The other evening Chris and I happened to catch a British T.V. show on German TV. The murderer in the episode turned out to be … the butler. Continue reading
4 for 400
I happened to notice earlier in the week that today’s post would turn out to be the 400th post on Two to TÜ. Yikes – Continue reading
Without a guide in Heidelberg
Back in May, I had the chance to go with our good Italian friends to visit Heidelberg, an historic university town in Germany. It’s an easy day trip from Tübingen, but Chris and I had never had a chance to go there.
The highlights for a tourist in the old part of town are the old bridge, the castle on the hill, and the view Continue reading
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Another look at those fountains in Trafalgar Square
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So my first official stop as a tourist in London a couple of weeks ago was Trafalgar Square to check out those fountains. After consulting a guidebook or two before I got there,
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A Hail of a Storm
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Yesterday the day started off warm, humid and sunny, just as the previous week had been.
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An interesting spot for a photo
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I went to a place called The Photographers Gallery in London, which showcases British photographers. They had a great bookstore for books about photography, a lovely cafe where a guy made a very good Latte coffee drink, and, of course, … Continue reading
The Heron, The Tortoise and the Cause
Today I have a quick update as well as a request. First, the update: as you may recall, a couple of months ago I produced an eBook, The Heron and the Tortoise, using the free publishing service LeanPub. Thanks again for everybody’s feedback on the free version that I made available to readers of the blog while I was working out the final typo corrections, etc. Continue reading
On the street where she lived
Earlier this year, Chris and I created a Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning letters blog site, where we’ve been posting the letters between the two poets that documents their 1.5 year courtship. During the period of those letters, Elizabeth Barrett lived in London, at 50 Wimpole Street. So, since we were going to be in London for Chris’ conference last week, Continue reading
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Back to Britain
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We’re about to head out again. For the 4th year in a row, Chris is presenting at a visualization conference held in July in London (well done, Chris – congratulations!). Well at least, he’s presenting at the same conference that’s … Continue reading
The route that ran through Tübingen last Saturday
Last Saturday, Chris and I had a chance to go to two outdoor events here in Tübingen that, oddly enough, wound up having something American in common. Continue reading