One of the most interesting things that happened on my recent trip to Hamburg was discovering Vasco Rossi, an Italian rock star I’d never heard of.
Whenever I travel, I always keep my ears open for new music. Last Friday, my husband Bill and I went to Hamburg, Germany for the long weekend. Getting to Hamburg was quite an ordeal because there was a strike going on at the Stuttgart Airport. The people […]
Here in Germany, it’s cold and dark in the morning until after 8:00am during the winter months. Sometimes morning tunes are the only way to get my eyes to open.
So what are my favorite morning tunes? I’d say it depends on my mood. Some mornings, I prefer something energetic and loud. For instance, this morning I’ve got Earth, Wind, & Fire’s classic 1981 album Raise! playing on my computer. There’s […]
Yesterday, I discovered a great German a capella group called Cash-N-Go!
YouTube strikes again! An online friend of mine from Germany recently sent me some adorable cartoons featuring Swabish characters Äffle & Pferdle. One of the videos was of the characters on a train dancing to a song called “Auf der schwäbsche Eisebahne”.
I played this for my husband, Bill, and he said he recognized the tune…
I went looking for more examples of […]