We took a little weekend trip to Rothenburg in our jazzy new BMW. It seems to be a good old car–fast and reliable. The funny thing about the autobahn is that the flow of traffic is sometimes going (Moms: close your eyes) 100 MPH, and since the cars and roads and drivers are all built [...]
We have some major accomplishments to report: 1. We are the proud bearers of SOFA stamps, which will allow us to extend our stay in Germany. Because I wasn’t able to get a Visa through my job (I’m too old), we had to get creative. After many, many ideas and road blocks and MUCH ado, [...]
New discovery: I LOVE Turkish food. All of my favorite things combined in a bunch of different delicious recipes. Think Greek, only fresher and with more salads (although I’ve never had Greek food in Greece). Garbanzo beans, tomatoes, cucumber, yogurt, other beans, really good rice (and I know good rice), fresh herbs (especially mint), fresh bread, beets, corn…I could go [...]
I’m sitting down to write this post with a hot cup of delicious coffee, thanks to my sweet friend Katie who heard my cries and sent Starbucks and a french press. Oh how I love a hot cup of coffee. And while I am not “addicted”, per se, I do miss the wild and crazy [...]
As many of you may know, I have often SWORN that under no circumstances could I ever enjoy running. I’ve tried it several times and every time I feel like I am going to die. It hurts my knees, my ears, my head and neck, my poor lungs and heart…everything. Even when I’ve been in [...]
I’m not going in order. I’m just telling stories as they come. We went to France before we went to Switzerland. Using our Eurail pass, we could get on any train in our designated countries for free (a couple of them required a supplemental fee). Some required reservations, some did not and it was a [...]
Almost exactly 10 years ago, I took my first trip to Europe and stayed in Leeuwarden with my grandma and Hans. I remember being completely overwhelmed by how quaint–and different–everything was. I was ready to have a different impression the second time and to feel a little let-down. Since then, I have done more traveling [...]
* WPG2 Plugin Not Validated * We returned on Wednesday night from our little jaunt around The Netherlands, France and Switzerland. While we were gone, spring came to Steinbach. The grass grew, the trees are in bloom, there are little flowers all around and the weather is amazing. It’s good to be home and it [...]
We’re planning our Easter vacation (yes, I realize it’s a week away) and would love to hear ideas and favorite places from any of you. Friday we’ll head to Leeuwarden to spend 4-5 days with Evy and Hans, seeing the sights of The Netherlands, enjoying an Easter brunch with family (a condensed version), and drinking [...]
We’ve been going on our “daily” walks around Steinbach and were enjoying the neighborhood, looking at houses and exploring our new home. But we ran out of Steinbach to explore after just a few days, and the same few streets were starting to get dull. I mentioned a few times that I wished there was [...]
