It was a short week at work and school for us since Thanksgiving was on Thursday! Our original plans had us departing on Wednesday afternoon to fly to Albania and begin a road trip through several Balkan countries. Unfortunately, on Tuesday we found out that our flight had been rescheduled for Thursday night—not cancelled, justContinue reading “Week 237: Thanksgiving Week”
Monthly Archives: November 2025
Week 236: Early Snow!
It’s been a super cold week here in Stuttgart! It has hovered in the 40s since early October, but this week it finally dipped below freezing and hasn’t climbed back up since. We’ve been stuck in the upper 20s to low 30s every day, and even got a mini snowstorm that delayed the start ofContinue reading “Week 236: Early Snow!”
Week 235: Halfway through November!
I can’t believe we’re already halfway through November—it’s been such a busy month so far. The weather has mostly been cold, though we’ve had a few days that almost reached 60°F. You can really feel that winter is just around the corner, so we’re trying to soak up every bit of sun and these rare,Continue reading “Week 235: Halfway through November!”
Week 234: The Marine Corps Ball and Many Other Things
Wow—after some pretty quiet, slow weeks in October, November kicked off with a crazy start! It all began on Monday, when Brooklyn and I left work and school early and took the train up to Cologne to see Bob Dylan in concert. Brooklyn has a wonderfully eclectic taste in music; she bought the tickets overContinue reading “Week 234: The Marine Corps Ball and Many Other Things”
Week 233: Halloween 🎃
It’s been another cold and busy week! It’s been broken up by some of the most beautiful sunrises and sunsets. I’m not sure what causes them to be bright red and pink, but we’ve had them almost every day this week! Daylight Saving Time has ended here, so we are awake for more sunrises now!Continue reading “Week 233: Halloween 🎃”
Gilcrests Abroad 