Then in Malta, I was not expecting this.
December 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Then in Malta, I was not expecting this.
La Rue d'Italie in Aix-en-Provence. The roundish thing in the decoration is a calisson. Further down the street there's a sort of leafy shape in the banner. We never did decide what that was.
December 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
La Rue d'Italie in Aix-en-Provence. The roundish thing in the decoration is a calisson. Further down the street there's a sort of leafy shape in the banner. We never did decide what that was.
Marathon day in Freiburg.
Alocohol in German is usually der. Beer is das. Not considered alcohol?
Alocohol in German is usually der. Beer is das. Not considered alcohol?
April 28, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Marathon day in Freiburg.
Alocohol in German is usually der. Beer is das. Not considered alcohol?
Alocohol in German is usually der. Beer is das. Not considered alcohol?
It was not obvious to me how the bread got out. It turns out the metal struts on the side are hinged. You use the paddle to shove the bread out that way. It helps to see someone do it.
April 28, 2025 at 4:24 PM
It was not obvious to me how the bread got out. It turns out the metal struts on the side are hinged. You use the paddle to shove the bread out that way. It helps to see someone do it.
Sidewalk circles
April 28, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Sidewalk circles
A sidewalk circle carefully made with an access hatch in it and carefully aligned.
April 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
A sidewalk circle carefully made with an access hatch in it and carefully aligned.
Sidewalk circles
April 28, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Sidewalk circles
Random architectural details
April 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Random architectural details
Random architectural details
April 28, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Random architectural details
Random architectural details
April 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Random architectural details
The costumes say Random Pick-up Band but the choreography says otherwise.
March 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
The costumes say Random Pick-up Band but the choreography says otherwise.
I'm not sure what these instruments are but I want one. They look so cool. I think they might be Martinshorns. Definitely the perfect instrument to carry during Carnaval, and if you can play it, so much the better.
March 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I'm not sure what these instruments are but I want one. They look so cool. I think they might be Martinshorns. Definitely the perfect instrument to carry during Carnaval, and if you can play it, so much the better.
And now a new series of pictures. Freiburg has circles set in the sidewalk that mostly reflect the nature of the business they're in front of. Here are a couple of ink balls from in front of the Badische Zeitung which is in the building to the left of the Martinstor.
March 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
And now a new series of pictures. Freiburg has circles set in the sidewalk that mostly reflect the nature of the business they're in front of. Here are a couple of ink balls from in front of the Badische Zeitung which is in the building to the left of the Martinstor.
All the bands have these cool drum stands on wheels.
I wonder if the wigs are like British barrister's wigs, where the older and nastier they are, the more desirable they are.
I wonder if the wigs are like British barrister's wigs, where the older and nastier they are, the more desirable they are.
March 3, 2025 at 6:21 PM
All the bands have these cool drum stands on wheels.
I wonder if the wigs are like British barrister's wigs, where the older and nastier they are, the more desirable they are.
I wonder if the wigs are like British barrister's wigs, where the older and nastier they are, the more desirable they are.
More Fasching, aka Fasnet, Fashion.
March 3, 2025 at 6:14 PM
More Fasching, aka Fasnet, Fashion.
Today is Fasching. Or Fasching begins. The band had enough brass that you felt it before you heard it. I do love a good brass band.
February 27, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Today is Fasching. Or Fasching begins. The band had enough brass that you felt it before you heard it. I do love a good brass band.
On my way to becoming legal, on a day when the drizzle was the sort where you think you don't need an umbrella yet somehow you're quite wet, I smelled a lovely smell. It made me look up. I wish I could share it.
February 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
On my way to becoming legal, on a day when the drizzle was the sort where you think you don't need an umbrella yet somehow you're quite wet, I smelled a lovely smell. It made me look up. I wish I could share it.
I think I'll be eating more fish here. The fish have bright eyes and the store smells clean. I doubt the same family has been here since 1395, but who knows?
February 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
I think I'll be eating more fish here. The fish have bright eyes and the store smells clean. I doubt the same family has been here since 1395, but who knows?
To be sung to Sting's "Englishman in New York", in the style of Tom Lerer and his 88 string guitar, where it don't matter if you put a extra couple syllables into a line.
Ich bin legale, Ich bin eine legale Ausländerin in Freiburg.
Ich bin legale, Ich bin eine legale Ausländerin in Freiburg.
February 25, 2025 at 11:41 AM
To be sung to Sting's "Englishman in New York", in the style of Tom Lerer and his 88 string guitar, where it don't matter if you put a extra couple syllables into a line.
Ich bin legale, Ich bin eine legale Ausländerin in Freiburg.
Ich bin legale, Ich bin eine legale Ausländerin in Freiburg.
Sunday's Spaziergang; looking SW across the Dreisam from the Schlossberg. In the lower right, behind some trees, the river goes down a series of shallow steps. My apartment is in here somewhere.
February 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Sunday's Spaziergang; looking SW across the Dreisam from the Schlossberg. In the lower right, behind some trees, the river goes down a series of shallow steps. My apartment is in here somewhere.
The local mail delivery trucks.
February 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
The local mail delivery trucks.
The stone lace of the Freiburg Münster tower is really quite lovely.
February 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
The stone lace of the Freiburg Münster tower is really quite lovely.