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Was in Germany last week hence the lack of postings - tried to login at an internet cafe but found the German version of Blogger somewhat more difficult to use! In fact I was fancinated by just how much more difficult it was to opperate in German Windows! Had "Ja" and "Nein" down in no time but actually working out what the warning messages said made choosing the right answer a little tougher!! (Suggestion to MS: Don't let network admins lock out setting the language in Longhorn, Purlease...) And you would have thought that the internet was a rather english friendly place but all these fancy servers now track where you are requesting their site from and display it so you get German Google with all search results in German placed at the top... interesting... but if I am ever in the East I am taking my laptop and workng strickly from wireless connections!
As for Germany I saw precisely one major city - Nuremburg. Took some time out and wondered through a few of the museums in the old city centre if you are ever there I would happily recomend: The Castle, The City Museum (Fembo House), Albreight Durer's Residence and the Toy museum - it is pretty helpful if you speak German but they have made an attempt to accomodate english guests at least. (by the way, I only discovered afterwards that some of your entrance fee at some of the museums covers is reusable at others and at 5-7 euro a shot that an save you some bucks!) Nuremburg is a pretty interesting place with a long and facinating history, for a long time it was the centre of trade in the Germanic Region. Like so many old cities it is centred around a river and the numerous stone bridges dispay how architecture has changed over the last 10 000yrs. The old cathedral, and Gothic and Modern statues scattered over the city are facinating if not somewhat grotesque and disturbing. The city centre is a shoppers heaven with street markets and giant department stores on either side of the cobbled streets. Facinating and worthwhile place to visit if you ever have a chance to visit Germany. Just take a decent jersey, a good phrase book and a small bowl of kraut on your first attempt!
Was in Germany last week hence the lack of postings - tried to login at an internet cafe but found the German version of Blogger somewhat more difficult to use! In fact I was fancinated by just how much more difficult it was to opperate in German Windows! Had "Ja" and "Nein" down in no time but actually working out what the warning messages said made choosing the right answer a little tougher!! (Suggestion to MS: Don't let network admins lock out setting the language in Longhorn, Purlease...) And you would have thought that the internet was a rather english friendly place but all these fancy servers now track where you are requesting their site from and display it so you get German Google with all search results in German placed at the top... interesting... but if I am ever in the East I am taking my laptop and workng strickly from wireless connections!
As for Germany I saw precisely one major city - Nuremburg. Took some time out and wondered through a few of the museums in the old city centre if you are ever there I would happily recomend: The Castle, The City Museum (Fembo House), Albreight Durer's Residence and the Toy museum - it is pretty helpful if you speak German but they have made an attempt to accomodate english guests at least. (by the way, I only discovered afterwards that some of your entrance fee at some of the museums covers is reusable at others and at 5-7 euro a shot that an save you some bucks!) Nuremburg is a pretty interesting place with a long and facinating history, for a long time it was the centre of trade in the Germanic Region. Like so many old cities it is centred around a river and the numerous stone bridges dispay how architecture has changed over the last 10 000yrs. The old cathedral, and Gothic and Modern statues scattered over the city are facinating if not somewhat grotesque and disturbing. The city centre is a shoppers heaven with street markets and giant department stores on either side of the cobbled streets. Facinating and worthwhile place to visit if you ever have a chance to visit Germany. Just take a decent jersey, a good phrase book and a small bowl of kraut on your first attempt!
Are voire and Guten Ahbent!
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