Saturday, May 31, 2008
Hail and rain and thunder
It has been very humid and warm (around 30oC) for the last week or so. We could see Dilsberg in a shroud of clouds and the heavy air was starting to hide the tip of the mountains. So, a storm was in order and a storm we got! It was a big storm with violent winds and hail and rain and thunder. But it...
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Friday, May 30, 2008
Violence among youths, USA vs Germany
I had a strange converstion with the mother of a boy going in the same school as my son. It started when she complained about the fact that it takes her a lot of time to bring her son every morning to school and to pick him up after school and that I naively suggested that maybe it will be easier if...
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
The Residenz in Munich
There is, in the middle of Munich, a great big Residenz with a beautiful treed park with fountains, flower gardens and a white domed building to rest while listening to the violin player... A good part of the building was destroyed during the second WW but most of it was rebuilt using the original...
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Train accident
My son was waiting for his S-Bahn (city-train) when he heard that the one he was supposed to take had had an accident. The train in question got off the rails and they had to wait for another train, a regional Bahn that one. It is not too frequent but when it happens the whole public transport...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008
The Beast of Bayern!
There is in the woods of Bayern, where Vogue was or there about, a strange beast roaming the forest floor for something to eat. The beast in question is called the "Wolpertinger" and it is indeed the strangest of all beasts (except maybe for the platypus...). It has rabbit-like white fur, a...
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Monday, May 26, 2008
Munich, München
I really really loved Munich, or as it is called here, München. It is a rather big city with over 1.4 million inhabitants but it doesn't feel that way. They succeeded to keep many wooded parklands throughout the city and an enchanting big one, more or less in its center, the English Garden, over 4...
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Off to Munich we go...
As we are leaving for Munich tomorow morning, I decided to write tonight to let you know that I will probably not have the time (or the inclination) to write until we come back Sunday night or the day after. Hopefully, even if the weather isn't too nice (they predicted rain and clouds for the next 4...
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Finally..The Spargel recipe
I did say some time ago that I was to present a good recipe for Deutsche WeissSpragel (German white asparagus). So there it goes: Gratinierter Spargel (Asparagus Gratiné) Zutaten für 4 Portionen (for 4 portions) 500g Spargel, grün (green asparagus) 500g Spargel, weiss (white asparagus) 1 Prise...
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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Germans, Germans, Germans!
While in Spain (not long ago), I had a German room-mate. She was nice and (I believe I already mentioned this) very green. It was her first trip outside of Germany and alone on top of it. When arrived the first morning, she came to see me and asked me to help her with her bed. I looked at her in a...
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Monday, May 19, 2008
Willkommen! Welcome to the new-old Auslander!
That's it! I am now officially in the Journal section. I have not felt any real changes by crossing sections, but will see. We were supposed to go for a week of biking in the Loire Valley, but my Mann had to go to Oslo for a few days. So, the Loire will have to wait once more. It is the second time...
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