I got a new winter bike! And ran 16 miles!

It was a great day today, and busy. Sam and I ran (16 miles for me, 11 for him) and then we went and got me a new winter bike. I sold my old winter bike before we left for our trip, and I don't like to ride my good bike if it's below freezing (because the grease in the cables can freeze and get weird) or if I'm going to be in gross weather (for obvious maintenance reasons). So today we went to see a bike I found on craigslist, and it was better than it looked in the picture, and I got it! So now I'm ready to commute in worse wintery weather. Although I'm not really prepared for it emotionally, of course.

Here's my new bike:

It's white, not purple like my old winter bike, but that's ok. I'll need to get lights, fenders, and a new chain. I'm very glad that now I can take better care of my good bike!

I'm working from the Philadelphia office this week

Check out the view from my borrowed office:

The sky looked pretty cool. And that's the art museum building on the left. Nice, huh?

My fortune from my fortune cookie last night made me think of my dad

Not sure why... :)

Dusseldorf pictures

I'm at the airport in London now on a layover on my way home. I have wifi here, which is great, so I'll post some pictures from Dusseldorf. 

Here's a view of the area near the hotel that we got while walking back from dinner:

Here is our office building:

And here are some views from inside:

Then here's some places we walked by on the way to dinner another night:

It all looks so cool in the dark, huh? And look what they played on the plane on my way to Berlin:

More posts and pictures coming soon!

Adventures in Germany, with a focus on food

I've been in Germany for the last two weeks for work, and it's been fun but the food is not vegetarian-friendly, to say the least. We've gone to a few nice Italian restaurants, but I've also had to endure some really sad salads at German meat restaurants and breweries. Here are some of my food pictures:

Ravioli

Dessert

Dessert

Pasta

Dessert

Dessert

I didn't bother taking pictures of the sad salads. 

This makes it look like I've eaten a lot of (only?) dessert, which is nearly true. It's been great!

I am typing this on my phone on the train on the way to visit Meredith in Germany. I just noticed I have an Icelandic keyboard installed, so I will share some Icelandic characters with you:ð Ð Æ æ ö Ö and my personal favorite, þ Þ. 

That's it for now so I don't get sick on the train!

I ran 11 miles in Berlin

I'm in Berlin visiting a friend and I am also training for the New Orleans marathon, which I think I've already mentioned. I ran 11 miles here for my weekly long run, and it was a great way to see the city. Here are some pictures of places I saw on my run:

Ran 10 miles with Meredith today!

Meredith and Brian are visiting me in Amsterdam and Meredith and I went on a 10-mile run this morning. It was really fun and Amsterdam is great!