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Hamburg Happening
Very short trip from Berlin to Hamburg (90 minutes on Germany’s fastest Intercity Express train).
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Mothers’ Day Weekend in Berlin
Arrived in Germany just in time for Mothers’ Day. Given that my mother actually grew up in Berlin, spending the day here is somewhat apropos. Did some wanderings through the city center, the neighboring city of Potsdam, and enjoyed an awesome room at my hotel by the Hackescher Markt. Next stop: Kraków…
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Ponce Posting
Ponce, Puerto Rico is decidedly less known than San Juan, the famous capital to the north. But it’s well worth a visit, not only for the best art museum in the Caribbean but for the beautiful streets and plazas that make this city a gem.
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Flower Power
A Spring wander in the San Francisco Botanical Garden (the erstwhile Strybing Arboretum), in meso-American cloud forests, temperate Asian glades, and of course, among the California climactic natives. If you were an ancient Roman you might call it “Rus in Urbe,” but then again, you might not.
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Mom’s Cooking
As some of you might know, my mother’s family is from Germany. This meant, growing up in Texas, we had some fairly diverse meals with decidedly Teutonic character. What I best remember among them is a chicken dish with rice, asparagus, and mushrooms called ‘fricassee’. Now I have no idea if this is authentic…