Christmas markets are a big deal in Germany and Austria. In Bolzano, as well as in the rest of the South Tirol region in Italy, the Christmas market opened at the end of November, and ran at least until Christmas, … Continue reading
Here in Germany, as far as I can tell, they don’t have a sweet dessert that’s like a North American pie.
Is the glass half empty or half full? It depends on your point of view, of course.
Today is another one of those posts which is a mix of small stuff and answers to questions from the comments. I’d intended to be better about answering questions more regularly – best laid plains. My only excuse is that … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the U.S. – hope you all got your fill of turkey, stuffing and all the rest of the trimmings today!
We’ve only been in Tübingen 2.5 months, but we already have a clear favorite restaurant, Zum Gutenburg. That’s the place down the block from us where we get all those egg and maultaschen dishes that I’ve written about.
Today was the first day I’ve walked to language class and seen frost on the ground, even though it wasn’t as cold this morning as it has been. In fact, this morning it was above freezing. Barely, but still, the … Continue reading
… weil sie den Tisch nie erhalten haben. That describes the outcome of my day today.
Well, not “final photos” forever, of course, but rather for the season. You see, they turned off the water in all the fountains around here last week, and it’s not quite as exciting to take photos of dry fountains. But … Continue reading
Back when we were shopping for bedding, our bedding “wizard” – aka the department store bedding salesman — didn’t know the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The only children’s fairy tale he knew of that had anything to … Continue reading