Things you expect to see in Munich- Beer, Lederhosen, churches, Biergarten. But, unless you’ve been clued in, you don’t expect to see surfing in Munich. Munich might be 300 miles from the nearest Ocean, but that doesn’t stop expert surfers from carving through the waves. It turns out, a manmade wave in an arm of the Isar on the edge…
Author: karenanne
Prime Day Deals for your German-American Home
It’s Amazon Prime Day/s, which means some interesting deals on all sorts of amazing products. I did some digging, and it turns out, Amazon has loads of Prime Day deals for your German American Home! Knives, a Spätzle maker, a Raclette oven, Brotzeit boards, language learning tools, Travel Adaptors, Puzzles, and more. Check out the assortment of goodies I found…
Roman Limes in Germany – Borders of the Roman Frontier
Cover photo by Michael Graber The first time I saw the words, “Germanic Limes”, I immediately flashed to those tart green citrus fruits… but I couldn’t have been further from reality. The Roman Limes in Germany are leftover border fortifications from the days of when Germanic Tribes and Roman Troops were keeping a sharp eye on each other. By…
Albrecht Dürer House Nuremberg- A Step back in Time
If you are in Nuremberg, take the time to visit the fascinating Albrecht Dürer House in Nuremberg. (You can’t miss it if you walk up Dürer Strasse to the Kaiserburg). As you all know, I love “small” museums. It’s the instant immersion without a lot of extra fluff. Albrecht Dürer is one of Germany’s best known artists. Who else grew…
German Basic Law – 75th Anniversary of the Grundgesetz
“The state is there for the sake of people, not people for the sake of the state.” I’ve been thinking a lot about the Constitution and how it compares to German Basic Law. Until the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) went into effect on May 23, 1949, Germany was still a divided, occupied country under martial law. How much did the…
German S’mores! Why NOT play with your Food?
German S’mores are what happens when I’m alone in the kitchen and craving the flavors of childhood. To be perfectly honest, and because I know lots of people will point this out, German S’mores aren’t a real thing. But I think they should be, and now, they CAN be! When I was a child growing up here in the US,…
Sophie Scholl and the White Rose Resistance Movement
While riding a bike through Munich, we stopped in a University of Munich courtyard. There, looking like some dropped or scattered papers, we found the White Rose Memorial embedded in the stones. The guide spoke to us about Sophie Scholl and the White Rose group. We learned about the pamphlets that young Sophie threw and how she and her brother…
What is Maggikraut : All about Liebstöckel or Lovage
riend Edie told me about Maggikraut, I didn’t believe her. In my world, Maggi exists in liquid form to add flavor to soups and stews. I’ve even visited Spicey’s Spice Museum in Hamburg to see the Maggi exhibit (yes, I realize the previous sentence makes me sound like a nerd, but we all know how much I love small museums).…
Ostalgie or Ostalgia for East German Products
What is Ostalgie? Ostalgie or Ostalgia, words that combines the German words for East and Nostalgia, describe a feeling of longing or desire for bits and pieces of the now wiped-away DDR (GDR). Now, while very few people can look you square in the face and say how wonderful the East German government was, or how fantastic it felt to…
“Berlin: The Story of a City” by Barney White-Spunner
“Germany has long had in its capital city the model to which it aspires as a nation.” In“Berlin: The Story of a City, Barney White-Spunner looks back at the 1000+ year history of the everchanging city and presents it as a captivating, and I must admit a late into the night “just one more chapter,” page-turning story. Berlin, for far…