Category Archives: photos

Freising Foto Freitag

Heather 20 November 2020 Comments Off

(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!

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

Heather 31 July 2020 Comments Off

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!

Heather 22 June 2020 1 Comment

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

Heather 24 April 2020 Comments Off

The public ceremony was canceled, so we had our own at home with three classic Freising beers.

Signs of Spring in Freising

Heather 20 March 2020 2 Comments

Der Frühling bekommt keine Ausgangssperre.

Ausflug: Mercedes-Benz Museum

Heather 02 March 2020 Comments Off

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

Heather 17 February 2020 Comments Off

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 »