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)
Monthly Archives: March 2011
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. Continue reading
Something I love about Germany:
The national obsession with asparagus.
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.
Prague notes
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. Continue reading
