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Spielplan 2009/2010 vorgestellt

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:58:28 EDT

Heute hat die DFL den Spielplan für die kommende Saison 2009/2010 vorgestellt. In der neuen Saison wird es Veränderungen bei den Anstoßzeiten geben. So finden neben 5 Partien samstags um 15:30 Uhr, eine Partie freitags um 20:30 Uhr, eine Partie samstags um 18:30 Uhr und sonntags je eine Partie um 15:30 Uhr und eine Partie um 17:30 Uhr statt.

1. Spieltag: 07.08. - 09.08.2009 Werder Bremen - Eintracht Frankfurt
2. Spieltag: 14.08. - 16.08.2009 Eintracht Frankfurt - 1.FC Nürnberg
3. Spieltag: 21.08. - 23.08.2009 1.FC Köln - Eintracht Frankfurt
4. Spieltag: 28.08. - 30.08.2009 Eintracht Frankfurt - Borussia Dortmund
5. Spieltag: 11.09. - 13.09.2009 SC Freiburg - Eintracht Frankfurt
6. Spieltag: 18.09. - 20.09.2009 Eintracht Frankfurt - Hamburger SV
7. Spieltag: 25.09. - 27.09.2009 Eintracht Frankfurt - VfB Stuttgart
8. Spieltag: 02.10. - 04.10.2009 FC Schalke 04 - Eintracht Frankfurt
9. Spieltag: 16.10. - 18.10.2009 Eintracht Frankfurt - Hannover 96
10. Spieltag: 23.10. - 25.10.2009 FC Bayern München - Eintracht Frankfurt
11. Spieltag: 30.10. - 01.11.2009 Eintracht Frankfurt - VfL Bochum
12. Spieltag: 06.11. - 08.11.2009 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Eintracht Frankfurt
13. Spieltag: 20.11. - 22.11.2009 Eintracht Frankfurt - Borussia Mönchengladbach
14. Spieltag: 27.11. - 29.11.2009 Hertha BSC Berlin - Eintracht Frankfurt
15. Spieltag: 04.12. - 06.12.2009 Eintracht Frankfurt - 1.FSV Mainz 05
16. Spieltag: 11.12. - 13.12.2009 TSG Hoffenheim - Eintracht Frankfurt
17. Spieltag: 18.12. - 20.12.2009 Eintracht Frankfurt - VfL Wolfsburg

Die Rückrunde beginnt am 15.01. - 17.01.2010 mit dem Heimspiel gegen Bremen und endet am 08.05.2010 mit dem Auswärtsspiel in Wolfsburg.

Last of Italy and into Austria

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:16:07 EDT

A wonderful week taking in the last of Italy and crossing the border to Austria.

From Chioggia we drove onwards towards Venice, staying at a lovely and convenient camp-site at Fusina, just across the lagoon from Venice. Our 9am ferry took us to within minutes of St Mark's square with its magnificent cathedral. We climbed to the top of the nearby tower for superb views, checked out the Bridge of Sighs and the Rialto Bridge then on recommendation, explored the less touristy places – still packed with bridges large and small over the hundreds of canals but not packed with tourists, just Venetians going about their daily business. After a wonderful, quiet canal-side lunch and countless kms, we returned on the ferry for a late supper.

We stayed in the area a little longer to enjoy cycling alongside the local river to admire both the countryside and villas. The info we'd been given was somewhat ambiguous, resulting in our cycling 8kms in a circle, discovering that the point we had gone wrong was called Malcontenta – most appropriate!

Towards the end of the week we began to head towards Saltzburg, Austria – driving along the crotch of Italy, towards Trieste, spending time at the ancient town of Grado on the Adriatic (reached via a 5km causeway), Aquileia, one of the most important Roman cities until the 5th century, with a Basilica boasting the best preserved mosaic floors in the world and Udine, a lovely city with some impressive Renaissance buildings.

From a charming camp-site at the foot of mountains in Gemona del Friuli, we finally crossed into Austria on 27th, Jane's birthday! The architecture had been getting more Tyrolean in the miles approaching the border but once crossed, it definitely looked like Austria with its timbered, balconied and pitched roof houses. It's weird that everything changes within just a few yards – the signs, the language, the menus. Our first Austrian stop was at Macdonalds (!) in Villach to use the wi-fi, then onwards to Spittal-an-der-Drau for a wonderful celebratory meal.

On Sunday, we drove through superb scenery to Heiligenblut. This pretty alpine village is the start of the Hochalpinestrasse (famous high alpine road), 48 kms long with 36 bends and an altitude ascent 2,504 metres. It takes you through the heart of the Hohe Tauern National park, passing by the foot of the Grossglockner, the highest of over 100 peaks in the area, where there is Franz Josef glacier.

It happened that we arrived in Heiligenblut on the day of the annual festival called the Wallfahrt, where thousands of walkers converge on the town after a 9 hour walk over the mountains from Fusch........to eat, drink and be merry. There was a beerfest-like atmosphere with big bands, wonderful food and singing in this idyllic ski-resort (in winter) and hub for hikers and mountain bikers in the summer. We checked into a beautiful camp-site in the valley and walked back up to the village to join in the partying, finding bench seats in the main marquee set up in the village square, with the band right in front of us and for the next 3 hours soaked up the merriment, as well as the beer, wurst & kartoffel salad.

Our onward journey will take us on the Hochalpinestrasse but since the weather, whilst warm, does not boast blue skies, we may delay for a day or so. There is so much to do from here and some lovely alpine walks. So, we'll wait and see..........................

Since Chioggia: Fusina; Venice; Mira; Latisana; Grado; Aquileia; Palmanova; Udine; Gemona-del-Friuli; Tarvisio; Villach; Spittal-an-der-Drau; Winklern; Heiligenblut.

Heading Home

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:12:42 EDT

Today we are camped at the turnoff to Ayres Rock. Col and I decided we would not go into the rock as we figure, that it has not changed much since 1975. (Only the surrounds would be different. We are looking after Joshua and Kobe while Mel and Scott nake the journey out to the rock.

We spent a night at Mataranka during the week. The thermal pool was really great but the actual caravan park left a bit to be desired. It was just a dust bowl. Very disasppointing. We revisisted Daly Waters pub on the way also. It was great to see again aand was one of the few places that has not actually changed.

Tomorrow we will be back in South Australia and will be making our way towards Port Augusta then a left hand turn towards Broken Hill and eventuallt home at the end of next week.

Until we meet again ............

Depressing news from Honduras

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:01:02 EDT

We’ve just met our first tourist refugee from Honduras. He was in the capital when the tanks arrived, apparently there was a lot of fighting. Following his government advice to lay low or get out, he decided to get out. Arriving at the El Salvadorian border he was told it was closed. Apparently it was anarchy, tyres burning etc, but the locals offered to show him another crossing. There he was robbed of everything he had at gun point. With literally just the clothes on his back he had to beg money to make it to San Salvador, where the US embassy could not lend him money. Without a passport he even had trouble checking into the hostel where we are staying.

We will shortly be joining the many travellers trying to get to Nicaragua before the borders close. There are inconsistent reports of whether they are open, but the luxury inter country buses still seem to be running - so we will splash out and use some of our “earthquake, pandemic, coup” contingency budget.

Other than that we haven’t done much today - as my protozoa infection returned with vengeance, but I’m back on medication so should be OK soon.

We`re stil not sure what to make of the coup, but it certainly sounds like it was not an enforcement of democracy supported by the overwhelming majority of the population as some Hondurans are claiming. We`re a bit biased by our advanced warning and explanation of events. But sending in the army to remove a president the day before a referendum, removing free press, introducing curfews, new powers to arrest anyone etc. doesn`t sound like a democracy.

I will start my trip around China from beijing.

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:14:51 EDT

I am in beijing now.this is my first destination.

Life is a long journey, that's who I started my trip out of home. Things good there, but some persons too far from me and you all always there with me.

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http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Mr-Travel/
http://chinatravelbeijing.blog.com/
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/members/chinatravelbeijing
http://twitter.com/chinatravelbeij/
http://www.travelpost.com/hotels/Mr.Travel
http://www.travelpod.com/members/mr.travel

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