Ice blossoms along the Ammer
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It’s been very cold here in Tübingen for the past few days, with temperatures consistently below freezing.
Category Archives: Daily Life
Monday Mysteries: A Bad Idea
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a quick look at an advertising campaign we saw in Hamburg. The mystery: did the person who created the ad know the potential for its (mis)interpretation by an English speaker?
Random Reflections
It was cold in Hamburg last week, with mostly gray skies.
February Showers don’t bring Spring
If the expression is “April showers bring May flowers”, what do February showers bring?
Monday Mysteries: A Different Kind of Bar
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a quick look at an unexpected bar.
On Hiatus – Part 3
For the third time this month, we’re hopping on the 8:05am train to Stuttgart to set out on a short trip. First it was Bolzano, then to the workshop (near) Bonn. Today we’re breaking out of the “Bs” and heading … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: Faces on the Castle Walls
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at what I call the mystery of the faces on the castle walls. It was a mystery Chris and I ran across last week, when we were invited to speak at a … Continue reading
Seeing stars (sort of)
I love trying to take a variety of photos of the Stella Cometa (“Ephiphany Star” in Verona.
Monday Mysteries: Facing an Egg
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a look at an item for sale in a vending machine at the Munich train station: a Spiegeleie -Form.
Food on Fridays: The sweet side of the South Tyrol
Today on Food on Fridays we take a look at a couple of South Tyrolean desserts we sampled on our trip back to Bolzano.