Sep 18, 2009 | Entertaining, Europe, Germany, Travel
At some point in your life, I’m sure you’ve heard about a little party held in Munich every year called Oktoberfest. But did you know that it’s actually held the last two weeks of September, leading into October? Tomorrow at noon the first keg will...Sep 17, 2009 | Entertaining, Expat Life, Travel
It’s been over a month since the greatest little party on earth, aka Lanternfest, and I figured it’s about time I get these photos online. Also, we’re going to be attending another one of the biggest great parties on earth, Oktoberfest, this weekend...Aug 26, 2009 | Expat Life, Garden, Homesteading Life
Despite a few setbacks in our garden (like the loss of 80% of our tomato plants), we’ve still had a fairly decent harvest. You can see our full list of harvest figures on our In the Garden page but here’s what we’ve collected from our garden in the...Aug 4, 2009 | Entertaining, Expat Life, Travel
The Lantern Festival in Buedesheim is an event we look forward to every year – as do our friends. Most of the 5 friends visiting us on Saturday have been at the fest for the last 3 years with us. Once they’d seen it for the first time, they were as hooked...May 23, 2009 | Expat Life, Travel
I heard a strange noise outside last week, and when I looked out the window, I saw these guys… They were adding some stripes to a street beside us. We can’t recall there ever being stripes there before but apparently they are now important. The contraption...May 18, 2009 | Entertaining, Expat Life, Travel
Yesterday we took a little trip to Frankfurt for the Dragon Boat Festival. It’s something they’ve been doing on the Main River since 1991 but we’ve never been there ourselves. Although it’s not one of the biggest events they hold down along the...