tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13682607944957748932023-11-16T02:40:08.177-08:00Cruzin Germany!Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-46181009370202446612010-08-02T04:53:00.001-07:002010-08-07T13:17:52.131-07:00Prague, part II<b>Wednesday, July 28, 2010</b>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">There were two last days of Prague time, so a little shopping was done. I avoided the garnet and craft shops in the touristy areas and stuck instead to sweet, quiet, untraveled shops on the same block as the hotel. Much nicer, less expensive, and humane and I bought myself a little garnet trinket.</div><div>
<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12329853@N07/4854920733/" title="Prague by ewephoric, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4854920733_e29d05f4bc_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Prague" /></a>
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<br /><a href="http://www.bakeshop.cz/our-story-en.html">Bakeshop <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Praha</span></a> was right near the hotel, and I kinda wish I had made more use of it. The espresso I had there was the best I had in Prague and everything in the shop looked delicious. I guess since it was so close to the hotel and the breakfast in the hotel was so amazing, I just took the place for granted. Next time I'm in Prague, though....</div><div>
<br /></div><div>Look what I found in Prague! Well, not found, as much as planned to meet. My Oberlin buddies, her parents (not pictured) and their daughter were a welcome part of my Prague escapades. Prague seemed kinda <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">storybookish</span> to me--I wonder how it looked to a four-year old.</div><div>
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<br /></span></div><div><span><span></span></span>We had lunch at <a href="http://www.ambi.cz/ambi_pizzanuova_kontakt_eng.php">Pizza <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Nuova</span></a> which conveniently had vegetarian options for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Obies</span> and the only play area I saw in Prague for the four-year old. Strange and novel to eat delicious margarita pizza and arugula salad in Prague (what, no goose? no bread dumplings?)</div><div>
<br /></div><div>After lunch, we walked into the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Wenceslaus</span> Square area. It was more important to modern post-Communist history, but WAY more commercial and charmless than other neighborhoods. Oh well--I'm just glad I didn't stay in this area which seemed overrun with youngish, rowdier tourists. Please take this moment to observe the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Sephora</span> and H&M right under this stereo-typically <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Praha</span> building. </div><div>
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<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12329853@N07/4855588322/" title="WenceslasSquareHotelEuropa by ewephoric, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4855588322_7ce610ff54_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" /></a></div><div>
<br /></div><div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12329853@N07/4855588322/" title="WenceslasSquareHotelEuropa by ewephoric, on Flickr"></a>But I did make it to the end of the square and met Good King <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Wenceslaus</span>, or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Vaclavske</span> or whatever he's called. I suppose this is the place where the River is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Vtlava</span>, whoops <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Vltava</span>, or the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Moldau</span>. I have no idea how these words are supposed to mean the same thing.</div><div>
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<br />Speaking of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Moldau</span>...I did get to hear it (sort of) in Smetana Hall. Is that like eating locally? Smetana Hall is in the Municipal Building, which is designed/decorated/whatever entirely by Alfonse <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Mucha</span>, the Czech art <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">nouveau</span> guy. The hall was beautiful. The actual sound was beautiful. The performance? <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Ok</span>. arranged for a small force and performed by a pick-up group. But it was Smetana (and Dvorak) sounding more authentic than their Mozart and Vivaldi in Prague, for goodness' sake!</div><div>
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<br /></div><div><b>Thursday, July 29, 2010</b></div><div>The morning of my last Prague day began with, FINALLY, a boat ride. I had wanted to do this on the Elbe in Dresden but it never worked out, but the Elbe becomes the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Vltava</span>, so it all worked out! Floating on the river was a nice way to see a little bit more of Prague and from a different angle. </div><div>
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<br />And I think I'd live here:
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<br />I did appreciate these little boat treats!
<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12329853@N07/4855095089/" title="Vltavaviewofart by ewephoric, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4855095089_a8fba5133e_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12329853@N07/4855106215/" title="VltavaviewofBridgeStatue by ewephoric, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4099/4855106215_46a4dd0969_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jb2_GaJR7gRELDEA3c36Yx-Hw6bq5z9zAnB_Jtr9RpIBF7QxbVdVBrrquAxj1Xq7WAElplFklkuopbJ2gkObR-GzPU54mSXhYzRoMyJIyrIkI9T_jzRWNkuHxchi3BapkwWNN_mhFQgE/s200/PaulineSusannaKate.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502432835561896370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">But more Prague treats were in store for me and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">pre</span>-school set was promised tram rides, so we said our goodbyes and I headed to the Cubist museum.</div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghXjak9KDiAOGGi33FJcweok0y_9Z9jXOPBvrShyphenhyphenbSHHnjXNbl1kqVKad1rU8Rfz9KhOGu1V5cxAvizU8KugGZw2OxsdxMkZBVH152vo39gkyAH0TRgSQCq9PzS_DoRoaHWxWuJIz7JOOv/s200/CubistMuseumHouseoftheBlackMadonna.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502725996121463714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Hmmm</span>. Czech Cubists? Kinda like the famous Cubists, but not. </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi14M_1gikPnUraaHZA_ZDCP1cJemat3tMhXEKe4Y5jVyUoWnZsENc6UDv3lSPVqRzyOv6OwS0SmXQgFbt01fr5UMhafslwBr8hiVqQtq_bdKvH6_SlpzMmg4WLJFwn-Kv-gNMx74NsXygn/s200/CubistMuseumFillaMorning.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502725987002774562" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">
<br /></span></div><div>Except in the area of architecture, sculpture, and furniture. That was kind of fun.</div><div>
<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12329853@N07/4855125895/" title="CubistMuseum-Gocar-Furniture by ewephoric, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/4855125895_e8f67d456b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12329853@N07/4855737886/" title="CubistMuseumGutfreund-Concert by ewephoric, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4096/4855737886_0f60b56546_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" /></a>
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<br />Located in the museum building was my favorite cafe of my trip. <a href="http://www.grandcafeorient.cz/">The Grand Cafe Orient</a> maintained the Cubist vibe and was peaceful, delicious, and elegant but not stuffy. Don't I look like I could have happily spent many happy hours here?</div><div>
<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12329853@N07/4855146867/" title="GrandCafeOrientPenny by ewephoric, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/4855146867_2bb5ddd8a2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="<span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;">
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<br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span>Later that afternoon I stumbled into a folk festival which included a Folk Festival with Finnish choir singing YMCA (neither folk, nor Finnish--I can't explain it) . Better than that were these truck treats!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4Lp00QX6Ppt3kUtWBNk_XLhmcS4HQwHWTBlnXWBaObhTmABeJK_7Y_F8YeCpv74S5HYpCHNIJFjlkSJq1AViiKP5Gwtq1gTpLQ3kqdfDtQpc5vRN7VJEwyNgeQiQGj-nfjMBJ2zg8SAk/s1600/P1000603.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA4Lp00QX6Ppt3kUtWBNk_XLhmcS4HQwHWTBlnXWBaObhTmABeJK_7Y_F8YeCpv74S5HYpCHNIJFjlkSJq1AViiKP5Gwtq1gTpLQ3kqdfDtQpc5vRN7VJEwyNgeQiQGj-nfjMBJ2zg8SAk/s200/P1000603.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502735577642265874" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GaVeL3P2O12H-FE9pSFHoLCy7KIXssu8gmo_FhNGX2q8ghn8EnmL9ft6pLgaNB3iEx5fSSyZyNh_gceg_riQWNMU7IGJArF79aIC7aGyTEPGcnXYfgfVCX5c8ge9xkEqrHQNeRpFgYSW/s1600/Trdelniktruck+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_GaVeL3P2O12H-FE9pSFHoLCy7KIXssu8gmo_FhNGX2q8ghn8EnmL9ft6pLgaNB3iEx5fSSyZyNh_gceg_riQWNMU7IGJArF79aIC7aGyTEPGcnXYfgfVCX5c8ge9xkEqrHQNeRpFgYSW/s200/Trdelniktruck+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502735570357450850" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVR25TUsIqT__dUC_aUXYE8K92QLD7UScZjzPveq88yZQU1-S3ktWQJdVjQ9dkxLwcRu7r3cXwrk_OXXZUwnJq4Vbov5rMAmmpjd9reO2AzwPNRN6dyMkio0W9CF1qc8u5lTJ_a7t9rJhA/s1600/Trdelniktruck+(3).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVR25TUsIqT__dUC_aUXYE8K92QLD7UScZjzPveq88yZQU1-S3ktWQJdVjQ9dkxLwcRu7r3cXwrk_OXXZUwnJq4Vbov5rMAmmpjd9reO2AzwPNRN6dyMkio0W9CF1qc8u5lTJ_a7t9rJhA/s200/Trdelniktruck+(3).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502735566065375618" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div>And finally, Prague began with duck and ended with duck-this time at the "Red Wheel."</div><div>
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<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/12329853@N07/4855166419/" title="Maximilian View At NIght by ewephoric, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4855166419_6b3a0f7af7.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Maximilian View At <span class=" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" /></a>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-46556262847742161092010-07-30T13:59:00.001-07:002010-07-30T14:29:54.987-07:00Prague Impressions<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdME_AlEXZTRjJTnWvEL3QwDjW8sOJFTpIbL7ExMAK0kGB882bv7fCkmt-MeBfNs79aDvsr3rTICiBUrCeoxsWYhYSP6Brc0g7e39il_GkBq0iVrGQbD_OuLi6ktRQa3b4vvZlHfolFs8_/s1600/MaximilianHotel.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdME_AlEXZTRjJTnWvEL3QwDjW8sOJFTpIbL7ExMAK0kGB882bv7fCkmt-MeBfNs79aDvsr3rTICiBUrCeoxsWYhYSP6Brc0g7e39il_GkBq0iVrGQbD_OuLi6ktRQa3b4vvZlHfolFs8_/s200/MaximilianHotel.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499811480049231026" /></a><br />This pretty much sums up Prague: Every single time I ventured back to the hotel, I thought I was taking the 'same' route, but every time it was different. OR if I thought I was taking a different way, I ended up in the same place. Being pretty happy.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpQt_Hhxn3dD0p3j_LO0bLJdv3-U_y3JCOLwUdM_gaGqDcxDhE_xuNunO8-wbxpSByneyaebGuOc4OCeZerex4lMufheq4SEs-c6dzoH29JlgNpWUNz_-qzBzD4nSPXM8ZHwL21y3Yz43/s1600/Vezenska.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQpQt_Hhxn3dD0p3j_LO0bLJdv3-U_y3JCOLwUdM_gaGqDcxDhE_xuNunO8-wbxpSByneyaebGuOc4OCeZerex4lMufheq4SEs-c6dzoH29JlgNpWUNz_-qzBzD4nSPXM8ZHwL21y3Yz43/s200/Vezenska.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499813301880131634" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsmEYmD32wM5cOFOtq_srbHSGxLpXajgoTq3-LkGwVDAG0e3SwO7-3dFUMQ0ldEusbfj4VImHRZpWhm7q05kSU7jXSldkjctG6EN1wNZfeYuDRN40K2UIs5o8zHwoM50URmCEFWgKQZIt/s1600/MaximilianHotelstreetview+(3).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOsmEYmD32wM5cOFOtq_srbHSGxLpXajgoTq3-LkGwVDAG0e3SwO7-3dFUMQ0ldEusbfj4VImHRZpWhm7q05kSU7jXSldkjctG6EN1wNZfeYuDRN40K2UIs5o8zHwoM50URmCEFWgKQZIt/s200/MaximilianHotelstreetview+(3).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499811471334789218" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Qiv9eXaFfDdgcDl3cWXojDvbYvUFYjKYPfBG0x8SdQPH7NEmLWJz4KE7kjhik31J12lyiuyDIGdpZ2sUPfxVphylPmC_4rq_83J590T0IjZk4ZviVAAsa0OSYojKaeqJxM4tqRiZgSxb/s1600/KolkovanRestaurantandStreet.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Qiv9eXaFfDdgcDl3cWXojDvbYvUFYjKYPfBG0x8SdQPH7NEmLWJz4KE7kjhik31J12lyiuyDIGdpZ2sUPfxVphylPmC_4rq_83J590T0IjZk4ZviVAAsa0OSYojKaeqJxM4tqRiZgSxb/s200/KolkovanRestaurantandStreet.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499813297313566130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div>More often than not, I'd end up at the Kafka statue instead of the hotel--you gotta worry when Kafka is the one pointing you home....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJy3dI8l47VmUF_cEm8rL_Nks0r4NghjXDFpKd9m6Npy_vihCCU6ygF2nzgiLnTsQp6RoPQKOA1OYxyGiymlWQsrYga561p7HuuUYj9rMJw1j9WZXfp5rDhbswVQZy2CWVOOfWliGkcm_/s1600/KafkaStatue.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTJy3dI8l47VmUF_cEm8rL_Nks0r4NghjXDFpKd9m6Npy_vihCCU6ygF2nzgiLnTsQp6RoPQKOA1OYxyGiymlWQsrYga561p7HuuUYj9rMJw1j9WZXfp5rDhbswVQZy2CWVOOfWliGkcm_/s200/KafkaStatue.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499811461907839330" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div>The route was sometimes longer, sometimes shorter, but it always interesting and surprising. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">there'd</span> be a serendipitous turn, and there the hotel would be. No matter where you're going, you can check the map and think you know where you're going, but it doesn't really matter--you might get to where you're going, but it won't be direct, but it will be interesting and beautiful. And when you're home, this is the view night and day.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcPYJqq-bvVAEOGOhvQZj9tS8-wATLbb4lCY7zR1TUuBLc6_cf81mi4Hvoydca0zJjWUtKKhDXKilrkTrj7qRGxoElUWx_9iYzWVfZHr5Z8Gyuku-jTAgb3_3rvsx1Nbd0hx84sFImp_e/s1600/MaximilianHotelRoomview+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCcPYJqq-bvVAEOGOhvQZj9tS8-wATLbb4lCY7zR1TUuBLc6_cf81mi4Hvoydca0zJjWUtKKhDXKilrkTrj7qRGxoElUWx_9iYzWVfZHr5Z8Gyuku-jTAgb3_3rvsx1Nbd0hx84sFImp_e/s200/MaximilianHotelRoomview+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499811442948210226" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJOlRSZ8tQieuvsymh_XKNoO6lTH56y0iRgwn8G6xqQjifQgfoGidnbU_t5JDcLW0Hi4Ht1wfE-AI1Pe6zaAXiP5xp3GOXUTeZYsLK_FW6yGClJqSRdveQDCOHbV4X9_SpURa_eJ1cjC-/s1600/Maximilian+View+At+NIght+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYJOlRSZ8tQieuvsymh_XKNoO6lTH56y0iRgwn8G6xqQjifQgfoGidnbU_t5JDcLW0Hi4Ht1wfE-AI1Pe6zaAXiP5xp3GOXUTeZYsLK_FW6yGClJqSRdveQDCOHbV4X9_SpURa_eJ1cjC-/s200/Maximilian+View+At+NIght+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499811451749827538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div>Ah, Prague. I saw lots and did lots and hope to sometime soon try to do it justice. </div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-63471799425832619642010-07-30T12:41:00.000-07:002010-08-02T07:50:16.792-07:00Prague deets, part I.I am indeed back in Brooklyn now, but still a little emotionally in Prague and Germany. I wanted to get everything about the Prague trip down, so if you're bothering to read/look at this, know that these last few blog posts are mostly for my benefit.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Sunday, 25.July.2010</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b></b>Arrived after a 5-hour ride on the "Johannes Brahms" EC train from Berlin to check in at <a href="http://www.maximilianhotel.com/">Maximilian Hotel</a>. I'm going on record that this lovely, newish hotel was just close enough to everything to be convenient but was perfectly far enough from the tourist masses<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSItJcHTTE31Rch4weUnIqxY_bRa-xAsbzjX5ejDd3Mh3ax4-g2JnM40CUlf18siiSLZCfn8Y87HGUojSPpJ2i2EWi9ACGhL8uydxD_Kp68np_Mr05m7EfybtvQc9jnteTAEKNaMHy7_-/s1600/MaximilianHotel.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSItJcHTTE31Rch4weUnIqxY_bRa-xAsbzjX5ejDd3Mh3ax4-g2JnM40CUlf18siiSLZCfn8Y87HGUojSPpJ2i2EWi9ACGhL8uydxD_Kp68np_Mr05m7EfybtvQc9jnteTAEKNaMHy7_-/s200/MaximilianHotel.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500775589839352770" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div>That night, there was a walk in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Staro</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Mesto</span></span> Square and a duck dinner at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Staro</span></span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Mesto</span></span> Square Restaurant.<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn6TlLFooGJj087MBs0eGnUUp7t_MxC3aejCPeT74HbJxUpkZ7WsPbnLJmoGYW0cEfBksI78EVxc7B26knjTt-AN1mHyIpdJjNNMDvY91KCXT_zDu69zHyA8muwSiX5l3mkaE3zmgRLpT/s1600/OldTownSquare.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn6TlLFooGJj087MBs0eGnUUp7t_MxC3aejCPeT74HbJxUpkZ7WsPbnLJmoGYW0cEfBksI78EVxc7B26knjTt-AN1mHyIpdJjNNMDvY91KCXT_zDu69zHyA8muwSiX5l3mkaE3zmgRLpT/s200/OldTownSquare.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500775604847240866" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2C0SbfmcbFmiOnmtp6ossuy1EIAvPh7e3dsAfWjseUBVQXGyVfHyzMesGlCvQmaNS5csd51pogaM0v7mQ_FdPojEdqYibaqj8MsoIzwj8nRfAQ60l3iK1kVFTBNv-wf6l2vL5tJndJ1Gl/s1600/StarometskaRestaurantDinner.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2C0SbfmcbFmiOnmtp6ossuy1EIAvPh7e3dsAfWjseUBVQXGyVfHyzMesGlCvQmaNS5csd51pogaM0v7mQ_FdPojEdqYibaqj8MsoIzwj8nRfAQ60l3iK1kVFTBNv-wf6l2vL5tJndJ1Gl/s200/StarometskaRestaurantDinner.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500775593488161986" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; ">Monday, 26.July.2010</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><br /></span></b></div><div>Jewish Museum--consisting of five synagogues and the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">cemetery</span>. With the exception of one, these synagogues are no longer functioning as worship sites. Instead, they house information, artifacts, names, and wonder at the centuries and populations that once were a vital part of Prague.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_uNwkyClqB306hMXQHcSTie_WzVUHzgVbXdNseIx6pkN0nBfynoHC_Iwd3nUc664rN7mBpDERs8_5um4cZGsJU7QLpYFo30UHFp5lO8pYRRoXtzPN1ObrxMAG3ScX_012_k_9F3faJI7/s1600/PinkasSynagogue.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy_uNwkyClqB306hMXQHcSTie_WzVUHzgVbXdNseIx6pkN0nBfynoHC_Iwd3nUc664rN7mBpDERs8_5um4cZGsJU7QLpYFo30UHFp5lO8pYRRoXtzPN1ObrxMAG3ScX_012_k_9F3faJI7/s200/PinkasSynagogue.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500775609669384418" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4smR2bjLiKQwY4zM6bVoSvsLte4FhQ2WgEva2yQq5AlxPYs3sSUcgPB53VeVuTXwpP4HEQrBRp9Bqy9EowEMDxLnjxPhGS-sybXJsVLSbuUp2Qo0qVCVTEHjY6WBFc7BD6tq2cR4pOOB/s1600/SpanishSynagogue.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4smR2bjLiKQwY4zM6bVoSvsLte4FhQ2WgEva2yQq5AlxPYs3sSUcgPB53VeVuTXwpP4HEQrBRp9Bqy9EowEMDxLnjxPhGS-sybXJsVLSbuUp2Qo0qVCVTEHjY6WBFc7BD6tq2cR4pOOB/s200/SpanishSynagogue.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500775613493772354" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7EuWeh3SMlFbz9Zjm1XJ5wXYk9Z_7bPsmix54NsnhjpH6Pr2qoGQEy1M78ujW6MIV5k80ltEdl3LbI5HeF3qwBRL98hvhsiTkMnL1x3BwBPd6bp_CMGvD3zryyusMmjIjlcJuSD3hiDN/s1600/AltneuSynagogueInterior.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm7EuWeh3SMlFbz9Zjm1XJ5wXYk9Z_7bPsmix54NsnhjpH6Pr2qoGQEy1M78ujW6MIV5k80ltEdl3LbI5HeF3qwBRL98hvhsiTkMnL1x3BwBPd6bp_CMGvD3zryyusMmjIjlcJuSD3hiDN/s200/AltneuSynagogueInterior.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500777472716925458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 121px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaNZLAYCx47wjmPc3wSYSM3gPZREuLmfhAN_njHKN9XBCDQQI6JYqZ-Q5AIiAOMqLFtE-6-G0rGvIz3Of7Yiw7QiRDLOqf9sqgiHzKzrESHN5OT4_RsrzkXgJ3djIyHoXP8Bn6zV7kvCp/s1600/JewishCemetary.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDaNZLAYCx47wjmPc3wSYSM3gPZREuLmfhAN_njHKN9XBCDQQI6JYqZ-Q5AIiAOMqLFtE-6-G0rGvIz3Of7Yiw7QiRDLOqf9sqgiHzKzrESHN5OT4_RsrzkXgJ3djIyHoXP8Bn6zV7kvCp/s200/JewishCemetary.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500777469308746450" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div>A look at some of the Cubist and Art <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Nouveau</span></span> buildings in the same neighborhood.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcXr6tLuVb2kUDy6XnB9CdgleJEzqxpM_NpqjeCxSnkN0mdvSkI18-XqWu5b9K6qS_qZyMi_uRZYFj6l_Xy_3PlXIYaoyHVOI1tcKJfB0RqtE3taKQetPfzsZQAjwwQ1gwRIFzFQUaDp2/s1600/CubistBuilding+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVcXr6tLuVb2kUDy6XnB9CdgleJEzqxpM_NpqjeCxSnkN0mdvSkI18-XqWu5b9K6qS_qZyMi_uRZYFj6l_Xy_3PlXIYaoyHVOI1tcKJfB0RqtE3taKQetPfzsZQAjwwQ1gwRIFzFQUaDp2/s200/CubistBuilding+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500811467668865698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmKxGKAtUFwx6CBLt5UdsPqdFN9NgsbUdcdjww2_GuoWqCkXE_Dsflab6f4_J1l8gbkBkmTxUeVOLw6qKQ-9JEiTyYhCRPNVThoqkb_rd9M1blmDphqdqX8Fn-VVaj0t5YeabShqsaOTa/s1600/CubistBuildingopposite+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmKxGKAtUFwx6CBLt5UdsPqdFN9NgsbUdcdjww2_GuoWqCkXE_Dsflab6f4_J1l8gbkBkmTxUeVOLw6qKQ-9JEiTyYhCRPNVThoqkb_rd9M1blmDphqdqX8Fn-VVaj0t5YeabShqsaOTa/s200/CubistBuildingopposite+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500813383911924226" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div>Lunch at <a href="http://www.kolkovna.cz/index.php?language=en&show=hot&place=11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Kolkovna</span></span></a>. Then a stroll on the Charles Bridge.... </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIHGGMcO7xvRrwUoQNMRuQ-F0hT3-KkTwtdzKyxXnZi0cuu35arFAlgMVUTTiBMhI_cF7bb3ocRqsllZ92oAQyjg4MkQJZ9xIF44VUdEem-Y3XCldEEEiIlKOmQYQ02QWIWW2_DOOXqPJ/s1600/CharlesBridgePenny.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiIHGGMcO7xvRrwUoQNMRuQ-F0hT3-KkTwtdzKyxXnZi0cuu35arFAlgMVUTTiBMhI_cF7bb3ocRqsllZ92oAQyjg4MkQJZ9xIF44VUdEem-Y3XCldEEEiIlKOmQYQ02QWIWW2_DOOXqPJ/s200/CharlesBridgePenny.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500777475251664130" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeDLGLaF4lFsRrpnAM9EaCgPK50mIBdDSqHcoy401J8AzMtuEiuhYd9Pdv42DYvbjvn5W_xJO8wcKpd2wM9NuN-u9GG3XmG62hrqaEsAyrPkqJKuEX7ipIIUyhkDMYPbOFJglgyVG54NR/s1600/CharlesBridgeGatetoMalaStrana+(5).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaeDLGLaF4lFsRrpnAM9EaCgPK50mIBdDSqHcoy401J8AzMtuEiuhYd9Pdv42DYvbjvn5W_xJO8wcKpd2wM9NuN-u9GG3XmG62hrqaEsAyrPkqJKuEX7ipIIUyhkDMYPbOFJglgyVG54NR/s200/CharlesBridgeGatetoMalaStrana+(5).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500777484513699010" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div> and through Mala <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Strana</span></span>...where I found my "house."</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1HHaKh2TA6DRLhK7Toobnhz87dFwBuYt6ziMP4ZpCFmyqXBS4N6J7tprkjaVl9mC37qngV9XGpnbemowuFJWvIFQDD_8uRpzENf4Zx3sncU40Tk9Dq3xnnDtSvdXKBYtdwbq-2K643JC/s1600/MalaStrana.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz1HHaKh2TA6DRLhK7Toobnhz87dFwBuYt6ziMP4ZpCFmyqXBS4N6J7tprkjaVl9mC37qngV9XGpnbemowuFJWvIFQDD_8uRpzENf4Zx3sncU40Tk9Dq3xnnDtSvdXKBYtdwbq-2K643JC/s200/MalaStrana.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500777489887894738" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh026_E9kj84gL6lVhBteFWrJHElqIFStYMdcvZ1fwafxfL8rqmyAytTYS_ZUSF8Q2ioDG2f9ZBVcSbPNffGMNWMlAb4EgFsNPYJCmTIXExsbzy22yV1o6b1uTa4OhdvSUZMKts2fQ54EeV/s1600/PadlocksonMalteszki.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh026_E9kj84gL6lVhBteFWrJHElqIFStYMdcvZ1fwafxfL8rqmyAytTYS_ZUSF8Q2ioDG2f9ZBVcSbPNffGMNWMlAb4EgFsNPYJCmTIXExsbzy22yV1o6b1uTa4OhdvSUZMKts2fQ54EeV/s200/PadlocksonMalteszki.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500779533811076722" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.ambi.cz/ambi_cafesavoy_menu_eng.php">Cafe Savoy</a> for dinner.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSEHps-CQZ_xb2BBwQ5CVqlLeZH5F6_DfFMmTEKMa3HguVSyTkIqWnQUtOaKT9Pd8pblE33fSxsM39XQJ9Uo0_JAa5S0oZasAQKYvkkbFYMA63hKCXAVVlklA0kAugWf5-h0yNppBGsPe/s1600/CafeSavoy.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZSEHps-CQZ_xb2BBwQ5CVqlLeZH5F6_DfFMmTEKMa3HguVSyTkIqWnQUtOaKT9Pd8pblE33fSxsM39XQJ9Uo0_JAa5S0oZasAQKYvkkbFYMA63hKCXAVVlklA0kAugWf5-h0yNppBGsPe/s200/CafeSavoy.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500779556752350194" style="cursor: pointer; width: 126px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvO41RsLmgoxHGQql0fPjfLwVVFnwQ2h-02y4tsU5jOk56pihoVDzbUJQMPSwKEXeTyuiOimlHz0Z_PuHruLp-sPhlY5ydKWTXHRde_hz9KF3eIcEjeuKK8NkuBqTOcfHwLJFTwJht7r3/s1600/CafeSavoyGoatCheeseToasts.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvO41RsLmgoxHGQql0fPjfLwVVFnwQ2h-02y4tsU5jOk56pihoVDzbUJQMPSwKEXeTyuiOimlHz0Z_PuHruLp-sPhlY5ydKWTXHRde_hz9KF3eIcEjeuKK8NkuBqTOcfHwLJFTwJht7r3/s200/CafeSavoyGoatCheeseToasts.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500779559715348802" style="cursor: pointer; 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"><br /></span></b></div><div>Tuesday: A <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">luxe</span></span> taxi ride to the Prague Castle. And a visit to the amazing St. Vitus and a museum of 17-19<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">th</span></span> c. Czech art.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal07_lJy9pThz0nvOr6G1t65lCX6A6njlqk3oS4WnyfcmdLziz3mmA4hxpcW0Ap8YbenQoptUeISF8OpIKaDqqHo6aMus3XP-i6AU1R3dJUIpseOHgPnVE3GfqfWDL-olvqbLoyG3i56s/s1600/CastleGate.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhal07_lJy9pThz0nvOr6G1t65lCX6A6njlqk3oS4WnyfcmdLziz3mmA4hxpcW0Ap8YbenQoptUeISF8OpIKaDqqHo6aMus3XP-i6AU1R3dJUIpseOHgPnVE3GfqfWDL-olvqbLoyG3i56s/s200/CastleGate.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500798276007608834" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3stZjJX8NjEUfwo9p5FWpv0JAIfavWPe_dY9m9bSUB9d-sBh_TTKhpdIfGY1eZGWaEK5gn1cm9TuC1J6-ieq1dfhs7v9y-nB0gohfcDpEqSDZqqYrbEjktZc_5-Dq6NETLGm9OYXH8Cl/s1600/StVitus+(3).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN3stZjJX8NjEUfwo9p5FWpv0JAIfavWPe_dY9m9bSUB9d-sBh_TTKhpdIfGY1eZGWaEK5gn1cm9TuC1J6-ieq1dfhs7v9y-nB0gohfcDpEqSDZqqYrbEjktZc_5-Dq6NETLGm9OYXH8Cl/s200/StVitus+(3).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500798269146798930" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tg1oJEja5Zkx3zcpcioXqyYHqLLFHtpNGpS46UI8wW2E1Iw7NrsFnr-35S8JZVUt5-oY_nU3dAS4t4QL7-USKBrIezBWiNALtaih6IpEQaAdArti73bqjc8Px5U4KpxIFps5cf9fWBO2/s1600/StVitus+(5).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tg1oJEja5Zkx3zcpcioXqyYHqLLFHtpNGpS46UI8wW2E1Iw7NrsFnr-35S8JZVUt5-oY_nU3dAS4t4QL7-USKBrIezBWiNALtaih6IpEQaAdArti73bqjc8Px5U4KpxIFps5cf9fWBO2/s200/StVitus+(5).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500801225670377906" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>A walk back down the hill with a stop for lunch at the <a href="http://www.villarichter.cz/en/piano-terra">Piano Terra at Villa Richter</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCFVMuWrrmEyMsLMDLf1PFErq4tqhg_YzgTFQBiEI2KuO2bw-W2Knk4KNTSE0n8ky9yScQ5O0GUjPWbWrHa6TlA0t5mCi3OWvhq2NZoJo9MkLU79HnYcaSuWrsVv0qr2UPzYVkF_eRlsm/s1600/VillaRichtervineyards.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCFVMuWrrmEyMsLMDLf1PFErq4tqhg_YzgTFQBiEI2KuO2bw-W2Knk4KNTSE0n8ky9yScQ5O0GUjPWbWrHa6TlA0t5mCi3OWvhq2NZoJo9MkLU79HnYcaSuWrsVv0qr2UPzYVkF_eRlsm/s200/VillaRichtervineyards.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500801204819780322" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1luQqLUTSlvdyZlDW2aYWe6KspEDKzMwgvXwBqsJHtPUDBjh7YC9UK-IBDDdWpGakjyKTbrj3TyXE3u-Hb2TJrSSsQCJVEq8pJ_h8ihdOmh6ihGnatlLclJ2vdmuT1kiFbZr_XVrJITl/s1600/CastleviewofNoveMesto.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW1luQqLUTSlvdyZlDW2aYWe6KspEDKzMwgvXwBqsJHtPUDBjh7YC9UK-IBDDdWpGakjyKTbrj3TyXE3u-Hb2TJrSSsQCJVEq8pJ_h8ihdOmh6ihGnatlLclJ2vdmuT1kiFbZr_XVrJITl/s200/CastleviewofNoveMesto.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500801237570665810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ending at two museums: 1) The Kafka Museum, which is probably the weirdest museum EVER. But an interesting place even if you're not a Kafka aficionado. No internal pictures as it was all, um, dark and black and full of German text inside. In the meantime, enjoy the peeing statues?</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVMLIwvctIElVvSqr8MSM4y3dqfMADf72DovRU4OB9HkGIp_GFnx8E137-M2rhYlHj8gqMij6hg0E8-xoymQEajMNuEPmqEcmZO5dBIQsFSPqrXYIqGs2we7oDC03wIoIvp4sCtmfuXeZ/s1600/KafkaMuseumsculpture.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVMLIwvctIElVvSqr8MSM4y3dqfMADf72DovRU4OB9HkGIp_GFnx8E137-M2rhYlHj8gqMij6hg0E8-xoymQEajMNuEPmqEcmZO5dBIQsFSPqrXYIqGs2we7oDC03wIoIvp4sCtmfuXeZ/s200/KafkaMuseumsculpture.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500811437039561634" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The surprise hit of the trip? The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Kampa</span></span> Museum, full of 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">th</span></span> c. and contemporary <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">MittelEuropean</span></span> art on a beautiful site on the river. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3yVD9xuMPTT0NPpqPavLKcOIaw5xx2T3x4IMy-TxhA19GQvTUiU-BI5xFKBuowlNVS5aXUXSCMHOwNnR3RS9CDsG1VEQQgtld0AhgWvbUWEws3-3po-jBNk6VwBD74cQEDWMHz8Gd9UG/s1600/KampaMuseum+(6).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3yVD9xuMPTT0NPpqPavLKcOIaw5xx2T3x4IMy-TxhA19GQvTUiU-BI5xFKBuowlNVS5aXUXSCMHOwNnR3RS9CDsG1VEQQgtld0AhgWvbUWEws3-3po-jBNk6VwBD74cQEDWMHz8Gd9UG/s200/KampaMuseum+(6).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500811444210231058" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuh6zSgxnCV1NwWEdWTu_otA8gaXmofXuFdZUqeA_kfBYGvHqwdcTsFsZ6bL4VYTEqhrhQ7CCnFEafSLOzF8XZ8ck6ME6ABAGml6UGxeYQhO-eyelU9Qcg11KvMPws4BX-Ft7z5HOoXkX/s1600/KampaMuiseumfountain.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuh6zSgxnCV1NwWEdWTu_otA8gaXmofXuFdZUqeA_kfBYGvHqwdcTsFsZ6bL4VYTEqhrhQ7CCnFEafSLOzF8XZ8ck6ME6ABAGml6UGxeYQhO-eyelU9Qcg11KvMPws4BX-Ft7z5HOoXkX/s200/KampaMuiseumfountain.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500813400636280338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnJHXRZ6eFi_1CdFXM_qF30ggjAh-gyyG6mBTGG9slPkOmXRF1wS7Vs6wofbVagOn9KvWlxvd0tvkGc9rRtzqZQUAQod-6b9CrXqlFr23tcKwbyWRV96XWQp24LKH_DuJcVJgOSgXycRQ/s1600/KampaMuseumeSculptureGarden.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRnJHXRZ6eFi_1CdFXM_qF30ggjAh-gyyG6mBTGG9slPkOmXRF1wS7Vs6wofbVagOn9KvWlxvd0tvkGc9rRtzqZQUAQod-6b9CrXqlFr23tcKwbyWRV96XWQp24LKH_DuJcVJgOSgXycRQ/s200/KampaMuseumeSculptureGarden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500811453135908610" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TFJ6VvvOiH2uLNQwWvIgm1XGZoh_gu0OqU3n9pdDTux9B6sUlUbQAfCyNzCVeo3ZcZbeo8Aas5sIvtSAnxQi_MF2ufVwyynA_o0Mp4fuv9yyfcIyLnUkyP6SXhZU9UUD8N8jaSI5KKqr/s1600/KampaMuseum-Sozansky-SkeletonsandSaying.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9TFJ6VvvOiH2uLNQwWvIgm1XGZoh_gu0OqU3n9pdDTux9B6sUlUbQAfCyNzCVeo3ZcZbeo8Aas5sIvtSAnxQi_MF2ufVwyynA_o0Mp4fuv9yyfcIyLnUkyP6SXhZU9UUD8N8jaSI5KKqr/s200/KampaMuseum-Sozansky-SkeletonsandSaying.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500811464461381522" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><a href="http://www.restauracemlyny.cz/cs/">This cafe/restaurant</a> right off the museum on the water would be reason enough to go back to Prague.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU4y7QKTw_Mqde2YG8kOl4omhmYbYYp90gh8QECM11_7XqGbUPxxcWa2nbDncKfXivovus0VNaSvy354A7EM0djvYE7-33Y4RxFP7AOysFIDs0nzbEdUeyH951yzhg1ZzugAAdjo8wQuu/s1600/KampaMuseumCafe.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuU4y7QKTw_Mqde2YG8kOl4omhmYbYYp90gh8QECM11_7XqGbUPxxcWa2nbDncKfXivovus0VNaSvy354A7EM0djvYE7-33Y4RxFP7AOysFIDs0nzbEdUeyH951yzhg1ZzugAAdjo8wQuu/s200/KampaMuseumCafe.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500813411027777106" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div>The day ended with a beer pub dinner of 'soused cheese,' pork fest, and too much beer at U <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Medvidku</span></span>. Sorry--no pics of the beer or pork--I'd had to much beer.</div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ1Ye9sLtUSVgCpApz6BDq6RGf8Kp-DxdyggNWEqZQmU6cou_WWJg4nZ2Us25-p3iVNQ5yIzGt4YngAaEZJVFHd_ja3SiDNHJVDe4F2GC-vnQZpGaFP6wqh_Fvj6Y9DHCvs_6YFO_I3h9/s1600/Medvidkusousedcheese.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwJ1Ye9sLtUSVgCpApz6BDq6RGf8Kp-DxdyggNWEqZQmU6cou_WWJg4nZ2Us25-p3iVNQ5yIzGt4YngAaEZJVFHd_ja3SiDNHJVDe4F2GC-vnQZpGaFP6wqh_Fvj6Y9DHCvs_6YFO_I3h9/s200/Medvidkusousedcheese.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500813388355056050" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And there are two more days to go....</div></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-17198421117745328542010-07-28T00:08:00.000-07:002010-07-29T10:02:52.821-07:00Out of Berlin, into a Dreamland...After a day of looking at art like this:<br /><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HE3d72fDRBFNkj4uY61NunlQVAXwwM0jENe0S5AnLZWTjMPPI4qy5mcg0Pg-_KEph8A_puLLdszh2IxacnDxggEw-mlmg7P6PXr7VOI_mtoObjktyYKHWcEqwz7UAiqbUPE_X8ezMoD6/s1600/IMG_1186.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8HE3d72fDRBFNkj4uY61NunlQVAXwwM0jENe0S5AnLZWTjMPPI4qy5mcg0Pg-_KEph8A_puLLdszh2IxacnDxggEw-mlmg7P6PXr7VOI_mtoObjktyYKHWcEqwz7UAiqbUPE_X8ezMoD6/s200/IMG_1186.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498851925344198034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div>And a final evening of this and this with JungMaestro and Chaco Sister I. (Potsdamer Platz and the Reichstag)...</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeJfTKlKUu1ZNtHeKmh0wHkOR4GsfG2K8agMbyb3pTeVjq2QClbXRJ7NrxBCtSMdYfC4LGgCHdUoJ6fvHa8edne-U_wCnQmSbYivbRTflb_pP3X-nofnhPp7GYg6j2oCxM05xDrFhA1wg/s1600/PotsdamerPlatzatnight.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeJfTKlKUu1ZNtHeKmh0wHkOR4GsfG2K8agMbyb3pTeVjq2QClbXRJ7NrxBCtSMdYfC4LGgCHdUoJ6fvHa8edne-U_wCnQmSbYivbRTflb_pP3X-nofnhPp7GYg6j2oCxM05xDrFhA1wg/s200/PotsdamerPlatzatnight.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498851919017942386" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTxd3HHhCMzmn3etaNeruJb-Eq6fD0jipVhABysgcYXL5u21yOLdzHaeIHRBe4ApA0yIdpJtc8mqBc_jJWpkbnWOuLun1kp3MK92AbUzMZNrXQQx3j6WYZ-insime_lyXaRgrEknoS4Kd/s1600/Reichstagatnight+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTxd3HHhCMzmn3etaNeruJb-Eq6fD0jipVhABysgcYXL5u21yOLdzHaeIHRBe4ApA0yIdpJtc8mqBc_jJWpkbnWOuLun1kp3MK92AbUzMZNrXQQx3j6WYZ-insime_lyXaRgrEknoS4Kd/s200/Reichstagatnight+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499372922906567138" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeJfTKlKUu1ZNtHeKmh0wHkOR4GsfG2K8agMbyb3pTeVjq2QClbXRJ7NrxBCtSMdYfC4LGgCHdUoJ6fvHa8edne-U_wCnQmSbYivbRTflb_pP3X-nofnhPp7GYg6j2oCxM05xDrFhA1wg/s1600/PotsdamerPlatzatnight.JPG"></a>I packed up my belongings while watching this scene from my hotel window, which was totally sound pro0f, thank goodness.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyqlX__Df_TiOw0mownXJmtpVnHj7fvP4AgOwWwuHhyphenhyphenaXjposi4SzGyogC0NuqK3tIb5XfsZcLdLlh80TQ7OHJp4QTjNnWkNV4fKCi-xnaFZNBMFZhMnJAxwgpkKCVjV90Y-_eLWGJ5BM/s1600/IMG_1198.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmyqlX__Df_TiOw0mownXJmtpVnHj7fvP4AgOwWwuHhyphenhyphenaXjposi4SzGyogC0NuqK3tIb5XfsZcLdLlh80TQ7OHJp4QTjNnWkNV4fKCi-xnaFZNBMFZhMnJAxwgpkKCVjV90Y-_eLWGJ5BM/s200/IMG_1198.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498851910314223394" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>And rode a train past this and this:</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4geLAyG2URjAT8rBXAixEk7HQoFD5wIg1rkAS7SBnAPKxHJPv_qJPrnWtsD0Z1uDZPER72TnGl0bGsa6jGdESwxcICgAURRdgmsg_oM1scVWLHqKfqIDbr-JIv_Iyg0lUzbEirpwMA_J/s1600/IMG_1203.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio4geLAyG2URjAT8rBXAixEk7HQoFD5wIg1rkAS7SBnAPKxHJPv_qJPrnWtsD0Z1uDZPER72TnGl0bGsa6jGdESwxcICgAURRdgmsg_oM1scVWLHqKfqIDbr-JIv_Iyg0lUzbEirpwMA_J/s200/IMG_1203.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498851933298170082" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpqtWg0kovzRc0g-pJKrXhAMhOyKOmxkBER4orwaej-LbdMq8oXFATYM2mY5PCrn3EVulQuUldtS57ao68WB0UBA2VmqBKdMmPEWLPF-wX5KrF5czW_tPbIinNOUD4pN9YRTp25SiFIMO/s1600/IMG_1199.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpqtWg0kovzRc0g-pJKrXhAMhOyKOmxkBER4orwaej-LbdMq8oXFATYM2mY5PCrn3EVulQuUldtS57ao68WB0UBA2VmqBKdMmPEWLPF-wX5KrF5czW_tPbIinNOUD4pN9YRTp25SiFIMO/s200/IMG_1199.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498851939774016690" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKpqtWg0kovzRc0g-pJKrXhAMhOyKOmxkBER4orwaej-LbdMq8oXFATYM2mY5PCrn3EVulQuUldtS57ao68WB0UBA2VmqBKdMmPEWLPF-wX5KrF5czW_tPbIinNOUD4pN9YRTp25SiFIMO/s1600/IMG_1199.JPG"></a>And ended up in this:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHZcfYBVb_yaGa-kgyBCscZQF7uFxQZr4NPOjUXTojutbihY5Ey1U6PzCHBPblNRG_ZSlD5UV-LD8AatpOxl4Uxf60Oej-4LBcQt9Si60T3AM_GHg25RO3QIjkKbxU56KgJlGMzi9Vx9k/s1600/IMG_1209.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrHZcfYBVb_yaGa-kgyBCscZQF7uFxQZr4NPOjUXTojutbihY5Ey1U6PzCHBPblNRG_ZSlD5UV-LD8AatpOxl4Uxf60Oej-4LBcQt9Si60T3AM_GHg25RO3QIjkKbxU56KgJlGMzi9Vx9k/s320/IMG_1209.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499374239947533938" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVZmJnWmFeQLRyS4-RBBrnrGn_Mr3JvURZbXZH8avQUphjUSvldY1K1kWk3HqGwerlL7ig2NbGqZ0IGvdT9XloOQBUXd5G327qJ-D-moFflkO4B_HvvcMR4Ju8hQsuTRIgxqqHrP4vSqi/s1600/IMG_1215.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIVZmJnWmFeQLRyS4-RBBrnrGn_Mr3JvURZbXZH8avQUphjUSvldY1K1kWk3HqGwerlL7ig2NbGqZ0IGvdT9XloOQBUXd5G327qJ-D-moFflkO4B_HvvcMR4Ju8hQsuTRIgxqqHrP4vSqi/s320/IMG_1215.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499374247163565026" style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div>With this as the view from my hotel room.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4_SNzYOhJhOvSVqRapXwebfOsgtxhB8ZfZC0ZQ6-tA5tsmvBGslo1C8a4zbsdgbKsar8xBrJoc-jsWMU5ZS7wVVliZb7k_PA4IJuBzmcixqh70ThTNCsvgBO8-mmHqn3YZ1ktgPgMKpX/s1600/IMG_1206.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4_SNzYOhJhOvSVqRapXwebfOsgtxhB8ZfZC0ZQ6-tA5tsmvBGslo1C8a4zbsdgbKsar8xBrJoc-jsWMU5ZS7wVVliZb7k_PA4IJuBzmcixqh70ThTNCsvgBO8-mmHqn3YZ1ktgPgMKpX/s320/IMG_1206.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499374249702146370" style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><br /><br /></div><div>OH PRAGUE. WHAT YOU DO TO ME...<br /><br /></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-49327076161686563372010-07-23T14:53:00.000-07:002010-07-24T01:06:39.192-07:00Indulgences<div>In the nearly four weeks I've been in Germany, I've eaten some unusual things, some heartily delicious things, some non-German food, and some potatoes. A lot of potatoes. I wanted to have a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">haute</span>-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Deutsch</span> kinda meal, so I took my lonesome self out to dinner to <a href="http://www.mxwl.de/">Restaurant Maxwell</a> in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mitte</span> neighborhood of Berlin. It really was in a 'neighborhood'--I walked past the place a few times as it is set back from the street some and surrounded by apartment buildings. I guess I've been accustomed to looking for lots and lots of sidewalk tables and umbrellas. This was not that sort of place.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK5Zdks7sWDVa44fz8uktLOMdEDU_eXs6bWZgH2lBgbjR8UL1RV6nXKnDT0aG_jr6VrZ446XhQrsPpicNvNNlJEUMxDFD994klmGPRc4pvsHURnKZsh8qh9Sy4MHLcT6cO7b1C4gRMSVa/s1600/RestaurantMaxwell+(3).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcK5Zdks7sWDVa44fz8uktLOMdEDU_eXs6bWZgH2lBgbjR8UL1RV6nXKnDT0aG_jr6VrZ446XhQrsPpicNvNNlJEUMxDFD994klmGPRc4pvsHURnKZsh8qh9Sy4MHLcT6cO7b1C4gRMSVa/s200/RestaurantMaxwell+(3).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497225354575099778" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm54EqBjnAz_EL5AsShj9T_rRbHU1UXT4ZtnEKEvA7N9zXJ7I2-k2s41JKxn8V-cdUn9GzbnXn-gr61xI3eMqfQg8RTRRYQujpja3VOvQG02JYpp-bFIjE4j5PySG5ag1FHjgXZaR6-EP/s1600/RestaurantMaxwell.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGm54EqBjnAz_EL5AsShj9T_rRbHU1UXT4ZtnEKEvA7N9zXJ7I2-k2s41JKxn8V-cdUn9GzbnXn-gr61xI3eMqfQg8RTRRYQujpja3VOvQG02JYpp-bFIjE4j5PySG5ag1FHjgXZaR6-EP/s200/RestaurantMaxwell.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497225360751073314" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a> It's set in an old brewery and the outside seating is in a courtyard of an apartment building. It was kind of fun to be eating and watching people coming home from work with their groceries and whatnot.<div><br /></div><div>When the amuse <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">guele</span> came, I felt like I was at home--fancy restaurant home, but you know what I mean. A little sausage with red cabbage and horseradish foam--so German, yet not.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBliNWZw_7cvcFuumoX9Q4lUIR-GL-5zFDNcQBhQc6rVSJQhqIILwg8U5ddttuiY3Pwsxc9nDpiv_WFRX5fLY4nFSU1Y3_-bHrjLS7oLZXUz1UxtjRivmW0TL8LiA_kTLLmWpwiAgu43Sf/s1600/RestaurantMaxwellamuse.JPG"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBliNWZw_7cvcFuumoX9Q4lUIR-GL-5zFDNcQBhQc6rVSJQhqIILwg8U5ddttuiY3Pwsxc9nDpiv_WFRX5fLY4nFSU1Y3_-bHrjLS7oLZXUz1UxtjRivmW0TL8LiA_kTLLmWpwiAgu43Sf/s200/RestaurantMaxwellamuse.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497225344088800866" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">prix</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">fixe</span> menu of the day (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">angebot</span>) was posted.</div><br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWSblmAganwXawd7yjUSZuvr-yB9DSMflYquxFPTH8zIgTxVLW1Ev5e7Qc8Zn1IpDlpIKRbVA17JcDgZ7HuAzb6Y0gpQ7VTP66K93H0ctzMjybfvS1aCUIMWkKw8x3ApuAhMJS9lRAOzR/s1600/RestaurantMaxwellMenu.JPG"> </a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWSblmAganwXawd7yjUSZuvr-yB9DSMflYquxFPTH8zIgTxVLW1Ev5e7Qc8Zn1IpDlpIKRbVA17JcDgZ7HuAzb6Y0gpQ7VTP66K93H0ctzMjybfvS1aCUIMWkKw8x3ApuAhMJS9lRAOzR/s1600/RestaurantMaxwellMenu.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWSblmAganwXawd7yjUSZuvr-yB9DSMflYquxFPTH8zIgTxVLW1Ev5e7Qc8Zn1IpDlpIKRbVA17JcDgZ7HuAzb6Y0gpQ7VTP66K93H0ctzMjybfvS1aCUIMWkKw8x3ApuAhMJS9lRAOzR/s200/RestaurantMaxwellMenu.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497228064196296210" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWSblmAganwXawd7yjUSZuvr-yB9DSMflYquxFPTH8zIgTxVLW1Ev5e7Qc8Zn1IpDlpIKRbVA17JcDgZ7HuAzb6Y0gpQ7VTP66K93H0ctzMjybfvS1aCUIMWkKw8x3ApuAhMJS9lRAOzR/s1600/RestaurantMaxwellMenu.JPG"> </a></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWSblmAganwXawd7yjUSZuvr-yB9DSMflYquxFPTH8zIgTxVLW1Ev5e7Qc8Zn1IpDlpIKRbVA17JcDgZ7HuAzb6Y0gpQ7VTP66K93H0ctzMjybfvS1aCUIMWkKw8x3ApuAhMJS9lRAOzR/s1600/RestaurantMaxwellMenu.JPG"> </a></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><i>A TRIO OF <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">FOIE</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">GRAS</span> (yes, please)</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><i>One natural, one with walnuts, one with rosemary.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><i>Accompanied by lemon olives (maybe), figs in balsamic vinegar, apple jelly, and a little brioche.</i></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn5lsLz-XXfyWr0CNDfhiuqai35muvBpA1tLdEA956EXGSNCjCgWvqVYQEL4NeFC2NcA-GwZT9q95SFMGn6ai_7wNP5NEZ0zZ4e1cuNSol8gbJKB3uAmWtZ9KCAK6q2W3DMVKHZT4hBKm/s1600/RestaurantMaxwellfoiegras.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQn5lsLz-XXfyWr0CNDfhiuqai35muvBpA1tLdEA956EXGSNCjCgWvqVYQEL4NeFC2NcA-GwZT9q95SFMGn6ai_7wNP5NEZ0zZ4e1cuNSol8gbJKB3uAmWtZ9KCAK6q2W3DMVKHZT4hBKm/s200/RestaurantMaxwellfoiegras.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497225380907945698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a>The weather was so hot that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">foie</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">gras</span> was practically melting on the slate. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Ich</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">esse</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">gern</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">foie</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">gras</span>, and this was one of the best executions of this ever!</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Filet</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">mignon</span> with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">chanterelles</span> in a olive-marjoram sauce with spinach-feta strudel. </i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBliNWZw_7cvcFuumoX9Q4lUIR-GL-5zFDNcQBhQc6rVSJQhqIILwg8U5ddttuiY3Pwsxc9nDpiv_WFRX5fLY4nFSU1Y3_-bHrjLS7oLZXUz1UxtjRivmW0TL8LiA_kTLLmWpwiAgu43Sf/s1600/RestaurantMaxwellamuse.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgodeTgAk6LH6iv_8TZI1NDJ5QqWhdmIVSv4XlFXJQm3uhhttWtC4lTRi5-BB0WQwHuRLglRC8qpxn12JaedDaBZqGSwCLcrzUhM0ccKanweMYRqUV4rNbHsoyXirhiEgjLAgwoZcfSqN/s1600/RestaurantMaxwellMain.JPG"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWgodeTgAk6LH6iv_8TZI1NDJ5QqWhdmIVSv4XlFXJQm3uhhttWtC4lTRi5-BB0WQwHuRLglRC8qpxn12JaedDaBZqGSwCLcrzUhM0ccKanweMYRqUV4rNbHsoyXirhiEgjLAgwoZcfSqN/s200/RestaurantMaxwellMain.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497228066728129890" /></a>This was perfectly cooked. Look at that meat! Unfortunately, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">filet</span> never tastes meaty enough for me, but it had a great texture and was a good vehicle for the sauce. If I were to do it over again, I would be like "you can give me <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">hafl</span> the meat and FOUR TIMES as many <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">chanterelles</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">pfifferlinge</span>). You've got to love anything called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">PFIFFERLINGE</span>.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Pot cheese souffle with blueberries and vanilla ice cream and, uh, crunchy things. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">(Sometimes things sound better in German.)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></i></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWfiEnjHnGDxh0kR9HZ72acpAnA-QHTWwLRTujkZktMEX3bHKrTyOCuAgsC00NHL8OJdBMTd1jOPsVp8IKOYurRZyqkT-BOTthy4ba6igVJEaB3bfDHptY7h3uXkbIpp04FdBbqiVgJrf/s1600/RestaurantMaxwellDessert.JPG"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWfiEnjHnGDxh0kR9HZ72acpAnA-QHTWwLRTujkZktMEX3bHKrTyOCuAgsC00NHL8OJdBMTd1jOPsVp8IKOYurRZyqkT-BOTthy4ba6igVJEaB3bfDHptY7h3uXkbIpp04FdBbqiVgJrf/s200/RestaurantMaxwellDessert.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497225369907059746" /></a><br /><br />All in all, a most enjoyable experience. It's hard to do a two-hour meal all by yourself, but the waiter was sweet, the surrounding pleasant, the people-watching and eavesdropping in German, so not too annoying. At the end of the people this pair came and sat down <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">adn</span> everyone kind stared. The 60<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">ish</span> man was sort of Donald <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Trumpish</span> with some bad longish/shortish hair all slicked back and the woman he was with had jet black-dyed long hair, wearing heels as high as her dress was short and low cut. And the shoes TIED ON. and she had all this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">bling</span>. They were dripping money and attitude and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">ickiness</span> and of course, just as I was staring my dessert they began to smoke <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Gauloises</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Marlboros</span>, blowing the nasty smell into my dessert aura.<br /><br /></div><div>I was looking at my pictures, and found this from my first weekend here when I was in Munich! My first real indulgence! As the Germans were celebrating an early World Cup win, I sat and watched and had this little beauty. It was almost as good as it looked. The rosewater litchi custard inside really made it!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><table width="100%" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tbody style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td colspan="2" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Stil2 inhalt_shop_header" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">From </span><a href="http://www.maelu.de/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';">Cafe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Maelu</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"> in Munich... PINK LADY: Raspberry Mousse with Rose-litchi center. </span></span></span></td></tr><tr style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><td colspan="2" class="inhalt_shop" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEkT3f1w3Y56Ok7BwIf7WfmE2p_Tuq0pJ46eqJ4r5TxJL51Knf_EhCjrhw1y_jWFr9FF-4BKvENMOofVm_p4ikvLT3JW6ttYLnJ7DYw7Px4LElhZRgSgXfvat11BgxZKYuDfRpZljbMna/s1600/PinkLady@MaeluCafeMunich.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEkT3f1w3Y56Ok7BwIf7WfmE2p_Tuq0pJ46eqJ4r5TxJL51Knf_EhCjrhw1y_jWFr9FF-4BKvENMOofVm_p4ikvLT3JW6ttYLnJ7DYw7Px4LElhZRgSgXfvat11BgxZKYuDfRpZljbMna/s200/PinkLady@MaeluCafeMunich.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497228082251589442" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPvrFHXLoSQ4_QdJxsSeFZy_sjOe2bhGaP3K1wAuBziNtqxrSY4oPA1UvS-YVrFzv7shmdjPlidEkK22SeFAbAXgp7pEolFImD6UHhyEOrK0z8kOy2JMwsJ_O8P1eoAG0NGK5eGgIBSwX/s1600/Pinkladycrosssection.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIPvrFHXLoSQ4_QdJxsSeFZy_sjOe2bhGaP3K1wAuBziNtqxrSY4oPA1UvS-YVrFzv7shmdjPlidEkK22SeFAbAXgp7pEolFImD6UHhyEOrK0z8kOy2JMwsJ_O8P1eoAG0NGK5eGgIBSwX/s200/Pinkladycrosssection.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497228089829019698" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtobknQT7-v2aj55eZIciuxBHs9ZY5T4Yyhsd-_IAshW_bN3ky5s7_ydLutulK9i81z3EZhE01cYsy4uCPjfN-9kCn1ijPoHptk08jlvGWf7mVl2J6I4zSbSOUws_bcGf-amfGYCbzseyA/s1600/PinkladySurprise.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtobknQT7-v2aj55eZIciuxBHs9ZY5T4Yyhsd-_IAshW_bN3ky5s7_ydLutulK9i81z3EZhE01cYsy4uCPjfN-9kCn1ijPoHptk08jlvGWf7mVl2J6I4zSbSOUws_bcGf-amfGYCbzseyA/s200/PinkladySurprise.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497228103227059138" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div></div></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-72660086368602090872010-07-20T08:14:00.001-07:002010-07-21T23:14:16.857-07:00Ich bin IN Berlin.We finished up our Leipzig time and work and had a free weekend before beginning our last week of class in Potsdam (a suburb of Berlin), so I went right ahead on to Berlin. I was pretty much on my own like when I was in Munich, but it was only for two nights and much later in the trip, so it didn't feel to alienated. Berlin is a big ole city with an elaborate transportation to navigate, more diversity than any other place that I've seen in Germany, lots and lots of tourists in its center, and a kinda crazy energy. Yes, it's like they all say, it's like NYC. <div><br /></div><div>During my first weekend of Berlin orientation, I went with the two 'currencies' that work for me: classical music and church. Friday night, I attended performances of Handel's <i>Orlando</i> at the Komische Oper Berlin.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRWbOZJ4Rzj-HPMMci2QkhyphenhyphenjFb8CDK6BKZIQ96xlKYOMpbMIV5-Vy2CnDLf_BG-Bq9qM6AR_44aelj4HmPLO1BxHyiHi0O9NQpswykRfV0XVx8OelirIloJpYptVghKwFBVO1AYZT5IcR/s1600/KomischeOperExterior.JPG"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRWbOZJ4Rzj-HPMMci2QkhyphenhyphenjFb8CDK6BKZIQ96xlKYOMpbMIV5-Vy2CnDLf_BG-Bq9qM6AR_44aelj4HmPLO1BxHyiHi0O9NQpswykRfV0XVx8OelirIloJpYptVghKwFBVO1AYZT5IcR/s200/KomischeOperExterior.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605576131432594" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It's one of the smaller houses, and kind of plain on the outside, but check out this interior. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEYLYzz41BrsLLubz-BF2QsOoUSs0HRHcsBivus47GR50_Wnau3aVRPYSdi44d-nnpt6GVdHyx_kdGa3ozzjmfvEtiGfACJN54di2dWubeXlHLZxfKvdEVGvgT-QUwYc3_fkpWgCpsIcz/s1600/KomischeOperBalconies.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEYLYzz41BrsLLubz-BF2QsOoUSs0HRHcsBivus47GR50_Wnau3aVRPYSdi44d-nnpt6GVdHyx_kdGa3ozzjmfvEtiGfACJN54di2dWubeXlHLZxfKvdEVGvgT-QUwYc3_fkpWgCpsIcz/s200/KomischeOperBalconies.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605587719075890" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEYLYzz41BrsLLubz-BF2QsOoUSs0HRHcsBivus47GR50_Wnau3aVRPYSdi44d-nnpt6GVdHyx_kdGa3ozzjmfvEtiGfACJN54di2dWubeXlHLZxfKvdEVGvgT-QUwYc3_fkpWgCpsIcz/s1600/KomischeOperBalconies.JPG"> </a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEYLYzz41BrsLLubz-BF2QsOoUSs0HRHcsBivus47GR50_Wnau3aVRPYSdi44d-nnpt6GVdHyx_kdGa3ozzjmfvEtiGfACJN54di2dWubeXlHLZxfKvdEVGvgT-QUwYc3_fkpWgCpsIcz/s1600/KomischeOperBalconies.JPG"> </a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEYLYzz41BrsLLubz-BF2QsOoUSs0HRHcsBivus47GR50_Wnau3aVRPYSdi44d-nnpt6GVdHyx_kdGa3ozzjmfvEtiGfACJN54di2dWubeXlHLZxfKvdEVGvgT-QUwYc3_fkpWgCpsIcz/s1600/KomischeOperBalconies.JPG"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></a></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNzmIdA2DFxtV3-kp-9jYrksiMXfU7SDuq_oN9zfOVVOIvhSC_XvDjS7rvEb2Ns5NtptpcuI6qHDthN126ILLfWq07FhbOi6v_JQ7R14j8XadmVfpsMmeNx3Ra7HFW4vVU0ADQ0w1G2XM/s1600/KomischeOperPit.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMNzmIdA2DFxtV3-kp-9jYrksiMXfU7SDuq_oN9zfOVVOIvhSC_XvDjS7rvEb2Ns5NtptpcuI6qHDthN126ILLfWq07FhbOi6v_JQ7R14j8XadmVfpsMmeNx3Ra7HFW4vVU0ADQ0w1G2XM/s200/KomischeOperPit.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605594473337634" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I wasn't sure if more Baroque music would be a mistake after all this Bach, but it was all good. The orchestra was really taut, beautiful, and expressive. The staging of the opera was modern-day--the lovers were camping in a VW Camper Bus and all the roles except Sarastro were played by women and there was lots of gender neutrality, shall we say. Very hip, edgy staging--just because there's a theorbo doesn't mean someone isn't going to splatter blood on the wall after he/she shoots him/herself. The singing was inconsistent--sometimes breathtaking, sometimes just out of tune. Doesn't that sound just like what happens when singers are cast for their looks and terrific acting ability, not just their vocal prowess.</div><div><br /></div><div>That night I walked home along "Unter dem Linden" (Under the Linden trees)--I love experiencing the center of the city first by night. Seems more romantic that way. </div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwB_J1_BmBZS-tsfTytOU23RKEaWwkg2NlXPujRpGRP0zXlaVYtMcO_6myvaoduXoWA5e9A0dBzRDksDnaeFm-rZgVGiNgrK4J7GHwlKcrUxFYUuCS9Ckg9TXM0QDjOuOUdqFoGYVsS0j/s1600/BerlinerDomeatnight.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwB_J1_BmBZS-tsfTytOU23RKEaWwkg2NlXPujRpGRP0zXlaVYtMcO_6myvaoduXoWA5e9A0dBzRDksDnaeFm-rZgVGiNgrK4J7GHwlKcrUxFYUuCS9Ckg9TXM0QDjOuOUdqFoGYVsS0j/s200/BerlinerDomeatnight.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605604328442674" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div>That same Berliner Dom the next day:</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0kjRe0Ig-siroFFBKlCEvb5O4ep3XV3SnhjAGHmxoqN8BU-YvwJuL_XbBVqD4_1cYw9a6Koc_aTvp3POChDwubQ3GEfAltOJMrqnBW9W3bF5pdG79tWVnYS8901CBmTI87SxdUsfVyvp/s1600/BerlinerDom.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0kjRe0Ig-siroFFBKlCEvb5O4ep3XV3SnhjAGHmxoqN8BU-YvwJuL_XbBVqD4_1cYw9a6Koc_aTvp3POChDwubQ3GEfAltOJMrqnBW9W3bF5pdG79tWVnYS8901CBmTI87SxdUsfVyvp/s200/BerlinerDom.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496605611396767554" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>I went to an organ concert in that church Saturday night. And it was bad. Schade! The church was and organ are magnificent, there were tons of people there, and it was just...lame. Rats.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79pje-CWAoU0Cx4aCPIPYjVRTwoVaV37JcN9f2R_nDk9AfqP6GpazHdRMIz0hcsYzMPYj6RZxDrNlbnwp-w4ogq7M7FyES9aQ1poP7hKq4j9omYvzSFahRSBf4itZqomfJ9hOx5f6dQbq/s1600/BerlinerDomEntrance.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh79pje-CWAoU0Cx4aCPIPYjVRTwoVaV37JcN9f2R_nDk9AfqP6GpazHdRMIz0hcsYzMPYj6RZxDrNlbnwp-w4ogq7M7FyES9aQ1poP7hKq4j9omYvzSFahRSBf4itZqomfJ9hOx5f6dQbq/s200/BerlinerDomEntrance.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609498923537666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChwkY2If99Tf-T4Vimfut2ytxihOiydei2-SoM6msHl21BFKXwuATa9SL6ZDmHc_3CPu36tBAmevoOFvryC3KQ6YYVoRd4kVJBfYVqwnfcBjgSv9scDQc61x39qv0RUpHdKwXpkJIH0Kr/s1600/BerlinerDomaltar.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjChwkY2If99Tf-T4Vimfut2ytxihOiydei2-SoM6msHl21BFKXwuATa9SL6ZDmHc_3CPu36tBAmevoOFvryC3KQ6YYVoRd4kVJBfYVqwnfcBjgSv9scDQc61x39qv0RUpHdKwXpkJIH0Kr/s200/BerlinerDomaltar.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609486842301970" style="cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px; " /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVNV0OaCPRaESi0ZKwFu52f4Lng86axlCrHq9tW2XXE1Exvr_xphurWa0gnYNWT4Qs1MOgzmJCZlWlN-Kl3IJcFA2IYinDqILfeJ1L6P79JVzy8OcNQ-zo3AmAWakZNN_6hEnq87YRd0H/s1600/BerlinerDomceiling.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkVNV0OaCPRaESi0ZKwFu52f4Lng86axlCrHq9tW2XXE1Exvr_xphurWa0gnYNWT4Qs1MOgzmJCZlWlN-Kl3IJcFA2IYinDqILfeJ1L6P79JVzy8OcNQ-zo3AmAWakZNN_6hEnq87YRd0H/s200/BerlinerDomceiling.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609477753653538" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6pLIwyZXyIuuAHJX68g6MXvqXzg9_Aney0P0_t2ZiCxtqStalXRcBNq97RQ2pSZo8UieFqGSE0pDpSmHQbbo6cZMF52aWqTsniCgdzkfv2qpi2l3tX41DXoQOno2sGuIkBCt69pGDGnp/s1600/BerlinerDomOrgan+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu6pLIwyZXyIuuAHJX68g6MXvqXzg9_Aney0P0_t2ZiCxtqStalXRcBNq97RQ2pSZo8UieFqGSE0pDpSmHQbbo6cZMF52aWqTsniCgdzkfv2qpi2l3tX41DXoQOno2sGuIkBCt69pGDGnp/s200/BerlinerDomOrgan+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496609492516138034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-80720052021129764722010-07-18T13:32:00.000-07:002010-07-18T15:33:03.566-07:00Back to Bach in Leipzig<div style="text-align: left;">While it's true that Dresden was nearly magical (There were even fireworks over the Elbe while I sat overlooking the river from my <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Bruhl</span> Terrace face drinking wine!) and one can definitely tell that Dresden was a more important city than Leipzig in historic and modern times, Leipzig still had its charms in the end. One of those charms is what seemed to me to be the ever-present Bach. I am sure that the city plays up the Bach aspect of its history both out of pride and commerce, but to musicians, perhaps his presence is palpable.</div><div><br /></div><div>You see it in the window of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Thomaskirche</span> (St. Thomas Church) that stands (though different inside than in his day) as it did then, though the school where we worked and the apartment where he lived across the street are no longer. I've already shown you the statue from the outside, but inside is the grave where Bach's remains (supposedly) were re-interred. There's also the "Bach organ," not one he actually played on, but a more modern one that bares the insignia Bach designed for himself and, more importantly, was built to sound like an organ <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">he would</span> have recognized.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJLsTy1vrJtJuiHv6iMF0s1nUoj8ooo9qipouyFcH7Zbe1FvIif-uswpcGOM9jm_WUIdOl2vmcZ9IpTH7z_pL_0Mg16hXDvxH-T2UVwfmmwpMF8UluXTmvPKQSzCmIP6hyphenhyphenXmRLs0WWDnl/s1600/ThomaskircheBachwindow+(2).JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJLsTy1vrJtJuiHv6iMF0s1nUoj8ooo9qipouyFcH7Zbe1FvIif-uswpcGOM9jm_WUIdOl2vmcZ9IpTH7z_pL_0Mg16hXDvxH-T2UVwfmmwpMF8UluXTmvPKQSzCmIP6hyphenhyphenXmRLs0WWDnl/s200/ThomaskircheBachwindow+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495353824784144290" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWiygXvEURMPeIsKZVUAMiiml6fHboUrPLr7ekcnXXwx6yeghVqEnFs7l-Tn-SGO1gaUHFkGMdO5aJSmbFXgpvEXWS5GtDflTOJlV2lyyT-2PXVIlZyIr8PGbOLxEO3HZzUF3nGGCf1Qi/s1600/ThomaskircheBachgrave+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjWiygXvEURMPeIsKZVUAMiiml6fHboUrPLr7ekcnXXwx6yeghVqEnFs7l-Tn-SGO1gaUHFkGMdO5aJSmbFXgpvEXWS5GtDflTOJlV2lyyT-2PXVIlZyIr8PGbOLxEO3HZzUF3nGGCf1Qi/s200/ThomaskircheBachgrave+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495353811264788738" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd5WIP6LSQ76KJehsoqYx-LQzCkpFh7h4l79Umfyc8DMsHpyxwcplSGWAnVEvD_zPcYko542hwi23XKsa20Ia6BGx1aI_qtSJkDqmctKF1Z-oatgTzIFpN0t41-Fzrd8lPxeUwoLBadSq/s1600/THomaskircheBachorgan+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd5WIP6LSQ76KJehsoqYx-LQzCkpFh7h4l79Umfyc8DMsHpyxwcplSGWAnVEvD_zPcYko542hwi23XKsa20Ia6BGx1aI_qtSJkDqmctKF1Z-oatgTzIFpN0t41-Fzrd8lPxeUwoLBadSq/s200/THomaskircheBachorgan+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495360643679792002" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSd5WIP6LSQ76KJehsoqYx-LQzCkpFh7h4l79Umfyc8DMsHpyxwcplSGWAnVEvD_zPcYko542hwi23XKsa20Ia6BGx1aI_qtSJkDqmctKF1Z-oatgTzIFpN0t41-Fzrd8lPxeUwoLBadSq/s1600/THomaskircheBachorgan+(2).JPG"></a>And even though there might not be anything left in the church that would be recognizable to Bach, when you look up into the other organ and choir gallery/loft, you have to wonder...</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6scP04Q42GgRXFCZPfzhTz1v-CtVgLtTYomYxpQp0h6G6Xtcnns3VIFToy7lOBcJ3Yc9FhNWM4TXVSiJOwj5WH3VdnArNKX2sfRyuZgGT3U0UBtT_yrwvKAhp75T7ADXeIhr1YGrJ54d/s320/Thomaskirchegalleryandorgan.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495362010612366002" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>With Bach it's always about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Thomaskirche</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Thomaskirche</span>, because of the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Thomasschule</span> (school) where Bach also had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">responsibilites</span>. But many service and performances were conducted by Bach at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Nikolaikirche</span>. I had a school, too, but apparently that was a school for the wealthy town boys who thus didn't have to be in the church choir, unlike the poor/orphans who had to 'sing for their supper at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Thomasschule</span>. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Nicolaikirche</span> has become important in modern times because of it's association with the revolution against the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">DDR</span>.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's presence was really important me--see-it was right outside my hotel room!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshhWgz24aG-r2M324RNp0QcKhiUr9hi2vVqECOTZaQ0egdHVee68xzyadPJpB6DnQwUEWPj1AyibOgLUSawDdIKmSNFCiXGgtyvGChk3Bc1QrsxJuqXkcR2_tfYrn5GDvBdPzwKSD_Tj3/s1600/NikolaiKircheAltar.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgshhWgz24aG-r2M324RNp0QcKhiUr9hi2vVqECOTZaQ0egdHVee68xzyadPJpB6DnQwUEWPj1AyibOgLUSawDdIKmSNFCiXGgtyvGChk3Bc1QrsxJuqXkcR2_tfYrn5GDvBdPzwKSD_Tj3/s200/NikolaiKircheAltar.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495353802689062130" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvC4YI-wnqmVcL8QyvrCOAjtlKPPubflRiB2X9iuRxJoEO8zxvWKqqqm9oNbJ_qthE46rFB8kd5maBKc_UPu86EsbmEeHTMDxBL6MJJbAK7Ho_J53MdyOs4T8IQbHUVCAQ8QxSEKq4sH9a/s1600/Nikolaikirchefacade.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvC4YI-wnqmVcL8QyvrCOAjtlKPPubflRiB2X9iuRxJoEO8zxvWKqqqm9oNbJ_qthE46rFB8kd5maBKc_UPu86EsbmEeHTMDxBL6MJJbAK7Ho_J53MdyOs4T8IQbHUVCAQ8QxSEKq4sH9a/s200/Nikolaikirchefacade.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495353789274859410" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb51s1p-hFBftD8OjVq7x-n7iet24qTcBHg-tN9L7nC7QdfpCR6JzdFNtb3YluG3DvEMJB0GshzS4dbQakEutaD7its6Ay46dXJJblhd2kqSfvacMO0VDfdq2HkZlUcqOBYHedu3spmjtg/s1600/ViewfromLeipzigMotelOne.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb51s1p-hFBftD8OjVq7x-n7iet24qTcBHg-tN9L7nC7QdfpCR6JzdFNtb3YluG3DvEMJB0GshzS4dbQakEutaD7its6Ay46dXJJblhd2kqSfvacMO0VDfdq2HkZlUcqOBYHedu3spmjtg/s200/ViewfromLeipzigMotelOne.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495353792865657490" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-54608693629925368652010-07-16T04:09:00.000-07:002010-07-17T02:17:28.882-07:00In case you were afraid I wasn't eating....<div>I actually haven't been as much of a foodie in Germany as I would of liked. Mostly because there no Leipzig food blogs as far as I can tell--at least in English. I try to look at and order from the German menu as much as I can as sometimes the English menus both omit some dishes and have less than appealing translations. Sometimes ordering from the German menu with only the most rudimentary skills results in a surprise--like when I was hoping for roast chicken and got chicken LIVERS instead. But here is a quick run-down of good (and different...) stuff from the last two weeks!</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span></span><span><span>One of the more unusual things I ate was recommended to me at the Restaurant <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">das</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Altes</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Rathaus</span>:"<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Pikante</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Haxensülze</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">mit</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Remouladensauce</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Zwiebelbratkartoffeln</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">und</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Salatbukett</span>," which Google Chrome translates as: "Spicy knuckles brawn with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">remoulade</span> sauce, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Zwiebelbratkartoffeln</span> and salad <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">bouque</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"></span></span>t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">." </span></span>I think it was pretty much meat from the roast pork knuckle suspended in aspic made from connective tissue of pig hoof, served at a cool temperature. Sound gross, but it was really good on a hot day when eaten with the potatoes and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">remoulade</span>. And there were vegetables. For dessert at the same place we had these quark pancakes with red currant sauce. Yum!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 13px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family:Tahoma, Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; line-height: normal; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhUcR3y0rlKVSCYXGODkh8_YSqC3MSUBpg8Zo6dqHcW8w6R0uZxflXLWSSAxJpaEowOseLfX2PdiqxdE5rI1psdDyaWgA5lTxLbhBXBIJF1BK_mLsmrdqQTwg6YTzl2q_k2NXVs6hj46O/s1600/Leipzigspecialty.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhUcR3y0rlKVSCYXGODkh8_YSqC3MSUBpg8Zo6dqHcW8w6R0uZxflXLWSSAxJpaEowOseLfX2PdiqxdE5rI1psdDyaWgA5lTxLbhBXBIJF1BK_mLsmrdqQTwg6YTzl2q_k2NXVs6hj46O/s200/Leipzigspecialty.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494788475406045250" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></span></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ITKxR3jb7UVRM7iCsl3ybB43HeJpinrcqMRBkwqBdlpht_gfD5zRaOoyYdpBfveJgMrW6BSkWplTw1g7EFGq67ayDUKITfvlDfcMqo9P3KmWC0PlUoV02sz391Y01f5SdMUMOmQbUv_t/s1600/LeipzigSpecialtydessert.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ITKxR3jb7UVRM7iCsl3ybB43HeJpinrcqMRBkwqBdlpht_gfD5zRaOoyYdpBfveJgMrW6BSkWplTw1g7EFGq67ayDUKITfvlDfcMqo9P3KmWC0PlUoV02sz391Y01f5SdMUMOmQbUv_t/s200/LeipzigSpecialtydessert.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494788478557572306" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Chaco</span> sisters I & II and I <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">aso</span> ate at the <a href="http://web2.cylex.de/firma-home/paulaner-restaurants-2980965.html"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Paulaner</span></a> Restaurant in Leipzig. It's really a Bavarian, on Saxony, restaurant, but <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Chaco</span> Sister II really wanted <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">spaetzle</span> which is is <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">soutehr</span> dish, so we went. She was pleased with her <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">spaetzle</span>. I had <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">schweinhaxen</span> (to continue on the pig foot thing) which is roast pork knuckle, kind of like Filipino <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">lechon</span> or Cuban <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">pernil</span> or something, but Bavarian style and served with sauerkraut and a bread dumpling.. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Hmm</span> love that pork skin! <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Chaco</span> Sister I had sort of a disaster. The English menu said "meatloaf" and the German menu said "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">leberkaese</span>," and what came was indeed ground meat in loaf form and sliced, but it was pretty much like firmer bologna. She was unimpressed, but ate the pretzel and potato salad with gusto!</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3jcZpD33-s693AS570WJxgg_vQTROfhyphenhyphenSfRmjoPoYjf2eLCLdIEIXv_Qhuv07QN9lteTSLLPzEe1qMrl10aK6ItwvGcHNHnyAi3gLLlF6gotNXt71rAEhw7nZMcMYEFrTlqenSBexnss/s1600/Spaetzle!.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw3jcZpD33-s693AS570WJxgg_vQTROfhyphenhyphenSfRmjoPoYjf2eLCLdIEIXv_Qhuv07QN9lteTSLLPzEe1qMrl10aK6ItwvGcHNHnyAi3gLLlF6gotNXt71rAEhw7nZMcMYEFrTlqenSBexnss/s200/Spaetzle!.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494795915632006338" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiFdTyeENZ9IKF6mrYrOge0fGZhdLU3Vbzfu6_IKOwhb1MdLyly1lBkButvrFZyvIu5v9NChVdaMTW-RMYWiGiEHWLSAGnxG542MLXWpk5ZhaX9ZdiXpntHrnh6jIuzxxaCshjy03QQqj/s1600/Schweinhaxen.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMiFdTyeENZ9IKF6mrYrOge0fGZhdLU3Vbzfu6_IKOwhb1MdLyly1lBkButvrFZyvIu5v9NChVdaMTW-RMYWiGiEHWLSAGnxG542MLXWpk5ZhaX9ZdiXpntHrnh6jIuzxxaCshjy03QQqj/s200/Schweinhaxen.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494795905456872098" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix_-KNGeNJtS-e1IpF26NFdsKkgf-ixqQPwjuIN5xAhL1nEbDb41pQWWuxMUFKG7JbJZ7QmFQcJztTybYDuYF8VJP6khpHJCXFZaWSmp8SH1Dv0Pctje6iz3LZykg2e5ZwnwkTHDDeMES/s1600/MEatloaffiasco.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhix_-KNGeNJtS-e1IpF26NFdsKkgf-ixqQPwjuIN5xAhL1nEbDb41pQWWuxMUFKG7JbJZ7QmFQcJztTybYDuYF8VJP6khpHJCXFZaWSmp8SH1Dv0Pctje6iz3LZykg2e5ZwnwkTHDDeMES/s200/MEatloaffiasco.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494795899278085746" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">Chaco</span> sister and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Jungmaestro</span> (as a stand-in for me) sharing what looks decadent, but is really yogurt and fruit with some um, ice cream at <a href="http://www.sanremo-leipzig.de/">San <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Remo</span></a> in Leipzig.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4YS7CIZiouHrg3WnrpzMzQSorV_OgTNX5IHlEno7bBK059S4PZLRs3IRFjHOZLSc-88hkpzcF9cb8azY_gupVaywbTrQG2hjuUC-7xnUkTDf6MKFnTHCoxZliFZa5QcszKouDZ6HH7kb/s1600/WorldCupDessert.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4YS7CIZiouHrg3WnrpzMzQSorV_OgTNX5IHlEno7bBK059S4PZLRs3IRFjHOZLSc-88hkpzcF9cb8azY_gupVaywbTrQG2hjuUC-7xnUkTDf6MKFnTHCoxZliFZa5QcszKouDZ6HH7kb/s200/WorldCupDessert.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494462120001656738" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Tapas of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">chorizo</span>, fried whole sardines, artichoke hearts, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">spanish</span> tortilla from <a href="http://www.las-tapas.de/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">Las</span> Tapas</a> in Dresden.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_US70bzuutOmd9_Vi2_X8aHr5ybnBMPpRYtuCvHoluH9CODDZ3CKM6Q7APH5WyhTE7ey_XWGCYTaEwixyoy9v7dn32llPDgjD2IFDen_H521bheJqZh7tBBNuRpMKxT7QHunw4X-cdtTS/s1600/SpanishfoodinDresden.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_US70bzuutOmd9_Vi2_X8aHr5ybnBMPpRYtuCvHoluH9CODDZ3CKM6Q7APH5WyhTE7ey_XWGCYTaEwixyoy9v7dn32llPDgjD2IFDen_H521bheJqZh7tBBNuRpMKxT7QHunw4X-cdtTS/s200/SpanishfoodinDresden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494462107369306002" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJm14u_e5wpCt5s-whVxEQRmeKKIfdznWryOsW_Q7Tm4PZzGt0COeL4bVsX1ciZbJ3XGKxXX0jBfF9MEO28XkCRjgMjN9DVXrCcpbQmUc12KnebwTsCPU61Zv7syHa7tigBJ2QO-KmbSH/s1600/SpanishfoodinDresden+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJm14u_e5wpCt5s-whVxEQRmeKKIfdznWryOsW_Q7Tm4PZzGt0COeL4bVsX1ciZbJ3XGKxXX0jBfF9MEO28XkCRjgMjN9DVXrCcpbQmUc12KnebwTsCPU61Zv7syHa7tigBJ2QO-KmbSH/s200/SpanishfoodinDresden+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494462099358383730" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJm14u_e5wpCt5s-whVxEQRmeKKIfdznWryOsW_Q7Tm4PZzGt0COeL4bVsX1ciZbJ3XGKxXX0jBfF9MEO28XkCRjgMjN9DVXrCcpbQmUc12KnebwTsCPU61Zv7syHa7tigBJ2QO-KmbSH/s1600/SpanishfoodinDresden+(2).JPG"></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">Spaetzle</span> and Roast pork medallions from <a href="http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/DRSHITW-Hilton-Dresden-hotel/dining.do#3">Cafe <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Vis</span>-a-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Vis</span></a>, part of the Hilton Hotel in Dresden.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5MUn-AsABgDfzn8zYccMK90Djh0WPysQ1Mj7EzrqunFJHfO9XW83a4mfuer24eIxPYxigjPNsrpwHk573kNBouV9d1bQ9Fd_k0sZtP7U9tUbbAa1xVdzbJirUCXXtfliW6g_wQzOuJAs/s1600/HiltonPorkandSpaetzle.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5MUn-AsABgDfzn8zYccMK90Djh0WPysQ1Mj7EzrqunFJHfO9XW83a4mfuer24eIxPYxigjPNsrpwHk573kNBouV9d1bQ9Fd_k0sZtP7U9tUbbAa1xVdzbJirUCXXtfliW6g_wQzOuJAs/s200/HiltonPorkandSpaetzle.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494462091471223058" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Evening special for four from the Goethe's favorite hang: the <a href="http://www.auerbachs-keller-leipzig.de/content.php?seite=seiten/restaurants_grosser_keller_en.php"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">Auerbachs</span> Keller</a> in Leipzig: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">Sauerbraten</span>, potato croquettes, red cabbage, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">semmelknoedel</span>, and braised meat. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBoHjuDEURrOQBrs-NXAN4sdiUR4U04UnLWTBe15UXPp4_GdsLgo3d7n1A9YPaOJOIcR1xRm7JIEKFL4Xra5tKKfhr3MymioIfsNPCidK2UDzWzfYGnBwqFgBAkZsTlNzZNfa_YbIiokD/s1600/AuerbachskellarFamilyStyle+(2).JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRBoHjuDEURrOQBrs-NXAN4sdiUR4U04UnLWTBe15UXPp4_GdsLgo3d7n1A9YPaOJOIcR1xRm7JIEKFL4Xra5tKKfhr3MymioIfsNPCidK2UDzWzfYGnBwqFgBAkZsTlNzZNfa_YbIiokD/s200/AuerbachskellarFamilyStyle+(2).JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494788463957633010" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">Chaco</span> sisters and I found <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">SchnitzelCulture</span> on our last day in Leipzig. They have like 50 kinds of schnitzel with various toppings, so we, uh, ate there for lunch AND dinner in the hope of eating at least 10% of their offerings. Perhaps it is best that we didn't find it earlier as we night have been eating fried meat every day, though they did <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">schnitelize</span> pork, turkey, veal, cauliflower, eggplant, and wait for it, tofu. Here are three: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Chaco</span> Sister <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">II's</span> Schnitzel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">Schwabian</span> (with mushrooms, bacon, and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">spaetzle</span>-duly noted), <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">Chaco</span> Sister <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">I's</span> Schnitzel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">Birne</span> Belle Helene (with cranberries and brie), and since I am a princess, Schnitzel Princess (with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">spargel</span>, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">hollandaise</span>, and potato and cottage cheese croquettes). Delicious!</div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0XO1l9M_SfPC-TDG8LDFvTkLewCVZxsz5O8xR90FvVLg0fLXzYOWmz4GVgPcwpiFXGm-QUd7gyrk6X7guAQW34Di3KBk34Y7U10iRvtUoUxCPetHiC9-KURJz_YTWWro-7ZV6e7vWqA1/s1600/SchnitzelSchwabian.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM0XO1l9M_SfPC-TDG8LDFvTkLewCVZxsz5O8xR90FvVLg0fLXzYOWmz4GVgPcwpiFXGm-QUd7gyrk6X7guAQW34Di3KBk34Y7U10iRvtUoUxCPetHiC9-KURJz_YTWWro-7ZV6e7vWqA1/s200/SchnitzelSchwabian.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494799824780544690" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd1JSFbfLBDkK7vR79HD-ZpQVAMwKW5nQgyHxTjzdBs2UOS2GtYPPbyIsArQnSujWZSWRB9LbaeQ2D3LJreoWLI0pt4kbycWFYbvUrf5RsRVviTS9JAIkt8hC9GTTGJD3cRQKIoiGNibR/s1600/SchnitzelOmatora.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFd1JSFbfLBDkK7vR79HD-ZpQVAMwKW5nQgyHxTjzdBs2UOS2GtYPPbyIsArQnSujWZSWRB9LbaeQ2D3LJreoWLI0pt4kbycWFYbvUrf5RsRVviTS9JAIkt8hC9GTTGJD3cRQKIoiGNibR/s200/SchnitzelOmatora.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494788489540093378" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfYYdJPrhqVoiJc6hFUxPWpZCPEjxfIQbMg2P5B1xZRX3IpGnMGxUtjFdRjHFNn-1-bK925sm129JSoDm3U51DTmrBf1D8Ni-xYP6Tv3kcJgpiQdxigis5Kvg-n_X49THqohEXbS8D2NL/s1600/SchnitzelPrincess.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwfYYdJPrhqVoiJc6hFUxPWpZCPEjxfIQbMg2P5B1xZRX3IpGnMGxUtjFdRjHFNn-1-bK925sm129JSoDm3U51DTmrBf1D8Ni-xYP6Tv3kcJgpiQdxigis5Kvg-n_X49THqohEXbS8D2NL/s200/SchnitzelPrincess.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494800757593405842" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf5MUn-AsABgDfzn8zYccMK90Djh0WPysQ1Mj7EzrqunFJHfO9XW83a4mfuer24eIxPYxigjPNsrpwHk573kNBouV9d1bQ9Fd_k0sZtP7U9tUbbAa1xVdzbJirUCXXtfliW6g_wQzOuJAs/s1600/HiltonPorkandSpaetzle.JPG"></a>And finally a refreshing dessert for you! Ice cream and fruit from some place near the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">Frauenkirche</span> in Dresden.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTKHs16aYv9abhNFen5JFf7b4bF1ol-ZrfcvHwdEhFkVoFDuovNAtO77lvP2V1Sf5PfLN-JL75i4o32Bk9CQM8SiFQWSlkY0W7DB_O7PPyTPipaVExGiG9akCj-O1B6UZbfvF6TFoZNJI/s1600/Dresdenicecream.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicTKHs16aYv9abhNFen5JFf7b4bF1ol-ZrfcvHwdEhFkVoFDuovNAtO77lvP2V1Sf5PfLN-JL75i4o32Bk9CQM8SiFQWSlkY0W7DB_O7PPyTPipaVExGiG9akCj-O1B6UZbfvF6TFoZNJI/s200/Dresdenicecream.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494462087029027026" /></a><br /></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-90385819424422681042010-07-15T09:11:00.000-07:002010-07-16T04:08:55.266-07:00All Frauenkirche all the time<div style="text-align: left;">I heard a LOT of music at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Frauenkirche</span>!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6DwH22Aae-jEgfEp0R6qdxh257Pfj1vub8FU7zKw3_7KxjeYOyoE4k_ROFudFuajSKWDh4lEYRcWJdNCS6CdTExHYHIp3-r8aGz-T04YWbOuSofEZ-gdzGwUuz36HIqz85r70v6FxtHt/s1600/Luther&FrauenkircheDresden.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6DwH22Aae-jEgfEp0R6qdxh257Pfj1vub8FU7zKw3_7KxjeYOyoE4k_ROFudFuajSKWDh4lEYRcWJdNCS6CdTExHYHIp3-r8aGz-T04YWbOuSofEZ-gdzGwUuz36HIqz85r70v6FxtHt/s200/Luther&FrauenkircheDresden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494168264785100402" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div>The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Frauenkirche</span> was mostly destroyed in the Allies' bombing of Dresden in WWII, but has been rebuilt with an exterior consisting of both new cream-colored stones and the old grey stones and with a sort of cheerfully bright and gaudy interior. It only re opened in the last decade or so. And if you can't tell from the big ole Martin Luther statue in front, it's a Lutheran church.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6DwH22Aae-jEgfEp0R6qdxh257Pfj1vub8FU7zKw3_7KxjeYOyoE4k_ROFudFuajSKWDh4lEYRcWJdNCS6CdTExHYHIp3-r8aGz-T04YWbOuSofEZ-gdzGwUuz36HIqz85r70v6FxtHt/s1600/Luther&FrauenkircheDresden.JPG"></a>On Saturday night, there was this concert:<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZeQTo5dlMWsTSh5orVXO9K1SnAWnCDONaiUUiWeel8Sk_mvl-q8hwrxQ3f5uRRBdPjjtv-DXKuYQULobI2ANfWg4JOEVF982FIKR4H4FUxds9Ith17YO1Tt94GYJCF8xfahf6CzGNt3Na/s200/ConcertposterDresdenerPhilarmonie.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494169439790630642" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>And we sat WAY up there...Looking way down there....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThE6f3zqz7BSiE86gupaGi0rE2LrCPepyo05h0IuD7FwdSsLo0hpETEDiDfxn519cd6o5pL5Kii4Kqkj8uQkIXN75qf9v20M0I7YK981eactOP9tJ-cIycb5MDx0rflxANoFHLC0CNnKR/s1600/Frauenkirchebalconies.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhThE6f3zqz7BSiE86gupaGi0rE2LrCPepyo05h0IuD7FwdSsLo0hpETEDiDfxn519cd6o5pL5Kii4Kqkj8uQkIXN75qf9v20M0I7YK981eactOP9tJ-cIycb5MDx0rflxANoFHLC0CNnKR/s200/Frauenkirchebalconies.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494168232896450018" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBBaxNBHnXtR1oAXIUow_hetuAlovWHCozEgZht6LvXJIw4zKmlUXyME0_mfXb5lzIOoenYbQn2qjtPbyjvvOujIeNRmZMsynRpsJIN3cY8gIlcx114rTEuys4RPlPHLKrKlKjgwpltqT/s1600/IMG_8083.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBBaxNBHnXtR1oAXIUow_hetuAlovWHCozEgZht6LvXJIw4zKmlUXyME0_mfXb5lzIOoenYbQn2qjtPbyjvvOujIeNRmZMsynRpsJIN3cY8gIlcx114rTEuys4RPlPHLKrKlKjgwpltqT/s200/IMG_8083.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494168245305879362" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>It was a marvelous concert of music that had almost nothing to do with Bach--practically everything was from the 20<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span> century. The choir had a beautiful sound that floated up to us quite brilliantly. The concert ended with a 20-minute improvisation at the organ by the conductor of the evening's concert, Wayne Marshall. Because we were so high up, we were parallel with the pipes, so that part of the concert was um <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">LOUD, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">as well as being interesting and amazing. You can see him standing at the front of the balcony across the way.</span></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:16px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghV7ncj4VqEoYvNh0hlSPS96Y5lOgXo2Og56Eyj06AKoJA1HyvL0LidMqFB1TNYQNO21IZCpGlNa-8RQDrz0VGW2u6LpCKY5GigZDGQfzVSUuRN26R3cd83XE_BPk7AAMNTXlm2XmRSvE/s1600/IMG_8086.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghV7ncj4VqEoYvNh0hlSPS96Y5lOgXo2Og56Eyj06AKoJA1HyvL0LidMqFB1TNYQNO21IZCpGlNa-8RQDrz0VGW2u6LpCKY5GigZDGQfzVSUuRN26R3cd83XE_BPk7AAMNTXlm2XmRSvE/s200/IMG_8086.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494168254473321810" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The next morning I returned to the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Frauenkirche</span> because they were actually having a service that included a Bach cantata, Cantata #37 (St. Thomas in Leipzig was not, by the way...). We also the cutest, kickiest, look-all-around baby get baptized. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Between the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Hofkirche</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Frauenkirche</span>, I got a good peek into the religious and musical life of Dresden.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-43241532302214592332010-07-12T07:49:00.000-07:002010-07-12T08:25:40.761-07:00Dresden, 1; the other parts of Germany, 0.<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Ich liebe Dresden!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span> I don't know if it was because Leipzig paled in comparison to Dresden, or that Dresden seemed all shiny and new (after the US bombed the heck out of it back in WWII) or what, but, I had a nearly perfect weekend in Dresden.</div><div><br /></div><div>First, there's just the sheer beauty of the place. </div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheT-XvflUgxqCpoZmPI-tycznpGH2IqfhYTt_icE-39AIAkqu8T9WW4ER8qxL8iEWyTuYRkXQvLOUgT7IeRXbl57ngkTVy4QISwmDVDITwKfINlA1wpGvL7FEDHKUdg7CtgFFOtJu0Ia-M/s320/HofkircheDresdenoutside.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493034035776328114" /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Hofkirche, the Roman Catholic church of the Dresden court</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33ynZ4S9FbBE6jCbbg3IQmmc_KVJOL93bSSJC2rSVGSfs8wMtMfb2TlCpxyAO0FZZZJ57KgC9H5x-QuasTvBGh1zsBMMAP8Vh82xDTY3R_lYgt7Ov1Rf9cNzreZ3Fc0WndPKN5xQlySsY/s320/Luther&FrauenkircheDresden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493034043331759250" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Luther statue and Frauenkirche</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOTLh4svqroxs9-70_1zaDioT4SXKCYYqb7dOnxhVip2sg8rPq_oeKszidbvruTGYyHGTtXBBO9Doh9VjWAREPRID_vAXMDJ0f7mK9dOvCT3VKvy6zpsoOZANFMng9JH0MA-7MGEwZjVS/s320/OperaHouseDresden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493035504467116962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Opera House in Dresden (uh, I didn't go to see Evita there....)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3VrdtJxQ5ebIBNCKWMpzOC8Qm-ubz3vdwjVoE4sqYvqmbU1Tb3lnDIp6mIxVVt-a0tS90NvwQEIdYUSlqgb0KmD1b5aSe-9rJ5e40zp-hVLppH_YzxcxdFGyAxwAh0wXR1BRLC3eUUwLZ/s320/BuildinginDresdengoldenlight.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493034050752115090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A pretty building in dusky golden light.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfrNDYkMKqT2A-iCh5aX6mqYpQsQwOHOsgNTIQ6b9DuLZl75lXQj8OFbcXZfL31G9Jjd33XycPII1tprtYuFfJJNIk50Qm3Ztc3RpGRRVX5u35op9yjNdU3Pb0CqtYX8U_e6WPLqtYFEa/s1600/Zwinger@night.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfrNDYkMKqT2A-iCh5aX6mqYpQsQwOHOsgNTIQ6b9DuLZl75lXQj8OFbcXZfL31G9Jjd33XycPII1tprtYuFfJJNIk50Qm3Ztc3RpGRRVX5u35op9yjNdU3Pb0CqtYX8U_e6WPLqtYFEa/s320/Zwinger@night.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493035514898883474" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Zwinger, basically the backyard playground of the nobility.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div>Then there was all this music. There was a really fine organ concert on a very bright-sounding Baroque organ at the Hofkirche. Sometimes a satisfyingly quick 30-minute concert is all you need.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Aq9m_EkjlUOl2LTR-DYrDPOWERS_-vP2HVMwRNEcZaHaWq7-OjGdzhcnWuCLdnZXTGuH6j2B_2sWs1FT866h5xtq-zF8LPfCC0Um8LOXuEJyLl3GgSx4rQKYaR-RDZesJbbt-9uqjnJJ/s1600/ProgramHofkircheOrgan.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Aq9m_EkjlUOl2LTR-DYrDPOWERS_-vP2HVMwRNEcZaHaWq7-OjGdzhcnWuCLdnZXTGuH6j2B_2sWs1FT866h5xtq-zF8LPfCC0Um8LOXuEJyLl3GgSx4rQKYaR-RDZesJbbt-9uqjnJJ/s200/ProgramHofkircheOrgan.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493038075690925858" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOfrNDYkMKqT2A-iCh5aX6mqYpQsQwOHOsgNTIQ6b9DuLZl75lXQj8OFbcXZfL31G9Jjd33XycPII1tprtYuFfJJNIk50Qm3Ztc3RpGRRVX5u35op9yjNdU3Pb0CqtYX8U_e6WPLqtYFEa/s1600/Zwinger@night.JPG"></a></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYk7AtpDDHpG0RL-1GmL_7cyYQGVEv79GwYainAKmTp5Ii00hIs2xTmqvYu_4ldl-kB9nU1zdZqGPNPxTFocgseme3GH7tWquJIb5BqvJstXfg-Uz4kXzmEksmzJFxVsjTmwJKHbYzAeR/s1600/HofkircheOrgan.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsYk7AtpDDHpG0RL-1GmL_7cyYQGVEv79GwYainAKmTp5Ii00hIs2xTmqvYu_4ldl-kB9nU1zdZqGPNPxTFocgseme3GH7tWquJIb5BqvJstXfg-Uz4kXzmEksmzJFxVsjTmwJKHbYzAeR/s200/HofkircheOrgan.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493038079257084738" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>So Dresden began with a quick train ride, a walk down to the Elbe, an organ concert, and sight-gawking. Yay! More in the next post...</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYzNStr8039dAle_KrVELy3vO3gS3ZrAglb_3DV38jx2JRkKfy-dSrPuYbU3dzIRkbRMz59OUSIJfx9cKZQH4pVUQ3hRXwpPj4rqUiRUZiQpP1J9munZwzMwVYY0YPKPlvAFPuzpKSpcU/s1600/Penelope&BryanDresden.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVYzNStr8039dAle_KrVELy3vO3gS3ZrAglb_3DV38jx2JRkKfy-dSrPuYbU3dzIRkbRMz59OUSIJfx9cKZQH4pVUQ3hRXwpPj4rqUiRUZiQpP1J9munZwzMwVYY0YPKPlvAFPuzpKSpcU/s200/Penelope&BryanDresden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493040790552727650" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZOn8xcZvwG-3Uli_hjEEG1KGyZE0U-eQcy-7gNlfWG-ors23F7KzwL4GZ9FxJK56nFcFPe8KcsFnUeZVRl30hYVOERoLA48fYjgjc1CROUuRhwWmz8Vl7oGiLxiTQ4CpVeryOHC69NG2/s1600/BryanWendyKarenDresdenGoldenlight.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZOn8xcZvwG-3Uli_hjEEG1KGyZE0U-eQcy-7gNlfWG-ors23F7KzwL4GZ9FxJK56nFcFPe8KcsFnUeZVRl30hYVOERoLA48fYjgjc1CROUuRhwWmz8Vl7oGiLxiTQ4CpVeryOHC69NG2/s200/BryanWendyKarenDresdenGoldenlight.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493040775482697042" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Wn7VwYc_ccAiwFeA87eXxI-XE0lgfVbtCOpRdeilaUrUWq_9S5kCIgfKA4UoGXZCGQY0mSrZx7NjupRamC1IPS2wg9eQZ3k7aBu3KY8LOLPScbkPcY-bpV-DlPWbq-VGo1uqVLYkquhk/s1600/PennyontheAugustusBrucke.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Wn7VwYc_ccAiwFeA87eXxI-XE0lgfVbtCOpRdeilaUrUWq_9S5kCIgfKA4UoGXZCGQY0mSrZx7NjupRamC1IPS2wg9eQZ3k7aBu3KY8LOLPScbkPcY-bpV-DlPWbq-VGo1uqVLYkquhk/s200/PennyontheAugustusBrucke.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493040770865347906" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-33401820763057573232010-07-08T10:05:00.000-07:002010-07-08T10:23:46.855-07:00Bach in Leipzig!<div style="text-align: left;">OK, really, I'm here to be studying Bach, and I am indeed occupied doing that. We're in lecture/seminar all morning, but I'm actually not allowed to blog about what goes on there. It is pretty amazing to be in the churches where Bach worked. In fact, it's so inspiring, that we've created a series of album covers for when we record our master performances of the works we're learning about.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUw4YIVepZbGDpUNsINUBASQYEIRaFnzg5cxqaG3xqPVZtWAJ1xFj5d6FLKFp73K493fWLskzyH7WYS3SRY-ZWnSOQDPRYT2NvTq6SKA15nwxTqyxZDqE69eZGZBKdR_uVCqsXbPuQHCJp/s1600/BachAlbumcover--Penelope.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUw4YIVepZbGDpUNsINUBASQYEIRaFnzg5cxqaG3xqPVZtWAJ1xFj5d6FLKFp73K493fWLskzyH7WYS3SRY-ZWnSOQDPRYT2NvTq6SKA15nwxTqyxZDqE69eZGZBKdR_uVCqsXbPuQHCJp/s200/BachAlbumcover--Penelope.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491585005616386530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvjlZJdYwzZezQ4i-bA3jOeeoUrsfPE53HK0b9A3lHKEJ2pN5E7NqOMzbox-a13ATPIipebdJkYi9Utc-cfv3OVJ7MaxJYvydb08be4VxU1VCl_9PLS35hquYb-NsiPcAbW4-pG0jFONC/s1600/BachAlbumCover--Brian.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCvjlZJdYwzZezQ4i-bA3jOeeoUrsfPE53HK0b9A3lHKEJ2pN5E7NqOMzbox-a13ATPIipebdJkYi9Utc-cfv3OVJ7MaxJYvydb08be4VxU1VCl_9PLS35hquYb-NsiPcAbW4-pG0jFONC/s200/BachAlbumCover--Brian.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491585017587127282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXV1Bw7cXCYKIdwkhdfesBYSXbZtpZNNyuCJhkFpuK_bCKt4hdXyXsRUAaH-DUzZ5ghCeVkq7AM-zk0B_Vu67vjWsa9SGjM0_o_BsUbpSb91-7IidmC6FWjWbA0OcwTn4dW_2UxiTj4pD/s1600/BachAlbumCover--Karen.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbXV1Bw7cXCYKIdwkhdfesBYSXbZtpZNNyuCJhkFpuK_bCKt4hdXyXsRUAaH-DUzZ5ghCeVkq7AM-zk0B_Vu67vjWsa9SGjM0_o_BsUbpSb91-7IidmC6FWjWbA0OcwTn4dW_2UxiTj4pD/s200/BachAlbumCover--Karen.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491585032725738290" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-wGDM6xkql5EYtByzO8nxupg-Sqflx3ucZU5sMz5TJ1Ss6AcvalpP6MVZQe-9qjw58GDRF_4Eo1F7Frwy4lAJPdsdfsjv1z5I7ZJIQm-49sXNnRyHcNFtUMD6jNJCMBdNj_OuGfh9jvf/s1600/BachAlbumCover--James.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-wGDM6xkql5EYtByzO8nxupg-Sqflx3ucZU5sMz5TJ1Ss6AcvalpP6MVZQe-9qjw58GDRF_4Eo1F7Frwy4lAJPdsdfsjv1z5I7ZJIQm-49sXNnRyHcNFtUMD6jNJCMBdNj_OuGfh9jvf/s200/BachAlbumCover--James.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491585021189104386" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiE_72VIU5VEYEl2oLZn0sQNAHVzT_RvqXyv1vFrqm86FP0w8EBtLfRdEej7JKOkR347SUUkqFp9o96Y4-W-Pgl6FQNBF0EilF7dLS9oRr-Bwps4dHjR0oKD6ZaoW9_3KnXm5_iAMzjYP/s1600/BachAlbumCoverWendy+Penny.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQiE_72VIU5VEYEl2oLZn0sQNAHVzT_RvqXyv1vFrqm86FP0w8EBtLfRdEej7JKOkR347SUUkqFp9o96Y4-W-Pgl6FQNBF0EilF7dLS9oRr-Bwps4dHjR0oKD6ZaoW9_3KnXm5_iAMzjYP/s200/BachAlbumCoverWendy+Penny.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491585037124073282" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><div>Fortunately/unfortunately we do not resemble the master on the OTHER side of the St. Thomas Church....</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgro-x6NdMhI2XwnTFh7pUN5Y6DAvGfnfLG2Q8pxSQVHT6ymBKxgZKIakKy8p2-1PsPDUvTMwVtWutpV3cZedK0vV1KMa-Udi_7w-qmEv52PdWaCZAw7dqB3BLcOXzC-kcDvEuQRPw6vxSL/s320/BachinLeipzigII.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491586112040543074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div>Last night, I tried to make the best of both worlds by attending a concert of Bach's music by the Barockorchester Leipzig and to watch the semi-finals of the World Cup (though you know, kind reader, how much I give a rat's ass about sports). Of course, both experiences were important to the understanding of my experience here. The Brandenburg Concerto #5 performance was charming, heart-warming, and ultimately more satisfying than the semi-finals outcome. Beauty and grace perceived by a few hundred vs., uh, the shock and dismay of the thousands throughout the city.</div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JC8x_Ea_kUqmcsmMwKRqh03fDQara2gHBn-eUKPY-lRN84bUJ49s4Y_laIW6kmJj2XaZmHMWAKx6eVUJPLwA_vGyaEub-V-ZLC4BiGoKY0kUQpRM7W0V0XEG7L6vmKakxs0ENEwrtUIG/s320/WorldCupSemis.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491586788605491314" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-72518421010474348442010-07-06T14:26:00.000-07:002010-07-08T06:45:05.812-07:00Wrap it up in pictures...<div>I went to three museums, the Alte-, Moderne-, and Neue-Pinakothek in Munich. There was lots of lovely art. That's all I can say--but here's the pics of my favorite things:</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9G6nhGQHj_pfrMIXu_yCPUWyV-uhiSkcey90ybn4egwoJnwn_1kjMOfn1SwyoEKRSnaSRxl4H6ipGsw1eJcCrxfX_CTSfT1KEEXsgfEbI6OpDTfXuyThFwP57o2wwludNcWC60ySz7c5/s1600/Klimt-Musik.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM9G6nhGQHj_pfrMIXu_yCPUWyV-uhiSkcey90ybn4egwoJnwn_1kjMOfn1SwyoEKRSnaSRxl4H6ipGsw1eJcCrxfX_CTSfT1KEEXsgfEbI6OpDTfXuyThFwP57o2wwludNcWC60ySz7c5/s200/Klimt-Musik.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491527212494416594" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGC7Me9fadMVrzvy5ilT76eprJUTIeXoQM8v9q5KIkmD_0qbfW1fDRcPAZgLHOFDUYWyoyV-r-I35hgfIZBhpcAPIxQZoBI0zEshO6P0Ht3fmq_CIjypq-iISU75jn9mLDmkVLTxCKlLEX/s1600/von+Max--The+ecstatic+virgin+Anna+Katharina+Emmereich.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGC7Me9fadMVrzvy5ilT76eprJUTIeXoQM8v9q5KIkmD_0qbfW1fDRcPAZgLHOFDUYWyoyV-r-I35hgfIZBhpcAPIxQZoBI0zEshO6P0Ht3fmq_CIjypq-iISU75jn9mLDmkVLTxCKlLEX/s200/von+Max--The+ecstatic+virgin+Anna+Katharina+Emmereich.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491527204328694658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETn0cAFv6ixYXU_P3Nb_QlUe__irqZyav8Hdjb8_54CTZ1n_yE2U6nzu6fqRvTWztkhGNerfgmcbP-OYeOjRltl06iK77LGjA_yWNQRnG2GVlGBIz69KTDO2tUnuXoxato_7e6Rtg3KWa/s1600/Hodler--Tired+of+Life.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhETn0cAFv6ixYXU_P3Nb_QlUe__irqZyav8Hdjb8_54CTZ1n_yE2U6nzu6fqRvTWztkhGNerfgmcbP-OYeOjRltl06iK77LGjA_yWNQRnG2GVlGBIz69KTDO2tUnuXoxato_7e6Rtg3KWa/s200/Hodler--Tired+of+Life.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491527197128378162" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYkw5ib2DGHTG8_c_bcYoeqHMeebLceYZ7WzOm1vcNjAUMPABuFquB6bbxPeySF0ffO6c6ikq9vIDc9NVPFXyXFgAy3JOq-__bvrUYZcORPoVcz6mYnIqX1v1BvJBE_A4BwZSJj9zw27z/s1600/Fra+Lippi--Maria+with+the+Child.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYkw5ib2DGHTG8_c_bcYoeqHMeebLceYZ7WzOm1vcNjAUMPABuFquB6bbxPeySF0ffO6c6ikq9vIDc9NVPFXyXFgAy3JOq-__bvrUYZcORPoVcz6mYnIqX1v1BvJBE_A4BwZSJj9zw27z/s200/Fra+Lippi--Maria+with+the+Child.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491527185225539762" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlveT2Rd7Pc4jBHZbdu52sKSABL315zKdQWMjwRAwldS3oFCcK9jU85dIZdPJBMgSlrJAslYhcT7SkMB3Cfusp_BRGP1NRbI5r0fvqhBk7cVEsZqZVAmgXpH9HYxqvOIrJR5ICwjsnzPg/s1600/Claudel-Waltz.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTlveT2Rd7Pc4jBHZbdu52sKSABL315zKdQWMjwRAwldS3oFCcK9jU85dIZdPJBMgSlrJAslYhcT7SkMB3Cfusp_BRGP1NRbI5r0fvqhBk7cVEsZqZVAmgXpH9HYxqvOIrJR5ICwjsnzPg/s200/Claudel-Waltz.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491527178702015970" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-68047247920912083912010-07-05T09:03:00.000-07:002010-07-05T10:21:17.521-07:00Munich culture vulture style.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KRZdK0af_G-ITGvlBUQdIDGvcCpRN5BCKMkDoxllpY283kgtfbdayPLmfBSI_Q44-J_mCYdub3JGoE8K3_uYA8322XustW2W2jmRR444nRNfy_MVgZEIR4TGZnOl9h0IplItBhZVIu5f/s1600/NationalTheaterMunich.JPG"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 169px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KRZdK0af_G-ITGvlBUQdIDGvcCpRN5BCKMkDoxllpY283kgtfbdayPLmfBSI_Q44-J_mCYdub3JGoE8K3_uYA8322XustW2W2jmRR444nRNfy_MVgZEIR4TGZnOl9h0IplItBhZVIu5f/s200/NationalTheaterMunich.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490457312033911058" /></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7KRZdK0af_G-ITGvlBUQdIDGvcCpRN5BCKMkDoxllpY283kgtfbdayPLmfBSI_Q44-J_mCYdub3JGoE8K3_uYA8322XustW2W2jmRR444nRNfy_MVgZEIR4TGZnOl9h0IplItBhZVIu5f/s1600/NationalTheaterMunich.JPG"></a>THE NATIONAL THEATER OF BAVARIA--a temple to Art!</div><div><br /></div><div>I know that Munich is really the land of pretzels, beer, and lederhosen, but that's too many empty (but delicious) carbs, alcohol, and uh, leather rash? for me. Instead, I went to three evening events:<a href="http://www.bayerische.staatsoper.de/922-ZG9tPWRvbTImaWQ9MTU2MSZsPWVuJnRlcm1pbj03NjY4-~spielplan~ballett~veranstaltungen~vorstellung.html"> "100 Years of the Ballet Russe"</a> at the Bavarian State Ballet, <a href="http://www.bayerische.staatsoper.de/889-ZG9tPWRvbTEmaWQ9MTg4OSZsPWVuJnRlcm1pbj04MDk1-~spielplan~oper~veranstaltungen~vorstellung.html">Don Giovanni at the Bavarian State Opera</a>, and <a href="http://www.staatstheater-am-gaertnerplatz.de/index.php?m=367&f=03_werkdetail&ID_Vorstellungsart=1&ID_Stueck=37">Carmen</a> at the National Theater at Gaertnerplatz, which is a smaller, less expensive, more volksoper kind of place.<div><br /></div><div>The ballet ad Don Giovanni were both at the National Theater, a glorious but smaller-than-the-Met venue. I sat in obstructed view for the ballet and had 'stehplatz' (standing room) for the opera. In both cases, the tickets were about €12-15 and were all I could get (except for like €200 seats) for both performances, so I was a pretty uncomfortable and missing about 1/3 of what was going on on stage. </div><div><br /></div><div>I LOVE going to the ballet. I was especially happy to be in such a beautiful theater and the sound of the music when it started was sonorous and beautiful. The ballets themselves were weird and lovely. I've only been going to the NYC Ballet and only for the last two years, so that's all I can compare it to. I do think the NYC dancers are better--especially the men and the preciseness of the ensemble in the corps de ballet. On the other hand, it was great to see different repertoire. I had never seen Scherezade, and while I understand the context and reasons why the ballet is the way it is, I still found the Persian portrayal (or whatever it is) still a little laughable. Still, the music was wonderful and the orchestra really good. I also saw "Les Biches," a stylish French-set ballet by Nijinska (Nijinsky's sister) with music by Poulenc. Very interesting, different style of movement, very cool-hearted and cool. The last thing was a new ballet that was a modern kind of riff on Swan Lake and other Tchaikovsky ballets. There was a Batman-swan that would scoop the other swans and then there was this weird war between the snowflakes and the black diving swans. All to Tchaik Sixth Symphony. I don't know....But look at this glorious theater. And let's not think TOO hard on who might have sat in that big center fancy box....</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOtDcAKIFyYgJX821SrJbdFEsCcBBFgQhfSP-x3JkRrB7A-JVPsozsALqsQi8yGYsRWe-iNmIfDL9hkFlapZYEps7hG-CqEpHao0xGdkpv64CVYkCwaoh-ukfZ58wugchlFMRnokTS8n8/s1600/National+Theater+Munich+inside.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOtDcAKIFyYgJX821SrJbdFEsCcBBFgQhfSP-x3JkRrB7A-JVPsozsALqsQi8yGYsRWe-iNmIfDL9hkFlapZYEps7hG-CqEpHao0xGdkpv64CVYkCwaoh-ukfZ58wugchlFMRnokTS8n8/s200/National+Theater+Munich+inside.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490457319728268402" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDr0Dm5c9p6nl6I12N8jP7Kwepo4DWtsyTaa7Kr_rBxdPh2_x0uKvJHoysG6w6ER8-nIGKYVfbIv4c0QsGwSiQ8VOLf_12025LIGO3wa4_5OB8eSwSJ-HtRbPK-urA69YarnJoMiQCsStZ/s1600/NationalTheaterMunichceiling.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDr0Dm5c9p6nl6I12N8jP7Kwepo4DWtsyTaa7Kr_rBxdPh2_x0uKvJHoysG6w6ER8-nIGKYVfbIv4c0QsGwSiQ8VOLf_12025LIGO3wa4_5OB8eSwSJ-HtRbPK-urA69YarnJoMiQCsStZ/s200/NationalTheaterMunichceiling.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490457331978356562" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The next night I went to Carmen at what I would call the 'second' opera company. Lesser production values (like sometimes the chorus of smugglers would also be trees), a less snotty crowd. And it was in German with no subtitles. Great. I can basically kind of follow it when it's in French, but I had little hope in German. There was a lot of park and bark singing interspersed with weird staging. This is the outside and inside of that theater.</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MsCXKNmIyM3X0_IKnx-3JZL-yQrIZZgvGcDEbjWk6dMMunxYNob2OfxpDjWzGX6Cei66MGljRoqBpyxZsInNhf1edKWLv9d0NvYbYHbFjORZnVhefBcS11nRE1zMfBDXweE-VVd8npbt/s1600/Gartenerplatztheater.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8MsCXKNmIyM3X0_IKnx-3JZL-yQrIZZgvGcDEbjWk6dMMunxYNob2OfxpDjWzGX6Cei66MGljRoqBpyxZsInNhf1edKWLv9d0NvYbYHbFjORZnVhefBcS11nRE1zMfBDXweE-VVd8npbt/s200/Gartenerplatztheater.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490472578254670194" style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><div><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSLFiAKs2ir5L5YiRElj8XiWMQvnvWJhrjYDAERs-isknuDgjIpuT7LgKXT0SmDgpE_XovOq51bw408u8J0OV_WFTrmQ06q6oBj9MB7mqwpsOPCbtkaasJzwfySeTlfnAcKlrqrxrRTgTI/s200/Gaertnertheaterinside.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490457364491270530" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span><div>On the last night, after walking/getting lost/avoiding fussball fever crowds, I went to Don Giovanni and stood. Hot, obscured view, smelly, and three really well-behaved 10 year olds next to me. I didn't stay for the second half. Sorry--I know he goes to hell and all and whatever, but I had heard the arias I wanted to hear so THERE. The best part of hearing it was getting to hear high-quality singers not having to scream their guts out to be heard in a giant theater. This theater was much more singer-friendly. Oh, and the Bavarians seem to LOVE Kent Nagano, the conductor.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ok, that's enough. But I did go to three painting museums, too....another time.</div><br /></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-72685878201066570242010-07-02T14:35:00.000-07:002010-07-03T14:57:00.854-07:00Munich agrees with me.<div>I've been in Munich for the past two nights, staying in <a href="http://www.motel-one.com/uk/motel-one-search/muenchen/hotel-muenchen-sendl-tor.html">a little budget but nicely designed motel.</a> I think I'm staying in two more of these while I'm in Germany, and I think they'll suit me very well.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr74TH0sELQlt6LmfGKskw_lOg9f0CR1A_WZcgd9EhbMzhH5ANNz54CHW0DcH1Su6aLitd22Hp07Sq0W1Swi06a8sp3wOSYnQtXSMXGyMHhTC-dALm_czpTT7MaQWuCw_54fXvLyyOOTA1/s1600/Motel+One+Room-Berlin.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr74TH0sELQlt6LmfGKskw_lOg9f0CR1A_WZcgd9EhbMzhH5ANNz54CHW0DcH1Su6aLitd22Hp07Sq0W1Swi06a8sp3wOSYnQtXSMXGyMHhTC-dALm_czpTT7MaQWuCw_54fXvLyyOOTA1/s320/Motel+One+Room-Berlin.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489427587349912626" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6i7U0wyf5Ngk1bHMT6wpsGLrScDwM7iNUSAOhIYFn0TnnXoeV5eBqqc9jDO4-9W9G-xeOLMuqi-Iq5yYDE90qrJ43L5fHnHo_K66e66MWEzWodGSMDZzvFu0ocHwkGgPZjZc0JpuY6c8E/s320/Motel+One-Munich+Bathroom.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489427617665473634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><div>I've been here by myself, which has it's benefits and drawbacks. Yes, I can do whatever I want to do, but I also get full of observations, questions, and comments I want to share that I end up keeping to myself. This will probably be the longest I'll be totally alone while I'm here, so I know I can handle it I guess. I'm learning just how social vs anti-social and fearless vs. anxious I am.</div><div><br /></div><div>The German language skills I have gained are proving to be both a help and a hindrance. I get by pretty well--I've been able to buy shoes, order food, get directions, explain my predicaments, and basically get a little bit in the good graces of the people around me. Having the little bit of German language and having a quick ear and tongue has made me more confident here. It's interesting since while no one thinks I actually speak German for real, I get complimented on my German and people also can't tell if I'm American or if I speak English.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the other hand, today, there was a misunderstanding between myself and my waiter. We both spoke to each other in German even though I was ordering from the English-language menu. I thought I was getting some water, a glass of wine, and a plate of herring and that it was all going to come at the same time. What I got was water, no wine, and:</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumQeq-GIxkCdDkRd4Qtz6AQtStaY2NfiaWxum7la4iThoCafnY_urqPY5mJv8z2R7LJXaiL8sHdzKRV90Adv0vw2IRh8YO4ydwLKAVdwO-Gv6dPsIe9wiRHKiYaz9M2Kax2OTy9PiZHtg/s1600/Hofbrau+Herring+English+Garden.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjumQeq-GIxkCdDkRd4Qtz6AQtStaY2NfiaWxum7la4iThoCafnY_urqPY5mJv8z2R7LJXaiL8sHdzKRV90Adv0vw2IRh8YO4ydwLKAVdwO-Gv6dPsIe9wiRHKiYaz9M2Kax2OTy9PiZHtg/s200/Hofbrau+Herring+English+Garden.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489796334352381458" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHX0nnhtoKQSe3siKxGzHvX_sJWbfx9VXWFt69zhmweRel5hPiYWSLCbIpuRXhftvanoLLiucP3u0uihzscTZ1Ybg0HdI122sZ2chfn5KeJ5UmZcg51Dm_8mgriS7ufBpPlmt3-LUBXjRQ/s1600/Hofbrau+Haus+Entree+2.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHX0nnhtoKQSe3siKxGzHvX_sJWbfx9VXWFt69zhmweRel5hPiYWSLCbIpuRXhftvanoLLiucP3u0uihzscTZ1Ybg0HdI122sZ2chfn5KeJ5UmZcg51Dm_8mgriS7ufBpPlmt3-LUBXjRQ/s200/Hofbrau+Haus+Entree+2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489796342747130034" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Smoked herring AND some kind of hamburger thingie. CRAP. It was totally my fault for being all German-language-hubris and all, so I accepted the extra food and paid for it, and my waiter was VERY sweet and was like, let's just pack it up for you to eat later. He was a little upset that we had had such an understanding. I had thought he was asking if I wanted an order for one and if he should bring the two drinks and the food together. He was all (in retropect) "you really want all that food and at the same time?" I figure, since I'm such a fat girl, he was like, ok, go ahead and order more food than anyone should eat. Oh well. He was cute and ended up pretty smiley for a German. Nothing lost but a little pride and a chance to go out for dinner--I ended up eating the meat thing for a quick pre-opera dinner. That'll teach me to be all, Ja, ich spreche Deutsche.</div><div><br /></div><div>At the opera (culture vulture post tomorrow!), there was a gentleman from Bayerische Radio or something interviewing people who were in the 'stehplatze' (standing room) of the opera. He tried really hard to interview me, even though I was all: (in German), "I don't live here, I only speak a little German, blah blah blah." Why didn't I just go into English...I'm so stupid. Finally after the third blank smile after his third question, he excused himself. Schade!</div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly--the best thing ever!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aab6i0J7I-f10EDEMP9Q3m85VzMhdyy31FJ-INUQRMdoO8qiFWWPyale_v-DxKkUjc0A9GroLZoCfuxeThLlk18ls9ept6ViDIdiXZwmUtFaEqD2r5h2A8twF5b0oXl3yLerXq9kVnvM/s1600/Munich+Eis!.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8aab6i0J7I-f10EDEMP9Q3m85VzMhdyy31FJ-INUQRMdoO8qiFWWPyale_v-DxKkUjc0A9GroLZoCfuxeThLlk18ls9ept6ViDIdiXZwmUtFaEqD2r5h2A8twF5b0oXl3yLerXq9kVnvM/s200/Munich+Eis!.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489800328931359666" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Ice cream cups that are well, made of ice cream cone! </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggcvgn0o5Q7IuIscBdNKcMQay0p4nCnm71RXlrB6JCo8iaHhvRaVOUKiLjnKo6oYONz8unAV4GFBxOBlsHIAC_o99zZxxmje6qtZ-mpJ0WSecjr9UKdS_uv5yirBgt98hLN-uKvS7iKdWD/s200/Best+Ice+Cream+Cup+ever!.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489800343297420258" style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "></span>So ecological and delicious. Why don't we have these in the US! And <a href="http://www.qype.com/place/36960-Balla-Beni-Muenchen">this ice cream</a> rocked!</div><div><br /></div><div>Tomorrow I go to Leipzig and return to being around people. That should be good.</div></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-35235790806429259672010-07-01T15:20:00.000-07:002010-07-02T14:34:10.626-07:00On leaving Eisenach<div>I have officially left <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Eisenach</span>, but not before an <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Eisenach</span>-sized (thus charming and petite) adventure before leaving.</div><div><br /></div><div>Our Brooklyn Doyenne extraordinaire, who is one of the faculty members of the institute and with whom I taught in Brooklyn years ago, took us on a little hike through to another part of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Eisenach</span>. She had found that part of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Eisenach</span> when she took the 'easy', i.e. 13% grade incline path DOWN from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Wartburg</span> Castle. (not that I'm bitter, ahem. :) Speaking of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Wartburg</span> Castle, here is a shot of it from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Eisenach</span> (which lies at the foothill/mountain of it) at night.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoKk_p6n_-Sb8aSQo51t1ivRK0SaVKup8c94QM475P0bEtIhM1XKoxJOsyzvYtsG3asPr9Ps3blwC0fSDa4kksa9EopSa2Z4juJV-j9ac0nAvlChSrAGYttJ4GBYcDm3HxonV_plOGfHO/s320/Wartburg+at+Night.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489069623502565906" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>On this hike, we passed a pretty house/B&B restaurant that I was taking a picture of...</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3tQmrENZUZwCocI9Nss0-u2v5I-zkdh9JmML-NzfIRFZtDu6cATTPHG3_xUAQ4X4p653HFbs1J_VsC_TV1QCyErfxZntptrvc2v2HYK4YOAHhIOLFOtmEace7Hhv9HQeNwq2GJ9jsT_y/s320/Pretty+Eisenach+Building.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489072252750800242" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div>when an older man stopped me and said, IN GERMAN, that really, it's not a pretty house. It's a house that the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">DDR</span> used to live in. That the really pretty house was the "kaput villa" where <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">DDR</span> and/or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">Stasi</span> (damn, I wish my German was better as I think he was telling me interesting stuff) lived. Look at this villa--amazing and SO forlorn.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRn2DxBZKDeHITxQA9U9JiHhAjUwodglNW2cvz6guHc-KmSQCQQ761WETJL48w6qm-Ke92JjfPe0VbTKdPdFQpsq03lQn7lnJSdCL1cX_ro4tUZlzPt9tISfZ_kqW_MjrpSZ_MtspWbk-/s320/DDR+Villa+Kaput.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489069633797682514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtFs6_jObdBNNgJ_WOU0RLOjsnLRCgtC-1QWQUs4qd4Z48YDz-mbdlm5VEPbCJobUpA1njzGsmTIf3m4yt62oGmUetGjPrDqhCU9aT6faGy4TDVlHE1SRPSfmLTHc75iHVvqR_HVS0gFo/s1600/at+the+%27lake%27.JPG"><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiUmHoXL6SImiwy1h4FSabDJIrckIlCTClmuT0OsE35s7Op9z1j2b9TPujX8uijN7N0JY15h0nzqVLcuzuQ45v4Y6Z9q6ArXmCjLv-uHvX8aYY7ml8YlX040C8GWiPe-xI6x_49XJgnck/s320/Outside+the+kaput+villa.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489072263767896578" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfLh40RtSOMz2MEZxaWcLzPsI7uX3xvNZKS-9Bfd8uVZ4jcri3WYud6t5PcSOWej9jLQXt0Fpm3nPSx8gAyTrQengxY4AoRH4J3dcnk6CjUgO2NaEjsnRRWtxpioQQYcnXN1w9QKO5CQYy/s320/Verboten.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489069640126523282" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Of course, despite the dire warning (actually, we still don't know what it says, but it seems dire...), the Brooklyn Doyenne and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Jungmaestro</span> tried to get inside. yikes.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Mostly I say yikes, because next door is a building that was Nazi and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Stasi</span> (?) headquarters in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Eisenach</span>. Now it's the Bach School for music. Look how scared we are...</span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJiUmHoXL6SImiwy1h4FSabDJIrckIlCTClmuT0OsE35s7Op9z1j2b9TPujX8uijN7N0JY15h0nzqVLcuzuQ45v4Y6Z9q6ArXmCjLv-uHvX8aYY7ml8YlX040C8GWiPe-xI6x_49XJgnck/s1600/Outside+the+kaput+villa.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK3tQmrENZUZwCocI9Nss0-u2v5I-zkdh9JmML-NzfIRFZtDu6cATTPHG3_xUAQ4X4p653HFbs1J_VsC_TV1QCyErfxZntptrvc2v2HYK4YOAHhIOLFOtmEace7Hhv9HQeNwq2GJ9jsT_y/s1600/Pretty+Eisenach+Building.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlVf4XFZ_BZK-jXI95NACsq9CRn99_4vkA2Fv61OUHNzK1RzRmSF5pNY3hIZDmwhbeDMyUBj9zYc-7DjQ7rUcDVp0zTLmQ2hx9F3K3Ptxexj2uVZ4IxQvm-S9oIIkb3w9HQ9U3MJQ_dA_/s1600/Penelope+and+Stasi.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlVf4XFZ_BZK-jXI95NACsq9CRn99_4vkA2Fv61OUHNzK1RzRmSF5pNY3hIZDmwhbeDMyUBj9zYc-7DjQ7rUcDVp0zTLmQ2hx9F3K3Ptxexj2uVZ4IxQvm-S9oIIkb3w9HQ9U3MJQ_dA_/s320/Penelope+and+Stasi.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489069655095238114" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8FkPV6flopNGcStItZ9J8pcNK7bnxXqcp8MtkoX3c-_fueRbX0Qa0DZC9_1HWV-aeD0jyDgbAcDVt08Vu77Hjuv6ccRjwqV1wh3HAchFPhHzfZ-xG3vGqnqA_pJnMbueejt_Figof_rY/s1600/Jungmaestro+and+Stasi.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8FkPV6flopNGcStItZ9J8pcNK7bnxXqcp8MtkoX3c-_fueRbX0Qa0DZC9_1HWV-aeD0jyDgbAcDVt08Vu77Hjuv6ccRjwqV1wh3HAchFPhHzfZ-xG3vGqnqA_pJnMbueejt_Figof_rY/s320/Jungmaestro+and+Stasi.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489069650370984498" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, we decided to go find some 'lake' that was in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Eisenach</span>. It was more kind of a park/canal kind of thing, but it <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">was't</span> very far and proved a good place to take a last fun picture in this great Intro-to-Germany town.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvtFs6_jObdBNNgJ_WOU0RLOjsnLRCgtC-1QWQUs4qd4Z48YDz-mbdlm5VEPbCJobUpA1njzGsmTIf3m4yt62oGmUetGjPrDqhCU9aT6faGy4TDVlHE1SRPSfmLTHc75iHVvqR_HVS0gFo/s320/at+the+%27lake%27.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489072271459604962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRn2DxBZKDeHITxQA9U9JiHhAjUwodglNW2cvz6guHc-KmSQCQQ761WETJL48w6qm-Ke92JjfPe0VbTKdPdFQpsq03lQn7lnJSdCL1cX_ro4tUZlzPt9tISfZ_kqW_MjrpSZ_MtspWbk-/s1600/DDR+Villa+Kaput.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNoKk_p6n_-Sb8aSQo51t1ivRK0SaVKup8c94QM475P0bEtIhM1XKoxJOsyzvYtsG3asPr9Ps3blwC0fSDa4kksa9EopSa2Z4juJV-j9ac0nAvlChSrAGYttJ4GBYcDm3HxonV_plOGfHO/s1600/Wartburg+at+Night.JPG"></a>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-14034073825118626802010-07-01T01:13:00.000-07:002010-07-01T15:16:39.260-07:00Food, friends, and fun....<div style="text-align: left;">One of the nice things about the beginning of our trip is that while we were staying at the <a href="http://www.schlosshotel-eisenach.de/">Schlosshotel in Eisenach</a> we had group dinners outside on the patio. It was convenient, a good way to 'have' to meet people, and pretty delicious and lovely.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1utUs3fF68PQgYLY36ppLeQpuAZcFyNAH0bsYDFPES96K9NDQKoTA7SG4JF1S_Wr4dY-eE46ZhyphenhyphennZWDIMwdpjJVJP2JD2iuJ10qb5O48i1D2BBu_hH_QtQ55Dt0-4JUP33dFzLMPXcLRj/s320/IMG_0264.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488868626760485618" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">Below are Chaco sister and Mr. Seems Familiar...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVAQ5gcoP806YsrYFzCaxLjFunoM7FKVdy92NcDcVmuG2oO0eCs3vM6t8AMIMEu2Jp8E_mvuAvbbnBpRr8bFnqB37zpYdpO2tB3aZpHDraTvMrUply7V8BCO-L_S7-K2Bc1d8EvhJMJ6oD/s320/IMG_0276.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488855023996425682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Even in Eisenach, I got a latke with lox, seriously. But I make them better.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPIkMEZ5O1pghG8rVZkeJFn4iwsfuYsql5K2ipiTExAkVpOeImHsAh43_RlWKurDJF2mphyygKTzVq4TQ2OU-X5uPkEeuoMWzWcaHAQntBFtExryfhHWoUI2VV_hI3ezToaoWnnwKZxoO/s320/Final+dinner+appetizer.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488868640227013842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></span></div><div>This is Jungmaestro and I showing off our final dinner in Eisenach. Roast beef, sweet-spiced braised red cabbage, and a dumpling of an indeterminate nature. Jungmaestro thought it was going to be a matzah ball, and I was like, uh no. The dumpling seemed to be made of bread but had a texture more like mochi. Weird, yet strangely delicious? Like mochi!</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKrrXvEmAl_m4Gai7j76Z-DoM0TZpTgisXYu4WFDqIeM-2eky_8LS9FaqyYPKfVWOxuhqqEF88t67dsqqij4m_AkofM2rJfUCAR_LtD5TbDkHrSwm7HZtUYKkBKPsMGTFdTgbT0B3yXYz/s320/Final+dinner+in+Eisenach.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488868637608270962" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;">That photo and the photo below best demonstrate my favorite aspect of German dinners: the ratio of meat and starch to vegetable us perfect for me! And look at how cute the bratwurst is all skinny and coiled up....</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1utUs3fF68PQgYLY36ppLeQpuAZcFyNAH0bsYDFPES96K9NDQKoTA7SG4JF1S_Wr4dY-eE46ZhyphenhyphennZWDIMwdpjJVJP2JD2iuJ10qb5O48i1D2BBu_hH_QtQ55Dt0-4JUP33dFzLMPXcLRj/s1600/IMG_0264.JPG"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBn2EmGFJo6y9kTrwRahMOrC0zaPSTQMR2H3UPEhqHM3AaPbp-mBzTNon0xj1R7kaSE-yQGoq6OxwKKNN0ESmIEc1yPaXsO5uqqs8Y4cLVaZWLRk1jEmxkmZDroWGDmLd6fu1FAWrRtd-/s1600/Bratwurst+at+Cafe+Lackner.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBn2EmGFJo6y9kTrwRahMOrC0zaPSTQMR2H3UPEhqHM3AaPbp-mBzTNon0xj1R7kaSE-yQGoq6OxwKKNN0ESmIEc1yPaXsO5uqqs8Y4cLVaZWLRk1jEmxkmZDroWGDmLd6fu1FAWrRtd-/s320/Bratwurst+at+Cafe+Lackner.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488855036600479762" /></a><div><div style="text-align: left;">Mr. Coffee, Jungmaestro, and I all ordered this at <a href="http://www.cafe-lackner.de/">The Restaurant Lackner</a> for our last lunch in Eisenach.</div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieBn2EmGFJo6y9kTrwRahMOrC0zaPSTQMR2H3UPEhqHM3AaPbp-mBzTNon0xj1R7kaSE-yQGoq6OxwKKNN0ESmIEc1yPaXsO5uqqs8Y4cLVaZWLRk1jEmxkmZDroWGDmLd6fu1FAWrRtd-/s1600/Bratwurst+at+Cafe+Lackner.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gUNQfx8IfdXrIn781miwyXabgm42JLTcLTPoms2o7uT1wPejegXqxdg2-uJeP2qsCF9yVmQag-YECVYj_lN7TwIqX0GO6bH3G8Gs0alEGu5VW2CVrjIP9CYV6qC1nOgBH84L_Jki_OTk/s1600/B+at+Cafe+Lackner.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gUNQfx8IfdXrIn781miwyXabgm42JLTcLTPoms2o7uT1wPejegXqxdg2-uJeP2qsCF9yVmQag-YECVYj_lN7TwIqX0GO6bH3G8Gs0alEGu5VW2CVrjIP9CYV6qC1nOgBH84L_Jki_OTk/s320/B+at+Cafe+Lackner.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488855027767639682" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: left;">Mr. Coffee is so named because we've made mid-morning espresso breaks de rigeur, and because well, look, one of us has to be the "KaffeeHag...."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-OGsB7feABVuMvuzhI27wfT0_QKh7b-oRYON3kQDE9zSSGdn4XREonlZeY6iklrNXJihADFUARahEkvlVi4i90MkwvEzeCbKzwmGGAO608vi_Tf24T4ZEL6XklYjXkHK39AUz17a6v_F/s1600/IMG_0305.JPG"><br /></a></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrflqD16BrOY_jSTzGyhknSnnFVlNh24JFIlP_T9zA3nc3WmeWzZW2cL_avmo9FetdpMQWI69nRazZNyI4v1T19xNEjPIBbjLam3Flp0GicEnHHQ9Z-Q_JHYFHn11y9G0WlZSjMyAd45Y/s1600/IMG_0274.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZrflqD16BrOY_jSTzGyhknSnnFVlNh24JFIlP_T9zA3nc3WmeWzZW2cL_avmo9FetdpMQWI69nRazZNyI4v1T19xNEjPIBbjLam3Flp0GicEnHHQ9Z-Q_JHYFHn11y9G0WlZSjMyAd45Y/s320/IMG_0274.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488850976528064178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvQoR4NZ3SNaicvgKqF4PaBydwOJeiFPtEjqDY4Vc8ZFIQ9K8FnsA_M_PKEDYHMm-D56nAVVUiOsDduXcsHJ2ru7-oCfwgvQ7JJyxFT7N3pASqPXoOVN_2BtA-6ILFV74Pve2tRHEVreL/s1600/IMG_0272.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpvQoR4NZ3SNaicvgKqF4PaBydwOJeiFPtEjqDY4Vc8ZFIQ9K8FnsA_M_PKEDYHMm-D56nAVVUiOsDduXcsHJ2ru7-oCfwgvQ7JJyxFT7N3pASqPXoOVN_2BtA-6ILFV74Pve2tRHEVreL/s320/IMG_0272.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488850967812041282" /></a><br /></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-8625541596093232462010-06-29T09:17:00.000-07:002010-06-30T02:16:27.005-07:00Living in Eisenach!<div style="text-align: left;">It was a physical challenge to hike up the mountain on which Wartburg Castle is. I think I walked at like a 45 degree angle (an exaggeration much?) uphill for about 35 minutes. Ka-thump, ka-thump, ka-thump--ok, heart rate....</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlvhdFXuNJ6LBuLGl2oStRHx5G7eaCrTKfbn0My4Ge87Lzl-L8T1SuM3xJ5Fup91IUA0gko9BGl1ax-5yzTe3hO7Eai8aqf2J-QACbaeGZrJA8uU6VrX5rJwf6zpXMhz_PUJ48MDQ_gor/s320/View+from+Wartburg+Castle.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488462567951225202" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>But the view was beautiful. Look!</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbqNvFNE_O4BEo326ZMk9_dSsFzF7GBMcxWnHW_Fl3eAE0v63lvwUv9SM1mvORSM6HztfbcKF-BD8ro9hmbeFTRx_4BcyAVZS1T8CEvInucyKStWUoD9TzlHeV55nJ4LtijZoMyVYSvJK/s1600/View+from+Wartburg+Castle+II.JPG"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYbqNvFNE_O4BEo326ZMk9_dSsFzF7GBMcxWnHW_Fl3eAE0v63lvwUv9SM1mvORSM6HztfbcKF-BD8ro9hmbeFTRx_4BcyAVZS1T8CEvInucyKStWUoD9TzlHeV55nJ4LtijZoMyVYSvJK/s320/View+from+Wartburg+Castle+II.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488464700310335074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The castle was interesting--same castle where Luther hid out in the Reformation for a bit and the same castle that is featured in Wagner's Tannhauser. And apparently they give out some Wagner prize here.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLvLfIbtLxurIgjnpwskbUrFgCriTCEoig1qGX2AXcHXH14y4xq6CjpN1smPqiJ-HB_nxOGsfbfn3QSXkpbjWPuPxP5acFIiHD3fKPJY9IerYyilQ-FNOtF1gBfe_8-IMOnPBGacu6kPUl/s320/Concert+Hall+in+Wartburg+Castle--yes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488463504244092834" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div>On the way down.....</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxNKMAIvs2ScG1v7NXj1YwbCdoV0eoaZHEoypt134Rk4YSTCOvdaCx7J_nJcUj7Ehr6xA62uuHLTM53KMYgQsEP0qqImUr77R1oRt__RqHSPCqTXNsxnM6-2PaD35ouq5ffhcZKqindPos/s320/On+the+way+down+from+Wartburg+II.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488489156812982882" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span><div>...I found my next house. No?</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbFK0ctZ689UKQ8pvNUbUwTUNQ_DGchHWFmwxP0YCxwRVyYCp2XJ3gaxnxHx-B79q0psmWCmWBXmDWzAG3J-mv-3KRYSrxx30G4jVk-MhEe_im7PjRQONYSIwsBCZ5P1TTS6HcM3_wbTGJ/s320/My+new+house+in+Eisenach.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488461202129769154" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Ok, I would settle for this sweet little house in the center of town, cat is optional.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2FbD2VprCdHK-0ocvJ1TXJs2ZG2aC_CWCj8h3Og0HeYe-ijZmNvG4p7xtPMOLGnWJ_MOMfLLxKCL8oRzdh1EFCP9ZLitDg_bg-InnaNU9cl6-mAEJftw_oQPY0Eiet-C1_DPyRzqqtNNH/s320/Katze+and+Haus+on+Lutherstrasse+in+Eisenach.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488491339938628034" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-50536277392818870962010-06-27T23:25:00.000-07:002010-06-28T01:18:55.291-07:00I've arrived!<div style="text-align: left;">After a slightly postponed-yet-got-here-on-time flight while sitting next to a polite Teenager McSquirrely-Pants, I managed to get euros, get on a bus, jump on a train, and walk to the Schlosshotel in Eisenach.</div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">I'm traveling by first class railpass while here, and one of the benefits of traveling like that on these beautifully quiet and smooth trains is in-car food service. That way my little bit of German is only inflicted on the one service person in my car. I think it's pretty romantic to eat a lunch while the pretty German countryside speeds by...And look! My first German lunch was ordered in German and in honor of my husband it's salad and LOX! He was pretty sure I wouldn't eat a vegetable while I was here....</div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI88_CKWK-md98nOOMfawIrSOTQaIBi-bIAmC1mwRLDC7Rrx834JTRhKS-q0bQbGJxY62hfVzwCZseA6iiayYMt-8ZCqgZZ3fE9ZUhU8WZUFi9ABfOq2dmz_Bu_bqo_lZZ-dqYXX_CufyA/s320/Deutschbahn+mittagessen.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487730049057768466" /></div><div>Of course, later that night, we had very typical German fare at the hotel. Thuringen sausage (Thuringen is region that I'm in right now) and, uh, pork neck? And a smattering of vegetables. Delicious. </div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEJ-MvFiCdxJUoueGOHujs2kkD8oM3nwLwEJsBCxbJMY2H9Yd4pdY_ft1EaLvbLS-4cKvQDNqmq5juKblypkT4APykhyphenhyphenBe1p5a5x191R31qDswbn4TkPDWezsY3-kAhgE1itW-iTIdziI7/s320/First+dinner.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487730042704410930" /><div>It's a small, pretty town, Bach's birthplace of Eisenach is. Here's a view of the town taken while I was on my after-dinner stroll at 9 pm (oh, the LIGHT!)</div><div><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg601AWg1Tf9-2m2goVvfQi01a1P1EJ09_KljVw1NifGuBnPYE3b4sPomuO3iqIRn1QGpQnL9DVqutJshrORJvHX4y6zQ_Dg7WENv3Dgug_BkmO3LFUANuOgqH_GNJ_ij09b04sXTC0XjBR/s320/Eisenach+at+9+pm.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487735361458886370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></div><div>and a view from my window. Can you make out the castle-like structure out on the mountain?</div><div><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4GeZPcDscYDaEF2yNPv3x3Apgv9uDtJLN9SGQNsqquv5apSwYqc7pYS6W8HdMFDA9TH0_ZCJt6lFuxWCA6BlpXT54-zTaugIcwOorCOA3czbZsHJLolmhAt6an5S7kuO8-Yf3Mc1k5rm/s320/View+from+Schlosshotel+Room.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487730032453312706" /></div></div>Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1368260794495774893.post-16392230919051640222010-06-26T11:22:00.000-07:002010-06-26T11:36:24.521-07:00Leavin' on a jet plane...."My bags are packed, I'm ready to go. The taxi's (ok, the subway) waitin', he's blowing his horn."<br /><br /><br />I leave in an hour, I am SERIOUSLY packed. Look! That's about 100 items that I need for this five-week trip in a carry-on and a tote bag purse. And it weighs like 40 lbs altogether. I can do this, right?<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 375px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 500px; CURSOR: hand" border="0" alt="" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4076/4736383882_8eecd5c094.jpg" /><br /><br />Anyway--come see what I'm doing, seeing, and eating as you wish! And whoever you are, I bet I miss you already....Penelopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05007905031762597557noreply@blogger.com3