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Because your masterpiece involves wiping your own ass

Posted by on 30 March 2011 | 9 comments

Da Vinci branded toilet paper dispenser
As spotted in Manchester.

Two questions:

1) Why would you name your toilet paper dispenser after an Italian Renaissance artist/scientist?

2) Why do I take so many photographs in public bathrooms? (Example 2, Example 3)

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Street art in Leipzig

Posted by on 24 March 2011 | 4 comments

Street art in Leipzig

I recently visited Leipzig for the first time in more than 10 years. Back then the city was a mishmosh of decrepit old buildings, hideously ugly GDR-era new buildings, and a lot of construction. » Read the full post

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Something I love about Germany:

Posted by on 10 March 2011 | 22 comments

The national obsession with asparagus.

Germany gets all excited in anticipation of Spargel season

This week a newspaper in Munich was promoting a feature on “the first asparagus (where it comes from, how it grows, how much it costs).” Never mind that German asparagus season is still a month away – anticipation is part of the pleasure.

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Prague notes

Posted by on 7 March 2011 | 2 comments

I’ve been to Prague many times, but this last visit was the first time I’d seen it decked out as a winter wonderland, probably one of the city’s best looks. » Read the full post

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