Archive for October, 2006

Culture Shock #4 - in which our hero learns the true nature of German bureaucracy

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006 Posted in Culture Shock, Passau, blogs, germany, irishblogs, passport | No Comments »

Now you might think, reading this at the cusp of November, that any well-thinking citizen would have registered at their University a good month-and-a-half ago. Well, before I go on, ... Read more..

Culture Shock #3 - in which our hero fests Oktober and enters diplomatic limbo

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006 Posted in Culture Shock, Passau, blogs, germany, irishblogs | No Comments »

  So what else do I know about Passau? Well, the town was diplomatically flattened in 1663 and rebuilt by Italian architects specially commissioned from Venice. As a result there's lots ... Read more..

Culture Shock #2 - in which our hero discovers the rules of Bavarian public transport

Tuesday, October 3rd, 2006 Posted in Culture Shock, Passau, blogs, germany, irishblogs | No Comments »

So... what do I know about Passau? Well, I know that it has a population of 50,000 and is about the size of Athlone; that it's home to a University ... Read more..