Monthly Archives: January 2012
Tuesdays with Eva
I wonder what Eva liked to read on vacation. Was she more a Daphne du Maurier person or a John le Carré? I hope she lived to see the whole Twilight series explode, because leave it to Eva to shock … Continue reading
Insomnia
Death’s Head recently found a funny article on The Onion. He showed it to me one afternoon, I read the first few paragraphs and had a good little chuckle, and then went back to life in the fast lane (a.k.a. … Continue reading
Filed under Marriage, Totally Useless
Berliner Dom
Being in the neighborhood one dreary Thursday, I decided to duck into the Berliner Dom for Evensong. Before realizing it was locked, I yanked on the door handle marked “Entrance” to no avail. I stepped up my efforts on a … Continue reading
Victory Column
My favorite statue in Berlin is the Bismarck Memorial in the Tiergarten, and it’s conveniently located across from the Berlin Victory Column. The Victory Column, otherwise known as the Siegessäule (or, alternately, as the Goldelse), is a ten minute walk … Continue reading
Tuesdays with Eva
I took a break from Eva posts over the holidays, a decision which Eva would (almost certainly) have disapproved of, because she’s the kind of person who stuck to her commitments. Presumably she was also punctual, and perhaps even a … Continue reading
Potsdam
Remember 2011? Well, back in December I made a solo visit to Potsdam (15 miles outside of Berlin) while DH was busy earning his keep. Until 1918, Potsdam was the home to Prussian royalty. Now it’s just home to regular … Continue reading
Orange Mocha Frappuccino!
Possibly the best part about our already-charming Berlin neighborhood is the corner coffee shop, where the coffee is both amazing and affordable. The foam in particular deserves a special mention, although I would be remiss if I didn’t also mention … Continue reading
Bosphorus to the Bazaar
The sun made a brief appearance during our final full day in Istanbul. It lasted long enough for us to buy tickets for a boat tour along the Bosphorus, and as soon as we had our tickets in hand, the … Continue reading
Istanbul, Not Constantinople
Our Christmas holiday in Israel was so much fun that it was hard to top, but we’re becoming overachievers when it comes to holidays, so it made sense to us to add on a few days in Istanbul before we … Continue reading
Filed under Marriage, Outings, Totally Useless
The Temple Mount
For our final day in Jerusalem our main goal was to visit the Temple Mount. If you don’t want to read to the end of this post, you should know that we achieved our goal! Ain’t it great being successful? … Continue reading
