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The idea here is to TRAVEL THE WORLD regardless of time or budget. It dawned on me one day that even if I had unlimited time and money (which I definitley do not), I still couldn't see everything in the world that I'd like to see--I'm simply not going to live long enough to do it.

But I had a bit of brain wave and soon after the travel envelope was born. This is an actual physical envelope. I typed the name of every country in the world, plus every state in the US on little slips of paper which I then put into the envelope. In the beginning we (myself, my husband, Dave and daugher Catherine) would draw out a slip at random at the beginning of the month and that's where we would go---at least in our minds. We grab some books about the country from the library and put them in our bathroom to look at. We also check out some videos about the country if any. We check it out on googleearth, listen to the music, try the food, maybe even attempt to learn a dance or celebrate a festival.

After the first two years we discovered that even virtual traveling can be tiring, so we travel now whenever I happen to be in the mood.

It's great fun. I especially love it when people I meet have been to the place I'm "visiting" in real life, or get excited and have some virtual adventures of their own. I hope that anyone who comes across this blog will feel welcome to come with us on the trip!



You have a standing reservation to see it all!

Mar 2, 2010

Brats

      I can't get to the library till day after tomorrow.  So I will take this minute to rant about an unholy abomination that takes place in Iowa and probably elsewhere around the country.  And that is---the improper eating of bratwurst.  Look at the picture of the brat above.  YUM YUM YUM!!!  Notice the bun--it has some body to it.  It is beautifully crusty on the outside and chewy on the inside.  It is NOT from a pack of 89 cent American hotdog buns that come 8 to a package that are made of glue and have all the appeal of an old wet sponge.   No, this is real bread.  And notice that the brat is covered in mustard--probably spicy mustard.  
      Brats are special and there are lots of ways to eat them.  You can eat them plain if you don't like mustard, you can put them on a real roll, or you can have a roll to the side and you can have them with a side of saurkraut or potato salad.  But DON'T put them on a horrible cheap hotdog bun and DON'T put ketchup on them.  If you do, in the next life all you will get to eat is baloney on white bread and Velveeta cheese, which will be exactly what you deserve!
  
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 23, 2012 at 2:17 PM

    I love brats (on a real bun) with sauerkraut. Is that acceptable?

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  2. AnneliJune 6, 2012 at 10:39 AM

    As long as you have a real bun, eating the brat with sauerkraut is very acceptable. Keep on setting that good example! :)

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