The life and times of a pop-culture junkie and music addict living in Arlington, Virginia
I’m on an August Break from my regular blogging schedule. Here’s today’s picture.
Apartments here don’t come with clothing washers built in. When I moved in, I had to buy one. To this day, I still don’t quite know what all the functions do, because the instruction manual is also auf Deutsch.
Do you prefer front-loaders or top-loaders?
I’m on an August Break from my regular blogging schedule. Here’s today’s picture.
I love the longer days during the summer. This picture of my street was taken at around quarter to nine in the evening.
Do you prefer longer days or shorter days?
I’m on an August Break from my regular blogging schedule. Here’s today’s pictures.
In Germany, business put up flags. Often, they’re in groups of three. I thought this was interesting when I first got here, but I’ve since gotten used to it. It doesn’t matter what kind of business- I’ve seen the flags for clothing stores, bakeries, machine work shops, and more. Here’s two examples.
I’m on an August Break from my regular blogging schedule. Here’s today’s picture.
I’m often asked what I’ll miss about Germany when I leave. The list is a long one, but the bakeries are near the top of that list. The picture below is one of my all time favorite German concoctions. Basically, you take a fresh pretzel, slice it lengthwise, slather butter on it, and put it back together like a little sandwich. It’s callled a Butterbreze, which means buttered pretzel- the name is simple because, honestly, why would you saddle such an elegant and tasty treat with a more complicated name?
Sehr Lecker!
Really, can you ever have too much butter?
I’m on an August Break from my regular blogging schedule. Here’s today’s picture.
I see this vintage bus around town sometimes. I thought at first that it was used exclusively as a schoolbus, but those are labelled differently. Now, I’m not so sure.
What do you think this bus is used for?
Whimsy. Tacos. The DMV. 