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My Favorite German Christmas Market Foods and Drinks

My Favorite German Christmas Market Foods and Drinks

I promise, this is the last Christmas market post for a while, but I just couldn’t resist sharing some of my favorite Christmas market foods and drinks. People, I pigged …Read the Rest

Cologne Christmas Markets

Cologne Christmas Markets

I know it’s almost February, but indulge me and let me show you Cologne’s beautiful Christmas markets. By now I’m sure you know that I am a huge fan of this …Read the Rest

German Ads Against Discrimination

German Ads Against Discrimination

When we were in Cologne recently I kept seeing the same kind of ad against discrimination on big posters in subway stations: drawers with people neatly filed in their respective …Read the Rest

Advent in Germany: German Christmas Traditions

Advent in Germany: German Christmas Traditions

I just arrived in Germany and am looking forward to hanging out with family and friends and enjoying Advent in Germany aka the German pre-Christmas season. It’s been very Chirstmas-y …Read the Rest

Grocery Shopping in Germany… and finding a bit of America

Grocery Shopping in Germany… and finding a bit of America

One of the things I like to do when I am at home in Germany is simply to go into a supermarket. As I try to find a one Euro …Read the Rest

Karneval in Cologne… or Why I Miss Germany Today

Karneval in Cologne… or Why I Miss Germany Today

Ever since I started being the serial expat I am today, I have missed many fun holidays in Germany. One that always makes me half-regret my decision to move abroad …Read the Rest

Christmas in Germany

Christmas in Germany

So, after partying until 4am at the “Warten auf’s Christkind” on December 23rd we went home and caught up on some sleep. We spent the next day taking care of …Read the Rest

December in Germany: Back Home Again

December in Germany: Back Home Again

Getting to Germany I know, I know, it’s February and I’m writing about my trip in December I’ve been just too freaking busy – that’s my excuse and I’m sticking …Read the Rest

More German Christmas Cookies

More German Christmas Cookies

In another life I must have been a baker. I really enjoy making Christmas cookies and I love when other people like them I’ve been making my way through Weihnachtsplaetzchen …Read the Rest

German Christmas Cookies in Texas

German Christmas Cookies in Texas

Smells like Christmas Our house is getting more Christmas-y by the minute what with the wrapped presents piling up in the living room ready to be packed for our trip …Read the Rest

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