I spent all day yesterday studying and it was only because I ran out of toilet paper that I realized I had to get out of the house and go shopping! But I’m so very glad that happened, because as soon as I stepped outside I was rewarded by gentle and large snow flakes falling [...]
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SCHNEE!!!
Posted in Munich, tagged Munich, snow on December 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Hofgarten
Posted in Munich, tagged art, Munich, painting on December 4, 2008 | 2 Comments »
This is the painting that I finished yesterday in the freezing cold! I actually started painting it last July. I gave myself the goal (since I’m not traveling, but in the city where I live) to not hurry myself and take as much time as I needed to do the painting. I’m quite proud of [...]
Der Wille zum Glück
Posted in Misc, Munich on October 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Since most (or many) of my blog readers are family and friends who want to see how life is going for me in Germany, I thought I’d post something a bit more sentimental!
I mentioned in the time approaching Oktoberfest that Philipp and I met at the glorious festival 3 years ago. I just thought I’d [...]
Ein Prosit!
Posted in Munich, tagged beer, Munich, oktoberfest on October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was trying to think about what to write about these pictures…but most of them speak for themselves! Maybe I’ll just write a few little subtitles.
My First Video Post: OKTOBERFEST!
Posted in Munich, tagged Munich, oktoberfest, video on October 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A VIDEO POST! Yes, that’s right, my very first! Not quite so high-tech…I didn’t have to do any editing and didn’t at any music…which I would like to learn to do in the future. Anyway, this is just a teaser of an upcoming post with more pictures from the Wies’n (Oktoberfest)! Enjoy!
Wildpark Poing (Zoo of what the Germans call “wild” animals!)
Posted in Munich, tagged Munich, poing, wild animals, wildpark, zoo on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
A few weeks ago Philipp, Isy (a friend of mine here in Dachau) and I went to the Wildpark Poing…full of furry and very fierce creatures! I was actually quite surprised…the German attitude to zoos is very different…all of the non-dangerous animals were just walking around! And apparently Bighorns are not considered dangerous! Here are [...]
Oktoberfest…here I come!!!
Posted in Munich, tagged beer, Munich, oktoberfest on September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
In 1810 King Ludwig I married Therese von Saxe-Hildburghausen. As a wedding gift, she got a field. A field! Can you imagine? The wedding was held at this field and all the people of Munich came. They had a horse race and drank wine…but that wouldn’t last long. The wedding party was so popular that [...]
Starnbergersee Part 2
Posted in Munich, tagged history, Munich on August 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The other location that Philipp and I went to at Starnberg Lake is actually the location the lake is most famous for. On June 13, 1886 King Ludwig II of Bavaria was found drowned in the lake. Ludwig II was the king who had Neuschwanstein built, the castle that the Disneyland Castle is [...]
Starnbergersee
Posted in Munich, Museums, tagged history, museum on August 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Philipp and I had a little bit of time off, so we decided to take a day trip to Starnbergersee (or Starnberg Lake). In a way it’s the Munich equivalent of Lake Tahoe as it’s about the same distance away, but it’s no where near as big as Tahoe.
We went to an Art Museum [...]
From the Biggest Little City to the Littlest Big City
Posted in Munich, tagged Munich, reno, the biggest little city in the world on August 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I thought it might be a cool idea to write a blog comparing Reno and Munich, my two homes.
I love to catch Germans off guard by telling them, when they don’t know where Reno, Nevada is, that Germany and Nevada are actually pretty close in size! (I used to think that Nevada was twice [...]
