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We spent a very hot five days in Vienna last week. On Thursday, we went the Stiegl Ambulanz in the Altes Krankenhaus (AKH) to meet some friends. A nice evening in a huge courtyard, under the trees, away from traffic noise, but right in the middle of the city.
As the name suggests, they serve Stiegl beer, a nice bräu that actually comes out of Salzburg. Stiegl uses the colors red and white on everything, and they did a really, really nice job on their coasters!
I love it when restaurants use white paper as table cloths, AND provide a proper cup full of drawing utensils!
The members of Toytown Germany, a website dedicated to the English-speaking, ex-pat population of Germany, started a thread about what the outline of Germany looks like.
I guess after all that (good German) beer they’ve been drinking, they were bound to come up with some creative, free-flowing ideas.
And, needless to say, I couldn’t help myself and got carried away…
I’ve lived in Munich, Germany for over five years. And I must say, it is a privilege to be able to live in Germany, and Munich is one of the nicest, most livable places on Earth.
But for some reason, living in a foreign country triggers the odd feeling of patriotism from time to time. Lots of ex-pats have told me that they have the same feelings. It’s probably just some form of home-sickness.
In Germany, it’s all the craze to modify those cigarette warning labels. (Yeah, I know, them wacky Germans!)
When the re-designed BMW Mini appeared in 2001, one thing that made it cute and appealing was that you could customize it with roof decals. The ones I remember the most were the black-and-white checkerboards, and the striking red-white and blue of Great Britain’s flag.
But since the new version of the Mini was no longer wholly British, I got to thinking…
When you first learn the German language, or when you move to Germany or Austria or Switzerland, certain expressions will cause you to pause.
One well-intentioned phrase is sure to make you giggle.
When you are about to embark on a journey, your friendly Austrian or German or Swiss neighbor will wish you “bon voyage”, or “have a nice trip” in their own special way…