Practice, Visits to a Market & to the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, and Dinner Al Fresco in Essen, Germany

It was a busy and fun Saturday in Essen. Vicki Buholz and I practiced at ETUF Essen for a couple of hours, then went with Sabine Schmitz first to the […]

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Good Bye Florida, Hello Germany

I had a day of rest before my next trip which is to Germany to play some club matches for ETUF Essen (near Dusseldorf). The trip started when a friend […]

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Practicing on the German Red Clay & Adventures in a Parking Garage

Monday May 6, 2024 Sunday in Germany is a day of rest for most businesses other than restaurants, museums and gas stations. I had a lazy morning (hit the gym […]

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Germany: First Team Match

Saturday we had our first team match of the 2024 season. We played the TC Blau-Weiss Marsberg in Marsberg, Germany, about 1:45 hours north of Essen. The club’s team was […]

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Guten Tag, Germany!

Another day, another country. I flew on Wednesday to Germany by “plane, train and automobile”. My flight to San Francisco was on time, and I had a longish layover so […]

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German 60 Team: Day 1 Success on the Slow German Red Clay

There are teams from four regions at this competition for over 60 women, Mainz is one, Berlin is one and a team from Bavaria, along with ETUF Essen. The draw […]

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German Team Championships: Practice Day

ETUF, Essen, Germany Friday Sept. 8 Today after sleeping some I practiced with Luisa, Sabine and Desiree from the ETUF 60s team at high noon. It was in the high […]

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles: USA to Germany (With a Detour to Amsterdam)

Wednesday and Thursday I travelled to Essen, Germany (near Dusseldorf) for the German team finals. My trip to Europe, which was not expected to involve train travel nor a stop […]

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Team Success in Germany

May 1, 2023: German Labor Day, USA May Day Today I played my first team match in Germany. The team matches take up the entire day! Dagmar, Desiree, Gabi, Carolyn, […]

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Tennis on Red Clay and a Regatta!

Sunday April 30, 2023, Essen, Germany Today I played tennis on the red clay at ETUF Essen, then walked along the Baldeneysee where a regatta was taking place. The sun […]

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