A Piece of the Postcard
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Back when we lived in Bolzano, I always said one could never go wrong with another photo of the Dolomites. Here in Tübingen, I’m hoping one can never go wrong with yet another reflection photo:
Category Archives: Daily Life
April does what it wants
The title of the post is my translation of the saying in German, April macht, was er will. It’s referring to the weather here in April, which can be variable, to say the least.
Return of the punters
That’s “punters”, as in the people who are in the punting boats on the Neckar River. The boats are back in action; I noticed them again for the first time last week:
Ah, to be in Tübingen …
… now that Spring is here.*
Not quite the “postcard panorama”
I posted a more scenic panorama of Tübingen last week, where the subject matter would be fit to be on a scenic postcard from Tübingen. Today, I’ve got another panorama from Tübingen …
The Casa Milà: Gaudí becomes a Star..chitect
So, imagine you’re a wealthy industrialist — or something — in the late 19th/early 20th century in Barcelona. You want an apartment in the city, and you’ve got this friend who’s an architect who’s designed a truly rather one-of-a-kind Cathedral. … Continue reading
Panorama Fit for a Postcard?
Due to technical problems with our internet connection at home today, my planned post about Gaudí has been delayed. Instead, I can offer a panorama I took the other day of Tübingen, which I was saving for a rainy day … Continue reading
Suddenly Sundials
So we were on the tour bus in Barcelona, passing by all kinds of interesting buildings. And suddenly I spot a church that seems to have 2 sundials on its bell tower. Chris was not looking in the same direction, … Continue reading
My Barcelona Brigadoon
We took one of the “Hop-on, Hop-off” tourist buses in Barcelona. We don’t usually do that when we explore a new city, but this time around, it seemed like the perfect way to see a lot of the city in … Continue reading
Roman Barcelona
As promised on Friday, today we’re taking a trip back in time to Roman Barcelona.