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Some things in Germany are quite familiar, like the ubiquitous Geldautomat (ATM). Just like over here, the first question is what language you'd like to use, and though the list of languages was longer than the usual English/Spanish you find here, English is still on the list. I received my bank statement yesterday, which includes the withdrawals I made in Germany, and the other familiar thing is, of course, some fees for the transactions. The good news? Tiny fees. I think I've been charged bigger fees in Milwaukee.

Photo meme!

Everyone else is doing it!

Ask me to photograph something (around where I live/work, or somewhere I can get to easily) ... it could be just about anything, but I reserve the right to "interpret" your request if it makes for a better photo or is vaguely amusing to me :-) ... no guarantee for how quickly I'll get around to your request, but I'll see what I can do (and I also reserve the right to use a photograph I've already taken if it fits your theme/request)

Photomeme - the_magician

the_magician asked for "Something architectural and gothic!"

Milwaukee is not exactly famous for Gothic architecture. I did, however, recently get the chance to visit one of the world's great examples, and so I went through the not-yet-sorted photos and selected this one:

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