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Walking in a Winter Wonderland

December 15, 2010

We’ve had a pretty unusual amount of snow this December here in the Oberpfalz, and while I was grumbling about the chaotic roads and difficulty getting about, a friend on Facebook reminded me that I am living in a wonderland and she would trade places with me in a second.  I guess she’s right, and [...]

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New Addition: Guide to Regensburg

March 16, 2010

I just added a new page to this site, a guide with tours, restaurants and shopping tips in Regensburg.  I plan to expand on what’s there, but I think it’s a good start for now.  Do you have any tips on Regensburg?  Head on over and add them to the comments on the page!

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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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Real German Cuisine Challenge: Dampfnudeln mit Weinschaum (Yeast dumplings with wine sauce)

October 12, 2009

This week’s recipe challenge was Dampfnudeln mit Weinschaum or sweet yeast dumplings with wine sauce.  There are only two words to describe this recipe: FREAKING DELICIOUS! Somehow, I’d managed to live over 7 years in Germany without ever having Dampfnudeln.  Regensburg just happens to have a restaurant, Dampfnudel Uli, that top German chef Alfons Schuhbeck says makes the best [...]

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Weekly Winners – St Emmeram’s Basilica, Regensburg

August 23, 2009

16-22 August 2009 This week we took some colleagues of Rainer’s to see St. Emmeram’s Basilica in Regensburg.  The basilica was founded as an abbey in 739.  It was refurbished in the Baroque style between 1731 and 1733 by the Asam brothers. Public breastfeeding, even the Virgin Mary did it To see more of my [...]

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Weekly Winners – Daily life and two Baptisms – 17 May 2009

May 17, 2009

May 10-16, 2009 We finally recovered from all our various illnesses this week and were out and about and taking more photos: Wall in Papiermühle Sleepy guy Allium in Regensburg Yesterday, we spent the day in Franken at a double baptism, the daughter (Eva) and niece (Klara) of Rainer’s best friend Tobias were baptized, one [...]

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Weekly Winners – 19 April 2009

April 19, 2009

April 5-18, 2009 I missed last week due to being out of town and without internet access, so here are my Weekly Winners for the last two weeks. The first warm day of spring in Regensburg Tree-lined sidewalk in Wiesbaden A delicate balance – hunting for Easter eggs in Oma’s backyard Enjoying his finds Visiting [...]

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