Christmas can be a strange time of year for Expats. Many find themselves torn between having a quiet but convenient festive period in their host country – tempted by the promise of endless lie-ins, not having to worry about smuggling presents anywhere from Father Christmas (and managing to keep them out of sight), and […]
Sunday Photo – Glücksschwein
As is tradition in these parts, a little pink marzipan Glücksschwein to wish you luck in the year ahead – I haven’t eaten him yet! And now that we are back in Bavaria (and have thawed out a little – returning to a house surrounded by snow, and with a broken heating system is interesting to […]
Sunday Photo – Winter Skies
Winter Skies
Happy Christmas 2014!
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas from a sunny and beautiful English countryside… Have an amazing day with your loved ones however you choose to celebrate! Emma xx
An Afternoon with Krampus
Picture the scene, you are at Munich’s largest Christmas Market at Marienplatz. It’s around 3pm, the winter’s night is drawing in, and the lights of the Christmas stalls are beginning to glow. People are either perusing festive goods, or huddled together with groups of friends, chatting over steaming cups of gluhwein and egg-nog… In the […]