Do Butterflies Taste Bad?
As some of you may know, Nanette and I are in self-isolation at home after returning from Canada. Here’s a few short anecdotes of highlights so far
Trials and Blessings
This blog is a bit different from my usual postings – in particular, it’s all true. It’s a bit long, so continue reading if you’re interested.
Slow to learn
There’s an ancient riddle that goes “if a man is alone in the middle of the forest, and there’s no woman around, is he still wrong?” I learned today, yet again, that the answer is always “Yes!”
A Couple of Days in Whistler
Visitors to Whistler need to bring five things – extra money, sturdy shoes, patience, a sense of adventure, and some more extra money. Workers at Whistler just need patience.
Reflections on Vienna
A quote you often hear around Vienna is that, depending on the weather, the Danube can be grey, brown or even green. The one colour it is not, the locals will tell you, is blue.
Going next door – to Slovakia
To say Europe is small, is like saying the universe is big. In fact, some Aussies we’ve met reckon they can travel across three countries in the same time it takes them to reach their back fence at home.
Still in training – Bled to Vienna
I think I’m forgiven – as long as we get to Vienna on time. You see, travelling by train was my idea.
Another Gorge-us Day in Bled
I should have known that our big travel delay yesterday would mean a ‘compromise’ today. I don’t mean that wimpy 50/50 stuff, no, when we ‘compromise’, it’s either zero/100 or nothing. Here’s how it typically unfolds.
Sometimes, things just go wrong – in Austria
They say “be careful what you wish for”. Well, just this morning, I said to Nanette that it would be so much nicer if our trip to Slovenia was along the old roads rather than that big sterile freeway. Well, the wassergersplunkinkonnektor sure fixed that!
Doing Munich like a local – or not
I’ve learned three things since we arrived in Munich yesterday – number one, being able to read a map is more important than speaking the language – number two (well really 1a), even when you do get directions from a local, they’re probably missing some bits, and – number three, why goose-step marching is still popular in Europe.
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