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Freising Foto Freitag
(The original FFF!) It’s beginning to look a bit like Christmas in the Innenstadt, despite the lockdown and the eternal construction–the Christmas stars have been installed!
A Few Fall Photos
We are locked down again, and as the days grow shorter and the weather grows grayer there is not much to share. There was a single pleasant afternoon in early November, and I took advantage of it with a walk in the woods near my home, where I was able… Read more »
Foodblogging: Caprese Salad
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After several enjoyable weeks of cool weather with sufficient rain, in which we did nothing remarkable, it is Hochsummer. Iowa temperatures, with additional hours of sunlight, and no air-conditioning. If anybody needs me, I’ll be flopped in front of an oscillating fan in a darkened room, sipping tap water with… Read more »
Ausflug: Storks!
The Biergärten have reopened! Yesterday we went with Roland’s parents to nearby Schloss Hohenkammer, a 17th-century castle with a moat that is now an event center. With a nice Biergarten. The pandemic rules are pretty simple: disinfect your hands, wear a nose-mouth-mask when you are not sitting at your table,… Read more »
Tag des Bieres 2020
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The public ceremony was canceled, so we had our own at home with three classic Freising beers.
Signs of Spring in Freising
Der Frühling bekommt keine Ausgangssperre.
Ausflug: Mercedes-Benz Museum
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Yesterday we took a nice drive (the speed limit for the winter tires was reached) over to Stuttgart to see the Mercedes-Benz Museum. I myself am less interested in looking at cars than Roland is 🙂 but I enjoy museums in general. The museum is very well-designed, relating the history… Read more »
Tour de Krapfen 2020
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It’s the most wonderful time of the year: Krapfenzeit. Simply put, a Krapfen is a deep-fried ball of yeast dough with a fruit or cream filling. In other regions they may be called Berliner, Pfannkuchen, or Ballen, but in Bavaria and Austria they are Krapfen (I have also seen “Grapfen”… Read more »