechat message “do you work next week?” yes ofc! somebody need money to pay all the cost increase due to this stupid war heeeyyyyy what an odd I won’t be working? very low correct?
He told me he will be in Spiekeroog and if I have time I can join him. Is that even a question? It’s been more than 2,5 years since the last time I saw him without a doubt I will find the time! First come first, where the hell is Spiekeroog? to me it sounds like Netherlands….. nope, wrong! it’s still Deutschland! By DB Bahn + Bus it will take 5 hours one way hell yeah it won’t stop me, I don’t know when will I see him again, might as well take this chance.
Checked if my holiday will clash with my colleague? nope! got my boss’ approval, I am lucky because Katharina and the gang hahaha I meant husband plus her two kids will also go to Spiekeroog on Wednesday so, on the way there I can join them. Last time I saw her kids was 2 years ago, Annalena didn’t want to talk to me like who is this Asian lady 😉 forget about Julian, he was just 6 month old, a baby! a very little baby #cuttteeee
I went to their hotel in Wuppertal. We left the hotel at 08:25 stopped by Edeka, set a timer to only 15 minutes. To my surprise or should I say not surprise as they’re all Germans, all of them were on-time! by the seconds 46 we were already at the cashier haha still amazed how they can managed it. Arrived at Neuharlingersiel Port at 12:30, our ferry depart on 13:00 wohooooo!! we really do behave in a timely manner #proud
Thorben picked us up in the Port huaaaaaaa! so happy to meet him again! the weather was sooooo hot like soooooo freaking hot! I was sweating all over! like all all over over literally. The main transportation is our feet haha many steps was made during my two days there. Thorben said the only one that allowed to drive a car is either an emergency krankenhaus officer or police but sometimes police are riding horse. In another words, we as normal people can’t have any means of transportation, just walk. Where did we go? straight to the beach each.
Me and Thorben took a very long walk to go to the beach so I saw a little bit more of the island where it all covered by sands, many of the people there are walking barefoot actually… I ain’t one of them haha
We didn’t get any of the Strandkörbe because we were too late, not a big deal because Rina brought her own “tent”. When you have 2 small kids, supported by the fact that you are a German, meaning you will always be prepared 😉
Annalena collected a bucket full of mussels, we separated it into the perfect mussels, broken and dirty group. However it’s all umsonst as she remixed it again haha, she was very dedicated! I am for sure don’t have that kind of patience when I was her age.
Then we had dinner, Thorben cooked for us yeay! That’s not a new news btw haha. There is a bar in Spiekeroog quoted “best bar in the world” ha! yes right! better than any bars in Shanghai, New York etc, it has to be in a small island at the north side of Germany. According to Thorben it’s a very normal sailor bar kind of things, he is veeerryyy realistic heyyy. At first I wanted to go but after dinner, I have 0 energy anymore, mehhh lieber gern to snooze zzzzz
The next day as known as my last day T.T hiks hiks we had breakfast together, Thorben’s grandma made her own bread, not the dead grandma #oopps sorry haha that bread wasn’t 2 years old. Why oh why grandma you could have rest the whole day but you chose to made a couple handmade bread, what a grandma would do to her grandkids.
After breakfast Annalena was so motivated to join us for a walk around the village, she’s keep giving us a surprise that wasn’t even close to a surprise 😀 she collected leaves, flowers from the street, tear it up to small pieces then throw it to us saying “Überraschung” or suddenly throwing herself to the street, what element of a surprise a child has in mind 😉 Don’t worry Thorben made sure she was eingecremed! she’s protected from the sun by my sunscreen SPF 50 PA+++ at least this time I got the German preparation point.
While waiting until 11AM to eat the Bunte Eis, we went to see the statue of a man looking far away, de Utkieker. Julian hold himself very well, remembering that last time I saw him he was only maybe 5-6 months old still full of Sabber and couldn’t even walked. There he was the whole time running, yoga-ing, laying on the street, such a free soul. The wind was so big, my hair looks like a pineapple there.
Followed by walking around the village again, went inside the old church which is very small haha! This was the first church I see that has a ship ornament, cool eh!
Then the must have Bunte Eis! Julian was really really really frech haha he had finished his ice cream, Annalena hasn’t. Julian approached her asked “probieren?” 😀
Unfortunately my departure time has come 🙁 huaaaa we arrived 30 minutes before the boats depart. What will you see? The germans already starts to queu up. Stefan said “typisch Deutsch oder?!?!” haha
Bye bye gangs!!! thank you for introducing me to Spiekeroog!
I had a bit of time to spend in the Port area before taking a bus + DB Bahn back to Dortmund. I think if I come again next time I will stay one day in the Port area too. I don’t have a pen, I don’t have an apple but I have a pineapple hair ehm! 😀
Just FYI, I don’t like to expose a picture of an underage kids thanks to Freepik from flaticon.com they always have a perfect icon to represents those kids!