Sunday, March 2, 2008
Neckargemünd, the first pearl
Neckargemünd, as some might have guessed by now, is where I live. So, it is the town (or small city, about 15 000 inhabitants) that I know best. On the way from Heildelberg, it is the first of the four pearls that you will encounter along the Neckar. It might also be the oldest "town " of the four....
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Saturday, March 1, 2008
Romantic Hirschhorn
We've had this morning our first real storm since we arrived in Germany. It's the first time I decide to stay inside the house because of such a bad weather. It was raining cats and dogs (I love that expression), there was lots of winds and lightnings and thunder, even a little hail. The thunder...
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Friday, February 29, 2008
The Richtfest
I've just came back from an interesting German celebration: Richtfest ("richten" means to address someone). It is to celebrate the fact that the biggest part of a construction building has been bone, that the builders have reach about half of the work. And, the "putting on the roof" of a new...
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Dilsberg served on a ...poem
Up the Mountain Lies his Remain! Old Dilsberg Bell(e) Sings a Farewell! Auf Wiedersehen (see you again) Die Glocken singen! (The Bells sing) Und von der Schloss Ritter (and of the castle Knight) Singen sie die Leier! (Sing they the songs) Il était Preux! (He was proud) Il était courageaux! (He had...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Neckarsteinach-Precious Stone of the Neckar
I'm back to my old self again and ready to bring you with me to visit Neckarsteinach. It is quite a sight the first time you see it, or rather, them, as there are four old castles guarding the narrow ridge overlooking the river Neckar and the town itself. Four old "Burgen" as they call them here...
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Nobel Prize
I was supposed to write about Neckarsteinach today but I just saw something on CBC TV website (Rick Mercer's Rants) that infuriated me so much that I must talk about it. Sorry. I really realised how long I have been gone from home this morning when someone had to sent me to this website to discover...
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Monday, February 25, 2008
The four jewels of the Neckar
Along the Neckar river, where I live, there are four small cities that are considered the four jewels, or the four pearls, of the Neckar. The Neckar itself is a rather long and winding river, going from Stuttgart to Mannhein, to meet with the Rhine. Bad Wimpfen (previous blog) is also along the...
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
New look on Bad Wimpfen
I went back to Bad Wimpfen today and I could barely recognise it. Without all the Weihnachtsmarkt kiosks and the crowd the old medieval city look really different. Nicer in a way, more room to walk and to look at all the beautiful old buildings. We took the regional train to go and we missed the...
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Friday, February 22, 2008
Nierestein-Part II
We went to the clinic today and... Good news! Although he has a stone in one kidney, it seems that this one is not moving for the moment. It was another small stone(s) that passed "down" and irritated the "pipes". The X-rays were conclusive: there is no other stone (at the moment) in the "pipes" or...
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
German Schnitzels
As they say, if you can beat them, join them! So, I've started cooking German style. I bought the proper meat for schnitzel (it is written on the package!), the proper breadcrumbs (again, written on the package) and I even follow the recipe (that's rather rare for me). By the way, Schnitzel is the...
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