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Month: October 2021

  • Shared today on Twitter

    Guess who is about to give her first in-person presentation since Covid?! https://t.co/WSPjnReWSJ

    RT @tprstly: J.R.R. Token https://t.co/ziaQc70F9b

    @thebeebs Phew! I’ll be coasting on that adrenaline for the next day or two. 😅

    Phew, thanks for the well-wishes! That went really well. Only 20 people due to facilities limits, but wow, I’m still high on the adrenaline. 😅

    @JessPWhite Thank you! One of the advantages of living in a place with proper autumn and winter is actually getting to wear the things I knit. 😂

    The Föhn is on! It’s a warm, dry wind from the mountains and it’s resulted in a warm, sunny Autumn day. We’re taking advantage by having lunch on the garden while we can… ❤️🍂🍁 @ Theresienhöhe https://t.co/wFe60JZMpv

    The German AWS Community Game Day is happening, and I have to say, the commentary team are all looking ADORABLE! ❤️🦄 @AWSCommunityDE @dtraub @linda_mhmd @andreas_ruetten https://t.co/zPxthl3dNT https://t.co/KYfwDN9BMN

    @Joanwestenberg Thank you. I am trying to capture the good moments, because I’m sure we will be having a spell of grey, rainy, cold weather soon and I will be missing Australia something fierce. ❤️

    @vuyo_mhlotshane I DMed you! 🙂

    Herzlichen Glüchwünsch to the winning team from @MOIAmobility for the first ever AWS DACH Community Game Day! They scored more than 200K points, a massive victory! 😳🦄 @AWSCommunityDE https://t.co/GfOQzkdlQJ

    And also a massive thank you to the wonderful support team who helped out behind the scenes making sure the whole Game Day ran smoothly. Well done to all of you! It wouldn’t have happened without your amazing efforts. 👏 @AWSCommunityDE https://t.co/rBhLNDbYuK

    @brittanieshey I’ll admit to a fondness for vinyl diner booths, but I’m with you 100% on all the rest.

    Trying to convince the Snook that we should go to the Bavarian Film Studios’ Halloween exhibit, which is delightfully called “Spooky Tour.” SPOOKY TOUR. How cute is that?! 🎃🦇🧛‍♂️🧟‍♂️ https://t.co/5G8tDgTCMi

    @DivineOps Winning on all counts!

  • Shared today on Facebook

    The Föhn is on! It’s a warm, dry wind from the mountains and it’s resulted in a warm, sunny Autumn day. We’re taking advantage by having lunch in the garden while we can… ❤️🍂🍁

    Started the day in the office at 9am with my first in-person presentation since the pandemic began. Finished it at 9pm dressed as a unicorn on a livestream with Dennis Traub and two friends from Hamburg and Vienna. ❤️ What a day! Time for a beer… 🍺

    I just read through like 99 birthday wishes just to make sure my Mom Susan Garberick didn’t beat me to it. 😂 HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEL!

  • Photo Post

    The Föhn is on! It’s a warm, dry wind from the mountains and it’s resulted in a warm, sunny Autumn day. We’re taking advantage by having lunch on the garden while we can… ❤️🍂🍁

    The Föhn is on! It’s a warm, dry wind from the mountains and it’s resulted in a warm, sunny Autumn day. We’re taking advantage by having lunch on the garden while we can… ❤️🍂🍁

  • Shared today on Twitter

    @stephenlead Ha! I saw that last night and had a laugh. Nope. 😂

    RT @MFWitches: Retweet if you
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    @MichelePlayfair @mmastertheone I use it too! Our kitchen iPad is really old though so I’m on an ancient version. It’s still super useful, but maybe I should look at upgrading… 🤔

    “Oh, I follow you on Twitter!” is definitely the funnest way to meet a new colleague. 😂 *waves at @MP_Dominguez*

    @MP_Dominguez Meh, same same. Selfie time!! https://t.co/y8jnc8kWOP

    Me, listening attentively to an educational lecture about the best SEO techniques to apply to your content so it shows up for the people who need it: “Yes, hmm, very interesting.” 🤔

    @dtraub: “Your best tweet was about three meters of salami.” 😂

    @larsklint @damovisa @Raspberry_Pi @LEGO_Education I’m disappointed. I was expecting something to actually go on your head. https://t.co/qnDGXwgqAg

    My friend @unlikelylibrary: “Do you know the term ‘shipping’? I’m shipping this team on a baking show…”

    Me: “OMG IS IT CINDY AND TAYLOR?”

    It is. #bakingimpossible https://t.co/wpjIBtggHz

    @unlikelylibrary Dear @netflix – I would 100% watch a show where Cindy and Taylor just make ridiculous things. https://t.co/rup0OQGwxt

    @Malarkey I use it for two of my sites, after I outgrew the homegrown CMS I started with. I had been hesitant, but @johnallsopp gave me some good advice about it. I actually quite like it, and it lets me focus on the stuff I care about.

    @toolmantim Nice one!! 👏

    @TheRealBnut Yes. I googled them tonight and now I do as well. 🙁

    @TheRealBnut But I still think they make a fun team and I dig their creativity and their kind vibe. Would still watch them in a show. 🙂

    @TheRealBnut Renee lost me when she forgot to steer the boat. Nope, sorry.

    RT @buildkite: 📣⏩ Announcing UnblockConf 21! A new three day virtual developer conference for teams implementing CI/CD at scale. Hear talks…

  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @fanniebay: G’day from Down Under @tedcruz. Thanks for your interest in the Territory. I’m the Chief Minister. Below are a few facts abo…

    @marksbirch I’d write something about preying on the desperate with dreams of a big payout, to the point where they work themselves to death… but, you know, NDAs and such. 😜

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Woohoo! Suddenly looks like I’m going to get to see my family for the first time in nearly two years. ❤️

  • Fairytale Castles

    Fairytale Castles

    On our way back from Barcelona, I pulled out my phone and idly checked the Hohenschangau ticket office, as I had many times over the past few months. To my delight, they actually had some tickets available for the next weekend! On a whim I bought a pair and we quickly arranged a weekend away in Füssen, the nearest town to the famous castle of Neuschwanstein.

    On the train to Fussen

    Füssen is southwest of Munich, less than three hours on the train. (It’s right next to the Austrian border, the next valley over from Garmisch-Partenkirchen.) The weather that weekend was gorgeous, and it was thrilling to see the mountains rising up in the distance. And… is that a little castle I spy?? 🏰

    Mountains

    We stayed in the Hotel Schlosskrone, just a short walk from the train station. The view from our hotel was pretty glorious.

    View from hotel

    We headed out into the town for a wander and to find some dinner. Füssen was founded in Roman times and it’s retained quite a medieval feel.

    Evening in Fussen

    It’s pretty touristy too, being the closest place to Ludwig’s castles. Phew, €500+ for a cuckoo clock?!

    Cuckoo clocks

    We also got a glimpse of the Hohes Schloss (“High Castle”) up on the hill, the former summer residence of the prince-bishops of Augsburg.

    Hohes Schloss

    The next day we headed back out to check it out in the sunshine…

    Hohes Schloss

    Gosh it was beautiful there.

    Hohes Schloss

    We were heading towards the river, where we knew there were was a waterfall. Along the way we ducked in the courtyard of St. Mang’s, a former Benedictine monastery. Now it contains the Museum of Füssen.

    St. Mang’s Courtyard

    I loved how decorated the buildings were in town. This was the Church of the Holy Spirit.

    Church of the Holy Spirit

    The river in Füssen is called the Lech, and it flows from a lake in the Alps all the way to the Danube. Here’s the Snook on the Lechbrücke (“Lech Bridge”).

    Lech

    We had another view of St. Mang’s from the river.

    St. Mang’s

    We crossed the river and hiked a short distance to the west, where we reached our destination – the Lechfall.

    Lechfall

    The water pours down a series of steps at a narrow bend in the river with high cliffs on either side. Up on the cliff there is a small memorial to King Maximilian II of Bavaria. There’s also a small footbridge across the river that we headed down to get a better view.

    Lechfall

    I recorded a little video too.

    Behind us, looking back east towards town…

    River Lech

    The water in the river was incredibly clear.

    Water

    We crossed the river in search of the Via Claudia Augusta, the ancient Roman road created by Drusus and his Emperor son Claudius. Now parts of it are a popular hiking path marked with replicas of the Roman milestones.

    Via Claudia Augusta

    We followed it north towards the Tal der Sinne (“Valley of the Senses”).

    Via Claudia Augusta

    Along the way we passed lots of charming houses, both modern and traditional.

    We made it to The Valley and found an old ski jump! That was pretty cool.

    Ski Jump

    And the Snook got to impersonate a sundial.

    Sundial Snookums

    We hiked back into town in search of sustenance. We passed a lot of hotels and guest houses, but tourist numbers were still pretty low due to Covid.

    Fussen

    I thought this building covered in birdhouses was really cute.

    Bird houses

    Back in town, we did some shopping. I lobbied hard, but no, he regrettably did not buy the hat.

    Snookums in the hat

    We found a sunny spot for lunch and beers…

    The Snook may not have bought a hat, but I did! I got it at the Hutladen.

    My new hat

    The next day, it was time to head to the castles! 🏰

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  • Shared today on Twitter

    @BronwenZ Similar to the other one of his we visited, he ran out of money before it was done. But what they managed to finish (throne room, king’s apartment, music room) was opulent and stunning.

    @BronwenZ They don’t let you take photos inside though. 🙁

    Watching the Sun clear the mountains before our tour of Hohenschwangau castle. 🌄🍂🏰 @ Schloss Hohenschwangau https://t.co/GIX5e4pfDs

    “It is a beautiful day in the castle, and you are a horrible swan.” 😂🦢🏰 @ Schloss Hohenschwangau https://t.co/BAToxwW8Se

  • Shared today on Facebook

    Watching the Sun clear the mountains before our tour of Hohenschwangau castle. 🌄🍂🏰

    “It is a beautiful day in the castle, and you are a horrible swan.” 😂🦢🏰

    Final day in Füssen! We visited Schloss Hochschwangau and then the city museum. We saw the oldest “Dance of Death” mural in Germany! And then the Snook was being ornery (he did NOT want the hat) so I put him in the stocks. 😂❤️🏰🏔

  • Shared today on Twitter

    RT @DeichCruiser: Ich bin geimpft. Zeige bei Bedarf gerne den Nachweis vor. Maske tragen finde ich nicht dramatisch da wo es nötig ist. Stö…

    Current view. 🏔🏰 #neuschwanstein @ Alpseee Rundweg https://t.co/mDu7QuEWtE

    Today we hiked around the Alpsee and then up to Neuschwanstein for a tour inside. Perfect Bavarian day… ❤️🏔🏰🍂 https://t.co/f0iAdsQUjo