Southern German Charm in Esslingen

May 05, 2013/ Brea Darnell

There are so many cute towns in Germany and especially so in Southern Germany. In my area there are two in particular that I am completely in love with. If I could just move to one of these towns and live forever I would do it in a heartbeat! One is Tübingen and the other is Esslingen. Both of which sit along the Neckar river, and both are just about as picturesque as it gets when it comes to Southern Germany. Timber homes, buildings dating back hundreds of years and cobblestone pedestrian streets lined with shops and restaurants are just a few of the things that give these towns their unique character.

New Photos Added to Stuttgart Gallery

April 25, 2013/ Brea Darnell

I need to add more, but for now I've added a few new photos to the Stuttgart Gallery.

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This photo below is one of the views looking down Calwer Str.

Plan Your Bike Route Throughout Stuttgart

April 25, 2013/ Brea Darnell

If the prospect of riding your bike everywhere when you moved to Europe got you excited, then this post is for you! Well, if you live in the Stuttgart area anyway (but don't worry, I'm sure there are other sites just like this such as the

Radroutenplaner

).

You Know You've Been to Frühlingsfest When....

April 17, 2013/ Brea Darnell

Stuttgart's Frülingsfest (Spring Fest) is almost upon us! The festivities are starting up on Saturday and I reserved a table for 10 of us at the Gockelesmaier (that's a mouthful - it but it just means the Chicken Tent), starting bright and early at 11am. Yes we will be starting our day right with a liter (

Maß)

in hand

Learning German Yet Again

April 16, 2013/ Brea Darnell

After my semi-public announcement (meaning anyone that read this post here) about my good intentions to start German language classes again a few months back, I finally started my second German course last week. The class is through a place called IFA in Stuttgart.

Grocery Shopping In Germany

April 08, 2013/ Brea Darnell

One of the first things you will need to do when first moving to a different country seems fairly basic but can be daunting in a completely new culture. What I'm talking about is simply going out and buying groceries.

12 Reasons Why I Love My German Town

March 31, 2013/ Brea Darnell

I love where we live. Echterdingen is the perfect location for travel, and our area in particular has some great things to brag about.

Winter Winter go Away....

March 26, 2013/ Brea Darnell

I think all of Germany is depressed this week. We received a few inches of white stuff on the ground in the past few days and I can't say that I'm very happy about it. People are grumbling left and right, sobbing in the streets...

Blog Featured on germany ja! and new Canon 6D

March 22, 2013/ Brea Darnell

Today was an exciting day for my website. I had one of my recent blog posts, German Homes vs. American Homes, featured on www.germanyja.com.

Germans think Americans are Noisy

March 13, 2013/ Brea Darnell

One of the very first things that we noticed upon moving to Germany was a surprising one; Germans (in general) are not loud people. At least not as loud as Americans.