Category Germany
Nymphenburg Palace
The upside of staying in a skeezy neighborhood next to the Munich train station? I was just that much closer to getting out to see Nymphenburg, the Bavarian royal family’s summer palace. The original baroque palace was built in the 17th Century, and then was expanded in the 18th Century and again in the 19th […]
I’m in Munich!
Trivia question: Which takes longer, flying from London to Munich, or eating a French brunch in Denver? Answer: They take the same amount of time! I texted Amanda a few minutes before boarding in London and she said she couldn’t talk because brunch. When she texted back, I had just climbed into a taxi at […]
Tagliatelle in Munich
Two days in Munich and all I saw was the office and the Marriott. I ordered room service to avoid losing time in the restaurant–the hope was to get out for a run through the city center. Sadly, the pasta was not delicious and I still ended up working till 1am.
Meetings in Berlin (Day 2)
The downside of being in Berlin for business meetings is that I have to spend all day sitting in those meetings instead of running around experiencing the city. But the upside is that after those meetings, the counterparty takes us out for dinner at a fancy rooftop restaurant with terrific views . . . . […]
Meetings in Berlin (Day 1)
I’m in Berlin for work this week. It’s a tough job, but someone’s got to do it! I got in yesterday and discovered that my hotel (which was booked by my colleague) is located right in the heart of the old historical center. That meant I could go on an evening walk after dinner and […]
Berlin – Wedding Day
Saturday morning before the wedding was a study in contrasts: Niko: He got up at a normal time, showered, strolled down to the dry cleaners to pick up the shirt he’d forgotten to get the day before, watched a few episodes of Portlandia online (per my recommendation the day before) in his pyjamas. Eventually it was time to […]
Berlin – Wedding’s Eve
So. Berlin. There and back in three days. Thirty-six hours of wedding-related eating, singing, partying, dancing, speaking French, not speaking German, renewing old friendships, making new ones, saying farewell until next time. No sight-seeing. Almost no sleeping. On that last point, I’m happy to report that jetlag actually makes it easier to keep up a breakneck pace […]
New York & DC – Two Snow Whites
Last night after seeing Tribes, we realized that the night was still young (it was only 9:45pm). So we ran back up to the movie theater at Lincoln Square and caught a screening of Mirror Mirror, the new Snow White movie with Julia Roberts and a handful of other interesting people. (And yes, if you’re keeping […]
A More Gentlemanlike Manner 