A Tale of Two German Cities at Christmas

Dusseldorf Christmas Market (as I am staying Cologne, I cannot say much more about its rival city, Dusseldorf)

Cologne Cathedral (and Cathedral Santa)

Inside the Cathedral

Weirdest biblical scene ever. yes, that is a fireman in the lower right hand corner. jesus loves you, too.

Louie in a twelfth century church with a lion!

Cologne (the old city)

About to enter the "Heimat der Heinzel" - or something about home of the "good" gnomes

(gnomes)

Yes, that is a potato. We even had potato-shaped marzipan.

Another Christmas Market (#5)

 Gluhwein!! (mulled wine)

Mmm...

 Matei on the train.

what happens when you google image search frida kahlo

last days in england

Remember Who You Are

Lisbon, Portugal

new flat and birthday celebrations

my design work on this cake is a little extreme. but it was tasty.

edvard munch

auqavit & rondane

norway is full of delightful surprises

 view from cabin

 sheeps in trees!

 louie loving his norwegian waffles after a long hike

 moose & troll

 gnome houses!

 

blue river meets black river (I had to uber saturate to catch this, but in real life it's pretty neat)

 

found by AO

We are the music makers,
And we are the dreamers of dreams,
Wandering by lone sea-breakers,
And sitting by desolate streams;—
World-losers and world-forsakers,
On whom the pale moon gleams:
Yet we are the movers and shakers
Of the world for ever, it seems.

~Arthur O'Shaughnessy, "Ode," 1874

failure is cool!

ivydate, which i joined out of curiosity, asked me what i would do as president

normandy