Happy New Year from Munich’s Marienplatz

Warning: If you have a dog who has issues with fireworks, thunder, or gun shots, do not play with the sound on. The structure to my right is the Neues Rathaus (New City Hall).   Throughout the structure, sculptures depict the various kings and dukes that have led Bavaria through its long history. It was [...]

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My new fur hat

I have a new ushanka.  It was purchased in Munich as a Christmas present from my uncle (Willie’s dad). It is made of mink fur. And I love it. I guess I am one Democrat who won’t be getting awards from PETA. (Unlike Bill Clinton).

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Cave bear and Megaloceros

At the German Hunting and Fishing Museum in Munich, most of the animals on display are modern animals that can be found in Germany. However, the remains of two Pleistocene species are also on display. When I saw the first of these two creatures, my heart started beating really hard. I had seen photos of [...]

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Common Hamster

I took this photo of a common hamster or European hamster (Feldhamster in German) at the German Hunting and Fishing Museum in Munich (Deutsches Jagd- und Fischereimuseum). Other names for this animal are the great hamster or the black-bellied hamster. I prefer to call it the common hamster. It is from this species that we [...]

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Mariensäule

One of the most notable features in Munich is the Mariensäule. It is located in the Marienplatz not very far from the Neues Rathaus (New City Hall). The gold statue of Mary (Maria) dates to 1590 and was originally displayed in the Frauenkirche, the main cathedral in Munich. Munich was occupied by the Lutheran Swedes during [...]

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Throat singers in Munich

Amazing performance. I don’t know if these performers are Tuvan, Mongolian, from the Altai or Khakassia. If someone knows, please enlighten me. BTW, did you see the golden retriever walk by?

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I am in Germany

I am in Munich. I went out on the streets around the Marienplatz today. Dogs everywhere. I saw a lovely dark, moderately (and correctly) built golden today. It was quite dark, but had the neatest light shadings I’ve seen on a golden. I also saw a long-haired vizsla (one with the faulty setter coat) and [...]

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I am not in Germany

The flight from Philadelphia to Munich got canceled. Trying again tomorrow from Pittsburgh to Charlotte to München, Bayern.

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Rare Saharan cheetah photographed

From LiveScience: An elusive Saharan cheetah recently came into the spotlight in Niger, Africa, where a hidden camera snapped photos of the ghostly cat, whose pale coat and emaciated appearance distinguish it from other cheetahs. In one of the images the sleek, light-colored cat with small spots on its coat and a small head is [...]

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People of the Reindeer

Source. These are all people who live in the remote northern regions of the Russian Federation. These people are reindeer pastoralists. However, they are not the only ones. Different groups in European Russia, Scandinavia, and Finland herd the antlered stock. Different cultures in North America have also relied upon the reindeer, but these animals, which [...]

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