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Germany

The One With All the Culture

Last weekend we went to see the 360 exhibit at the Pergamon museum, museum of antiquity and Islamic art. The 360 exhibit is a giant artist's rendition of what Pergamon might have looked like in 129 AD and when I say giant I mean humongous. The 'painting&

Germany

Getting Into the Swing of Things

Classes have started, the good weather has given way to a few showers and we're starting to get into a routine here in Berlin. Which doesn't mean we're not tourists anymore. Thanks to our friends Henri and Kalle we got to go on a

Germany

Learning ze German

Yes, he's really taking the plunge and signed up for a German course. We chose Berlin because we both don't know it very well and everyone who's been here loves it, so naturally we have to find out what all the fuss is about.

Spain

Fancy Dinner

Before we start talking about our new location (ooh, mystery...) I want to share some pictures from a very special dinner we had in Barcelona. Our nephew turned 12 and because he loves food we took him for a fancy Japanese dinner as a present. Sushi is one of his

France

Encore Provence

Even though we're back in Barcelona now, there are a few more pictures we'd like to share from our trip to Provence last week. And since there isn't much to say about our stay here 'at home' besides work, some good food

France

Happy Easter and Joyeuses Pâques

Ah, Easter in Provence - what a perfect place to be. The cherry trees are flowering, the little weekly markets are starting up again and the hordes of tourists aren't overwhelming yet. The weather is still making up its mind, switching between rain and sun, accompanied by gusts

Spain

Spring has Sprung

Even though today's weather doesn't want us to believe it, Spring is really just around the corner. We've already had a few lovely warm days here in Barcelona and the colors sprouting up right and left are chocolate for the soul. Not to mention

Switzerland

Chalandamarz

We were woken up early Wednesday morning by gentle singing followed by very loud cow bells ringing - Chalandamarz is here! Chalandamarz means March 1st in Rumantsch (chalanda = first of the month, marz = self-explanatory). Rumantsch is the language spoken in Switzerland's Grisons canton, "Graubünden" in German.

Switzerland

And Now for Something Completely Different

Tomorrow is our last day on the lift ticket so we figured we should try something really wild and crazy - skiing! The last time I skied I was the epitome of style in a pink and blue all-in-one suit with a matching headband. Conor can't even remember

Switzerland

Sledding and Other Fun

[Ed. note: This is a guest post from our good friend Claudia who came to visit because she didn't believe us that it could really get this cold somewhere in the civilized world. Unfortunately (or rather fortunately) by the time she arrived the temperatures had considerably warmed up.

Switzerland

Baby, It's Cold Out There

All of Europe is in a cold-spell these days so this isn't too special, especially since everyone expects cold and snow up here in the mountains of Switzerland. But it's still a bit disconcerting when you check the weather report and see these numbers (on the

Switzerland

Buna Saira from Zuoz

Sunrise in the Engadin is supposedly at 7:51 but the sun doesn't actually hit the valley floor until around 9am. So early mornings are rather dark around these parts. Luckily we don't have to get out of bed until, well, until we feel like it

Italy

Chiantishire Life

Life in Chianti in January is very quiet. There are hardly any tourists, many shops and restaurants close and when a cold wind like today whistles through the vineyards everyone is happy to stay home in front of chimney. Of course, if you have a dog to take care of

Italy

Oh, hello...

You're still here? How lovely to see you. Thanks for not abandoning us yet even after this rather long dry spell here on Paws on the Road. But it's a new year and new posts are just waiting to be put up so let's

Spain

Roarrrrrr

We're back in Barcelona and because it's been a while we decided to check out the zoo last weekend. Our nephews are members so they're on a first name basis with most of the animals but they still enjoyed introducing us to the pygmy

United States

Leaving

Of course we knew this day would come but we didn't think it'd be this hard to leave. There's so much we still wanted to see and we only finished about half of our to-do list. (Not for lack of trying...) Christmas is very

United States

A Very Merry Thanksgiving

Even though our visa doesn't allow us to stay on until Christmas, we got to enjoy the next best thing here: Thanksgiving. Sally and Racey invited us to their lovely home in Connecticut together with 20 other lucky ducks (mostly family) to eat turkey, pies and more side

United States

We Will Miss This Town

Endspurt is German for 'final spurt' as in "We're almost entering our Endspurt in New York City". A very sad thought but looking at the pictures and thinking about all the lovely people we saw and the wonderful food we ate and the marathon-theater-going

United States

The Marathon

Today was the New York Marathon, the 42km race that runs through all five boroughs, closes some major New York streets and brings about $350 million in "economic activity". That's a lot of activity... There were some pretty crazy characters running the race from a bride

United States

The Week in Review

Fall has very much moved in. The trees are doing their best Indian summer work, our heating is running full time and pumpkins are on every corner.

United States

Snapshots

One of the many tributes to Steve Jobs sprinkled around the city. These optical illusions are on a fence in Soho. (Thanks for the tip Gordo!)

United States

Autumn in New York

Actually the title of this post should probably be Summer in New York instead because it was absolutely gorgeous outside today. Sunshine, blue skies, temperatures in the high 70s (around 27C)... Definitely not what we expected here in October. We went to Central Park with Mauricio and Andrea for a

United States

Something Strange is Afoot at Chelsea Market...

It was a clever enough idea: have a bunch of mildly attractive 20-30 somethings walk around with a box of your product, pretending that they just bought it. Hopefully make a bunch of other 20-30 somethings insanely jealous so they'll go out and buy the same product. In

United States

Last Sunday

Fernando and family came for a visit over the weekend and those few hours that we didn't spend eating or drinking, we whiled away at FAO Schwartz. For the kids, of course. Since it was Sunday, they had a few extra demonstrations of games and toys going on

United States

What We Did This Week

If you're not a big fan of 'reading' then this is going to be your favourite post yet. The picture to word ratio is going to be out of this WORLD! So let's start: Our apartment is close to St. John the divine, a