T̶w̶o̶ One p̶e̶r̶p̶e̶t̶u̶a̶l̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶a̶t̶s̶ immigrant settling into home country number five.
Who knew Munich had so many festivals without ‘Oktober’ in the name? Today we hit the modestly-sized Auer Dult, a festival and market which takes place three times per year at Mariahilfplatz, a big square in the neighborhood of Au. There were a couple of carnival rides and a whole lot of carnival food, and … Read more
Coincidence? I think not. Munich Redux: Germany’s Hot Spot of the Moment Thank you to the many, many folks who brought this article to my attention. I’d like to also point out that I’ve already reviewed Saf, the restaurant from the NY Times article, too.
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
Our first three months in Munich have flown by. Well, on one hand it has felt fast, and on the other it feels like we’ve been here forever. Since I’ve lived in Germany before and speak passable German, it was a pretty soft landing. It also helped that we were able to move into our … Read more
Last night we visited the Munich Whisky Festival. That is, we paid a hefty 15-euro entry fee for the privilege of hanging out in a hot, crowded exhibition space with a whole lot of whisky salesmen. There was a line to get in, the coat check was full, and at times the room was so … Read more
You didn’t really think the city of Munich was going to make us wait until autumn for a beer festival, did you? The Starkbierfest, or Strong Beer Festival, take place every year for a few weeks during Lent. Drinking beer doesn’t count as breaking a fast, you see, so rumor has it that the monks … Read more
I won’t claim to know enough about the issue to have an opinion I’d wish to post here, but I do want to share some photos of the anti-Kosovo-secession rally that took place at Marienplatz (the main square in the center of Munich) today. We decided to swing by and check out the rally after … Read more
The city center inMunichgets a little crazy for the last three days of carnival (Fasching). The locals don costumes and down lots of booze in one big street party (and at lots of littler parties). It’s fun to see an entire city party together. The costumes people were wearing were much more… themed than the … 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
We live so close to a brewery that our neighborhood actually smells like brewing beer most days. It’s really a pleasant smell, but I’m still glad it doesn’t seem to reach all the way to our apartment. Right Said Fred is currently featured in a German commercial, performing I’m Too Sexy while shilling for Meister … Read more