Germany loves bears. You’ll find them everywhere. On city emblems, on flags, on logos, outside of shops. Bears large, bears small and bears of in every conceivable style and colour. The star of the show in Berlin is the infamous Welcome Bear and you wont go more than a couple of streets without spotting one.… Continue reading The Story of Max & Emma…
There are many places in Germany you can visit a mountain top. You’d be forgiven for thinking it gets a bit ‘seen one, seem ’em all’. Not so when it comes to visiting the summit of the Brocken in the Harz. Steeped in mystery, history and folklore the highest peak in The Harz is definitely… Continue reading Visiting The Harz : The Brocken
Something wonderful happened here in the world of Things Helen Loves recently; well, two things actually. The first being that after six long months, Mr THL returned from deployment and the second being, hot on the heels of that, a family trip to the Harz Mountains. Located in Northern Germany the Harz is named after… Continue reading Visiting The Harz : Bad Sachsa
All good things must come to an end, as they say, and it would seem the end is in sight for my time here in Germany. We have another year or so to fit in the many things we want to experience before we move onto destinations anew, but where that may be is anyones… Continue reading My German Bucket List.
