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An European Vacation / 9 – St Peter in the Black Forest

Posted on October 8, 2010 by admin

The village and abbey at St Peter (Sankt Peter in German) was one of the revelations of our trip. Hidden under just one star in the Michelin green guide it represents a real gem, a beautiful and well conserved testimony … Continue reading →

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where we come from? where are we going? de unde venim? unde ne ducem?

Posted on October 7, 2010 by admin

I found this story this morning told by one of my colleagues on a Romanian language Internet group. He heard it at a conference at the Bible Land Museum in Jerusalem , so the origin may be in the Jewish … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 8 – In the Mountains of the Black Forest

Posted on October 6, 2010 by admin

Weather seemed to get angry on us in the morning of the third day of our European trip. It was cloudy for most of the morning and early afternoon, but the worse was yet to come. Weather would play as … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 7 – Entering the Black Forest

Posted on October 5, 2010 by admin

We had a good part of the afternoon ahead of us when we finished our visit at the Danube springs. We decided to head to Freiburg, which was out night stop and where we had booked the hotel, but the … Continue reading →

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2 x 20

Posted on October 4, 2010 by admin

Two of my favorite cultural institutions are celebrating this month their 20th anniversary. I discovered the Internet Movie Database (or IMDb) about a decade ago. It immediately became my principal resource of information about the art of making and watching … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 6 – At the Springs of the Danube

Posted on September 22, 2010 by admin

After the afternoon visit in the Schaffhausen museum it was time for us to head to Germany. I decided to ignore the recommendations of the Michelin Green Guide (which I seldom do) and visit one objective that the guide was … Continue reading →

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Hag Sukkot Sameah

Posted on September 21, 2010 by admin

(video source gdashdcast) Tomorrow night, on the 15th day and on the first full moon night of the Jewish year starts Sukkot, or the Feast of the Tabernacles. An agricultural festival at origin, as similar holidays of other peoples celebrating … Continue reading →

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Film: Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

Posted on September 20, 2010 by admin

Here is the genre of action movie that catches you while you watch it, keeps you on the edge of the chair or sofa, but later, when lights are turned on again you start asking questions about credibility and authenticity … Continue reading →

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An European Vacation / 5 – Meeting an Old Friend in the Schaffhausen Museum zu Allerheiligen

Posted on September 19, 2010 by admin

As we finished the morning schedule and we almost skipped lunch, we realized that we have time for a visit – even shorter than we would have wished – to the most important museum in Schaffhausen  – Museum zu Allerheiligen … Continue reading →

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Jimi Hendrix – 40 years after

Posted on September 18, 2010 by admin

I do not remember exactly the moment, but it’s very probable that I learned about Jimi Hendrix’s death exactly 40 years ago from Cornel Chiriac’s Metronom broadcasts at Radio Free Europe. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hSW67ySCio (video source vwontheautobahn) Hendrix was an exceptionally gifted … Continue reading →

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