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The Kids Are All Right

Posted on June 13th, 2010, by Petra

One TV commentator called the German soccer team the “bright young things.” I agree with him – that game today against Australia was action packed and pure delight. Congratulations for a well-deserved 4:0. Now keep it up, will you, please?

Fußball / Futbol / Soccer

Posted on June 11th, 2010, by Petra

The opening game (South Africa v. Mexico) for the FIFA World Cup was reason enough to have breakfast at the Vinoteca. Never mind that it was 6.55 AM – there were plenty of guests who did not mind to crawl out of bed early for this event. And it was all worth it: Good game, [...]

R.I.P.

Posted on April 23rd, 2010, by Petra

What is important in life is life, and not the result of life. (Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)

Another Rarity

Posted on April 3rd, 2010, by Petra

Never had I imagined to find one of these classic British cars running around in Los Angeles: This is a Riley Elf MK III, a variation of the Mini. These cars were only build for four years (1965 – 1969), the total output was 30.000 cars and today only 800 are believed to be still [...]

Smells Like Bacon In The Morning

Posted on August 26th, 2009, by Petra

This is just one of the companies in California converting Diesel cars to vegetable oil burning ones. If I were not so much in favor of smaller cars, I’d get one of those.Have a cup of coffee and a sniff of bacon while driving – now that’s a thought for breakfast.

Bold Declaration Of Affection

Posted on April 14th, 2009, by Petra

I bet that the driver of this car is female and was pretty excited when Daddy presented her with the car. Somehow I do not see males declaring their affection for the sponsor of the vehicle they drive on their license plates. But then again,  I might be wrong.

Pretty In Mint

Posted on April 11th, 2009, by Petra

Even before the first Mini (the car, that is) appeared on the scene in the UK, the Italians already had their first ‘micro car” out and running: the Fiat 500. Fiat started building the Fiat 500 in 1957 and continued this model until 1975. Minor modifications were made, but basically the Fiat 500 stayed what [...]

Degrees Of Politeness

Posted on April 9th, 2009, by Petra

While finally getting around to taking a photo of the lovely  Phalaenopsis currently gracing our home, I remembered a piece I had read a few days ago about Germans and their strictness when it comes to obeying rules, written and unwritten ones. The author of that article praised the punctuality of German trains and buses, [...]

It's Official

Posted on December 16th, 2008, by Petra

Yes. On my personal temperature scale (pre-summer / summer / winter) two nights ago winter arrived. The first night with satisfying amounts of rain and quite a drop in temperatures. Which necessitated the employment of the winter quilt for the time to come until pre-summer. And switching on the heating in the mornings. And taking [...]

Irresistible

Posted on December 14th, 2008, by Petra

Could I resist? No. This has to be my new favorite.