Celebrating Christmas, the German way!
Ever wonder what makes Christmas or Weihnachten in Germany different from the rest of the world? Every country has its own traditions, but have you ever wondered how Germans celebrate Christmas? Life...
View ArticleOne of a kind: Nürnberger Christkindlesmarkt
Falling in love with the Glühwein tradition in German Christmas Markets One of my wishes came true this year and that is to visit the world-famous Nürnberg Christkindlesmarkt, or probably the best...
View ArticleRuhetag Sonntag | Silent Sunday
Another beautiful morning with the sun just about to burst along the Danube River There is something like “Ruhetag Sonntag” ( or Quiet Sunday) we have here in Germany. While in other parts of the...
View ArticleSpaziergang– the one with mystical flair
After the rain where mists and dew become one Let me share with you a really nice German word that I personally love, it´s Spaziergang. For non native German speakers like me, Google provides a simple...
View Article“Kinder Malen sich Selbst ” Exhibition in Schloss Blutenberg, Münich
One of the best thing that happened to us during Corona Lockdown was that my daughter´s painting was selected to be inluded in the Exhibit for ” Kinder Malen sich Selbst” ( Children, paint...
View ArticleGerman word of the day–der Feierabend
Beer and Feierabend always makes a great combination, somewhere in Füssen I saw this shelf full of different types of Beer displayed on the streets.they are also eye-catchy for tourists! Just as I put...
View ArticleGerman word of the day :Frühlingsfreude
The first signal of Spring –Crocuses Here´s another interesting German word : Frühlingsfreude (n) which means Spring Joy. Frühlingsfreude is actually a combined words of Frühling ( Spring) and Freude(...
View ArticleA Day in the Life in the market (Souk) in Kuwait
Do you know the name of this giant Fish? It´s Friday, a day of rest in the Middle East.No work for almost everyone. It´s a free day for us so normally it´s a rest day.Either we sleep in,grocery...
View ArticleWhat have I´ve been eating in Germany?
A typical cheese and Wurst Plate in Bavaria, served on special occasions , of course perfect with Bavarian Beer I have been receiving many email from readers, most of them asking for specific expat...
View ArticleGerman word of the Day : der Hund (or Dog)
Large Dog painting in the Upper Belvedere This time I wanna share something unique about my German neighbours and their Dogs, or der Hund.Hund is masculine in gender in German grammar, and plural is...
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