thegeby.blogspot.com - As you know, my friend Kurt Lee has been supplying me “morals of the story” for my journal entries. Re: the previous journal about visiting the bow-making family in Germany:
“This family can be applauded for their wonderful craftsmanship! They may take a ‘bow’…”
Hey, we never promised you a rose garden!
I’d also like to present another snippet from Kurt’s last email to me wherein he commented on the quote, "You are the salt of the earth," and related it to my travel journals:
“… We all season this planet in different ways. What you're doing here, Karren, is part of your seasoning. It's your salt (or at least part of it). You're doing what you love, but you're sharing it with others…your seasoning.”
Cool! So let’s all go out and pepper it up today!
This journal doesn’t have an event per se, but I wanted to share some fun facts:
The dollar is up this year about 20% over last year when I was in Europe.
Gas prices are about the equivalent of $5 per gallon in Europe.
People in Europe I’ve talked to on this subject say that they are happy Obama is in the White House. Interestingly, most of them bring it up to me first.
They don’t commonly have peanut butter in Europe. I learned this when my Czech friends visited in March and took home 5 giant jars of Jif (purchased at another American novelty: Wal-Mart) for presents to the people back home.
Train ticket prices in Europe are WAY down this year compared to last.
In my Florida neighborhood we use blue plastic bags for our recycling. In Germany, they use yellow ones: Gelbe Sack.
Non-native English speakers in Europe generally learn British English in school, so when I’m here I use British terms such as “flat” instead of “apartment”, “shop assistant” instead of “store clerk”, and “washing up” instead of “doing the dishes.”
It is not considered unlucky to open an umbrella indoors in Germany or the Czech Republic.
It is customary to remove your shoes upon entering a Czech household. They generally have “guest slippers” available for you to wear.
In addition to there being a Franconian Switzerland in Germany (Fränkische Schweiz), there is also an area called Czech Switzerland: České Švýcarsko. They do not adjoin.
Next journal: my bike trip to a Medieval castle in Bohemian Paradise! Stay tuned…
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