Don’t Mess with the River Isar Oh man. This is good. There are plenty of things I’ve got to write about, but this Don’t Litter ad is making the rounds – I saw it at the Eldorado Cinema last night – and I think it’s brilliant. At the end, it says, ‘Zuhause machst du’s ja… Continue reading Don’t Mess with the River Isar
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Fat cats and telling me about the Frugal Jerk
He’s got no time to blog himself, but Jamie has got great ideas. So, I’ve deemed him my Kiwi Korrespondent. Helps that he’s actually from New Zealand. A trip home and a few months in Poland – this guy’s going to improve the real estate at Lahikmajoe in the next little while. You can’t wait,… Continue reading Fat cats and telling me about the Frugal Jerk
Bar hopping in a sportive season
(Where we watched the Engaland v Uruguay debacle) First watched the World Cup in 1990, and because I’d lived in Bavaria as a boy, I pulled for the Schwarz Rot Gold of the newly reunited Western and Eastern Germany. They won, and I somehow expected they’d do it again in 1994. It was hosted in… Continue reading Bar hopping in a sportive season
Adopted home and oodles of food
Above is a photo looking over the rooftops of Munich, which is a place I’ve been think quite a lot about lately. We lived here when I was a small child, and then I moved back here more than a decade ago. Listening to my mother’s stories as we revisit our old stomping grounds, I’m… Continue reading Adopted home and oodles of food
This is Ludwigskirche, which is also called the Universitätskirche, here in Munich. Apparently, the English name is Catholic Parish and University Church St. Louis – that’s a mouthful, isn’t it?
Have recently been inspired by Stefan Salinas‘ book Catholic Churches Big and Small, and I realised I could easily take photos of dozens of churches that are in stumbling distance of where I live.
So, periodically I’ll be sharing some of these. This is certainly a good start.
train in and out of York
When I’m at a loss for what to post here, I sometimes go through old photos. Assuming I didn’t get distracted while remembering what was going on when each photo was taken, I sometimes happen upon one that I think would look good here on the blog. Because I take so many photos when I… Continue reading train in and out of York
throwing one’s proverbial hat in the ring
There’s a pressing need for me to get additional freelance work as a writer/editor, so I thought I’d start here. It’s my personal blog, after all. Reading a metric tonne of material right now. Unlike in the second half of 2013, I plan on actually devoting some of my very finite free time to writing. One… Continue reading throwing one’s proverbial hat in the ring
again and again and again
Here’s a story. It’s one of those stories that has the advantage of being true. See, there were these kids who grew up and got married and had families and moved away and then moved back to where they started. Some marriages didn’t work out and some did. Some years they saw less of each… Continue reading again and again and again
Getting the hang of hosting MunichLovesU
This week I was asked to do the twitter account at @MunichLovesU, and I’ve already done four of the seven days. I’ve tried to write most of the tweets in German, although I was told a mix of English and German would be fine. So far, it’s been a little odd. I’m so accustomed to… Continue reading Getting the hang of hosting MunichLovesU
taking a breather and turning the page
Took this back during the Christkindlmarkt season in Munich, but haven’t bothered posting it until now. Originally, I’d planned to get more photos of them actually playing, but the potential energy that is them taking a break and turning the page is far more suspenseful. Enjoy.