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Comment on Breakfast over Paris - more or less by Flying Delta, and starving « Sibylle and Mark’s Journey

Flying Delta, and starving « Sibylle and Mark’s Journey — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:05:00 +0000

[...] - 2:20 p.m. Kansas time) which makes this flight almost 10 and a half hours long, I have revised my high opinion of Delta’s feeding strategies: on our transatlantic flight two weeks ago we were inundated [...]

Comment on The Dolomites by Vera

Vera — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:34:50 +0000

Gorgeous. Just gorgeous.

Comment on Südtirol by Vera

Vera — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 17:20:43 +0000

There was an article in Stern Reisen that touches on the multi-cultural/political aspect:
http://www.spiegel.de/reise/europa/0,1518,567904,00.html

Quote:
[...] Gern erzählt er den Fremden über das komplizierte Verhältnis der überwiegend deutschsprachigen Südtiroler zum italienischen Staat, zu dem die Region gehört. [...]

[...] “Die Italiener sind eigentlich feine Leute. Nur, dass sie unser Land besetzen, das geht halt nicht.” Dass Italien seine Heimat im Jahre 1919 - nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg - annektierte, hat Psenner bis heute nicht verwunden. Noch weniger, dass die Faschisten unter Benito Mussolini versuchten, Südtirol zu italienisieren: Der Diktator siedelte Italienischsprachige aus anderen Landesteilen in der Region an. Er verbot Deutsch an den Schulen und als Amtssprache.

Inzwischen profitieren die Südtiroler von einer weitgehenden Autonomieregelung mit der Regierung in Rom, aber das ist für Psenner nur eine Zwischenlösung – sein Ziel ist die staatliche Unabhängigkeit. [...]
End Quote.

On the subject of roadside shrines… that almost makes me cry with longing for - I don’t even know how to word it. I was thinking that a roadside shrine wouldn’t make it a week over here before someone either stole the stuff or sued the county or somebody for religious discrimination. Or whatever.

It’s good to have a reminder once in a while that things aren’t the same in different parts of the world :o)

Comment on Chicago In A Day by Kelly White

Kelly White — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:31:53 +0000

Sounds like you had a bit of a rocky start trying to catch your plane (you can look back and laugh about it wishing you had a video of that scene) Jamey is really interested in going to Germany and his German teacher is planning a trip the summer of 2010 so I might just have to tag along–Germany, Austria and Switzerland I believe. Jamey has his second lesson with Dr. D. today (Thursday) so we shall see how that goes. Have my preschool open house tonight and will meet my preschoolers and start next Tuesday. I think I am as nervous as they are!

This is fun reading about you guys! Have a nice time.

Kelly

Comment on Twas The Night Before Leaving… by ira2

ira2 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 00:57:52 +0000

Bon Voyage and Happy Times :o)

Love you,
Vera >^..^<

Comment on Hypoglycemic Episode by ira2

ira2 — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:58:47 +0000

This post brings tears to my eyes. It illuminates the set of facts with all the light and shadow of human emotion - and of Nekko’s personality.

Comment on Hypoglycemic Episode by Mark

Mark — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:08:13 +0000

I have no words sufficient enough to thank you for saving Nekko’s life.

Thank you, Dankeschön, Domo arigato, and Thank you.

Comment on Eighteen Months by ira2

ira2 — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:16:38 +0000

*Big, big SMILE*

Comment on Travel Plans for Christmas by ira2

ira2 — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 22:29:50 +0000

Selfishly howling a long, wavering “WAHHHHHH”, I nevertheless think that you picked the best of the best of your choices :o) Christmas should be joy and peace and - yes, something special. Staying home, together, joyfully, and peacefully, is as special as it gets.
Besides, it hit 40 below zero here now… not that that’s not special too, but NOT the kind of “special” appropriate for southerners who’d have to be more or less out in that kind of temperature to get from the South to here. And back. The Lexus would throw a fuse too, most likely.

So… what’s the vacationest holiday in spring, then?

Comment on 26 Hours and 5 Airports by mark

mark — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:42:36 +0000

What makes our return through Bradley all the more curious is that we left from the main terminal. That they have only just added international service to Amsterdam may account for some of the difficulties we encountered returning to the US, but it does not excuse them.