Posted by Will on June 30th, 2009 in consumer and ireland
The BB Procurement Department has license to obtain unique or representative confections during the course of ordinary operations. Those purchases are given asset tags, categorized according to several key taxonomies, and then placed in environmentally-controlled storage. At some point, this inventory of neat stuff is meant to be used for future blog posts.
The move to Luxembourg created an opportunity for a review of our sugar-related resources and associated goods. In short, we have some candy and other food left over from Ireland, and we need your help. Continue reading “Readers’ affection for the next confection”
Posted by Will on June 26th, 2009 in mental state
PRESS RELEASE: Bakker Bugle upgrades interweb access, begins new era of expansion
Friday, 26 June 2009
This morning, the Bakker Bugle completed one of the last phases of its ambitious plan to move its internet sourcing scheme to Luxembourg City. By partnering with local providers-of-excellence, the Bakker Bugle leveraged the expertise of its premium content-builders. In other words, the Bugle has moved your cheese and polished off its competitors’ milkshakes. Continue reading “Back in touch with the world”
Posted by Will on June 24th, 2009 in luxembourg
Luxembourg’s official celebration of National Day is solemn compared to the night before. The Grand Duke and his family attended a service and then reviewed the military and civil forces of his realm. Continue reading “Luxembourg’s National Day”
Posted by Anita on June 23rd, 2009 in B&B, culture and luxembourg
Last night, we attended the pre-event festivities for National Day. By my early analysis, it would seem that the pre-event activities are the best part of the holiday. We walked from our apartment down into the city center just before dusk — about 9pm, after we had dinner. The streets were packed with both with families and young adults, with everyone in high spirits. There were lots of tents with food, beer, wine and cocktails, and every restaurant was open with lots of outdoor seating.
The torch-light parade began at 10 and it was enthralling. The torches were like swords that burned from the top down. They were held by almost all the parade participants, including very young children. Continue reading “It’s All the Finale, for National Day”
Posted by Will on June 21st, 2009 in culture, entertainment and luxembourg
Tuesday is Luxembourg’s National Day, the official birthday of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and a very important holiday (official program in French). We arrived just in time! This past Friday, I strolled around the city center and saw some of the preparations. Continue reading “National Day is almost here”
Posted by Will on June 19th, 2009 in consumer, expat, luxembourg, mental state and travel
We arrived before our stuff — “on holiday” for official purposes. We drove into Luxembourg with several large suitcases in the back of our Skoda estate (i.e. station-wagon). The contents of the suitcases were an inexplicable combination of stuff that I thought might be useful, stuff I forgot to send with the movers, and stuff that Anita purchased or used in the US. A security official would be sorely confused by our traveling habits.
On the way, we passed an IKEA near the border with Belgium. IKEA would come to dominate the remainder of our weekend. 
Almost as soon as we arrived at our new apartment, we dropped our airborne burden and drove to Belgium (15 minutes away) to seek a bed for our unfurnished apartment. If we failed, we would need to spend the night in a hotel and try again the next day. Continue reading “We arrived in Luxembourg”
Posted by Will on June 8th, 2009 in culture, dublin, ireland and politics
I almost missed the deadline to apply for the Register of Electors for Friday’s election. You can imagine my delight when I found my reminder card in the mail last week. It said that I should vote at the primary school on Lower Baggot Street. Continue reading “I am a Dublin voter!”
Posted by Will on June 5th, 2009 in dublin, ireland and politics
Here comes another set of trading cards in the famous series: Face Posters of Ireland 2009
Set Three: Download the PDF today!
Continue reading “Face Posters: Set #3″
Posted by staff on June 3rd, 2009 in dublin, ireland and politics
Are you ready to get another set of your very own trading cards of the best Face Posters of Ireland 2009?
Set Two: Download the PDF today!
Now that Set Two is available, it won’t be long before Set One is gone forever!
Posted by staff on June 1st, 2009 in culture, dublin, ireland and politics
For a very limited time
Download and print out your very own trading cards of the best Face Posters of Ireland 2009! Each PDF will be available for just a day or two, so be sure to check in frequently, so that you can…
COLLECT THE WHOLE SET!
Set One: Download the PDF today!
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