Monthly Archives: August 2011

How to eat a soft boiled egg. (a tutorial)

Baffled on how to properly eat a soft boiled egg? Fear not, I can show you how!  With this handy snarktastic guide you’ll be able to expertly tackle these eggs in no time!

This post was inspired by a group of Chinese tourists in Austria who spoke no English or German and had absolutely no clue about Western food. And then to top it all off, they had the gall to loudly complain in Mandarin that the food is not like back home.

egg tutorial part 1

egg tutorial part 2

egg tutorial part 3

 

A couple more tips:
1. If you’re trying an unfamiliar food for the first time and don’t like the taste of it, discreetly and quietly spit it into a napkin. There’s no need to make a yuck face and chuck the food onto the next placemat.

2. Don’t hock a loogie on the side of your plate. That’s just nasty.

Switzerland

Kapellbrücke (Chapel Bridge)
The sky’s starting to brighten up after the heavy rain.
Location: Lucerne, Switzerland

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Masseneinwanderung stoppen! (Stop mass immigration!)
Anti-immigration poster by the Swiss People’s Party.
There’s usually some group of conservatives in every country who don’t look kindly on foreigners.

To the right of the poster (though most of it is clipped off) is an ad for McDonalds with the fries arranged on a red background to resemble the Swiss flag.
Seen in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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An alpine flower
Location: Mt. Pilatus in Switzerland.
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Snow capped mountains
It’s pretty cold up there. I came down with a cold soon after.
Location: St. Moritz, Switzerland

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Liechtenstein

When I stopped by Liechtenstein, the locals were setting up tents and booths for the festival to celebrate National Day (August 15).
There were stamp art posters like this one dotting the ground along the street.

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Not bonsai. But they’re trimmed and shaped to look and behave like bonsai trees.

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Vaduz Castle of Liechtenstein:

17aug2011

spinatknödel

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One of the few noteworthy meals on my European tour simply because you don’t see too many spinach dumplings in restaurants where I’m from.

I was having Südtiroler Spinatknödel (South Tyrolean spinach dumplings) for lunch in Austria. It’s made from bread mixed with milk, cheese, eggs, flour, and spinach. Knödel is a good way to use up old bread.

Germany

Rathaus-Glockenspiel
I caught the 5PM Glockenspiel show here in Marienplatz in Munich.

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BEST VIEW EVAR!!1
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Here is the observation terrace where people can take pictures of the mountain scenery at Hitler’s Eagle’s Nest in Berchtesgaden, Germany.

On the day I was there, it was raining, foggy, and very, very cold. There are supposed to be trees, mountains, and other views in this shot, but this is how much the fog would allow me to see.