Life in Weiden, Travel + Life Abroad
A Quiet Life
I spent an idyllic weekend, working on, among other things, my relationship with Weiden. Things are going well, now Spring is here and there’s no frost or ice or need… Continue Reading
Browsing Tag: Germany + the Germans
Travel + Life Abroad, Travel: Germany
What I Love About Germany
It all started with cheap bananas. As I stood in the supermarket, marvelling at a big bunch of bananas that would set me back a whole euro (as opposed to… Continue Reading
Rothenburg, Travel + Life Abroad
The Fairy Tale Town of Rothenburg
Upon deciding we would journey to Kupferzell this past Wednesday, SG promptly planned a second ‘surprise’ element to the day. We would drive to another place after Kupferzell, one I… Continue Reading
Life in Weiden, Travel: Germany
Spargelzeit
Here in Germany, we are in the thick of Spargelzeit. The blossoms are blooming, the bees are buzzing and the Spargel is spargelling. It dominates menus, features in displays –… Continue Reading
Essays, Travel + Life Abroad, Travel: Germany
Roots
In October 1855, a man by the name of Johann Leonhard Hambrecht travelled from his home village of Kupferzell – in Germany’s Baden-Württemberg – to Öhringen. It wasn’t a long… Continue Reading
What Would You Be Doing If …
The other day, Silke, my wonderful friend from Münster, asked me what I thought I would be doing if I had never travelled and, as a consequence, never moved to… Continue Reading
Life in Weiden, Pictures, Travel + Life Abroad
Everything is better when the sun shines
A sunny Friday led to a vanilla frappe and walk around what I have now taken to calling Weiden’s Central Park, despite it having the perfectly good name of ‘Max… Continue Reading
Life in Weiden, Pictures, Travel + Life Abroad
Sweet Surprises
Weiden seems intent on worming its way into my affections. It just gets cuter by the day. It could be the infectious happiness Spring brings with it or it could… Continue Reading
Life in Weiden, Travel + Life Abroad
Lake Swimming & Strawberries
In keeping with a recent decision to make the most of this town, because it won’t be forever, and acknowledging a continued attraction to lakes , yesterday we went swimming. The… Continue Reading
Life in Weiden, Pictures, Travel: Germany
I Love Europe in the Spring Time
Yesterday was the first of a proposed series of plus-20 degree days. Mercury hit 22.6, exceeding all my expectations. I took myself off to my favourite park – establishing a… Continue Reading
Travel + Life Abroad, Travel: Germany
Eat! It Creates Cultural Understanding
Last week, biscuit in hand, brötchen in belly and face smeared with the remnants of another chocolate themed post-dinner treat, I hit a wall. I ran into that sucker chocolatey… Continue Reading
Life in Weiden, Pictures, Travel + Life Abroad
Lunch by the Lake
For a while now, I have harboured a secret desire to eat lunch by a lake. I’m not entirely sure why, I suspect it concerns being an Aquarian with nary… Continue Reading
Where I Live
Sometimes, caught up in thinking about where I have been, where I come from and where I would like to go, I neglect to consider where I am. This is… Continue Reading
Life in Münster, Life in Weiden, Travel: Germany
Why Aren’t Germans Fat?
Back in Bavaria, after four days of fried fish, moreish soups , bread, cheese and, obviously, chocolate, I am forced to contemplate an issue that has haunted me since I… Continue Reading
The Seaside and a Submarine
The best thing about visits to Kiel – quite apart from SG’s lovely family and his mother’s extraordinary smelling towels – is being by the sea. The sound of gulls,… Continue Reading
Hip Gold
With Easter upon us, I find myself, for a change, gorging on chocolate. This is opposed to my usual gorging on German biscuits, cake and schnitzel with only the occasional… Continue Reading
Through the Looking Glass
Something you hear often, when living away from home, family and friends, is ‘don’t worry, nothing around here ever changes.’ It is said, usually in soothing tones, in response to a… Continue Reading
München and Maria
If there was ever a beautiful, wealthy European city, rich with history and chock full of impossibly well groomed citizens driving big, shiny, expensive cars, it is Bavaria’s capital, Munich…. Continue Reading
When Travel Styles Collide
*** This post is sponsored by Markco Media Ltd . No that does not change my writing style, yes the product is relevant to me (and you). *** Now that… Continue Reading
18 Months
While discussing the ins and outs of residence permits with a friend today, and why I cannot apply for anything much more than your standard work permit until I have… Continue Reading