Monthly Archives: May 2019
Locked Up For Love
First time I saw a railing full of lovers’ padlocks was in Italy, as we walked between two villages of the Cinque Terre region a decade ago. I gather the practice has become more popular; these days it seems there are locks everywhere. Which presents a problem for municipal authorities. Love is great, but not […]
Vineyards Everywhere
When you live in a wine growing region, it seems there are grape vines pretty much wherever you go. There’s a hill in Seepark in downtown Freiburg where someone, I presume the municipality, has planted some vines. I doubt the harvest is sufficient for producing much, but then again, I have seen grapes planted on […]
Tulip Time
My mother reminded me that the national Tulip Festival is on in Ottawa. If the schedule is like past years, it should be ending this weekend. Since I can’t be there, I thought I’d share a few photos from 2017. There was something different about the light the day I took these pictures. To me […]
What Election?
There’s an election going on, and I have no idea what the issues are. For a political junkie, that is painful. Even worse, I just discovered there are not one but two elections underway in my area right now. I don’t have a vote in either. I think. Today I’m going to ignore Sulzburg’s municipal […]
Who Knew?
I suppose somewhere the back of my mind I knew there were some people in Europe that played American football (as opposed to what Americans call soccer), but I thought that sort of thing had died out with the demise of NFL Europe. Turns out I was wrong. This poster was in store windows […]
Blasts From The Past
I was hit by nostalgia, struck by something Germany has that is long gone in Canada. The Yellow Pages showed up on my doorstep. Are you old enough to remember phone books? They contained the names and numbers of everyone with a telephone. The Yellow Pages contained only business listings. Businesses who wanted more visibility […]
Stuck in the Middle
I got caught in a stau and thought about writing this post during the delay. But I didn’t. It probably wouldn’t have been legal. Stau is the German word for traffic jam. This one seemed endless. In half an hour I drove a kilometre. Given that I usually walk at a pace of between four […]
Disturbing News
“I read the news today, oh boy!” – The Beatles Took some time yesterday to do more than just skim the headlines. Gotta admit there are some strange things happening in the world. Figured I should comment on a few. Guilty Until Proven Innocent The Canadian province of British Columbia has a new weapon […]
The Test of Time
Last time I was in Freiburg, Germany, I noticed a different-looking church near one of the tram stops. It was modern architecture, which definitely makes it stand out in a country of old churches. (The church around the corner from our apartment is more than 1,000 years old.) I didn’t take a picture, or go […]
Pond Life
Wandering through Freiburg on Friday (I couldn’t resist that alliteration) and went for a walk in Seepark, a large park near the downtown. Discovered a small lake there (which is what gives the place its name, see being German for “lake.” Spent some time just looking at the aquatic and shore life. So nice to […]
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