• Europe,  Germany

    My ABC’s of Berlin

    Berlin, the city is unlike any other in Germany.  It’s a cultural, trendy, artistic hub with a deeply rooted historical center.  The capital has a uniqueness that leaves a visitor with strong feelings one way or the other about the city.  I too had a love/hate relationship with Berlin, intrigued by it’s dichotomy of grittiness yet sophistication, being accepting of whatever yet feeling out of place.  Berlin is like that hipster, artistic friend that you see at a dinner party always up on the “next new thing” forever making you feel out of date.  She has a way of keeping you guessing and here are some of my ABC’s of…

  • Europe,  Germany,  Snapshot Sunday

    Snapshot Sunday: Rainy day in Berlin

    It was a damp, dreary day here in Berlin, we have been lucky with Mother Nature recently and have had very few days without sunshine.  Watching the children having fun on this cloudy afternoon I’m quickly reminded not to let the gray day stop you from looking up and chasing the bubbles.