T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
You’ll find the answer (well, one possible answer) in this article about the dire shortages faced in Switzerland in the lead-up to the Euro 2008 (soccer championships). Article found via A Swiss Story.
My husband and I have never been plant people. Given the frequency with which we travel (and move), plants just never seemed to be worth the effort. My attempts to grow things and keep them alive have been limited to basil plants and the odd oregano. That is, until now. A couple weekends ago we … Read more
After Rome, we rented a car and headed north to Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden (a definite highlight) and then continued on to Tuscany. While I’d been to Siena and Florence before, this was actually my first time out into the small hill towns of Tuscany. Now that I’ve had a taste, I can’t … Read more
We had no specific goals for our 1.5 days in Rome, except to eat well and relax. My last several trips to Rome were on business, so it was nice to reestablish this city as a place of leisure. There wasn’t any advanced planning involved beyond the hotel. It was nice. Especially the food. All … Read more
I better get blogging about the details of our Italy trip before I start to forget them… Let me preface this post by saying that I know Italy well. I’ve spent approximately two and a half years in the country. Since moving away in 2005, I’ve gone back many times. But still, my perspective is … Read more
Please stop using Flash on your websites. It’s a pain in the ass. I come to your site to check out your menu and find out where you’re located, not to watch a multimedia presentation extravaganza that bogs down my computer. And if it takes me more than one click to get to your address, … Read more
Before we even moved here I had noticed the vast superiority of Bavarian cheesy pretzels to their Swiss counterparts. But never did I dream that a yet more delicious version of cheesy pretzels existed. Let me back up a bit and tell you about our freezer situation. Unlike in the US, freezers do not seem … Read more
German raclette cheese is not the same as Swiss raclette cheese. The German version is much, much stinkier. We did a quick-and-dirty blind taste test of 3 locally-available Weissbiers the other day (why only 3? Because that’s how many Weissbier glasses we have at home. Yes, we need more): both Paulaner and Franziskaner were deemed … Read more
Who the hell convinced the Germans that orange cheese-like-food in a spray can is an essential part of the American diet? This stuff makes an appearance in every single “American Foods” section of every single grocery store in all of Germany. This is not a new thing, either – I remember seeing spray cheese at … Read more
Still in Montana, having a fabulous time. We spent a day in Bozeman, which I found to be an absolutely charming little town. Not to outdo the NYT guy, but we covered quite a lot of ground during our short visit: Lunch at Pickle Barrel, a famous Montana chain of sandwich shops. I kind of … Read more