by HF | Jul 3, 2023 | Berlin, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
My last post was about revisiting Berlin after a five-year pandemic-related pause. In that post I promised to later write about Munich, our next destination, and I will. But today my subject is Deutsche Bahn (DB) and the “adventure” of rail travel in...
by HF | May 8, 2023 | Berlin, History and culture
Die Tribute von Panem: The German Title for The Hunger Games The upcoming 2023 Hunger Games prequel, The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes, is neither the first Hunger Games film nor the first major Hollywood picture to be filmed in Germany in recent decades. One of...
by HF | Apr 3, 2023 | Berlin, History and culture
Germany’s capital city is famous for its museums – and with good reason. Berlin’s museum offerings are both wide and deep, covering just about any topic or field you can imagine. And some you can’t. Updated for 2024! Unfortunately, not all museums...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jan 23, 2023 | Berlin, Daily life, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
One of my favorite parts about living abroad is that you get to make your own traditions. Deciding we really aren’t fans of turkey, we still host an annual Thanksgiving party but usually buy a half dozen halbes hähnchen (half a roasted chicken) from the nearest...
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