in the airport, layover in Mallora
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First Dinner in Munich
Anna took us to a restaurant called “Mozart.” Apparently it’s where a lot of the locals go, having a break from traditional Bavarian food.
It was good stuff, and happy to be back in the land of MEAT and BEER, and tons of consonants to describe those items.
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Unimportant Factiod: Some Whales Float, Others Don’t
When they are dead, that is. More learnings in the Deutsche Museum about whale hunting/harpooning.
Whale oil was used to make the first margarine.
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Unimportant Factiod: Tempo = Kleenex
In the paper exhibit in the Deutsche Museum, I learned that the way Americans call all tissue “Kleenex” is the way Germans call it “Tempo.”
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Calendar Watermark
The history of making watermarks in paper was fascinating too. This watermark is in a huge sheet of paper, with an entire calendar pressed into it.
More photos later, hopefully.
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History of Paper
This exhibit in the Deutsche Museum was really fantastic. I have way too many photos to post here right now. Hopefully later.
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Sister Anna on the, ah, Bridge.
I don’t remember what river that is, but it’s the same one people surf on.
