When Dallas first told me about Apfelwein (apple wine) being a traditional drink in Frankfurt, I dismissed it in my head as a tourist gimmick rather than a reality. Last night we tried this concoction for the first time. We both were expecting something like a sweet apple-flavored white wine. When we tried the first [...]
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Apfelwein
July 21st, 2009 · Comments
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Bruxelles to Frankfurt
July 19th, 2009 · Comments
So, we made it through our first day! We left home around 09:30 this morning, and arrived in Frankfurt around 20:00. I think the highlight was wandering down the Rhein river from Boppen to Bingen, where we saw a dozen castles without even trying! My favorite however was the Burg Eltz, which we did go [...]
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Ireland: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
May 7th, 2009 · Comments
Last week I got back from spending a week in Dublin. While it was a work-related trip, I was able to sneak away over the weekend and visit some other locations on the east coast, namely Wicklow and Belfast. Here are some photos showing the contrast between the three locations: The Good The Bad The [...]
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Farewell, Windows 7.
April 19th, 2009 · Comments
Unknown to many of my friends, I’ve been running Windows at home for the last month. It’s actually the first time in 7 years, since Windows 2000 was released. I enjoy operating-system diversity, and am always curious to see what the other guys are up to. Windows ME, XP and Vista did not impress me [...]
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