Tag: Germany
See the German Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Neuleingen, Germany
Thanks to our friend Gesine, we visited a very unique Weihnachtsmarkt today. Almost every village, town, and city has their own Wiehnachtsmarkt (or Christmas Market). Some cities have several, and they are open through the day and into the evening from the end of November until Christmas. Most have vendors selling crafts, foods, candy, etc ...
This Is Why Autumn Is My Favorite Time to Visit Germany
Autumn is a beautiful time in Germany! The change in color is amazing with the leaves blending in perfectly with the architecture of the German timber buildings. There are hundreds of vineyards where we live, and all of the grape leaves have changed into this golden yellow color. These pictures were taken by Amanda's Mom, ...
How to See A Lot of Medieval Castles in Germany? Take a Rhine River Cruise
I work for a very international company. We have either manufacturing or sales offices in most countries around the world. Our global headquarters are in Ludwigshafen, Germany, which is the reason my wife and I are in Germany for the next couple of years. Since there are a lot of foreign expats in our work ...
How to Obtain a German Drivers License? Study, Study, and Oh Yeah — Study!
Wo bin ich gewesen? Where have I been? That is a great question. When I started this blog, I either had downtime in an airport or hotel or was just starting the new job in Germany, so free time was a luxury.. With me now being 7 months into my new job and 9 ...
Picking the Perfect Day Trip from Stuttgart or Munich – Travel to Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany
March 2013 has been a busy month with both Amanda & me getting into the full swing of work. With that, I have not had much of an opportunity for any updated blog posts, and frankly this winter has been very long, so we have not taken any trips. But, Amanda had gone back to ...
Picking the Perfect Day Trip from Frankfurt or Stuttgart – Travel to Heidelberg, Germany
So, before I started work, I decided to be a tourist and visit one of the more popular tourist attraction towns of Heidelberg, Germany. Heidelberg is located 20 minutes southeast of Mannheim by tram. It is a very popular town to live in by foreigners because there is a fantastic international school present, it's very ...
International House Hunters – Apartment Hunting in Germany
One constant that Amanda & I have shared over our past ten years together is that we have moved quite a bit. We have moved between apartments, between cities, between States, between houses, and now between Countries. With websites like Rent.com or various Realtor sites in the US, we had tools available to us to ...
Taking Our First Trip to Europe…Together – A Preview of a Life to Come
One of the best things about working for a global company is the travel outside the United States! Amanda especially has to travel a lot to Europe, specifically Germany quite a bit. Each time, my schedule would not allow me the opportunity to travel with her. However, in May, our schedules worked out!! She had ...
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