I made a little trip to Cologne today. According to Wikipedia, it is the fourth largest city in Germany, as well as one of the oldest, founded by the Romans in 38 A.D. Cologne is actually called Köln in German (you can click here to hear it pronounced), but I will use the English name …
Well folks, I now have a German cell phone and bank account, with no small thanks to mein Schatz, who has been helping me understand the systems. A few of my boxes have arrived, one directly to the apartment and a couple that have to be picked up at the post office. Just in time …
I’m back home, and am still trying to catch up with the rest of my life. But, in case you haven’t heard, mein Schatz ran an amazingly fast marathon last week in Berlin. Three hours, ten minutes! Which was what he was training for, and which qualifies him for the Boston Marathon. A round of …
I am taking a few minutes to relax, check e-mails, and to wish you an early happy new year. I arrived in Hamburg last Saturday afternoon, and that very evening, mein Schatz and I went to the Christmas Market — a German tradition of outdoor markets with wonderful Christmas food and goodies, like Lebkuchen (gingerbread) …