a broken church in Hamburg
Always travel somewhere in mid October, and this year it’s going to be Hamburg again. In case you don’t know this already, Hamburg is my favourite Germany city. I love […]
Category Archives: Europe
getting a baby’s consent is no easy matter
Several years ago, I was reading Gary Shteyngart‘s 2006 Absurdistan, and there was one thing I found rather curious. It’s possible that everyone knows about this, but in my circle of […]
still his attacking heart
Dreaming of a German English final When I first arrived in Germany, I’d already become fascinated by international football tournaments, such as the World Cup. What I didn’t yet understand […]
shadows and light
For those of you who like to see new things show up here on the Lahikmajoe blog, you have the dreadfully boring state of the Spain v Ireland football match […]
the Eisheilge and other curiosities
Couldn’t find anything in English about the Eisheilige, so at least until the bots find this corner of the web, this’ll be the lone English explanation. Not sure I like […]
Eurovision is like a really bad dream…that I slept through
Despite the fact that I know it’s ridiculous, I normally watch Eurovision annually. I seriously considered boycotting it this year because of some things I read about human rights abuses […]
looking down on the Mediterranean
If you’ve been here a while, you know I like climbing. This blog didn’t exist last year during hiking season but if it had, there would’ve been many posts of […]
tapas and a breath of fresh air
Had seen everything I was going to see on this trip to Seville and it was time for a break. Having been advised that this place was particularly good, I […]
atop las Setas (the mushrooms)
First you go down a level, then you take the lift up to the second level above the ground floor. As you come out to the most indescribable view, you […]
Don’t care if you’re couthie or not…if you shoogle it, you’ll end up draekit. Ya (bleedin’) glaekit numptie.
This blogpost has nearly no actual content. It has a bit, but it’s definitely content light. My friend Jenny recently gave me several Scottish words, and I just had to employ […]
