Blogs from Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
Fotoreport Mannheim Flughafen / Frankfurt
Published: August 30th 2010Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Mannheim
August 30th 2010
Kurzer Fotoreport meines Wochenendtrips nach Frankfurt und dem Flughafen Mannheim: Grausiges Wetter in München, eigentlich wie immer: img=http://lh3.ggpht.com/_vYykZYf-JOg/THrLX5QRYrI/AAAAAAAAC5U/HvF73wZKxA8/s720/Fra%20Forumstreffen%20002.JPG center Sieht schon besser aus in FRA: img=http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vYykZYf-JOg/THrLekcAKSI/AAAAAAAAC5c/IqZuycQ2UN8/s720/Fra%20Forumstreffen%20006.JPG center img=http://lh3.ggpht.com/_vYykZYf-JOg/THrLl2CZjRI/AAAAAAAAC5o/ybFhGQdak8M/s720/Fra%20Forumstreffen%20013.JPG center img=http://lh5.ggpht.com/_vYykZYf-JOg/THrLpSiZJsI/AAAAAAAAC5w/dq3JKEYzpqs/s720/Fra%20Forumstreffen%20017.JPG center Abflugbereich in Mannheim, erstaunlich wie schlicht das gehalten wurde und das die Lounge sich nicht gelohnt hat: img=http://lh3.ggpht.com/_vYykZYf-JOg/THrLrix26WI/AAAAAAAAC50/Bys_AVxHjfk/s720/Fra%20Forumstreffen%20018.JPG center img=http... read more
June 24th 2010
People can drink publicly, I knew that, but it's still weird to see it. People by themselves and in groups, on the bus, hanging out on the corner, walking around town with their country colors and get ups on and their beers in hand. Kinda like how it used to be at Grand Ol' Day when folks could walk through the streets with a drink. very festive. But it wasn't as mayhemic as I anticipated - until after. I had a hankering for some schnitzle, spatzle and hefeweisen and we found a great little spot right across from a cafe that was showing the game. Not that we cared but we were trying to care. J got the schnitzle "vienna style" -- these are not light meals, mine even had a big dollup of super sweet ... read more
June 23rd 2010
Still didn't find the Italian place last night, and actually he was taking me to a different place that someone had told him about ....but we couldn't find that one either, so we opted for a random place, had a delicious pizza and shared a bottle of chianti. We had a deep conversation about many topics, one of which was a bet as to how long Carrie Underwood and her hockey (i stand corrected, i thought he played football) playing husband's marriage would last. This is the official record that J gets the under on 5 years - whoever wins gets a trip somewhere. I thought I'd wait for J today and "surprise" him by dragging him along with me on today's excursion, but, it's now 11:15 and he's not back yet - I'll give it ... read more
June 22nd 2010
4 hours of sleep is plenty. just returned from the breakfast that still makes me happy. There is something about the coffee and the little spoons that they use for real, not just for show, that makes the coffee delicious. I skipped the prosciutto this a.m. - it too is delicious but every once in a while when i eat it my brain plays a trick and thinks it has a mouthful of raw squirming animal fat and forces me to gag obnoxiously. I didn't want to go through that again and besides, i was already shaming America by showing up with my bed head and puffy eyes to bfast. This sure ain't like the Americinn continental bfast up der in Brainerd - most people here are showered and ready to show themselves in public. not ... read more
June 21st 2010
Guten Morgen No Worms for us last night. J's got that throaty, tasty, green-producing cough going on and was basically sleep walking so I let him off the hook and decided to just go walk to dinner. and walk we did -- i'd say about 2 miles. we both knew we'd seen what looked like a quaint little pizzaria place so we circled and circled and couldn't find it to both of our frustrations. we finally ended up at a pizza place 2 blocks from the hotel and sat quietly for the first 5 minutes because we were both sick of saying "which way do you think we should go, what should we do". No bottle of Chianti last night. :) Got back and I sat on this damn computer for-ever trying to plan the perfect ... read more
June 20th 2010
There are no clocks in the room so I haven't a clue what time it is - but I can't sleep. It's still dark outside so i'm going with 4ish am. As i'm laying here restless and trying not to wake up Jeremy I had a brilliant idea that i wanted to journal this trip...googled "write a travel blog" and here i am. I considered journaling the real way but my hand hurts after writing 2 sentences anymore and besides what fun is journaling if i can't share it. Most won't be interested but i know a few who will be so for you and for me I shall write. Sweet Jo from MTT gave me a ride to the airport yesterday, my flight was delayed by an hour and I stressed because I knew I ... read more
June 20th 2010
Beautiful morning - was super surprised by the great and big breakfast that's provided by the hotel - eggs, ham, prosciutto, salami, fruit lots of cheeses, tomatoes, cucumbers, granoly cereal and yummy breads. It's cool outside - I went for a walk to attempt to pay the guy back for the water - closed, nothing and i mean nothing is open, not even the pharmeke, which I attempted to go to two and both closed. It's perfectly quiet on the streest except for the sound of the loud church bells which seemed to last forever and my scuffling feet which makes me think i'm waking people up. Apparently up until just a couple years ago everything was also closed on Saturdays by 6pm. I've got an hour before J gets back from the a.m. workout so ... read more
Best Christmas Gift Ever!
Published: December 13th 2009Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Mannheim
December 13th 2009
Is this a good excuse for not writing in a while? Welcome back to the travel blog family and friends! And please welcome our boy! What a joy he is. He is a big guy, too. Born over 4 kilograms and over 2 feet! We have really enjoyed him and are enjoying a visit from his grandparents, too! Have a safe and blessed end of the year and or merry Christmas! ... read more
October 28th 2009
Again, I will apologise in advance. Zac has informed me that my blog is very “dry”. Not sure what I’m supposed to do to wet it up. There’s a glass of Polish vodka sitting next to me, but that wouldn't do my computer any good. After Mum’s concerns that we would be sharing our sleeper compartment with an axe-murderer/drunk/weirdo/all-of-the-above, we had a much smoother trip on the train, mainly because we were sharing with such an on-the-ball Polish lady. So, we managed to get off the train without the same mad scramble as last time. Mum and I found our way to the hotel by subway, and went for a wander around the local area (hmmm… wandering seems to be a common theme….). Finding ourselves in a much larger city, we felt a bit overwhelmed by ... read more
€1.70 gets me ice cream and Italian lessons
Published: July 27th 2009Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Mannheim
July 27th 2009
I've got probably 10 blogs that I need to catch up on but I just had to tell you all about our ice cream man. He comes around every day between 7:30 and 8:00 in the evening in his little truck playing typical ice cream truck music. He's from Italy...Sicily to be exact. He speaks a little bit of English but speaks fluent German and Italian so our conversations are a mix of all three these days. I'm sure you've heard me talk very highly about Italian ice cream...gelato. Well, what he sells in the truck is pretty close :) Once I found that out I became a pretty regular customer and I'm now greeted with a 'Ciao Bella!' when I come out. It's €1.70 for two scoops in a cone and the past few times ... read more
