It’s not quite time yet for the Eurovision contest to be heating up. But Cascada, the group that performed last year’s Germany entry, popped up recently in the most unlikely of places and it seemed worthy of a mention here on the blog.
To follow yesterday’s panoramic look at Tübingen in the fog, today are some more photos of the castle and the town with both fog and blue skies, simultaneously. Continue reading
On Sunday morning, the weather was an odd mix of fog that had settled over parts, but not all, of the downtown buildings. So, there was a curious mix of fog and splotches of blue sky. When we looked up the hill toward the Tübingen Castle, the castle was shrouded in fog. Continue reading
I’m adding a new series to the blog starting today called Monday Mysteries. It was inspired by a book that Chris and I ran across recently which talks about 50 secret places or little-known stories that “solve” the mysteries of things you see on the streets in Tübingen. To kick things off, today we’re going to answer the question “Why is there a high water mark on the building across the street from our apartment?” Continue reading
In our Food on Fridays post today we take a look at a local outdoor market tradition: Fish rolls. Continue reading
That star photo I posted on January 6th was actually one of a series of photos I took recently with star as the subject. Our photography group had that as a theme, and so Chris and I walked around Tübingen after Christmas looking for interesting star decorations to use as subjects. Continue reading
Chris and I were recently walking in a different part of the nearby park near the Ammer River here in Tübingen when we unexpectedly spotted our little heron friend. Continue reading
Yesterday’s post included a long list of the categories for the trash and things you need to consider before you decide which bin an item would go in for the trash. So today, as a way to give you a sense of what it’s like sorting the trash here, I’ve organized a little virtual “practical exam” for life in Germany.
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Tübingen has a reputation as being a “green” city, meaning there is a lot of emphasis on saving energy and the like. One of the consequences is that we do a lot of recycling here. Continue reading
In this week’s Food on Fridays post, it’s time to celebrate with some festival foods. For example, yesterday was Mutscheltag, “Mutschel Day“ in the nearby town of Reutlingen. Continue reading