Gary’s shared linksI went to the hippodrome, or racetrack, today. Talk about a culture shock: the horses run clockwise! The Strasbourg racetrack is actaully in the town of Hoerdt, which is about a $3, 15-minute train ride each way. I only found out last night that there was a racetrack in Alsace, so I didn’t have a [...]
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PALAIS DE L’EUROPE (extraterritorial area in Strasbourg, France) Well folks, we did it…garybutterworth.com is one year old today! Current Mood: Ca va bien. Current Music: None
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SCHILTIGHEIM, FRANCE Every once in a while, I’ll have a really bad idea. Today, for some reason I decided to throw my slippers in the wash. About 8 hours later, I decided that I didn’t feel like waiting two or three days for them to dry, so I decided I’d try to dry them with [...]
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SCHILTIGHEIM, FRANCE There’s really not a heck of a lot to tell about Geneva. One of my classes, “Policy Seminar on Contemporary Europe” visited the city for a few days to meet with some officials from some international organizations. Me playing diplomat once again. This time, I got to sit in the seat of the [...]
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SCHILTIGHEIM, FRANCE The weather here has been absolutely beautiful for the past two days, and it’s supposed to stay that way for most of the week. High 50s-low 60s and sunny. It’s the nicest weather I’ve seen in months, and I’m really enjoying it. I rented a bike a few weeks ago and it was [...]
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SCHILTIGHEIM, FRANCE In the summer of 2000, I challenged the state of Tennessee to a race. It was long, difficult, and many thought impossible, but in the end, I beat Tennessee. Now, with the help of some of Switzerland’s finest, I have defeated the Council of Europe. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the story of [...]
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Palais de l’Europe (extraterritorial area in Strasbourg, France) I had hoped to have a nice long recap of my last two weekends in Switzerland up by today. Unfortunately, I’m still not finished with it. This is going to be one of those really long, rambly entries that I’m writing more for me than for you. [...]
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