During my first summer in Munich, my best friend got an internship and stayed with me. I was still getting my bearings and, like a normal American, buying pre-sliced bread at the supermarket. Deciding the bread was too sour my friend, who knew even less German than I did, suggested I march over to my…
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The Stijl Markt is coming back to town. Out of all of the market events that take place on the Praterinsel in Lehel, this one is my fave. I’ve gotten a lot of cool things there over the years. Like, this cool light bulb lamp sold to me by two charming young fellows from Licht…
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A quick trip to the Westbad in Pasing on a cold January afternoon.
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I moved to Munich in the fall of 1999 (!) and in the almost twenty years that I’ve lived here I’ve had to bring less and less stuff over from my trips home to America. The list used to be endless, hair gel, hair conditioner, tortillas, coffee beans – you name it. Now, I find…
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Last Tuesday we arrived home, groggy and out of it, after a two and a half week Thanksgiving visit with my family in Los Angeles. It was a great trip, and our 23 month old proved to be a trooper during the entire trip. However a trip doesn’t start and end with the 12 hour…
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