Scott falls in love on the streets of Regensburg
Should I be jealous?
Big pfun at the Pfarrfest
Last week we went to a Pfarrfest at a small parish church in Munich. A multi-generational crowd was gathered for food, drink, socializing and music. The preist worked the crowd, greeting everyone and making them feel welcome (upon learning I was from the US, he even broke out with a couple words of English). Dessert … Read more
Much love for San Diego
This trip to San Diego was for a family wedding. I really didn’t want to go. Having spent six weeks in the US at the end of 2007, I felt no desire to return to the States again so soon. Especially to somewhere as far away as California – 15 hours of flying each way. … Read more
The fire pit
To answer the questions about the last photo in my San Diego post, I give you… a video: The Fire Pit from zurika on Vimeo. This was the fire pit at the fancy beach-front hotel where we stayed for the first part of our trip. The sand was configured differently each night, but this one … Read more
Home again
We arrived back in Germany early this morning. My main priority for the day is to stay awake. I am particularly bad at traveling east, but I know my best chance to beat jet lag quick is to suffer through today without a nap. I’ll be entertaining myself by tending to the garden, doing a … Read more
Not much to do in California at 6 am…
…except walk on the beach, or sit on the sofa on the balcony drinking coffee and staring at the ocean. Which really aren’t such bad options, once you get out of the must-make-the-most-of-time-in-US mode. Although it’s been a mere six months since our last trip to the US, we’re still having waves of bewilderment about … Read more
Hailstorm in the veggie garden
Yesterday afternoon I looked on helplessly as euro-sized hail pelted my delicate vegetable garden for a good 10 minutes. Deciding against running outside and using my body to shield the plants, instead I stayed in and photographed the action. I’m happy to report everyone seems to have survived intact, although there are a few tattered … Read more
Expats and bloggers invade Regensburg
Saturday we headed to Regensburg to spend the day at the expat meet-up organized by Christina. Regensburg is a cheap (on a Bayernpass) and easy 1.5-hour train ride from Munich, so it makes for a good day trip. After wandering around on our own for a while, we joined the group for a guided tour … Read more
Learning German by overwhelming force
Even though I claim to speak two foreign languages, I’m not really a language person. I’m just not a natural at it, although I really wish I was. My typical American education didn’t exactly help, either, involving practically no foreign language training until high school, and even then it was barely given any attention. What … Read more
He who mounts pigs
Well played, Schweinsteiger. And yes, more honking in Germany this evening. On to the semifinal!