germany

Returning to Germany

June 15, 2009

I’m not exactly sure how all this came to be, but it started when I flew in from German for my youngest brother’s first wedding. He had been seeing this girl for quite a while, and eventually when she was hugely pregnant, they got married. Sort of odd memories and maybe I have it wrong, [...]

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Fasching

February 11, 2009

When I first arrived in Germany, not even a week in country, is was Fat Tuesday. Not that Fat Tuesday, or Mardi Gras means anything to me. All I knew was that it was a party. People were dressed up in costume and were extremely friendly. In Germany Fat Tuesday is known as Fasching. I [...]

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Staying Hungry – Tirol Austria

January 21, 2009

I spent a fair amount of time skiiing while I was stationed in Germany. I spent ten days in Tirol, Austria as a solo adventurer skiing the days away. That was an interesting experience in that I prepaid my lodging, which included breakfast, and I prepaid my skiing, which included transportation and lift tickets, but [...]

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