It’s November and the cold weather is officially here! Until now, the weather has been sunny and in the high 50s/low 60s. This week the temperatures have dropped to the high 40s/low 50s and been really cloudy and rainy. We also changed the clocks back last week so it has been extra dark. It seemsContinue reading “Week 129: It’s November!”
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Week 125: Homecoming!
The government’s fiscal year is finally closed so there was a huge let-up in work for me this week. Tuesday, we celebrated by having a team building event at Volksfest. Thank goodness the fest is almost over. It seems like it has been going on forever and I think three visits in one opening isContinue reading “Week 125: Homecoming!”
Week 123: Lots of Visitors!
We had lots of visitors last week! Matt’s cousins, Rob and Candra, and their spouses, Kellan and Ellen visited for a week! On Monday, they arrived via train and we met them at the train station. After they got a quick nap, we headed to downtown Böblingen for dinner at Seegartle on the lake, followedContinue reading “Week 123: Lots of Visitors!”
Week 120: Labor Day on the Amalfi Coast
We had another quick week at home. While it was so hot and humid last week, we are back to normal Germany weather; 55F and rainy. To be honest, it’s a welcome change after all the heat. Brooklyn started with tennis practice every day after school with her team. Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts bothContinue reading “Week 120: Labor Day on the Amalfi Coast”
Week 119: First Week of School and Dijon, France
It was the first week of school! We managed to get a good nights rest on Sunday and had a relatively stress-free morning on Monday. It is still so HOT and HUMID. Because temps above 70F are so rare, the schools don’t have air conditioning here. But it’s been in the high 90s and soContinue reading “Week 119: First Week of School and Dijon, France”
Week 118: Last Week of Summer!
Last week was our last week of summer break and it was HOT. It has been between 95 and 100F and over 70% humidity, which is insane for Germany. Our air conditioners struggled to keep up! The biggest news of the week is that Matt took his CompTia Security+ exam and passed with an extraContinue reading “Week 118: Last Week of Summer!”
Week 117: One Week in Croatia (& Bosnia)!
We did an eight day driving road trip through Croatia and Bosnia! We left early Saturday morning as we had dropped off the dogs the night before. Our first intended stop was the Wurzenpass Bunker Museum, about six hours away, on the border of Austria and Slovenia. Unfortunately, European summer traffic was not on ourContinue reading “Week 117: One Week in Croatia (& Bosnia)!”
Week 114 Part II: Three Days in Cappadocia, Turkey
We finished our week in Turkey with three days in Cappadochia. We arrived at Nevsihir Airport at about 11am and took the hotel shuttle to our hotel, the Sultan Cave Suites, in Göreme. Göreme is city central to a network of valleys filled with huge rock formations, called ‘fairy chimneys.’ I would compare it toContinue reading “Week 114 Part II: Three Days in Cappadocia, Turkey”
Week 114 Part I: Four Days in Istanbul
We had a non-stop week in Turkey, so I’m breaking this week up into two parts. We left early Sunday morning for our flight and arrived in Istanbul by noon. We headed straight to our hotel, the Marriott Şişli, for a nap and then headed to our first destination, Miniaturk. Miniaturk is a park thatContinue reading “Week 114 Part I: Four Days in Istanbul”
Week 112: Back in Deutschland!
It was our first week back in Germany and we were busier than ever! We landed in Frankfurt Tuesday morning after a long nine hour flight, listening to the dogs bark, and trying to sooth them the entire time 😵💫. It took us forever to get out of the airport due to long passport linesContinue reading “Week 112: Back in Deutschland!”
Gilcrests Abroad 