Today on Monday Mysteries we take a moment to reflect one of the mysteries about time: how does it seem to pass by quicker than you think? Continue reading
Monday Mysteries: A Timely Reflection
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Food on Fridays: Catching a wave
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.”
For whom the roads have tolls
Today we’re still in Weil der Stadt, so I can tackle one as-yet unanswered question. Continue reading
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 St. Peter in the Catholic church. The keys in the Weil der Stadt shield indicates the importance of the town’s Catholic Church, which is the Church of St. Peter and Paul. 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 who revolutionized the world’s understanding of planetary motion, among many other things. 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. Continue reading
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”. Continue reading
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 other day, though, Chris happened to glance over the hedge as we walked by, and he noticed that there is a small chapel-shaped building behind the hedge, with some interesting graffiti painted on the side. 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: Continue reading
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. Continue reading