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The Greeks started the Olympic flame business, but the people to start running this stupid candle around the world were the Nazi’s before the 1936 Summer Olympics in Germany. (…)
When I read that the topic for Blog Action Day was the environment I knew almost immediately that I was going to write about my trip to Germany this past summer. (…)
I was here, looking at the harbor in Hamburg. It’s a pretty impressive place, with all of the shipping and commerce happening every where you look. (…)
This is what you see as soon as you enter the Helmut Newton Foundation’s Museum of Photography, which mostly contains his photos. Yup . . . (…)
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. (…)
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. (…)
We got to the big city, Hamburg, Germany on Monday after a long day of traffic jams, family obligations, then settling in. (…)
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. (…)
Brief notes . . .
We went to a little snack bar near the hotel around midnight, getting a little something to eat and a beer. (…)
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 . . . (…)
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! (…)
