So I have mentioned that our apartment was not finished when we moved in. Our rent was reduced for the first month because of this. There were workmen (who our landlord has known for 20 years) here every day until… (READ MORE)
Europe has a smell. It is not always noticeable. Usually there is food, people, weather, activity, construction, etc. to smell. But early in the morning, when no one is out and the air is crisp, it is there. I don’t… (READ MORE)
A lot of American tourists are frustrated by Sunday in Germany. However, I was always very appreciative of the sentiment, even if it was a bit limiting. It is still limiting for someone trying to settle in to a new… (READ MORE)
Discolsure: I have used affiliate links to link to some products that William and I love and that you may not be familiar with. You don’t pay any extra for purchasing something through these links, but we get a small… (READ MORE)
Wednesday did not get off to a good start for me. William had a field trip on the second day of school, so he only had to go to the train station at 8:45 this morning. On his way there,… (READ MORE)
My day was fairly uneventful. Last night we quickly learned that our duvet (135×200) was too small for two people, but I don’t want to give it up. So we solved it by buying a second set of Aldi sheets… (READ MORE)
Today we got up and started going right away. Finishing packing, eating breakfast, taking one last shower, and cleaning up our room. We also squeezed as much internet time in as we could. As a thank you gift for taking… (READ MORE)
Today was the Herbstmarkt, or autumn market, that we have been preparing for all week. As it turns out, it’s a huge deal! We didn’t realize this. Ingenried is such a small town, we just expected the local farmers selling… (READ MORE)
Today was pretty uneventful. There is a big market at the farm tomorrow, which we have spent the whole last week cleaning for. Everything was pretty much done, so we just did a little vacuuming and that was all they… (READ MORE)
It was a really busy day, and by the time we got back to the farm for the night, all I wanted to do was drink a glass of wine and eat the hashbrowns that one of our hosts was… (READ MORE)