I've never heard of Monocle Magazine, but I do appreciate their vote of confidence in declaring Munich the world's most liveable city. I am so glad that the city got some good press. I needed to hear something positive after watching movies like Sophie Scholl: The Last Days and well Munich. I thought seeing the city in film would help get me ready for the move. not so much though.
I like the article's mention of Gemütlichkeit. It translates from German as "the fondness of feasting, drinking and merry company." Who doesn't like merry company? or feasting and drinking?
I hope my page hasn't become too theme based. I know Ali has an aversion to themes.
Chicago
Oktoberfest
Zurich
South Wales
Dubrovnik
My Sisters
Place des Vosges
Le Marais
Radishes at Viktualienmarkt
Segovia
Lake Annecy
Helsinki
Yorkshire Moors
Oxford
Ravello
Positano
Cornish Pasties
Marrakech
Bad Tölz Bird Art
Kochelsee
Hairy Coo
Hintersteiner Lake
Simit
Mittenwald
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Munich is 1 of the 3 largest cities in Germany with a population over 1 million! Germany is also the 3rd largest economy in the world behind the US and Japan. Fun facts I learned at work today...
Theme's can also be for good and not for evil.
Like the theme to the movie Starwars:
Star Wars is often credited as heralding the beginning of a revival of grand symphonic scores in the late 1970s. While to ascribe this feat single-handedly to Williams is premature, the popularity and impact of the scores was a major contribution. One technique in particular has had a particular influence: Williams's revival of a technique called "leitmotif", which is most famously associated with the operas of Wagner and, in film scores, with Steiner. A leitmotif is a phrase or melodic cell that signifies a character, place, plot element, mood, idea, relationship or other specific part of the film. It is commonly used in modern film scoring, as a device to mentally anchor certain parts of a film to the soundtrack. Of chief importance for a leitmotif is that it must be strong enough for a listener to latch onto while being flexible enough to undergo variation and development.
...that's when I got bored...but interesting facts about a "leitmotif".
We have a small wooden boat decoration in our bathroom, does that count?
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