The book on Melk

Being a trained observer of the human condition I of course feel an obligation to report to you my observations…

Once more upon a Danube

Little known historical fact: Danube is pig Latin for damned u-shaped river! I either read that somewhere or I just…

Look through any window

Sigh. If this is Sunday it must be another medieval German town. Oh yeah, it’s Regensburg. Not at all like…

One morning in Nuremberg

We woke up Friday morning to something extraordinary had taken place. Our first full day in Nuremberg, and it had…

Franz we hardly knew ye

OK, I’m just gonna say this. I’ve never read Kafka. If I had to bet, I’d say the only one…