Stories about what we thought we might have known, but probably didn’t, and things we have found and enjoyed in our new environment. We find ourselves awash in all the different ways that people live, and enjoy life, and that constantly remind us – this isn’t America, we have stepped out to share in an adventure.
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose (song by Mel Torme and Bob Wells, sung by Nat King Cole). These lines evoke visions of Christmas, and one thing that Christmas brings to Europe in Christmas Markets. Smells of sausages sizzling and gluhwein wafting through the air. Wooden stands, looking like […]
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If someone doesn’t understand you in English, speaking slow and shouting don’t help. I should know, I have failed at this more than once. To communicate, you really need to learn some of the local language – at least enough to get by. This is doubly important if you are about to call it a
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