Author Archives: arleebug54

Permesso di Soggiorno 2

Posted on May 16, 2017 by arleebug54

Good News Department: Paperwork submitted. Fingerprints taken, data entered into computer before my eyes. Receipt for paperwork received (proving I am trying to become legal in Italy), which, combined with my passport and copy of our marriage certificate that should … Continue reading →

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Permesso di Soggiorno 1

Posted on May 11, 2017 by arleebug54

Now that I have entered into a state of international marital bliss (see previous post), there is, as you might expect, a price to be paid. And that price at the moment is trying to gain legal status to stay … Continue reading →

Posted in Italy, Uncategorized | 9 Comments

My small Danish wedding

Posted on April 22, 2017 by arleebug54

Seeing this title you might think that my European peregrinations of the past several years might have had something to do with my personal life, a subject that has been noticeably absent in my blog content. But the fact that … Continue reading →

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Art and Life in Potsdam

Posted on April 14, 2017 by arleebug54

There are a lot of really good reasons to visit Potsdam, a city in its own right 24 km/15 miles southwest of Berlin. Designed using Age of Enlightenment ideals, it was intended to convey “a picturesque, pastoral dream” to remind … Continue reading →

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Just a bit of kitsch in Kölsch…

Posted on April 4, 2017 by arleebug54

One of the sidelights of spending stretches of time in Europe is that I can actually make plans to do things in the future, as opposed to merely trying to see as much as possible in a short period of … Continue reading →

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Birds of a feather

Posted on March 8, 2017 by arleebug54

The muse has been quiet for a spell, arrested (as so many of us have been) by the results of the American election this past November. As we all begin to make our way forward in the new reality, my … Continue reading →

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Looking for solace in remembrance of the past

Posted on November 11, 2016 by arleebug54

If there were ever a country that has been handed its rear body part to it on a platter due to a bad election result, it would of course have to be Germany and and the decision its citizens made … Continue reading →

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An Ode to the U-Bahn

Posted on October 29, 2016 by arleebug54

It’s been a quiet month here in “See” (Lake) Wobegon as I have applied myself diligently to my Germany language class (five hours a day plus homework will do that for you). But as the last class concluded yesterday (I … Continue reading →

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Gems of Berlin

Posted on October 8, 2016 by arleebug54

Yes, I’m back in my happy place this fall, yes, I’m studying German again yet still (I WILL learn the possessive pronouns, I WILL I WILL I WILL), and yes, the place is casting its seemingly eternal charm over me … Continue reading →

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A Walkabout in Riga

Posted on September 30, 2016 by arleebug54

It dawned on me that in my first post about Riga below, I didn’t give you a single outdoor shot. I didn’t do this on purpose, rather I was trying to give a somewhat coherent introduction to the history of … Continue reading →

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