Category Archives: Germany

Last weekend we spent a fun weekend in Köln, meeting up with friends we met on a cruise of the Mediterranean last year and meeting one of my cousins and his family for the first time. Our opera-loving friends, Jürgen … Continue reading →

The first several weeks of our summer has been taken up with moving and getting settled into our new apartment.  We’re getting to the finish line and now it’s just the ongoing process of putting things together one day at … Continue reading →

One of the interesting things about renting an apartment in Germany is that most places come as a shell. And, when we say “shell”, that’s what we mean.  The only thing that usually comes with the place is the toilet, bathroom sink … Continue reading →

Two weekends ago, we took a drive south into Baden-Württemberg to stay in the beautiful town of Schwäbisch Hall.  Now, we didn’t realize until just before we headed down here that there really isn’t a Hall in Schwäbisch Hall.  I … Continue reading →

A few weekends ago, we took a day trip to Maria Laach Monastery, near Andernach in the Rhineland. This Benedictine Abbey was founded in 1093 and the abbey buildings themselves were built between that year and 1177, then added on … Continue reading →

This is a beautiful country with a fascinating history and we enjoy every day we are here.  We have already been to most of the major cities and places tourists would normally visit.  So, it’s natural that we keep venturing … Continue reading →

Goethe Insitut in Frankfurt It may seem like we live this never-ending jet-set life, spending countless weekends in romantic European cities and towns, sipping wine and munching on schnitzel and bratwurst.  But no, there is another side to our lifestyle here. … Continue reading →

Over the MLK, Jr. holiday, we took a train up to Hamburg.  This was our third visit to the city and we’ve concluded that this is a great place, even in the middle of winter.  It’s windy and cold, but … Continue reading →

We are so fortunate to have our own neighborhood palace within a 30 minute walk from our home in Wiesbaden.  This is the Biebrich Schloss or Palace and its construction began in 1688, when Count Georg August Samuel of Nassau-Idstein, … Continue reading →

Schwetzingen is famous for two things: its asparagus and its Schloss.  Other towns, like nearby Bruchsal, may boast of being #1 in asparagus production but Schwetzingen certainly has the bigger asparagus festival, held every May.  The artwork shown here is … Continue reading →