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Banking Crisis Hits Germany
The German Government has approved a 70 billion Euro deal to save Hypo Real Estate bank. The financial crisis has therefore finally reached Europe, and it has done so in full force. I do not know how bad the situation … Continue reading
Posted in Dark Future, Money for Nothing
Tagged Bailout, Banks, Financial Crisis, Germany, Hypo Real Estate
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First Impression of California
Got out of the plane and this is what I saw: It’s like 9°C here at night. Unbelievable – California is colder in June than Germany is in January.
Posted in Life of Nils, Photos, See the World
Tagged California, Climate, Germany, San Bruno, San Francisco, SFO, Weather
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English Garden
Today a friend of mine from Frankfurt visited, and so I actually went downtown a bit. The English Garden is actually quite nice, and we walked until our feet hurt. Didn’t take nearly enough photos – I am always shy … Continue reading
Posted in Life of Nils, Photos, See the World
Tagged Bavaria, Chinese Tower, English Garden, Germany, Lake, Munich, Park, Photos
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View of the Alps
It turns out you can actually see the alps from my apartment… sort of: I hadn’t noticed this before. As you can see it’s just a little gap in between the buildings, but hey, it’s still kind of nice.
Posted in Life of Nils, Photos, Quickies
Tagged Alps, Arabellahaus, Arabellapark, Bavaria, Germany, Mountains, Munich, Photo
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Arabellahaus
I live somewhere in there.
Posted in Life of Nils, Photos, Quickies
Tagged Arabellahaus, Arabellapark, Bavaria, Germany, Hotel, Munich, Sheraton
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Traffic Jam
On our way back from Schloss Neuschwanstein we got stuck in a pretty bad traffic jam, that delayed us for about 1.5 hours. Donnie and Andreas took some photos of it: What had happened? Two cars collided with the barrier … Continue reading
Neuschwanstein
Today, I undertook a road trip with two of my co-workers to see Ludwig II’s famous castle.
Posted in Photos, See the World
Tagged Bavaria, Castle, Germany, Neuschwanstein, Photography, Photos, Road trip, Travel
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Arabellapark at Night
Some night views from my new apartment.
Posted in Life of Nils, Photos
Tagged Arabellahaus, Arabellapark, Bavaria, Darkness, Germany, Munich, Night, Photography
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Day and Night
To show off the new image layout, as well as to give you an impression of where / how I live:
Posted in Life of Nils, See the World
Tagged Arabellahaus, Arabellapark, Bavaria, Germany, Munich, Photography, Photos
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Munich
I’ve arrived in Munich. It’s good to finally be “home”, especially if it’s a new one. My move’s mostly complete, with a few odds and ends left. It went pretty well. I already unpacked most – but by far not … Continue reading
Posted in Life of Nils, See the World
Tagged Bavaria, Cisco, Germany, IronPort, Job, MacBook Pro, Munich
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