Friday, May 06, 2005
Rather than build window frames, this church decided to save some money by painting them on. Rick Steves "German and Austria" book describes this church as such: "Overripe with decoration, but bright and bursting with beauty, this church is a divine droplet, a curly curlicue, the final flowering of the Baroque movement." The inside was a bit more impressive, but in the words of the Daily Show's Rob Cordry, "Commmme on."
Saturday, April 09, 2005
How much do Europeans love soccer? You can play soccer while Eur-a-pee'n. Installing a soccer goal with a little white ball on a green urinal mat is a bit crazy. Regardless, the game is actually fun. We need a basketball version in the Dean Dome. I couldn't figure out what the stationary little red balls in the urinal were for. Just for reference, this urinal is located in a cafe in Salzburg, Austria. At this point, I'm getting good at taking pictures of urinals.
Wednesday, April 06, 2005
To be continued...
I've been traveling the past few weeks, and now I'm dealing with lots of bureaucracy, but I'll post some major updates (mostly in the form of photos) within a week, probably later rather than sooner. Hopefully that'll catch everyone up on what I've been up to. I'm sorry to leave you all stranded; expect more stabilty now that I'm settled in to a permanent location.
Sunday, March 20, 2005
Discovery of the Day
Today, after living here for 20 days, I discovered that the Dreisam River is less than 75 meters (wahoo for the metric system) from my apartment. To illustrate this, I have included my building and the river in the same picutre (mine is the only visible building on the left side). It is too bad that I made this discovery so late; I move out in four days. My next home, "The Stusie," has a lake.
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Solar Powered Calendar
This is a calendar, located on the side of a church in Colmar, France. See the black shadow? That is the marker for determining the month. If you zoom in, you can see that it is lying between March and April, but leaning slightly towards April. Today was March 19. It works! We need to get one of these for the planetarium in Chapel Hill and place it near the sundial. We also need a tip jar, or at least a cut from the gravity well, but that is a different matter.
Friday, March 18, 2005
All the pretty little mopeds and motorcycles
Little streams in gullies like this one flow through Freiburg and are called Bächle. Originally, these streams were used as a water supply or for sewage or to fight fires, depending on whom you ask. Legend has it that if you step in one, then you have to marry a Freiburger. Even worse, your foot is wet. I have yet to see anyone step into a Bächle, but I'll keep you posted.
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