I think I mentioned how incredibly gorgeous it is in this area…but you really can’t grasp the natural beauty unless you see it yourself. I’m not even sure my photos did the area justice. It seemed that almost everywhere you looked, it was just so...
Two weeks ago today we were woke up in our apartment in East Germany, ready to explore this unknown world. East Germany has a pretty bad reputation because a lot of places have become desolate and dilapidated in the past 10 years. We were near the Thüringer Wald...
Dear Deutsche Telekom, Please stop calling our house and harassing me 3-5 times a day. I don’t know what incredible new phone package you want to push us, but I am certain it cannot be THAT fantastic that you need to call over and over again for weeks on end. I...
Before everyone in the house caught colds, we had a visit from Steffi and Steffen — some of our friends from Bavaria. Somehow, we managed to convince Steffi (who is currently 6 months pregnant) that it would be the perfect weekend for her to make Schweinebraten for us...
You may have heard about some of those “strange” people out there that have decided to unplug themselves from the world and disconnect their TV from the satellite cable. But in case you didn’t know, we are indeed one of those “strange”...
We’re big fans of ice cream in this house. There is nothing quite like eating a fresh gelato from a street corner in Italy where you have 50 flavors to choose from. Unfortunately, we live in Germany and there is no ice cream stand in our little town. Not that it...