Authentic Apple Strudel Recipe

December 26, 2014
If there's one thing we had an overload of on our recent Danube River cruise, it was apple strudel. Oh, do the Austrians and Germans love the stuff.  And so does my...
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11 Comments · Blog, Recipes

Merry Christmas to you all

December 25, 2014
Merry Christmas! We're making merry at our house today and I hope you're doing the same at yours. Warm wishes to you for a wonderful...
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Pope to Vatican: be Christians!

December 24, 2014
In a world that seems to be increasingly dark,  one bright light stands out, and that is our current Pope Francis, who is shaking things up at the Vatican in a very...
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26 Comments · Blog, Soul School

Racial divide: too real

December 23, 2014
One 30-year-old local who gave his first name only as Carlos, didn’t hear the fatal gunfire but saw the hysteria aftewards and walked to the police tape. “A lot...
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A Christmas market in Regensburg

December 21, 2014
I'm sure you'd like to know what a Christmas market is really like, right? We went to quite a few, but one that stands out is at the Thurn and Taxis Palace in...
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11 Comments · Blog, Travel

Alpacas, camels, kids: German Christmas market

December 20, 2014
Alpacas aren't the first things to come to mind when someone says "Christmas market." In fact, they never come to mind at all.  But they were absolutely the cutest...
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13 Comments · Blog, Travel

The latest gossip from Passau, Germany

December 18, 2014
Passau is a charming town in the lower Bavaria part of  Germany near the Austrian border. It's known as The Three Rivers City, because three rivers converge at the...
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Waltzing through Vienna

December 17, 2014
Well, ok. I'll admit that I have never really mastered the waltz, so I did no waltzing through Vienna. We strolled. But where to start in this, one of the most...
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My judgment at Nuremberg

December 16, 2014
M didn't want to go to the Nazi Rally Grounds or Courtroom 600, where the Nuremberg trials were held. He said he didn't want another reminder of the Nazi atrocities,...
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The potty train

December 15, 2014
Riley was an only dog for a long time. Well, when I count, it's actually only about two years. But still. He was an only dog for the first part of his life.  And then...
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14 Comments · Blog, Dogs

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