Let me tell you a tale of two Sundays. Sunday morning #1! We woke up at 6:30 AM, excited for our first day at Oktoberfest, scarfed a big breakfast, and left for the . Our lederhosen didn’t protect us much against the morning chill waiting in line, but by 9 AM we were safely within [...]
A series of short blog posts about our life in Germany. October is nearly here, and everywhere in Munich you see signs of fall: changing leaves, kids going to school, stores filled to the brim with Bavarian garb. Yes, it’s that time: Oktoberfest is nearly upon us. As a first-timer, I’ve learned a lot in [...]
A series of short blog posts about our life in Germany. Last Thursday we went to Tierpark Hellabrun, the Munich zoo. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed the visit — I’m not a zoo person, normally, but I gladly spent four full hours seeing every part of the park with Alex and [...]
A series of short blog posts about our life in Germany. Since we moved into our apartment three weeks ago, we’ve been afraid to open our windows for fear that Dax or Jacob would fall out and die. (They’re not stupid, but their footing ain’t always perfect.) Fortunately, our balcony is enclosed and we can [...]
I know that I am more than late with this blog post. I would say that I have been “busy” but that would be a lie. I have been nothing of the sorts! My days currently involve eating. Some days I don’t even bathe! Oh how lovely life is when you stop bathing. Not to [...]