We have recovered very well from last Sunday’s marathon in Berlin. We had planned to hike to this 300-year-old oak tree since we recently learned that just last year it was added to the list of the most remarkable trees in France. It stands alone on the top of the […]
It was only the second time we entered the lottery to participate in Berlin marathon and we were lucky. So, we took our training seriously; we started in early 2018 when there were more than 30 weeks to go, though because of traveling we took some weeks off or did […]
We spent another weekend in Le Corbier — this stay was offered by our host because of the issues we had with his apartment the weekend before (see the previous post). This time we rented a Smart, and had a little difficulty to fit our luggage, including a cooler, in […]
Another scorching weekend in Grenoble, another escape to the higher altitude, this time to Le Corbier (1550m) in Savoie department, where the daytime temperatures were forecast to be below +30C. I am not sure if it was true, but nights at least were cooler than in the town. We rented […]
For several weeks now daytime temperatures in Grenoble and Gresivaudan valley have climbed between +30 and +40 degrees of Celsius. Fortunately the nights and mornings have still been cool, but it is all changing now; the nights are warmer and the days even hotter. This past weekend (July 27-29) we […]
for years. This was also the first time we took the bikes on the train in this country — one of those not so accessible trains with steep and narrow stairs and toilets that flush on the tracks. And we were not the only ones with the idea of bringing […]
I have had my fare share of encounters with academic dishonesty in various forms, most of them when in grad school at IU and a teaching assistant in various undergraduate or graduate classes. The first case was in my first year in the introduction to Computing” course (basically a “touch […]
We made a day trip to Carcassonne to visit the old walled city. We were happy to be there early before the crowds took over in the afternoon. The downside was that after exploring the town, we had more than an hour to spend before any of the restaurants opened […]
Toulouse is called “The Pink City” because of the distinct orangeish pink bricks used in many buildings, … … and bridges. We spent six days in Toulouse where Tomi was invited to give a talk in a conference. Tei spent those days exploring the city and its parks. The city […]