by Chloe D | Jan 5, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
I’ve written about the German obsession at New Year’s with pyrotechnics for this blog before. This year Berlin was the same as always – air thick with smoke, sky alight with brilliant explosions of colour, and our ears filled with the constant cracking of...
by HF | Oct 2, 2023 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
As I write this, Oktoberfest in Munich is about to end on October 3rd. Oktoberfest, which begins in September, is by far Germany’s largest and most famous folk festival (Volksfest), but there are many other attractive options all across Germany. These other...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 3, 2022 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Today is a national holiday in Germany, Tag der Deutschen Einheit or German Unity Day. Like every year, I feel it is almost forgotten until it is upon us. It honors the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rejoining of East to West Germany. So it is strange that a day...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jan 25, 2021 | Berlin, Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, Red tape and bureaucracy, Tips, advice, suggestions, Work and employment matters
After a 2020 that threatened to end civilization as we know it, I allowed myself to be hopeful for 2021. Sure, Silvester (New Years Eve) was downsized to a quiet night at home (fireworks still blasting outside by people gloriously ignoring regulations) and we were...
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