Archive for September, 2008
Monday, September 29th, 2008
The worlds least-favourite airline
Strasbourg’s airport has yet to welcome in any of the low cost airlines, thanks in no small part to French protectionism. If there had been such a thing as a French low-cost carrier, I’m sure we would have had at least a direct link to Brussels in operation by now.
So if you want to [...]
3 Comments » - Posted in Life in Strasbourg, travel by Bart
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Outlook with Business Contact Manager 2007
Ok, so this has nothing to do with Strasbourg, but I’ve got a blog, and I need to whinge.
Microsoft have persisted with this frankly second-rate software product for a five years or so, and having tried both the 2003 and 2007 versions - I can safely say that they should just throw in the towel.
On [...]
No Comments » - Posted in pointless whinging by Bart
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
That list
We finally received our ‘list’ for our eldest’s first year at school. It seems that 3 year olds don’t have much need for stationery:
exercise book 320mm x 240mm with protective plastic cover (and name on)
portfolio booklet with at least 40 sleeves (and name on)
daps (with name on the in-sole)
two boxes of tissues
two rolls of absorbent [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Life in Strasbourg by Bart
Monday, September 8th, 2008
Breaking the law
That’s it. I’m now in the system for good. When the cops type my name into their central database - bang - back it will come. Hulley, Barth; one speeding ticket, 3rd August 2008, travelling at 11km over the speed limit on the northbound A35 at Geispolsheim in a rented Fiat Bravo.
Speed cameras eh [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Life in Strasbourg by Bart
Friday, September 5th, 2008
Baggersee plage
The first time we visited Strasbourg, way back in 2004, we stumbled across Baggersee beach and, along with many other things here, we listed it as yet another good reason to move to Strasbourg. So move we did.
Baggersee Plage is a well hidden, white sandy beach set beside a small lake not far from Central [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Life in Strasbourg by Bart
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2008
The great air-raid siren mystery
Twice a day Monday to Friday (I think), at midday and fifteen minutes later at precisely 12.15 the peace and quiet of the Contades district of Strasbourg is shattered by the sound of an almighty air-raid siren. Well, it obviously can’t be an ‘air-raid’ siren, because there aren’t any air-raids, but it is a siren [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in Life in Strasbourg by Bart
Monday, September 1st, 2008
La rentrée - take note
There is a highly impressive advert on TV at the moment for Oxford exercise books. It’s an expensively produced commercial that utilises the latest technology to combine computer generated images with a montage of exciting scenes - as imagined by the young girl featured in the ad. There are explosions, monsters, collapsing buildings and all [...]
