Scenes seen inside L’Arena
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Over the years I’ve posted a bunch of photos of the outside of L’Arena (the Roman Amphitheater in Verona), but I rarely post photos taken inside.
Category Archives: Just for Fun
Two for a Tuesday
Well yesterday’s Monday Mystery turned out to be one of those “where is the missing blog post?” mysteries. Sorry about that. We’ve been knee-deep (sometimes literally) in sorting papers and other things as we move along the path toward moving … Continue reading
The Geography of Getting out of Dodge
Thanks for all the feedback on yesterday’s post about Plan G, both here on the blog as well in all your emails. 🙂
Last call on a Mardi Gras
Today is the last day before Lent: Mardi Gras, Martedí Grasso, Fastnachtsdienstag, Fat Tuesday. Whatever you call it, the key thing to know is it’s the final call — er, day — for most Berliners (“jelly doughnuts”) to be available … Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: Another Bad Idee
Today on Monday Mysteries we find the real meaning of a food idea that turns out to be another Bad Idee in German.
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?
Food on Fridays: 700 Krapfen
Today on Food on Fridays we re-visit the topic of Krapfen as we celebrate the fact that this post is the 700th post on this blog. 🙂
Random Reflections
It was cold in Hamburg last week, with mostly gray skies.
Monday Mysteries: A Different Kind of Bar
Today on Monday Mysteries we take a quick look at an unexpected bar.
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