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Exploring the Laaber Valley

January 2, 2011

Here are some of my favorites in the Laaber Valley, also known as the Labertal or Laabertal.  For more to do, see my page on the Oberpfaltz. Hotels: Hirschenhotels, Parsberg Landgasthof Friesenmühle, Friesenmühle 1, Beratzhausen Landgasthof Hotel Frauenberg, Marienplatz 7, Frauenberg Restaurants These are restaurants in or near the Laaber valley, that I recommend.   Just [...]

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New Kindle and reprint of Echte Deutsche Kueche

July 29, 2010

Amazon.com is now offering their all new Kindle devices for pre-order.  The new Kindle and Kindle DX are smaller than previous versions, have higher contrast to make reading easier, and the Kindle includes wi-fi for $139 and wifi + free 3G coverage in 100 countries (including Germany) for $189.  New features include being able to [...]

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Exploring Regensburg

March 16, 2010

The city of Regensburg, located in the Oberpfalz region of Bavaria, is well worth a visit.  The first settlements of the area date to the stone age, and it was the location of the Roman fort Castro Regina. It’s intact medieval old town is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Here are my top tips for [...]

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The Year in Review: 2009 Highlights

January 10, 2010

Last year, among the blog highlights, were posts on German cuisine, universal health care, and WWII.  It won some awards and it’s author had to take a break for health reasons. It’s a new year, and so far I haven’t thrown up! I’m still weak and suffering from nausea, but I’m keeping food down and [...]

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The Real German Cuisine Challenge

February 7, 2009

I’ve finally typed up all the titles of the recipes in “Die echte deutsche Küche” (The Real German Cuisine), which can now be found under Recipes on the navigation bar.  I’ve also translated the first recipe that I will be trying out next weekend, Semmelknödel mit Pilzen or bread dumplings with mushrooms.  Let me know if [...]

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Real German Cuisine

January 5, 2009

Normally, I don’t make New Year’s resolutions, but this year was different.  I’ve decided I want to expand my horizons into the field of German cooking.  Up until now, I handled the American and Asian cuisines, and let Rainer take care of cooking European dishes.  This year, in order to learn a little more about [...]

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