Archive for July, 2007

Helmut Newton Foundation in Berlin

This is what you see as soon as you enter the Helmut Newton Foundation’s Museum of Photography, which mostly contains his photos. Yup . . . (…)

Jewish Museum Berlin

This place was exceptional, confusing, troubling, joyful and thought provoking. It’s all those things because Daniel Libeskind designed it that way, which is a good thing . . . I think. (…)

links for 2007-07-30

Hotel Adlon, where Michael Jackson goes to hang out
The Hotel Adlon is supposed to be a big deal. Oh, it’s expensive, which doesn’t really impress me. (…)

Berlin various notes

Trying to keep up with my blogging duties while traveling around Germany has been tough; I have to rely on Internet cafes because there really is no free access anywhere, even at colleges. (…)

From Hamburg, Germany

We got to the big city, Hamburg, Germany on Monday after a long day of traffic jams, family obligations, then settling in. (…)

Wrap-up from Leer, Germany

This morning we leave Leer, traveling first to Wincent (I think that’s the spelling) to pick up some clothes and a bike, then onward to the big city Hamburg. (…)

Public drinking in Germany

Brief notes . . .
We went to a little snack bar near the hotel around midnight, getting a little something to eat and a beer. (…)

more notes from Germany: Ech!

One of the tough things that make writing quick posts difficult here in Germany is using a German keyboard. Every time I want to use a y, a ‘z’ is entered . . . (…)

First notes from Germany

I’m here, trying to write my first post using a German language keyboard. The differences aren’t big, but the small differences can really slow you down! (…)

links for 2007-07-17

Red Sox Stats
I had no idea this existed! What every Red Sox fan needs: both major and minor league stats for their favorite team. Red Sox Nation now has its own bureau of labor statistics. (…)

Mr. Shannon

When I was a kid one of my best friends was Jay–or Gerald Shannon, Jr. His father, Mr. Shannon (if I saw him today, I’d still call him that), was a cool guy, I always thought. (…)