Tag Archives: Germany
The Crossing
I wonder if I went back today, would it still be there? And where was it going? It was an early evening walk. Just a couple of blocks away from our apartment there was a snail crossing the path. Slowly. In the time I watched there was no appreciable movement. Last week, when I […]
Lost In Europe
I have no idea where I am as I write this. Or maybe it would be more accurate to say I have no idea where I am supposed to be. I’m at home in Germany, but I don’t think there is any record of my being here. I’m a little confused. Bear with me and […]
Bug In The Road?
Is it a large insect, or a small lizard? I haven’t a clue. In my youth I should have paid more attention in science class. Then I would be able to classify this creature I crossed paths with on Monday. Perhaps I could have figured it out if I had examined it more closely, but […]
They Are Doing What!?
Somehow I missed this event last year. And when I saw the poster on a light post earlier this week I was flabbergasted. I know this is a big wine producing area. And I know that the specialty wine exclusive to this part of Germany is a white wine called Gutedel. So it makes sense […]
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 […]
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 […]
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