by Ayla the Newfie | Mar 24, 2010 | Ayla's thoughts, Europe, Germany, Pets, The calming years (3-4)
Hello friends!! Wow, have I got some exciting stuff to share with you today! Last week, we took a little vacation and even though it’s pretty warm at home…where we went there was SNOW! And lots of it. I could hardly even believe my eyes. And we...
by Tiffany | Oct 6, 2009 | Entertaining, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Travel
The Oktoberfest is a big deal for most people in Germany, especially those living in Bavaria. We unfortunately don’t live in Bavaria but it’s still a big deal to us. The first year I had the privilege of attending was in 2000 when Stefan and I flew over...
by Tiffany | Sep 28, 2009 | Entertaining, Europe, Expat Life, Germany, Travel
On August 7th and 8th in the year 2009, our little family had the great honor of celebrating a long awaited wedding between our friends Steffen & Steffi. As a matter of fact, they got engaged in 2005 at the very same tent where we all threw back a couple maß of...
by Tiffany | 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...
by Tiffany | Jan 15, 2009 | Europe, Germany, Photography, Travel
As I’ve mentioned, we were down in Bavaria this past weekend visiting Stefan’s parents. This is their house, rather typical for the area. I just love these houses with all the wood trim – they just look so classic. Naturally, we couldn’t let...
by Tiffany | Jan 13, 2009 | Europe, Germany, Travel
While we were in Bavaria this weekend, we went to a nice little restaurant called Schlossgasthof zur Einkehr [(Haggn 26, 94362 Neukirchen, Tel: (09961) 701170)]. It’s a place the in-laws have been to several times and they always enjoyed it so we went to check...