Yearly Archives: 2013
Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald
Museumsdorf Bayerischer Wald translates as “Museum Town Bavarian Forest” – isn’t the German nicer and more euphonious? This is an open-air museum some miles from Passau, in Tittling. (Yes, really.) The bus ride took us about an hour, as I recall, … Continue reading
Visiting Passau
We were supposed to dock in Passau at 9:45 AM and spend two and a half hours walking around the town and attending a noon organ concert at St. Stephen’s Cathedral, before returning to the ship for lunch. You’ll find … Continue reading
Electricians
This is one of those “Why didn’t we do this when we had the house all torn up last fall?” situations. Last fall during the big remodel, we rewired the entire kitchen and downstairs powder room and two upstairs bedrooms. … Continue reading
Sunset over the Bay
I took these photos on October 12 – that’s how long it takes me to get around to things. On October 12 I attended the Oakland East Bay Symphony‘s 25th Anniversary Gala (I’m a board member of the parent organization, … Continue reading
East Bay Mini Maker Faire
A week ago I spent Saturday at the East Bay Mini Maker Faire, a wonderful place for the gadget minded to hang out. I had two reasons for being there. The first was that my singing group, TOSCA, was performing … Continue reading
The Shirt King of Oakland
Walking along Lakeshore Avenue the other day, I passed a dry cleaners’ window I hadn’t noticed before: The actual sign said “George’s,” above the motto, but I couldn’t get it with my phone without stepping out into the street. The … Continue reading
The Bridge in the Truck
One of the things I like about the Bay Area is its unpredictability. You never quite know what you’ll run into. Today we ran an errand in Emeryville and parked in the lot across from Home Depot. I got out … Continue reading
Weirdness in Napa
This is the first in a series of posts I plan on various photos I’ve taken with my smartphone. The camera in the phone is trash, compared to my Canon T3i, but the T3i weighs about 7 pounds, including the … Continue reading
A Storm Called Karen
It’s very odd to have a storm named after me (well, using my name). In my whole adult life I can’t remember another tropical storm named “Karen.” It’s a pretty wimpy storm. I don’t think it ever reached “hurricane” status … Continue reading
Churches of Regensburg
I forgot to mention that at Regensburg we saw the first really hot weather of the trip. Until then the weather had ranged from actually raining to partly overcast and cool. Walking around this town we were sweating; but it was … Continue reading
