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Muhuhahahah!

Posted on October 31st, 2010 by cliff1976

Germans have often asked me what the big deal is about Halloween. This should be required viewing for anyone who has to ask.

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Southern Germany Sampler: Day Three — Burg Hohenzollern

Posted on October 25th, 2010 by cliff1976

View Larger Map We got moving the next after waddling back from all that pork and potatoes and choucroute to our tiny hotel rooms. Check-out was pretty easy and over night parking at the parking garage across the street from … Continue reading →

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Southern Germany Sampler: Day Two — Strasbourg

Posted on October 21st, 2010 by cliff1976

View Larger Map We got started pretty early after the Winzerfest in Neustadt/Weinstraße. We checked out of the Deutscher Kaiser after a nice breakfast spread and drove over to France. It’s really not that far to the border — it … Continue reading →

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Hotel & Boarding House Deutscher Kaiser

Posted on October 20th, 2010 by cliff1976

The Joint Hotel & Boarding House Deutscher Kaiser Mühltalstr. 41 69121 Heidelberg Germany +49 (0)6221 71495 00 We were immediately intrigued by the logo. Who wouldn’t want to sleep over at Snidely Whiplash’s grampa’s house? As we rolled up into … Continue reading →

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Southern Germany Sampler: Day One — Heidelberg and Neustadt/Weinstraße

Posted on October 19th, 2010 by cliff1976

It’s been a while since we’ve had a new post here on Ye Olde Regensblogge, but that’s not without a good reason. Sarah’s brother Colin came to visit for over a week and we’ve been busy giving him the Southern … Continue reading →

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Mesopotamia

Posted on October 17th, 2010 by cliff1976

The Joint

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Da sind wir einig: Oktoberfest

Posted on October 4th, 2010 by cliff1976

We spent the 20th anniversary of German Reunification in common song and spirit down in Munich with some pals who live there and were gracious enough to show us around. We’d been to Oktoberfest a couple times before, but kind … Continue reading →

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Expanding our personal network

Posted on September 25th, 2010 by cliff1976

Sounds creepy, doesn’t it? Like I’m going to corner you at a party and explain how Beautyvision is more than just a franchise opportunity… It’s a way of looking at the world with the total absence of fear. It’s not … Continue reading →

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Stadtamhof Weinfest 2010

Posted on September 19th, 2010 by cliff1976

Stadtamhof’s Weinfest was this weekend. We picked up a couple winners and enjoyed the people watching as usual.

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amazon.de has kitchen stuff on clearance!

Posted on September 18th, 2010 by cliff1976

Check out the clearance sale on amazon.de! We just snagged this hot little number after waiting about 6 years, 5 months, and 2 weeks for the price differential to finally drop between U.S. and German prices down to more reasonable … Continue reading →

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