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Christmas Market Season Is Here!
Last week, the Christkindlmärkte opened all over Germany. It’s time for Glühwein (hot mulled wine), hot fresh festival food, gingerbread, and the warmth that comes from spending time with your...
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The Römermauer, After Renovations
Back in January of 2012, I noticed the Römermauer for the first time. The Römermauer is a section of Roman wall from the original Castra Regina (“fortress by the river Regen”) which was built around...
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Merry Christmas, everyone!
For those who celebrate it, Merry Christmas! The Christmas markets have only two more nights before they’re closed for the year. This is one of my favorite Christmas comics, created by the geniuses...
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The Regensburger Domspatzen
One of the things I’ve wanted to do since I arrived in Regensburg was to see a performance- any performance- of the Regensburger Domspatzen. The Domspatzen (literal translation= Cathedral Sparrows) is...
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All Too Brief: Winter Kipferl
One of my favorite sweets is a candy that appears at the local Aldi stores in November or December, and it vanishes again by late February or early March- the Winter Kipferl. Kipferl is a type of...
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Tasty Donuts In Regensburg
I was walking with a friend near the Hauptbahnhof recently, when we stumbled (almost literally) across this sign: The Dunkin Donuts brand has made it’s way to some of Germany’s larger cities, and I go...
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Regensburg Spindellauf 2014
Last weekend was the annual Regensburg Spindellauf, a yearly run in the DEZ (Donau-Einkaufszentrum,) a big shopping center a short distance away. The run is partly inside this multi-level shopping...
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Equinox
So there are a bunch of buildings in town with this logo: It’s a coat of arms of some sort, and I haven’t been able to learn what it actually represents, but it from the first time I saw it, it looked...
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Regensburg Streets: Schwarze-Bären Straße
There’s a street in town that has a bear print in the paving stones. …and at the next intersection, there’s the same thing in bronze, but facing the opposite direction. I was wondering what the bear...
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The Bishop’s Gone Walkabout
I was walking past Albertstraße this weekend when I noticed something peculiar. This pedestal was empty: The last time I looked, which wasn’t all that long ago, the Bishop was still there, just as in...
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Misplaced
A friend of mine wrote a short post this week on a certain blue-backgrounded social network about the fifteen year anniversary of the passing of a mutual friend. I realized immediately afterward that...
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What on earth is a pizza-burger?
While I was traveling the weekend before last, I saw a commercial for a food called a Dr. Oetker PizzaBurger. It was part pizza and part burger and it was entirely fascinating. My friends, my happy...
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Document Neupfarrplatz in Regensburg
In Neupfarrplatz, one of the largest main squares of Regensburg, there is a big church called the Neupfarrkirche. Tucked behind that church is a triangular metal structure containing a door. The...
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Hot Air Ballooning Over Bavaria
We interrupt this barrage of travel posts to bring you a post about something that I did a little closer to town. Thanks to my partner-in-crime Jenny and her fiancé Robert, I had the opportunity to go...
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Die Hochzeitsglocken läuten!
This weekend, I’m going to my first German Hochzeit, or wedding. My partner-in-crime Jenny is getting married in a wedding which is actually spread over two days. A multi-day wedding is not uncommon...
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Nepal Himalaya Pavilion
Not far from Regensburg is a Nepalese temple and garden called the Nepal Himalaya Pavilion. The Pavilion was originally constructed in Hanover for the 2000 World’s Fair Expo, which ran from Jun to...
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Last Looks
The last time I was in Hamburg, back in late March, I spent some time with Sarah and Tobias. After lunch, they walked me back to the U-Bahn, and as we said our goodbyes, I had a flash of realization-...
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Multicoolty Interview
A little while back, I was interviewed by Eve from Multicoolty, a site that talks to ex-patriates about their experiences abroad. That interview just went up today....
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Regensburg Tourism
Earlier this month, I spent an afternoon checking out a bunch of the touristy things I can do without leaving Regensburg. There’s a lot to see and do right here, and I didn’t want to leave it all...
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Repatriation Day
Today is the day that I leave Germany. I’m not leaving forever, because I have friends here. After today, though, I won’t be a resident of Deutschland. I’m heading back to Florida. My plane out of...
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