Leaving Magdeburg
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furtechOkay, so I can't count. Really the last Magdeburg post...
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My last day in Magdeburg was spent shopping (everything's closed on Sunday for the secular day-of-rest). My first stop was the game store I'd heard so much about: they have normal Warhammer stuff (games, books, miniatures), but also a large selection of LARP garb and hard ciders. Very nice: some of the leather pieces were very reasonably prices (I resisted the gauntleted gloves). I don't know a lot about ciders, but people were gushing over them at the con. The labels are fannishly cute.
Next: the big pet store. My sister (the dog-sister) loves German leather: leashes, collars, bridles, etc. When she went to Crufts a few years ago, that's what she brought back a bunch of. They had a nice selection, so I picked out a few nice pieces for her (I -so- owe her for all the dog advice, training and help she give me). This was a particularly complete store: they had a large aquarium/fish section, reptile and terrarium creatures and supplies (including some nasty-looking feeder-bugs). And of course, plenty of fru-fru pet supplies (fancy beds, houses, bowls, etc.) I got R0ndo a rain vest and a floaty-thing.
After this I raced back to the hotel, threw out a few running good-byes and dashed to the train station to get to the airport. Actually made it to the Leipzig-Halle Airport with enough time to spare that I could grab some food and peek into the gift store. I ws amused by the "Korn" brand liquor (not sure what kind it is, but apparently it's, "Rein und Mild".
The flight back to Frankfurt was uneventful (yay), but I was interested in a couple of things I saw on the ground (from the plane). One was a mound in the middle of a barren field. The mound was domed and nearly symmetrical, with a thin path that led across the plowed field to the road (quite a ways-- nearly a mile?). Was this an archeological site? Mysterious...
The other eye-catching sight were the huge, maze-like building (apartment?) complexes in the former DDR part of Germany.
Next: LONDON!!1!
The complete Flickr set
My last day in Magdeburg was spent shopping (everything's closed on Sunday for the secular day-of-rest). My first stop was the game store I'd heard so much about: they have normal Warhammer stuff (games, books, miniatures), but also a large selection of LARP garb and hard ciders. Very nice: some of the leather pieces were very reasonably prices (I resisted the gauntleted gloves). I don't know a lot about ciders, but people were gushing over them at the con. The labels are fannishly cute.
Next: the big pet store. My sister (the dog-sister) loves German leather: leashes, collars, bridles, etc. When she went to Crufts a few years ago, that's what she brought back a bunch of. They had a nice selection, so I picked out a few nice pieces for her (I -so- owe her for all the dog advice, training and help she give me). This was a particularly complete store: they had a large aquarium/fish section, reptile and terrarium creatures and supplies (including some nasty-looking feeder-bugs). And of course, plenty of fru-fru pet supplies (fancy beds, houses, bowls, etc.) I got R0ndo a rain vest and a floaty-thing.
After this I raced back to the hotel, threw out a few running good-byes and dashed to the train station to get to the airport. Actually made it to the Leipzig-Halle Airport with enough time to spare that I could grab some food and peek into the gift store. I ws amused by the "Korn" brand liquor (not sure what kind it is, but apparently it's, "Rein und Mild".
The flight back to Frankfurt was uneventful (yay), but I was interested in a couple of things I saw on the ground (from the plane). One was a mound in the middle of a barren field. The mound was domed and nearly symmetrical, with a thin path that led across the plowed field to the road (quite a ways-- nearly a mile?). Was this an archeological site? Mysterious...
The other eye-catching sight were the huge, maze-like building (apartment?) complexes in the former DDR part of Germany.
Next: LONDON!!1!
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Date: 2010-10-04 07:15 pm (UTC)The mound may just be a section that is unplowable for some reason. Burial mound is a possibility, large unplowable rock outcrop, etc. Another possibility is that its the old family cemetery for the farm, which would explain the path being maintained with no visible buildings as a destination.
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Date: 2010-10-08 10:35 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-10-05 07:53 am (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korn_%28liquor%29
Not particularly tasty but usualy quite strong.
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Date: 2010-10-08 10:37 pm (UTC)