Boat on the River

 

Our last full day in Kropp was entirely free, and our host parents decided to take us to the northern most city in Germany, Flensburg, then off to Denmark to visit the site of a famous battle (more on that in a later post).

So helpful that one of the boats had the name of the city on it

 

Ummmm… church.  That’s about all I can tell you

 

I’m not sure exactly why, but I was a surprised when I looked down into the water and saw jelly-fish just hangin’ around.  In my head I thought: “but surely it must be too cold for them.”  You’d think all that Planet Earth I watch would have sunk in a little.

 

We also took some time to visit a small museum dedicated to the restoration process of older ships.  Our host dad spent years in the Navy and was definitely helpful in explaining things.

 

Old…

New!

 

I also happened across several boats that had been re-purposed in a way that I just knew Nancy Roberts would appreciate.

Out door planter, anyone?

 

With a little sprucing up, maybe this could be Daisy’s summer home.

 

Right before leaving we passed this sign, and as much as I wanted to get a picture of our host dad standing next to it for comparison I just couldn’t bring myself to do it.  Lucky for you I already had one of him from a previous post!

 

Seriously, though… right?!

 

Artist: Styx / Album: The Best of Styx

Here's to Life

What are you doing? What, what, WHAT are you doing tonight? If the answer isn't: "watching the premier of Life on the Discovery channel," then you don't deserve to be my friend. I have been excited about the follow-up to Planet Earth, a collaboration between The Discovery Channel and the BBC, ever since I saw a clip from the British version last year.

My ub-session with Planet Earth actually began when Oprah devoted an entire episode to the series on her show. I now own it and it's by far the most re-watched DVD in my collection. Well, that and Clue: The Movie.  She became such an advocate for the show that the producers hired her to narrate Life in the US, though I'm a little sad we won't get to hear the gravitas-laden voice of David Attenborough explaining the mating habits of Bornean orangutans with a certain eloquence only a Brit can muster. Smart move, mind you, because with her involvement it is bound to win a gazillion awards. Or we'll see the historic election of our first TV Documentary president in 2012.



Oh yeah, and blah blah blah topical comment about Life and the impending health care vote tonight.

Update: I completely buried the lead in my original post. My old roommate, Lembit, is friends with a guy who wrote some of the music for Life. How cool is that?