Saturday, March 28, 2015

Friday, March 27, 2015

Michelle helps me make coffee French macarons - March 27

 Michelle discovers that whipped egg whites will not fall out of a bowl when the bowl is held upside down. 

 adding brown food coloring to the whipped egg whites

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Day excursion to Frankfurt - March 25

Goethe Haus: Birthplace of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

water pump in kitchen

3 candles in lantern = aristocracy
2 candles in lantern = wealthy family
1 candle in lantern = common person

amazing clock


today's date

People from 18th and 19th centuries are not as tall as people from 20th and 21st centuries.

vertical grand piano to save space

another form of piano

cabinets that hold enough linens so that wealthy homeowners need to have them laundered only three times per year


Goethe Museum

Henry Fuseli's Nightmare (1781) is of interest to psychology.


Heidelberg Castle


Romerberg & Kaiserdom





burning of books on May 10, 1933, by Nazi students

Paulskirche


We next experienced an excellent guided tour of a special exhibit on Monet and impressionism at the Stadel Art Museum.  I have no pictures of our visit there because our tour guide asked us to put away our cell phone cameras so that we can fully appreciate the spectacular beauty of the paintings. To watch an informative video of this special exhibit, click on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0My61rCjhtM. I highly recommend that you watch it.



Frankfurt has the only Chipotle in all of Germany.


Jake, as SGA rep, organized our dinner at Chipotle.


Mac goes boar hunting - March 24


Before he departs for the hunt, I convince him to pose for a picture with his friend Matt visiting from Colorado.