by Sarah | Aug 6, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Whilst living in Germany, we’ve developed a bucket list of things we’d like to do whilst here. One activity on our list was to go to a music festival in Germany to see what it is like and how it compares to those back home in the UK. The first step was...
by AlieC | Jul 30, 2018 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
Whilst the mercury stays steadfastly in the thirties (centigrade) and the German summer is bursting with events like Breminale, weinwanderungen (wine walks) and freiluftkino (open air cinemas) it is easy to find the heat somewhat oppressive when you’re crushed...
by Sarah | Aug 2, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Having passed my first year in Bremen, I feel qualified to say summer in the city is the best season to visit. Amongst the numerous festivals taking place, Breminale stands out. For five days in July the banks of River Weser are lined with open-air tents with music...
by Chloe D | Jul 26, 2017 | Daily life, History and culture
As every summer, we are holidaying in the north of England, where compared to Berlin the days are cooler and the evenings longer. I should be used to it because this is where I grew up and it has the unpredictable (or all too predictable) summer climate of my...
by Chloe D | Jun 3, 2017 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
It always comes upon you suddenly, the Berlin summer. One day you’re shivering in your down coat at the playground, lamenting with friends how it is already May but barely 10 degrees celsius. The next day you’re sweating in your shirtsleeves, the powerful sun beating...
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