Germany Ja!

CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Picture stereotypical Bavaria in your head: Snow-capped mountains, verdant green valleys with a flock of sheep or heard of cattle, tall pine trees, women in dirndls, and men in lederhosen. Throw in beautifully painted buildings wooden balconies and flower boxes overflowing and you have Obberamergau, a picturesque town tucked in-between the [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY AMY BERMUDEZ   If I told you to imagine rural Europe, Berchtesgaden is the kind of town you’d think of. Cows chilling in the fields, grass so green it looks fake, rolling hills dotted with cottages and surrounded by mountains. The main attraction here: Kehlsteinhaus or The Eagle’s Nest. If you aren’t familiar [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Even if the brew tastes somewhat strange at the first swallow, do not stop, because soon you will realize that your thirst will not decrease and your pleasure will visibly increase. That’s what it says on the coasters at Schlenkerla in Bamburg. It almost sounds like a riddle, doesn’t it? So [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY CAITLYN CORDOVA We only arrived less than one month ago, so I was very excited to go to our first German festival. We had already seen the Easter Market in the city, so I wasn’t sure what to expect for the festival. After arriving in Nürnberg, it was only a short trip on [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Lists are popular these days: 1,000 places to see before you die, bucket lists, 30 before 30, or even the weekly top 40 (Okay, maybe lists have been popular for awhile!). Here’s another list that has my attention lately: the UNESCO World Heritage List. Sometimes I see it when I’m researching [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE My husband was an adult when he first tasted curry. His first thought? “I’ve been cheated!” Cheated out of many years of eating curry that is! Since that time, curry has become a staple food group for him. Luckily for us, I’m happy to agree. We were recently staying at the [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY AMY BERMUDEZ On my many trips Stateside since moving to Germany, I am frequently asked, “Where is Geronimo?” Everyone who knows me, knows that I deeply and probably somewhat obsessively, love my dog. Only the best for my 4-legged friend! When we go out-of-town, Geronimo goes to “camp,” known to the humans as [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY MICHELLE KING The Flossenbürg Castle Ruins were one of the first castle ruins my husband and I explored after moving to Germany. Lucky for us it’s just up the road. But this is one of those castles that I feel everyone should check out, even if you are stationed on the west side [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Imagine you are the mayor of a city with a tumultuous recent history. You have made it through the tough times and would like to learn from the mistakes of the past. You want to remember, but not glorify the evil that has happened. You want to remember so that it [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE This summer I had a chance to spend a day in Washington D.C. before hopping on the rotator to Germany. Spending the day in our country’s capitol hours before moving to Germany felt fitting. As we walked the national mall, we came to the relatively new WWII memorial, half way between [...]

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