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Assaulting Halle

(With apologies to my German readers for the post’s title.)

I arrived in Halle, birthplace of Händel, shortly before 1 and checked into my hotel, which is about as close to the train station as one can get without sleeping on the tracks—and then headed into the city to explore and eat lunch. It was […]

June 2nd, 2007 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Trips | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)

PDA

Cultural differences between the US and Germany are often subtle.

That’s not to say there aren’t the major differences that are often quickly obvious such as the smoking that is omnipresent, the love of Döner, and high quality everyday beers.

What I have noticed, and its taken me awhile to do so, is the acceptance […]

December 10th, 2004 | Tags: , , | Category: Deutsche Kultur | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Döner: German Food

I came to Germany with the distinct impression that German food consisted only of heavy items: Bratwurst, Sauerkraut, and Beer.

I have news for you–the new face of German food is far different.

The new traditional foods of Germany consist of Döner and ice cream.

(Please note, as I started writing this entry, I had […]

August 10th, 2004 | Tags: , , | Category: Deutsche Kultur | 4 comments - (Comments are closed)