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 …
Category: Europe
Frohes Neues Jahr!
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) …
Auf Wiedersehen!
Season’s greetings to everyone! I’m taking off to celebrate the holidays in Germany with mein Schatz, so I’ll see you in the new year!
Travel Report
What a lovely fun and relaxing time I had in northern Germany! I enjoyed Hamburg even more this time than I did on our short visit in June. The weather was beautiful, so we spent a lot of time outdoors and on the water — taking a boat tour of the harbor, kayaking along the …