I had no idea that the largest pumpkin festival in the world takes place in Germany! A few weeks ago, a group of our friends here in Munich decided to get in the Fall spirit and took a day trip to Ludwigsburg for the Pumpkin Festival. We had a group of eight people, so we […]
Even though it ended a few weeks ago, it’s safe to say we are still recovering from Oktoberfest (Locally called Wiesn, after the name for the fairgrounds, Theresa’s meadows, Theresienwiese). If the name Oktoberfest is confusing, here’s a quick explanation: The original Oktoberfest did take place in October, but over the years the dates got moved up […]
Springtime in Munich Now that it is officially summer, I thought it would be a good time to recap our Spring in Munich. Once Pat’s busy season was over we were able to start traveling frequently! We went to Italy (Milan, Lake Como, and Tuscany) in April and Amsterdam in May. You can read about […]
Winter in Munich While I am excited for Spring and warmer temps, we have been loving winter in Munich. It was actually much milder than we expected. And there is SO MUCH to do here during the winter! The Alps are right here, which makes for the perfect weekend getaway for skiing and sledding. On […]
Christmas in Germany This year was our first Christmas spent in Europe! It was extra special because my parents and sister came to spend it with us. We all met up in London the week before (read all about that here) and then continued on to Germany. Munich Christmas Markets First stop on the agenda […]
Guten Tag from Munich! We’ve been Munich residents for a little over a month now, which seems so crazy! It seems like just yesterday we were waking up in Chicago, excited to board our flight to Munich. The flight from O’Hare to Munich was direct and about 8.5 hours. Our flight was smooth, and the […]
