We searched for a Christmas Market all last weekend, without any luck. On Tuesday, we took a short drive to Germany to see Trier, purportedly Germany’s oldest city. We were delighted to find their Christmas Market underway! (more…)
29 November 2009
Christmas Markets are go!
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19 November 2009
La main d’Henry qualifie la France
“Henry’s hand qualifies France” — that’s my translation of the front page of L’essentiel this morning.
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18 November 2009
Ready for the Holidays!
The town of Hobscheid is ready for the Christmas season! I took this photo yesterday and I am compelled to share it with everybody today.
Click on the photo to see its true glory, full-size at Flickr. I’ll have to return at night soon.
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17 November 2009
Free Advice for Landlords, particularly owners of investment property
I wrote the following screed after cleaning our bathrooms and bedrooms carefully enough to remind me of the all the little things that I would fix, if it were my property. I am both landlord and tenant at this moment, and it’s an interesting way to see the world of real estate for rent.
To the landlord who aspires to competence:
Every building contains hundreds of minor errors, invisible faults, and premature wear spots. These details are the devils that threaten your investment, the principal capital itself. (more…)
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15 November 2009
Luxembourg News: 15 November 2009
Headlines from the past week: Complicated Scam with Imported Carpets; Car Party for One; Luxembourgers Subject to Belgian Speed Laws; “Unashamed Policy of Class War”; Greenpeace vs Coal-fired Power; and Germans Now Threatened by Panther. (more…)
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14 November 2009
Ireland Football: France at Croke Park, tonight!
Anita and I are excited about tonight’s matchup between the Republic of Ireland and France, in the second round of World Cup 2010 qualification. We’d like to help you catch up with the Irish team’s exploits this year. (more…)
4 November 2009
How It’s Renovated: The Rough Cuts
Everybody loves time-lapse movies!
A townhome across from Bugle HQ has been under renovation since we moved here. In fact, every third residence in Luxembourg-Ville seems to be under renovation. When we looked for apartments this spring, our expectations changed radically from our time in Dublin. By the second day of touring residences, a five-year-old apartment looked dilapidated.
Some renovations completely change the exterior of the building. Our own building might have a core structure that’s 100 years old, but it appears to be about ten years old from the exterior (and interior) style.
Back to the building across the street: the exterior renovations began recently, so the Bugle staff deployed some new toys to document the progress. And you, dear readers, get a special preview of the results. (more…)