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  • Funny Franconian Hats and German Culture

    ByMaria

    This video clip shows the annual country fair (German style) in a small village in Lower Franconia. Traditionally, the two neighboring protestant villages of Sennfeld and Gochsheim have a proud display of local costumes. This one is from Gochsheim, a village just about 12 km from my catholic hometown village of Hambach. After all these…

  • Biarritz and Bayonne

    ByMaria

    These little tents are quite useful on a hot day at the beach (euro 9,70 for the day rental). There are many good restaurants in Biarritz, among them the Restaurant Des Terrasses, where they serve mussels for appetizer. Another view overlooking the ocean just before sunset. Just about 15 km northeast of Biarritz lies the…

  • French Street Advertisements

    ByMaria

    Another morning stroll through Biarritz showing different ways of advertising, from asking for compassion (cat) to trendy economics (Russian tourists). This cat got a lot of attention, more than if its owner had been nearby. Bastard Joël is running a kitchen and bathroom business of some sort. I had been surprised to hear quite a…

  • Notes from Germany

    ByMaria

    Last-minute preparations for the trip to Korea and Japan are keeping me very busy. There is another batch of Kinder Überraschung Eier to be bought, and I have just asked the neighbor for more empty egg boxes for transporting them to Japan (via Korea). Earlier this week, I had ordered some Swiss knives VICTORINOX Offiziersmesser,…