June 2011

T Minus 7 Days

23 June 2011

The front door already looks pretty good. The lobby needs a little work, though. And this is going to be our McCafé? I’ll spare you the pictures from the kitchen. To us it looks like total chaos. But the construction experts tell us everything looks good for a week before opening. We’re crossing our fingers [...]

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Moving RIght Along

14 June 2011

Things are starting to get serious at the construction site. These pictures are already a few days old. Here’s our opening day supervisor checking out the grand opening signs. From the Autobahn it’s pretty easy to tell what’s happening here. Next week we start moving in kitchen equipment and fixtures, and opening is set for [...]

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Pfingstbaumpflanzen (Pentecost trees)

13 June 2011

I’ve mentioned the Pentecost traditions in our village in previous years. This year there seems to be a revitalized interest in village activities, for example the Dorffest was newly organized and was a huge success with 10x the turnout of previous years. Last week a brochure (Pfingstbaumfplanzen as PDF) was distributed to all houses explaining [...]

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