It's been some time since Tristan and I have had the chance to travel. We've both been busy with work and school, but now that sixth grade is winding and the weather is trying to cooperate, we've been making plans. Spring in Deutschland has been a burst of rich, vivid greens littered with scarlet, pinks, … Continue reading Trier, Germany
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Castle Chronicles: Burg Rhinestein
Tristan and I have often simply pulled off to venture up to a castle ruin we see from the road. It's easy to do here as they're often scattered along in the towns and villages we pass. However, on our last pitstop, Tristan asked if we'd ever stop by a castle that was "whole." He … Continue reading Castle Chronicles: Burg Rhinestein
Little Things: Part Three
This edition of "Little Things" is mixture of both positives and... less positives. Don't misunderstand - I love living here (you know, in the whole four months that we've been here), but there are some things that I miss from home - as well as absolutely baffle me about Germany. While there are things that … Continue reading Little Things: Part Three
Castle Chronicles: Burgruine Frankenstein
If I understand correctly, there are multiple Frankenstein castles. There is the ruin in the village of Frankenstein in Rhineland-Pfalz, and there is the castle in Hesse where the (from what I hear) amazing Halloween festival is held. We visited Burgruine Frankenstein, the castle ruins in the village of Frankenstein. Something I've noticed about the … Continue reading Castle Chronicles: Burgruine Frankenstein
Drei
And suddenly, in a few days, it will be three months since we made our journey. In these three months, I've begun working, found an amazing sitter for Tristan, explored a few castles, met some wonderfully welcoming co-workers, learned to drive the German roads, learned to move fast in the checkout line, eaten an insane … Continue reading Drei
Castle Chronicles: Burg Nanstein & Heather Cliffs
A walking/bike path Remember how I said there are over 20,000 castles and castle ruins just in Deutschland alone? They literally litter the landscape, popping up on hills and mountains seemingly from nowhere. Driving down the autobahn, you can see church steeples and castle towers. Almost every town, city, village has it's own castle or … Continue reading Castle Chronicles: Burg Nanstein & Heather Cliffs
Fahrschule
Since getting my driver's license, I've had many questions! Now, I've only had it for a short time, and have only driven to some familiar places, but I thought I would write a post about my experiences thus far, as well as some others' that have been driving here for a longer time than I … Continue reading Fahrschule
Castle Chronicles: Burg Neu-Wolfstein
It's been almost a month since I've posted last - it's been busy around here! I began working on the unit (I never knew how much I could miss patient care), and we moved into our house. There is still so much to do in order for us to be fully settled, but we're over … Continue reading Castle Chronicles: Burg Neu-Wolfstein
All in a Month
It's been a month since our big jump across the great blue pond. We experienced two weeks of quarantine, lots of binge watching great television, doggie walks, and lots of learning curves. My curls are a hot mess; my kid has yet to start school; and I've spent way too much money on brezeln and … Continue reading All in a Month
Castle Chronicles – Burg Lichtenberg
"Have fun storming the castle!" And we did! Tristan and I spent our morning lazying around, and our afternoon getting acquainted with a few local stores, scarfing down schnitzel and pommes (fries) from the food stand, and driving about 20 or so minutes to Thallichtenberg, inside Kusel, to see a castle. Now, to say that … Continue reading Castle Chronicles – Burg Lichtenberg
