Due to my spending time studying for today’s German test, this post about the Tübingen Christmas Market didn’t get finished yesterday. But my studying paid off: I’m happy to report that I got an “A” on the exam and for … Continue reading
Since I still have more studying to do before I call it a night, I don’t have enough time to finish the main post I am planing to write about the Christmas market. That will have to wait until tomorrow.
In what I always consider an unusual coincidence, my father and Chris’ father were both born on December 14th, which means they share a birthday.
We did our best to sample our way through the Tübingen Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas Market) on Sunday. We only had a couple of hours in which to do it, though. So, we didn’t get a complete survey of all the foods on … Continue reading
As I’m sitting here munching on some Magenbrot, literally “stomach bread” — a Christmas cookie that’s nothing like the name implies— I’m sorting my photos from this past weekend’s Christmas market here in Tübingen. And I realize that I’m not … Continue reading
When I respond to each of your wonderful comments individually, it starts to push all of them off the front page, where they get harder to find. So, as before, I’ve gathered a bunch of my replies into today’s post. … Continue reading
My German course has a special afternoon session on Thursdays, which puts me at the Neckar River bridge later in the day than normal. Today, the sky had been bright and blue in the morning, but by the time class … Continue reading
I’ve gotta another thing to try for that postcard shot here in Tübingen: that “postcard shot” at night. 😉
Today (December 6th) is St. Nicholas Day here in Germany. If you’re a little kid – or a not so little kid – it’s quite an exciting day.
Thanks, everybody, for all the comments on the posts and photos last week! I’ll get some replies to the questions posted in the next day or so. In the meantime, today I have a quick followup on the chocolate festival. … Continue reading