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Category Archives: Daily Life
Neither 99 nor Luftballoons
A song called 99 Luftballoons (“99 Balloons” in English) was popular in the US (and elsewhere) back in the 1980s, sung by the German sung by Nena, a German pop singer. It was played on U.S. radio stations at the … Continue reading
Mostly more from Munich
A quick update on the boxes: in a fit of organizational skills we didn’t know we possessed, we unpacked and put away the contents of 20 boxes last night. Well, put away as much as we could; our large armoire … Continue reading
This just in
In addition to the boxes that we sent to ourselves right when we left Bolzano, we also had 33 more boxes of stuff that needed to get from Bolzano to Tübingen. I’m happy to report that all of them are … Continue reading
A Pocket Omelet
Here in Tübingen, one of the local Schwabian specialties that appears on almost all of the menus is something called Maultaschen. Maultaschen are large filled squares of pasta which look like gigantic, overly plump ravioli. Typically these are filled with … Continue reading
Punting on the Neckar
Punting on the Neckar is a popular pastime here in Tübingen, both with locals and with tourists. You rent a boat that seats at least 10 and hire a professional “punter” to propel the boat, or maybe try your hand … Continue reading
The Bare Necessities in Life
For 3 years in Bolzano, we lived without many modern-day appliances/conveniences that we had in North America. In Bolzano we had, in no particular order:
According to Goethe
CC ran across this fun quote from Goethe: Die beste Bildung findet ein gescheiter Mensch auf Reisen. The best education for a clever person is found in travel. – J.W. von Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre I like it.
A little while longer
Well, I’m still in the midst of errands every day, and the only Internet cafe that seems to be near us doesn’t have hours that fit well into my schedule at the moment. So, while I’ll try to get back … Continue reading
Updates
We’re now officially moved into the apartment. That’s the good news. The bad news for the blog is that for the next few days I won’t have a good way to post anything. We still have a bunch of running … Continue reading