DC

Lion, Eagle, and why is so much smoke coming from the man holes??? Das letzte Foto ist fuer Emil: ein Mercerl mit Capitol im Hintergrund :)

washington dc by night

It must be the capital city feeling; enjoying fauna and architecture, many times I was reminded of Vienna.

Eyes of a Street Lantern

Lake Michigan

Last week I was in Michigan again - this time I explored Lake Michigan and went for a walk on the beach. It definitely doesn't feel like a lake, but rather like an ocean. I found myself looking out for dolphins or whales, still in baja mode ;-)

Yoga Mat Alert

Next time you are shopping for a yoga mat, make sure it's PVC free.

USGBC published a report that makes it clear that PVC, also commonly known as vinyl, is not a healthy material. A proper accounting of the human health impacts of PVC across its life cycle, including disposal issues and occupational exposure, finds that PVC leads to the release of dangerous quantities of dioxin and other carcinogens. The report authors found that, “When we add end of life with accidental landfill fires and backyard burning, the additional risk of dioxin emissions puts PVC consistently among the worst materials for human health impacts…”

Most regular yoga mats contain PVC. Mine included. I won't throw it out, as one of the issues is disposal, but I will certainly keep this in mind, if I buy another one. The yoga journal recommends a few alternatives here.

Washington DC

Reagan's assassination attempt was at the Washington Hilton Hotel

Capitol - Washington DC

I am more an American than a Canadian these days. Just arrived in the capital.

The taxi driver was so kind to point out monuments on the way to the hotel, i.e. the Lincoln Monument, Arlington National Cemetary, Washington Monument, the Pentagon, Air Force Memorial,...so I already had a little bit of a sightseeing tour :)

It certainly is a pretty city and reminds me of Europe: lush vegetation, old buildings and lots of sculptures.

The taxi driver also told me that I am staying at the hotel where Ronald Reagan got shot in 1981. I googled it - and he's right - crazy!

Wenn du es eilig hast, gehe langsam.

Danke fuers Packerl, Maeri - ist gut angekommen!

Hennes and Mauritz

Kitty Cat Camouflage

I discovered the H&M in San Francisco; Emeryville to be concise. The bay area is certainly a conglomerate of cities!

I went a little crazy at Hennes and Mauritz. I saw so many things that i liked! I must be European :) I tried on a few of Madonna's pieces, but none of those yelled "Yes" at me. Still, I got more than I needed. I am glad I brought an extra backpack on my trip!

Uebermensch

Why I love SF

Beautiful Parks. Like Minded People.

Downtown SF

The Haworth Showroom is in the building on the first picture (Maritime Plaza) - with view of the Trans Am Tower.

Success Comes in Cans...

Success comes in cans. Failure in can'ts.

Golden Gate

You know, you are in the Bay Area

• when your hotel room shampoo is an Aveda product
• when you hear " The Cure" and a talk show about the "fabric the universe is made from" on the radio
• when nutritious food is main stream

Scharffenberger

The Chocolate Maker in Berkeley

Mt Tamalpais

Indian Paint Brush in April!

San Francisco

Break on Through to the Other Side

Inglewood

Pop Picture

Hands

Spring: a natural flow; a mechanism for change

Hipsters Jen and Rob

Blair's thesis project

Frohe Ostern - Happy Easter!

Today I definitely think, it would be great having a machine that can beam me to Austria in a heart beat. I have fond childhood memories of Easter. Running around at my uncle and aunt's farm looking for eggs and chocolate! Instead of looking for chocolate in a flower meadow, I am looking at a Calgary covered in snow. Thankfully, there is a flower shop in my building, so I treated myself to flowers. I didn't know that getting flowers is such a joyful experience! The store is beautiful and they give a 10% discount to people who live in the building - sweet! If Calgary doesn't play flower meadow, I will create my own flower meadow in my living room!

Liebe Familie, schade dass ich nicht bei euch sein kann, Ostern is immer super. In Gedanken bin ich bei Euch! Ich werde auch einen Schokoladehasen fuer Euch essen ;-) Mutti, ich hoffe Deinem Arm gehts bald besser! Und ich wuensche auch der Kaerntner Familie und der QCI Familie und wo auch immer alle Wexis und Penkis sich aufhalten :) ein grossartiges Fest!