On Friday, we joined my brother, Lilo, and Mac on a trip to Neunkirchen to celebrate Mac’s birthday. Neunkirchen translates to Nine Churches, where it does indeed have several churches. It also has a Hooters. The irony is as thick as steel… just kidding.
In Baden-Wurttemburg, smoking inside establishments has recently been banned. Neunkirchen […]
Archive for February, 2008
My Neighborhood
Our house is on a tram line, so we have easy access to downtown. I took a short walk down our street, and found we have a lot of great shops nearby! A butcher, small bookstore, car rental, cafe, bakery, spa, some restaurants, a Japanese furniture store, a billards cafe (bar), and a few other […]
Tiddies Two
Sorry for the title, I couldn’t help it. Short for tidbits…
locks
A great safety feature for German homes, the doorknobs on exterior doors do not turn. The only way to open a door with a knob is with a key. You use the key to release the latch (what would happen if you turned the […]
The Library
We are working on centralizing the libraries in Europe, so I have been encouraging writing policies and standards. This is also for my own benefit, to better understand how to do basic tasks around the library… While I wait to get certified to do my job, I have also helped weed materials and […]