In conclusion, here are some random thoughts based on our time in Dublin: – Each stomach is different, obviously, but if you have doubts about yours stay away from the Irish Blood Pudding. It was either that or the eggs that set me back a day in feeling confident that I wouldn’t need to always […]
Monthly Archives: May 2009
day 319_may 30, 2009
Each morning, before starting out on our not very rigorous sightseeing agenda, we would spend some time in St. Stephens Green where Little Little could run around and get some of that energy out. The sun was out the entire time we were in Dublin. We didn’t see a single cloud. By local standards this […]
day 318_may 29, 2009
Dublin for four days…obviously one of our first stops was the Guinness Brewery at St. James Gate, Dublin. The brewery occupies 60 acres in the south side of the city and produces three million pints per day for the Irish, UK, European and US markets. The second largest market for Guinness is in Africa where […]
day 313_may 24, 2009
It was up to 30 Celsius today. That is about my threshold for warmth. Anything above it is hot. Out for a ride with my goal to make it to Schwyz and back. Along the way, in Lauerz, I came across this festival at a very modern looking school. When I pulled up the slight […]
day 312_may 23, 2009
A day trip to Weil am Rhein, Germany, to visit the Vitra Design Museum. It is only about 15 minutes from Basel, CH. (We brought along our passports and residency papers, just in case, but didn’t need them) On the way there we took the commuter train to the platform and from that point it […]
day 304_may 15, 2009
Ok, so just to be very clear, I do not condone this image (or the shirt). Maybe I am just old school, but when I saw this for sale at one of Luzern’s fine department stores I just couldn’t believe my eyes. Is this for real??? Have times changed? I really don’t think so, but […]
day 303_may 14, 2009
Ok, so we have a new stroller for little little and I am trying to be nice and not abuse it like the previous one. Today we picked up a couple plastic pots in order to plant some herbs on the terrace. They are so light so this can’t be considered stroller abuse…but maybe some […]
day 299_may 10, 2009
Muttertag in Riehen. Today we visited Foundation Beyeler, not far from Basel. The red porphyry clad building and it’s floating glass roof sits in an amazing English landscape garden. A linear site, the museum covers about one third at the northern portion and the Berower Villa is at the opposite end. It was such a […]
day 292_may 03, 2009
We were out for a family bike ride on this gorgeous Sunday afternoon and came across this housing project just outside of Kriens. Everywhere we looked, throughout the afternoon, the majority of terraces were occupied and active. We have had a typical spring week of intermittent showers so a full day of sun was a […]