by AlieC | Aug 3, 2016 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Summer in Germany is a humid and sweaty affair, especially down here in the landlocked south. For a pale, sea breeze loving Brit my first summer was indeed a baptism of fire. When I heard of a beautiful place where you could swim and laze away a day it seemed to be...
by Chloe D | Jul 29, 2015 | History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
A couple of weeks ago we had night without children (they were having a sleepover in the KiTa – worthy of another blog post). But what a rarity! Seeing a film was the obvious choice – prior to parenthood we went to the movies all the time. But it had...
by Jane | Sep 14, 2009 | Daily life, Expat issues, German language, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
Here in Baden-Württemberg the school year begins again this week. While my children are not yet school age, we’ve been enjoying rituals associated with this time of year: a last visit to the Freibad (outdoor public pool), buying closed toe shoes for...
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