Author: Diane
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Rothenburg ob der Tauber
I spent the past weekend in a gorgeous traditional German town, Rothenburg. I was invited to join my friend Natalie who met her brother and his boyfriend there. I’d heard great things about this town, and I was not disappointed. It was a medieval city which still has the surrounding wall. Because I’m so…
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Making the Move
I really wanted to blog about the move right away while it was fresh in my mind, but let’s face it, I was too busy moving and adjusting. Now you’re stuck with my 6-month old memory – almost to the day. The move on the sending end was uneventful, but a little nerve wracking to…
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Lange Nacht der Museen
An annual event in Stuttgart and a few other German cities is “Lange Nacht der Museen” or “Long Night at the Museums”, although I kept calling it “Night at the Museum” in hopes that everything would come alive at night. (Spoiler alert: no such luck) On Saturday night, March 25, all museums in Stuttgart and the surrounding…
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Garmisch
I am way behind on my travelogues, so I’ll start with an easy one which is mostly pictures. In March 2017, I went to a conference that was held on a Monday through Friday, but decided to head down a day early to ski on Sunday. Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a beautiful town in the Alps near the border…
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Food, Glorious Food
I love German food. I might later post about restaurants, but this post is about the food in grocery stores and the shopping experience.
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Cannstatter Volksfest Oct 8, 2016
It was my first weekend here and time to check out a real German festival. My hotel offered reservations at a tent, so I managed to get wristbands for my friend Jim and I (in case Jim could join me later). My first point of confusion: I thought the hotel offered a bus service there,…
I Dreamed of Europe 