Food on Fridays: Catching a wave
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Today in Food on Fridays we’re back in the cake shop in Weil der Stadt to talk about the cake I actually ate there, the Donauwelle, literally the “Donau wave.”
Monthly Archives: August 2014
For whom the roads have tolls
Today we’re still in Weil der Stadt, so I can tackle one as-yet unanswered question.
For whom the organ plays
Jack posed a question in his comment the other day and asked for more information about those two big gold keys in the coat of arms of Weil der Stadt. Crossed keys like that in general are the symbol of … Continue reading
The birthplace of Johannes Kepler
The reason we went to the town of Weil der Stadt was not just to check out the planters or eat dessert. Rather, we went to a tiny museum about Johannes Kepler (1571-1630), a key German scientist, astronomer and mathematician … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: SPQWderS
Today on Monday Mysteries we find the reason for a remnant of ancient Rome in the middle of medieval Germany.
Food on Fridays: The Olga Pretzel
We went out for cake and coffee with friends last weekend, and one of our friends, B—, ordered an Olgabretzel, “Olga Pretzel”.
Graffiti with Ambition
At the beginning of the path along the Steinlach where we saw the heron is a rather tall hedge; it’s so high that I can’t see over it at all, and Chris can only see over it with difficulty. The … Continue reading
The Heron at the Steinlach
I’ve spotted herons in the past in Tübingen in a few different spots in town, as discussed previously in these posts:
A bit of a pickle
So today I want to share something I accidentally ran across the other day when I was looking up something in a German-English dictionary.
Monday Mysteries: The Water Carrier
Today on Monday Mysteries we’re back in Iceland for a look at the story behind a statue I saw everyday on our visit, called Vatnsberinn, “The Water Carrier”.