Answering a Halloween Dare

It’s my favorite holiday, it’s my favorite holiday, it’s my favorite holiday…la-dee-da-dee-dum. Happy Halloween to everyone! I’m back from my two-week excursion to Germany, Austria, and Italy (will post about Rome starting tomorrow or...

DAYS EIGHT & NINE–VIENNA, NURNBERG

***I apologize for the length of these posts, but since I can only get spotty Internet connection, I take it where I can. Danke for your patience.*** DAY EIGHT–VIENNA My suitcases are becoming the bane of my existence. They’re like a relative I can barely...

Goodbye Frankfurt, Hello Munich

***I tried to post this yesterday, but the Internet, she hates me. Fingers crossed.*** I’m at the hotel here in Munich, and I have no Internet connection. Hopefully, I can post this at some point. Today, I managed to haul my two huge suitcases (what was I thinking...

Frankfurt Book Fair, Day Three

Guten morgen once again. Frankfurt is very lovely from my window right now as I type this. It’s sunny and fall-ish. The leaves on the tree just outside my window are shades of green, orange, brown, and yellow. Across the street is an apartment building that...

Frankfurt Book Fair–Day Two

Guten Morgen! Wie geht es Ihnen? (How are you?) Brauche ich einen Regenschirm? (Do I need an umbrella?) Nein! Es ig sonnig. (No! It’s sunny.) Aren’t phrase books fun? They give you a false sense of security. Then you meet an actual person and they smile...