Monthly Archives: April 2005

the absolutely worst coffee you can get on a train is probably the coffee served from the trolley on board the CISalpino trains…although i probably should qualify that a bit. it’s excellent coffee if (and only if, as us scientists … Continue reading →

we are just watching the royal wedding on telly as broadcast by the BBC (carried on the digital cable channels here in switzerland)…(well, actually, dorothee has been following every royal move since about 13:00 (12:00 GMST), i’ve been doing the … Continue reading →

this morning — before leaving for work — i quickly check my mail box to see whether one of the mystery emails has already arrived…and, yes, got the first email — and the plot starts to unfold……the activities of the … Continue reading →

today’s guardian newsblog has a rather intriguing blog entry on an electronic mystery. while i usually am not that taken with electronic books (i’m waiting for the commercial, consumer-grade, high-resolution, high-contrast electronic paper devices with builtin WLAN/UMTS), this electronic mystery … Continue reading →

enticed by our first visit to wheelers pub we have planned for today to forego cooking lunch ourselves and instead have a lunch roast at wheelers…when we get there shortly after 12:00 the lounge area is empty and for a … Continue reading →