One Day in Frankfurt

We are back from Tyrol --- plenty of photos will follow soon. We made a stop in Frankfurt on our way back, to apply for a US visa, and to have some big city food, which we sometimes crave. We went to two Chinese restaurants, and one very special Frankfurt one (we will post about that one later).

Shui Zhu Yu (boiled fish served in chili oil) is one of those Chinese dishes that you don't expect to get a good version of, anywhere but in China. But lo and behold, in this small restaurant in Frankfurt, we found it! Real authentic flavors, and good, very fresh boiled fish --- an absolute delight!



We also had some fried tofu, and some cabbage, which were quite good too.



Highly recommended: Restaurant Jade on Moselstraße, close to Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof.

Apologies for Lightposting

We still eat some of the time --- pictured above is A's "kinderfeestje" birthday meal spaghetti bolognese --- but we are mostly focused on moving.

It's going well, though. Yesterday the movers came and took the stuff that we are shipping. Everything was carried down by only one person, who turned out to be 68 years old!

Today most large items that we sold will be picked up. Tomorrow we will be cleaning the apartment.

Birthday!

I wanted to keep it a secret, but Skype has told everyone I have ever talked to over the internet (many of whom were potential employers) that today is my birthday. So then I may as well post it on the blog as well...

Today is not a perfect day for a birthday, as our imminent move is causing me plenty of stress. So the rest of the birthday celebrations will take place 11 days from now, starting in the morning in the Franz Senn Hütte, from where we will hike to the Neue Regensbürger Hütte (4 hours). You are all invited! Don't forget to bring sturdy footwear and rain gear.

Visiting Berlin

A's advisor was visiting Berlin, and we decided to pay them a visit to try and do some research with him, and hang with his family.

Research did not seem to be very fruitful this time. We did have fun in the Deutsches Technikmuseum, where we spent an afternoon eating ice cream...

... listening to headphones...

... trying to break the artifacts that were exhibited...



... and admiring an exhibition of model ships...

... made from Lego...

... cloves...

... and wood.





No tears this time!