Oktoberfest

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 […]

Heidelberg, Germany

At the end of June, we met up with Patrick’s cousin and her husband in Heidelberg! They lived in Heidelberg fifteen years ago and it was so nice to see all their favorite places. We took a train from Munich to Heidelberg on Thursday evening, had dinner together, spent the night at the Crowne Plaza […]

Spring in Munich

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 […]

We moved to Germany!

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 […]