Gay Pride in Dublin

Wonderful sunny weekend! This must be the sunniest summer in Dublin yet.
Went to see the Gay Pride parade again and this year it was really great. There were so many people and the most amazing outfits.
Enjoy a small selection pf pics!

Street Art - Sun - World Records

Beautiful sunny weekend in guess where....no not Italy, I hear its windy rainy there this weekend; no not Spain: it was already raining like crazy in Madrid when I left there last week... a beautiful sunny weekend in Dublin!
Tomorrow in the office it will be a tough competition for the most colourful involuntary teint.
There was also a new world record achieved today at the street art festival in Merrion Square: 1505 Space Hoppers jumped simultaneously for 1 minute. I was not there to witness the event, but enjoy the pics of the Space Hoppers during preparations.
I did get to enjoy 4 performances. It was a good craic and the atmosphere in the park is always amazing.

Discovering the taste of London

I am back after spending some days in London.
It was really great as I was not just confined to hanging out exhausted in my hotel room after a day of tough negotiations:)), but I got to see one of my closest friends, who has recently exchanged the chaotic charm of this unorganised island for the buzz of the big metropolitan city of London.
Sadly for her the weather seems to be way better in Ireland this summer as it was nothing but rain for me in London.
I made an interesting discovery in the shops. Walkers seems to want to start this football world cup with an array of interesting tastes. I could not resist to sample the "German Bratwurst" crisps; sadly they taste a little weird. Maybe Bratwurst spice should only be enjoyed on the delicious meat sausage itself. I like the spirit and the idea however and I wish they would finally start selling Marmite Walkers in Ireland (though I could not even find them in London this time)!

Summer in Dublin

It's the first sunny and warm weekend in Dublin and it's fabulous. Everyone is outside, chatting about the ash cloud and enjoying a pint in the sun. Already there are bets that this might be the sunniest summer since the 1980s...everyone seems to remember one specific summer in the 80s, where it did not rain for a month!
Rumours that sound pretty impossible to critical foreigner I mus say, but entertaining nontheless.

I hope the sun is here to stay for a little while longer!

Natural History Museum Dublin reopens

Ever since I live here in Dublin the Natural History Museum has been closed for renovation. I have only heard the stories about the old building filled to the brim with dusty stuffed animals and skeletons. Finally this week the renovations were finished and the museum finally opened its doors again. As it was raining for most of the day we thought it would be a fabulous idea to go and check it out. You can see from the picture that we weren't the only ones with this thought.
We decided to skip the museum for now and escaped the rain in the ifi opting for another long and rather bizarre, but somewhat interestingly enjoyable movie.
I will try the museum again, maybe next time during a sunny day :)

Unleash Your Inner Dancer

Arrived back from Prague just before the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull! Lately I feel that taking a plane is as much part of my daily routine as brushing my teeth :)

We spent the weekend walking on the "beach" in Sandymount. It's a fantastic place to unleash the dancer in you.
If you feel like you want to watch dance rather than try it out yourself, you should't miss the Dublin Dance Festival. Enjoy!

Easter Impressions!

Easter weekend in Dublin. Free time! Time to reflect, time to enjoy and time to just be. In a few words magical and amazing...and no I did not buy an iPad :)

A lot of time was spent to catch up on sleep and get healthy. Then we caught the very end of the Easter Rising ceremony on Sunday (the very end where people went home, but we saw the planes).

We also spent time in one of my favourite places in Dublin: the Chester Beatty Library. They have a great exhibition on called "Telling Images of China". Really beautiful paintings describing plots that could also be taken straight from a modern soap opera:)

This Sunday was also my first encounter with the Smithfield horse market. I have heard a lot about this event and wanted to find out for myself what it's all about. I am not sure what to write about the event. Some of the things I saw made me feel really sad.

Spring! - Frühling!

Spring time in Dublin. The first beautiful, sunny and almost non rainy weekend in Dublin. Everyone is out and about to admire the daffodils and smell of spring.
I finally went to Phoenix park (though sadly there was no park, just a long road with patches on green on each side). The area around Farmleigh house however is really nice!

Frühling in Dublin. Das erste sonnige und regenfreie Wochenende. Wir haben Phoneix Park erkundent, obwohl es der Park eher wie eine lange Straße mit ein bisschen grün daneben aussieht :) Die Gegend um Farmleigh Haus ist allerdings wirklich schön!

Truly Local - Lokale Übersetzungen :)

I have been travelling quite a bit again. Below some of the fun things I spotted while travelling.

Ich bin mal wieder ziemlich viel unterwegs. Anbei ein paar lustige Beispiele für schlechte Übersetzungen, die mich zum schmunzeln gebracht haben.Sometimes a schedule just ain't enough :) If the weather is bad in the German text, the schedule just isn't enough...
Ohne Worte :)

I wonder what else can be requested here :)
Deutsch klingt ganz gut hier...

I spotted this logo in Austria. Strongly reminded me of "Plus" in Germany :) It's funny when a familar chain has a different name all of a sudden.
Dieses Logo habe ich in Österreich erspäht. Es erinnert mich doch stark an "Plus" in Deutschland :)

This one is from Austria. "Fussgeher" sounds like a foot walker :) and they seem pretty dangerous in Austria
Gefährliche Fussgeher :)

Back to the Roots

Family ties! Here is to my family and my first bi-lingual blog post.

I have been blessed with a family that keeps me grounded and actually keeps in touch with me though I never live anywhere near them.

Last weekend I had the chance for a quick visit and everyone was there to see me. I really enjoyed it so much. Living abroad makes you miss the funniest things: dark bread with seeds, water pressure in the shower, Kinder Schokolade and well ... my family.

Familienbande! Dieser Eintrag ist für meine Familie. Der erste Blog Post, der zweisprachig wird, damit er nicht noch erst von Google Übersetzer verunstaltet werden muss bevor er gelesen wird :)

Ich bin mit einer Familie gesegnet, die dafür sorgt, dass ich mit beiden Beinen fest auf dem Boden bleibe. Eine Familie, die mich regelmässig über alles informiert, obwohl ich nie auch nur entfernt in ihrer Nähe wohne.

Letztes Wochenende war ich auf einem Kurzbesuch in Deutschland und ALLE waren da um mich zu sehe. Es war so richtig nett!

Ich habe mal wieder bemerkt, dass man im Ausland viele Dinge vermisst: Schwarzbrot, Wasserdruck in der Dusche, Kinder Schokolade und ... ja vor allem meine Familie.