Sunday, May 12, 2013

Row Lecture Tour 2013 Atlanta - Hot Springs - Houston - Austin - San Antonio

After my sojourn in Toronto, I moved down into the US and to Toledo and a couple of venues with my friend Bob Avery. At this time my camera became completely forgotten in the rush and bustle, so must apologise for the lack of photos to share with every-one of this period.

From Toledo, I flew down to Atlanta in Georgia, and a pot-luck attended by around fifty people. And although I have had the pleasure of addressing this group on previous occasions, there always are many new faces attending. As attendance is limited by space, I am informed, there are many unable to attend.


These are some of the attendees, and yes, the majority of those attending the lectures are women. From this group I received two new invitations to speak, one being in Mexico, and the other Roumania.


Here I am with my good friend Dr Goldberg, his wife Binca, his intern David and fiancee Jessica. Dr Goldberg is a Professor at Life University, as well as having recently opened his own facility near Georgia.


From Georgia, I/we, that is my friend Nancy, drove from Houston to Georgia, stopping on the way at Hot Springs, in Arkansas. This is having a picnic lunch on the way, and although the sun was shining, it was still quite cool.


This is the pot-luck group in Hot Springs


And given the rapt attention on this lady's face and the others nearby, I must have been sharing something of interest at that time.


We visited thes springs of mineral water nearby, which in this instance are not hot, as are those in the township of Hot Springs and used for Spa purposes.


Many of the local people come here for their drinking water supplies. We tasted them and found that each has its own individual flavour.


This is a list of their mineral content.


Originally the waters were sold. These days the property is owned by the government.


Attending another Potluck with the Natural Hygiene Group in Houston


And our host Mamiko, who has translated many books on Natural Hygiene into Japanese, regularly travelling to Japan for lectures and promotion.


Here I am with Dr Cinque in Austin, Texas.


Dr Cinque's vegetable patch.


And one of his recently planted pomegranate trees.


We also had the pleasure of spending time with Dr's Viginia Vetrano, her daughter Tosca Haag, and Tosca's husband Greg at their home in San Antonio, Texas.


And to cap of our last day in Houston, Anna hosted a potluck at her home in the Woodlands,a delightful tree studded area, where I was invited to visit Bolivia next year.







Saturday, May 11, 2013

ROW Lecture Tour 2013 - Toronto

From the UK I flew to my next venue which was Toronto in Canada. There I was accomodated in a delightful Hostel, which appeared to, at first glance, to have been recently renovated. I subsquently found that it was five or six years ago. It was situated at the oposite side of the city to my previous visit a few years ago.


I could not resist taking a photo of the House Rules, which I feel sure you will agree are very relevant and to the point.


Upon arrival in any new town or city, the first requirement is to find a good source of fresh raw food. This market was only a street or so from the place I stayed at on my previous visit. On the first occasion I did not find it till the last day of my visit as it is hidden in the back street and is not at all obvious. It is one of the original markets of Chinatown so I have been informed. And as a part of Chinatown is well known to the locals, yet as I mentioned, not at all obvious.






This is a cross section of the types of shops, and countries represented in this section of Chinatown.


Some of the local colour is here represented in the local street theatre. I am not sure who or what this woman wan endeavouring to portray or represent, nor could I find any-one who could. there was no name on her costume, and her poses were limited to the one shown here and one other. Being partial to street theatre and buskers I could not pass her by without making a contribution.


Next to our posing lady was to found this drummer in the early morning sunlight.


And next the drummer this juggler - 0r should I say "would be" juggler. For he most certainly could not juggle and kepy dropping the balls.


In bygone days the Sears Roebuck catalogue was a very important part of life by bringing into the homes of the people, both urban and in the country, access by mail-order almost evey known commodity. It is heartening to see that they have continued to survive and thrive, having now shortened their namr to just Sears.


Another name and business from the past is the Hudson's Bay Company whose main trade in the very early years was in skins and furs.


These photos will convey some idea of why Chinatown, if it exists in any city you might happen to visit, can be such a wonderful source of even the rarest of foods. The red fruits here are Rambutans.


And of course the king of fruits of the tropics, the Durian, which you either love or hate.


Both the longan seen here, and the ranmbutan, are reltives of the litchi.


Here we see the custard apple and the yellow fruit above them is the Jak fruit


And kast but not least we have the mangsteen. The yellow and red fruits abve the mangosteens are the Dragon fruit.


We could not leave Toronto without mention the Farmer's Market - the St Lawrence Market.


And if we believe the sign, is the No 1 Food Market of the World according to the National Geographic.







Friday, May 3, 2013

ROW Lecture Tour 2013 UK

And so to the UK and initially to York and to attend the ISRN Conference for this year. Although the membership is shrinking due to more members dying than being added, at this moment, a trend which the Society is working to reverse, the very enthusiastic group tht attended, felt that it was well worthwhile with a grand time being experienced by all.

This is a few of those who attended the conference with many being unable to attend the dinner.
I then had the opportunity of spending a few days in London with clients and at the same time meeting a friend from 30 odd years ago, which was a great joy to us both.
At the same time I was able to spend time with one of the Students of the Lifestyle Consultants Course and meet the newborn daughter, born naturally at home.


I felt most honoured to be able to hold this beautiful new born child, with such a wonderful start in life free of medical intervention.



ROW Lecture Tour 2013 Germany

After leaving  Riga in Latvia I then flew to Stuttgart in Germany,  and then to the nearby town of Aalen as my preferable form of travel being by ground transport, such as train, was not readily available.



Aalen (About this sound ) is a former Free Imperial City located in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about 70 kilometres (43 mi) east of Stuttgart and 48 kilometres (30 mi) north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district, and its largest town, as well as the largest town within the Ostwürttemberg region. Since 1956, Aalen has the status of Große Kreisstadt (“major district town”).
With an area of 146.63 km2, Aalen is ranked 7th in Baden-Württemberg and 2nd within the Government Region of Stuttgart, after Stuttgart. With a population of about 66,000, Aalen is the 15th most-populated settlement in Baden-Württemberg.

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Aalen
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Coat of arms of Aalen
Aalen is located in Germany
Aalen
Coordinates48°50′N 10°6′ECoordinates48°50′N 10°6′E
Administration
CountryGermany
StateBaden-Württemberg
Admin. regionStuttgart
DistrictOstalbkreis
MayorMartin Gerlach
Basic statistics
Area146.624 km2 (56.612 sq mi)
Elevation430 m  (1411 ft)
Population66,277 (31 December 2011)[1]
 - Density452 /km2 (1,171 /sq mi)



In Aalen, metalworking is the predominant industry, along with machine-building. Other industries include opticspaperinformation technologychemicals, and textiles.[52]
Notable enterprises include SHW Automotive (originating from the former Schwäbische Hüttenwerke steel mills and a mill of 1671 in Wasseralfingen), the Alfing Kessler engineering works, the precision tools manufacturer MAPAL Dr. Kress, the snow chain manufacturer RUD Ketten Rieger & Dietz and its subsidiary Erlau, the Gesenkschmiede Schneider forging die smithery, the SDZ Druck und Medien media company, the Papierfabrik Palm paper mill, the alarm system manufacturer Telenot, the laser show provider LOBO electronic and the textile finisher Lindenfarb, which all have their seat in Aalen. A branch in Aalen is maintained by optical systems manufacturer Carl Zeiss headquartered in nearby Oberkochen.[66]

I must say that I found this to be a most delightful area, in spite of it being highly industrialised.

I also had the priviledge and opportunity to visit the nearby walled town of Dinkelsbuhl,the wall of which have been restored by the money of one man so I was informed. Most certainly a massive undertaking, and one which I feel sure we all commend.


Dinkelsbühl is an historic city in BavariaGermany and a former Free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire. Now it belongs to the district of Ansbach, north of Aalen.


Reformation

During the Protestant Reformation, Dinkelsbühl was notable for being — eventually along only with Ravensburg,Augsburg and Biberach an der Riß — a Mixed Imperial City (GermanParitätische Reichsstadt) where the Peace of Westphalia caused the establishment of a joint CatholicProtestant government and administrative system, with equality offices (GermanGleichberechtigung) and a precise and equal distribution between Catholic and Protestant civic officials. This status ended in 1802, when these cities were annexed by the Kingdom of Bavaria.
Around 1534 the majority of the population of Dinkelsbühl became Protestant

The World Wars

Remarkably, Dinkelsbühl remained totally unscathed, except for a broken window in St. George's Minster

Modern Day

The film, "The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm" (1962), was filmed on location in Dinkelsbühl.

[edit]Main sights

Dinkelsbühl is still surrounded by the old medieval walls and towers. There exist a lot of outstanding attractions. The image of this town is very typical for a German town of the 15th to early 17th century.
  • St. George's Minster is a beautiful masterpiece of the gothic style in the late 15th century ( by Nikolaus Eseler )
  • St. Paul's, now a Protestant church, was rebuilt in the 19th century in the style of the far late Roman architectural style. It was originally part of a monastery.
  • The Castle of the Teutonic Order, it has a rococo chapel.
  • The so-called Deutsches Haus, is the ancestral home of the counts of Drechsel-Deufstetten. It is a fine specimen of the German renaissance style of wooden architecture.
  • Situated in front of the Minster is a monument to Christoph von Schmid (1768-1854), a 19th century writer of stories for the young.
  • Museum of the 3rd Dimension, It is housed in the former city mill.
  • The Historical Museum, showed historical discoveries found within Dinkelsbühl and also has reconstructions of the ancient houses of the city. Since 2008, the museum has had a new domicile in the so called "Steinerne Haus" from the 14th century. The official name is now: "house of history". While many of the artifacts are the same, the presentation is completely new.
  • The church of St. Vincent, which is 2 km outside the city.