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Apfelwein – A Perfect Drink for the Season
Originally posted on Living The Q Life:
As we toured through the old city, called Altstadt in German, we came across a wonderful little festival that is going on through next weekend. Besides the food vendors and vendors selling art,…
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Tagged apple, culture, explore, food, Germany, photography, travel, wanderlust, wine, winter
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Christkindlmarket Chicago
Going to the Christkindlmarket in Chicago was definitely an enjoyable experience. This is the second Christmas market that we have attended here in the States and, although there are some differences compared to those that we experienced in Germany, they … Continue reading
Riquewihr and the Wine Road in Alsace, France
During our visit to Strasbourg in the Alsace region of France, we did a day tour on the wine road. The highlight of the tour was visiting the old, walled town of Riquewihr with its historic charm. From what we … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, culture, France, historic, History, medieval, photography, Riquewihr, travel, wanderlust, wine, wine road
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The Food of Strasbourg, France
We had been in Frankfurt for a couple of months before making our first trip outside of Germany, so we were truly looking forward to trying some foods that were different. We took a train to Strasbourg, which is just across the border … Continue reading
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Tagged Alsace, beer, escargot, food, France, pasta, photography, restaurant, seafood, Strasbourg, travel, wine
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Soggy Weekend in Paris, France
We were determined not to let the weather dampen our spirits as we ventured back to the city of love for a quick weekend trip. Although it was definitely a rainy weekend, we enjoyed our trip as much as if the … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, culture, food, France, History, Lonely Planet, paris, photography, romance, travel, weekend, wine
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Tasting the Local Beers (Biers)
One of the things that we have enjoyed is trying the various local beers at each of the cities and towns that we have visited. We had heard before moving to Germany that you can only find the local beer … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Recipes
Tagged ale, beer, brewery, craft beer, Germany, hefe-weizen, photography, pilsner, pub, travel, wine
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Frankfurt’s Christmas Markets
The Christmas markets started last week and they dominate the areas where we normally shop and eat. The markets have definitely been everything that we were expecting and heard that they would be. Lots and lots of food, Glühwein, Apfelwein, beer, … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, bratwurst, celebration, Christmas markets, currywurst, food, Germany, photography, travel, wine
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Dining in Würzburg
We mentioned this the other day, but we were very fortunate to find a wonderful little restaurant in Würzburg over the past weekend. We were walking some of the side streets, trying to get away from the larger crowds around … Continue reading
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Tagged appetizer, beer, duck, food, Germany, photography, restaurants, sausage, travel, wine
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Hochheimer Market
We didn’t go far this weekend since we needed to take care of some much needed shopping while the stores were open, but that doesn’t mean that we didn’t have a good time over the weekend. As we have mentioned … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, bratwurst, culture, festival, food, Germany, Hochheim, Markets, mulled wine, photography, travel, wine
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Daily Post Photo Challenge – Local
This week’s photo challenge of Local was an easy one for us considering our move into a new country and neighborhood. We have mentioned this place a couple of times already and the reason for that is that it has … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, daily post photo challenge, Photo Challenge, photochallenge, photography, pub, travel, wine
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