November 2012

Blog posts in November 2012.

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To the Danish-most district of Hamburg!

2 years and 2 months after moving to Hamburg, we are finally moving to the “hip” side of the Alster lake, the West side. And no less than Altona-Ottensen, not too shabby! Altona was formerly Danish territory and still bears its unique architectural signature. As I like to put it, it is like a village […]
November 25, 2012
La mémoire des murs by Tatiana de Rosnay

Another novel from de Rosnay. My local librarian must have taken a liking to her, most of her books are available there. Although, I must say I don’t mind at all, she is a very good writer after all.
November 15, 2012
Did Desperate Housewives’ credits need localisation?

As I was paying attention the opening credits of the uplifted American soap series, I realised it was a bit more than just a succession of animated classical paintings. For those who don’t know the credits, take some more or less known pieces of art from different times, adapting them to the purpose of the […]
November 10, 2012
The post that won’t be a post

This is somewhat embarrassing. I was about to write about Love over Scotland and how much I enjoyed Alexander McCall Smith’s series when I realised upon doing some research that I read volume 3 after volume 1 and skipped Espresso Tales. Well done me. I blame the librarians for their deceiving organisation (or lack of). So […]
November 04, 2012