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.
We’ve all been these guys at some point in our lives. You get halfway through moving a big heavy object, and need to take a break. It’s nice when the thing you’re moving is this comfortable to sit on.
Do you have any fun moving-house stories?
I’m on an August Break from my regular blogging schedule. Here’s today’s pictures.
I don’t cook much in my apartment, but it’s not because of a lack of food choices. It’s because of the space- my kitchen is the size of a postage stamp, barely a kitchenette. The available variety, though- that’s another thing entirely.
The produce here is amazing. Just to give you an example, this is the produce section in the grocery store that I do about half my shopping in.
These pictures are of another small store in the Altstadt. I walk past this store several times a week. The produce here is amazingly fresh and they always seem to have the best. Avocados, strawberries, you name it- it’s all available here.
What would you cook if you had this much fresh produce available to you every day?
I’m on an August Break from my regular blogging schedule. Here’s today’s picture.
When I started thinking about how I was going to fill my August Break with photos, I decided that I wanted to showcase things that are part of my life here- things that are commonplace to me, but that don’t really get into other posts very much. This is a big one- it’s turned up in a few of my posts, but I don’t really focus on it all that much most of the time.
This is the view of my adopted German hometown that I never really get tired of: Looking south from the Stone Bridge over the Donau river, looking toward the Altstadt and the Dom, our amazing cathedral.
I joke that Germany (and Europe) is full of churches the way Georgia is full of Waffle Houses, but it’s still pretty amazing to see them in person.
Do you have a favorite cathedral?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the images of Regensburg that I share- it’s just a collection of snapshots, and it doesn’t really give you a good idea of what this town is really like. I had an idea that it might be fun to stick a camera on the handlebars of my bike, so that my family and friends back in the US can get a better idea of what this city really looks like. I picked up a camera capable of doing this without adding a lot of weight or weirdness to my bike, and I gave it a try. I learned a few things on this first outing-
When it finally stops raining, I’ll have to make another little movie. I think I could definitely have some fun with the occasional video showing what life is like here. Here’s my first bike video:
Got any tips for video from a moving bike? Is there anything I passed in this video that you want to see in greater detail? How’d I do on the soundtrack?
I am always amazed at how constantly there is stuff to do in the Altstadt on weekends.
Saturday the 15th of June was once again Christopher Street Day. I first encountered this one last year, quite by accident. Christopher Street day is a gay pride event held in Germany and Switzerland. It’s an anniversary to the LGBT uprisings in the Stonewall Riots on June 28, 1969. The Stonewall Inn was on Christopher Street, hence the name. The event isn’t always held on the actual anniversary for organizational reasons, but it usually turns up in June.
This is a huge event in Berlin and Cologne, but the day is celebrated in major cities all over the country. There was a parade this year, but I missed it because I didn’t realize that it was happening until after it had concluded. Blast! I really need to put this on my calendar for next year so I don’t miss the parade!
I took a bunch more pictures this year than I did last year.
Have you ever seen a Christopher Street Day celebration?
Whimsy. Tacos. The DMV. 