“Life In The So-Called Space Age”
So I had to do a special blog post, and during my research typed ‘Oporto chicken’ into Google image search. Here is a screenshot of the results:
That’s only the second page of results! The funny thing is, I don’t believe either of us are actually eating Oporto in those photographs 🙂
So what was the post? What was so special I had to crow about it? I’m sure you’ve guessed by now…
I bought my Australia tickets yesterday 😉
Details to follow…
Well it seems the 3DS just beat the Vita in the next handheld war even before the Vita was released. In the last week two new Monster Hunter games have been announced for the 3DS. These two games alone guarantee mega sales in Japan, and a boatload of very excited fans in the rest of the world.
Here’s the trailer for Monster Hunter Tri-G
And here’s the ‘concept trailer’ for the next numbered entry in the series, Monster Hunter 4
Both are loading very slow right now. I recommend reducing the quality to 240 if they stagger.
MH Tri-G is released in Japan this year! No news yet on (what I consider) an inevitable US released.
Here’s a shot of how the game looks running on 3DS:
Diehards like myself will undoubtedly get excited by such trivialities as the persistent map on the lower screen 🙂
A couple of months ago Dad went on a length trip to his homeland of Germany. After he returned I asked for some photos to put on this blog. He sent them, but sadly the post was delayed due to recent events.
That delay is now over! I present to you:
This (and the next three) are where my dad was born and grew up. It’s almost alarmingly beautiful and pastoral. I wonder how much, if at all, it has changed since dad was born there last century.
That’s dad next to a statue of a man that used to mint coins in Wipperfuerth (Dad’s home town). Even in this shot, the background looks very ‘German’ to me!
Dad and three of his brothers playing cards. Did the eldest win I wonder?
That’s Sonia, who I believe is a cousin of mine. The strangely small horses are hers as well, and apparently pull wagons for a living!
A German breakfast as served by my aunt Brigitte.
An early example of my or my brothers artistic skills. This is a home made Christmas decoration sent from the Australians to the Germans. I’m intrigued by what we’re playing with in the photograph. I wonder if my brother remembers.
Dad’s comment to this one was:
A beautiful foal of a Clydesdale mother
And there we have it! Notable in their absence are photos of beer, sauerkraut or sausage. I see no shots of lederhosen, accordians or culturally embarrassing yet technically beautiful Nazi architecture. No shots of lindwurms, trolls or Elwetritsch. And – despite him claiming he visited Switzerland during his odyssey – not even a single glimpse of edelweiss.
Maybe a sequel post is forthcoming 🙂
