When morning comes, I am compelled to get outside and MOVE!!  Earbuds on, iTunes cranked up loud, and the groove begins.  I never know where it will take me, but I always know it will be good!  Dancing outdoors, especially in a beautiful place, is one of life’s...

    The Denkmal fair inspires me to think about what could be done with the village.  Mutzschen has a small village market which has a view of the church, a few interesting buildings, and mostly flat store-front type buildings, some of which have been converted to...

    Unbeknownst to me when I booked this trip, it turns out the Denkmal Fair, a once a year event for historical property owners, Government officials, and tradesman is happening this weekend.  I had already attended the opening ceremonies, but now I am headed to the...

    After walking the entire grounds, covering every inch of the property excluding the garages that are rented and occupied by people from the village, we head to Carsten’s office for the MotoSoul presentation.  At this point I have spent months thinking about this...

    Morning comes and a haze covers the villages and towns in the Muldental.  The view from Schloss Döben includes the beautiful town of Grimma, the Mulde River, and on a clear day you can see so many church spires and castles in the distance you can’t count them. ...

    I hop on my next Luftansa flight, this time starting in Berlin, laptop and projector ready for the first official presentation of the MotoSoul concept.  I meet with a woman who has bought an old manor house in the middle of no-where and converted it to a hotel and...

    Once again I hop on a Luftansa flight returning to Seattle, to my children and to my real life.  I find myself imagining what life will be like once we are living in Germany.  I am constantly comparing life quality and opportunities for my children.  The feeling...

    I finish talking with Markus and depart the Schloss, following the back roads through wheat fields to reach the waypoint.  HMMM, there is a little dirt road leading off the street.  Just in case, I decide to leave the bike at the street and walk in, since if I...

    After finishing my lunch I decide I need a picture of the bike near the lake.  I ride through the gates meant to signify no motorized vehicles but I don’t feel too bad since the middle post is in the down position.  Not even 200 yards in, a woman is yelling at me...

    I cannot shake my desire to return to Mutzschen again, so I hop on a motorbike (a BMW 1200GSA) and head back.  I feel a strong desire to spend time on the property, to take some special pictures that I can study, and to spend time with the locals to gauge how that...