Category Archives: German Friends

The Story of the Dog “Laika”

The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – TFR The Story of the Dog “Laika” by Ralph Kratzer Very often I am asked why my dog´s name is “Laika”…….. I’ll tell you the story: I got Laika in December 2004, shortly … Continue reading

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North Cyprus Phoenix Line Dance Club on tour

Phoenix Line Dance Club on Tour to Handeloh/Hamburg, Germany By Steve & Denise Bisson Day 1 – Monday – together with Kate & Charlie Bell we set off from Larnaca Airport, South Cyprus at 19:25hrs. (local time) and after an … Continue reading

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The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – Food Lodge – paradise for breads, cakes and sweets

The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – TFR  Food Lodge – Paradise for breads, cakes & sweets  by Ralph Kratzer Several weeks ago I met just by chance two young ladies, one of them German, who promised to open a … Continue reading

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The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – 30 minutes with the Secretary – Uwe Vandieken

The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – TFR 30 minutes with the Secretary Uwe Vandieken by Ralph Kratzer Again I asked a member of our society, The Foreign Residents in the TRNC, about his life and this time it was … Continue reading

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The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – Interview No. 6 – Naci Kaya

The Foreign Residents in the TRNC 30 minutes with the Secretary by Ralph Kratzer Naci Kaya The 6th interview in my series of talks with members of The Foreign Residents in the TRNC, I had yesterday with an interesting Turkish/German … Continue reading

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The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – Members Interview No 5 – Ruth Reiter

The Foreign Residents in the TRNC 30 minutes with the Secretary  by Ralph Kratzer Ruth Reiter The 5th interview in my series of talks with members of The Foreign Residents in the TRNC I had last Sunday with a German … Continue reading

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The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – Members Interview No. 3 – Horst Gutowski

The Foreign Residents in the TRNC 30 minutes with the Secretary by Ralph Kratzer Horst Gutowski I have had very positive feedback on my recently started series of interviews with members of The Foreign Residents in the TRNC. Thanks to … Continue reading

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The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – Interview with Adolf Kohn

The Foreign Residents in the TRNC  30 minutes with the Secretary By Ralph Kratzer To fill up our category “Friends Pages” on our website tfrnorthcyprus.wordpress.com, bit by bit I have decided to interview members of the TFR on a regular … Continue reading

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Snow wonder in North Cyprus

What the Hell……!!!??? Winter in North Cyprus by Ralph Kratzer As some of you may know I come from Bavaria, the very southern part of Germany and I grew up in a boarding school close to the wonderful mountains the … Continue reading

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The Foreign Residents in the TRNC – Christmas Weekly Get-together

TFR – Christmas Weekly Get-together The Foreign Residents in the TRNC have a weekly get-together at the Aeria Bar in Lapta and this week was the last before Christmas so was a special occasion.  Unfortunately it was not possible for … Continue reading

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Goethe Institute – German Christmas on the Cyprus Green line

Christmas on the Green line Around the world in divided countries and in other countries where the “Season of Goodwill” is valued, the seasonal festivities are underway. On the 1st of December in Holland and other countries where he is … Continue reading

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