October 25, 2018 – October 28, 2018 Not going to lie, Berlin was never really high on my list of places to visit, for no reason in particular. It was, however, one of my husband’s top priority cities when we moved to Europe 2 years ago, and if I would have known how much I…
Category: Germany
Oktoberfest for the second time
September 28, 2018 – October 1, 2018 Last year we had such a good time dressing up in our finest lederhosen and dirndls, that we decided to do it again this year! Although we weren’t on the ball about booking hotels 10 months in advance this time, we still ended up getting lodging close to…
Cochem – Castles, Riesling, and Squad
July 20, 2018 – July 22, 2018 Recently, Tyler and I learned that Riesling wine region in Germany is just a short 3.5 hour drive from Amsterdam. Although the sweet, white wine is not my typical drink of choice, I love a good road trip and a good wine country. Friday after work, we hopped…
Oktoberfest
September 15, 2017 – September 18, 2017 September was a busy month with visitors who stopped in Amsterdam before and after the main attraction: Oktoberfest, aka 1 of the top 10 items on my bucket list. And I’d have to say, it is all it’s cracked up to be. We decided to head to Munchen…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Cologne
December 10, 2016 – December 11, 2016 There’s nothing like a good tacky Christmas sweater party with the rowdiest bunch of accountants and trip to the Christmas markets to get you in the mood for the holidays. (Oh, and Glühwein, lots of Glühwein, but I’ll get to that part later). Especially since we are deciding to…
Hamburg – Home of the Hamburger?
November 11, 2016 – November 13, 2016 This past weekend I visited my 8th country on our first weekend getaway. We tagged along with 13 almost complete strangers who had planned the trip to Hamburg, Germany, about a 4 hour drive from Amsterdam. Having never really heard of Hamburg before, I wasn’t sure what I…
Bikes and Boterhams 