Category Archives: German

Last Day In Berlin

Posted on 4/8/2011 by Robert S. Robbins

On my last day in Berlin I tried to cram in as many items on my to do list as possible. I had breakfast as usual at Bell Chico. Then I took the U8 U-Bahn line to Osloer Strasse where … Continue reading →

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A Thursday In Berlin

Posted on 4/7/2011 by Robert S. Robbins

I started my fourth day in Berlin with breakfast at Bell Chico again. This time I had the sweet breakfast which consisted of a bowl of sliced fruit and two flaky croissants. I liked it better than the other breakfasts. … Continue reading →

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My Third Day In Berlin

Posted on 4/6/2011 by Robert S. Robbins

I started my third day in Berlin with breakfast at Bell Chico again. I ordered the American Breakfast which was three pieces of toast, scrambled eggs, and various other odds and ends. The only thing they got wrong is using … Continue reading →

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My Second Day In Berlin

Posted on 4/5/2011 by Robert S. Robbins

I started my second day with breakfast at Bell Chicco, a little restaurant on my street, Rosa-Luxemburg Strasse, that only sells breakfast. The owner did not seem quite as fluent in English as other Berliners but I had no trouble … Continue reading →

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Berlin On Monday

Posted on 4/4/2011 by Robert S. Robbins

My flight from Williamsport was canceled on Saturday, after we had gone through security and were seated on the plane, maintenance warning required an abort of takeoff, so I had to come back to the airport on Sunday. This means … Continue reading →

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Preparing For Berlin Trip

Posted on 2/21/2011 by Robert S. Robbins

I am very busy preparing for my vacation in Berlin which is just a month away. Last month I intensified my study of German but this month I concentrated on improving my knowledge of the city. Google Street View is … Continue reading →

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A jQuery Table Sorter Parser For German Vocabulary Lists

Posted on 1/15/2011 by Robert S. Robbins

I still plan to go on vacation in April. I will be spending a week in Berlin. I am putting a lot more effort into learning German in order to prepare for my trip. I have been studying German for … Continue reading →

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Mifflinburg Oktoberfest 2010

Posted on 10/2/2010 by Robert S. Robbins

I’ve just returned from the Oktoberfest celebration held in Mifflinburg PA. It was a beautiful day with clear skies and crisp fall weather. The sun was bright and you could get hot in the sun but the air was cool. … Continue reading →

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French / German Bilingual

Posted on 4/2/2010 by Robert S. Robbins

I am still studying German. I have now read two books on the German language so I’m familiar with the grammar and I have a small vocabulary. I plan to go to Berlin for my vacation some time during April … Continue reading →

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Ich lerne Deutsch

Posted on 10/30/2009 by Robert S. Robbins

My next trip abroad will be to Berlin so I am studying German. It will be a long time until I can afford to do any more traveling so I have plenty of time to learn German. I have not … Continue reading →

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Book Seller

Posted on 10/1/2009 by Robert S. Robbins

I have so many books that I’ve often joked about opening a bookstore. I have no place left for another bookshelf so there are stacks of books piled up everywhere. I’m fed up with the clutter so I’ve been selling … Continue reading →

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