Birmingham (not Alabama)

Went away for the weekend to a choir retreat in Birmingham. Here are just a few pictures, presented without comment. None of the actual retreat, since that was more about people and music! 

Three weeks of July

And not all that many photos to show for it. My phone was not cooperating, so these are all from David. I've got that sorted out now, so this will be the first in my weekly photo posts - I'll aim for every Monday! (My wrote this Monday of this week, but my iPad did not cooperate and post it).

This strange alter was set up in a coffee shop/bar in kreuzberg where some of David's friends put on an electronic music show. 

I finally bought some of the "DDR" ice cream I've seen advertised. It's pretty typical soft serve - I think the shell is what gives its name. 

I don't even know what this ad says, but it probably has something to do with pugs in shark costumes. 

We saw a protest pass by when we were eating on the patio of a restaurant. I think the message was mostly anti-capitalism, though it's always tough to tell with all the signs in German. 

Quick pictures

I took this poorly lit picture because there were flowers along the sidewalk, but with the sun there is no chance of seeing them.

I worked from home today, and David ordered me a surprise feast! 

Missing Friday!

Either posting slipped my mind Friday, or I tried and failed. This street looked particularly Upsalla-ish to me (bonus point: find David):

And these sauces cracked me up.

Three quick pics

Breakfast caviar (gross), conference venue, and lingonberry mojito! 

From Uppsala, Sweden

First, scenery: 

And then, weirdly named candy:

New lunch

I bring my lunch to work most days, but it's a little bit warm for the two soups I've been rotating. I don't really know how this bean salad thing is going to work. 

Museumsinsel 1, 80538 München

Friday: Munich day 2

We did see two museums and more architecture today, but our pictures were instead more related to food. For example, a fill your own bottle of wine station at eatily:

The seal on the wall in Hofbräuhaus (we just ducked in, looked too frantic to hang out in): 

And the Chinese tower in the English garden, which is in the middle of a beer garden.

Cleaner!

Thanks to a heroic effort by David, our fridge is cleaner than its been in a long time. Also, there are some pretty delicious leftovers in it!

Taste America

David brought this home when I admitted that I get occasional cravings for it. My favorite part is the "taste America" label.

Quiche!

This is for Mother's Day brunch. Maybe a little over cooked...,

Burrito!

I know this is not a very photogenic burrito, but it was very delicious. Mexican food exists in Berlin, but we have found it seriously lacking. This burrito was seriously good. 

Three photos

From our pre-IKEA trip. The first one is traffic lights for the tram, then a random statue and our brunch! 

Pies!

David has been raving about these pies that he got catered to work sometimes, and they just opened a cafe and store where you can buy them individually. 

More Edinburgh

I uploaded full size pictures today because there was some serious scenery. But first, cooked breakfast that's included with my stay:

Next, on my walk to the observatory, I encountered this arch at the bottom of Observatory Road:

And then true Scenic-ness from the top of the hill:

And the observatory roof:

 And finally, savory pies for dinner:

In the kitchen

I spent a quiet day at home chasing off the tail end of my cold and cooking and cleaning. I tried homemade granola for the first time:

And here is a mug that we got from a friend of David's who moved away:

Muffins!

I made muffins weekly for a while (though now that I think of it, that was a decade ago), but I haven't since I moved. 

These are courtesy of my mom's universal muffin recipe and the muffin cups David's mom got us for Christmas!

Valentine's Day pesto

We had pesto for our first Valentine's Day, so we usually have it (if I'm in town, that is). 

Delicious hummus

For take-out! 

Super dickmann's

From the strange German food files: