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Berlin’s Christmas Markets: Rotes Rathaus

11 December 2013 We’ve managed to check our several of Berlin’s Christmas markets this year. Here are a selection of photographs from the one at the Rotes Rathaus, Berlin’s city hall. 

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Christmas Gift Idea: Hand Made Games Set

16 December 2013 There’s just over a week left until Christmas, enough time to make a few hand made gifts if you so please. How about a games set? This is really easy to make, even for beginners, and...

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Best of British Christmas

18 December 2013 Christmas came early at our house this week, when a wonderful surprise parcel was delivered to our door late yesterday afternoon, topped with this lovely customised luggage tag. Last...

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Favourite Christmas Movies: UK vs Germany

20 December 2013 Every has a favourite Christmas movie, right? But different countries also have different traditions, so it’s impossible for me to chose just one. Here are the two contenders: For the...

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Christmas Snapshots

Christmas in Copenhagen:

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Twelfth Night

5 January 2014 As I sit here writing this, I am enjoying the last evening of Christmas with a mince pie and a glass of port. Tomorrow we celebrate Ephiphany, commemorating the visit of the Magi to the...

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German Christmas Customs: Epiphany

6 January 2013 As mentioned yesterday, the end of the Christmas season is marked with Epiphany on 6 January (even if most people can’t wait to get their tree down quickly enough). In Germany, it is...

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Happy St Nicholas!

Happy St Nicholas Day everyone! For those of you unfamiliar with how this day is celebrated in Germany, check out my previous blog post: German Traditions – St Nicholas

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Merry Christmas!

I would like to wish all my readers a very happy Christmas! The blog will be taking a little break over the holidays and be back for you in the new year! Meanwhile, you can always stop by and say hello...

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Snapshots #24

Here’s December in snapshots, according to my iPhone (mostly): The Christmas seasons begins in Berlin… Choosing a Christmas tree Preparing to trim the tree “Look mummy, the Würstchen Auto!” (Note: It’s...

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{DIY} Wintry Pine Cone Wreath

The winter holidays have started for us – perhaps you are also on holiday by now? Whether you are looking for something to pass the time or some last minute decoration ideas, here is a quick DIY to...

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{DIY} Activity Advent Calendar

Less than a week to go until the beginning of Advent! Though since it starts in November this year, you have a few extra days until you need to have your Advent calendars ready. Whether you are feeling...

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Barbara Zweige

At this time of year, we’ve just finished mourning the passing of the colourful Autumn foliage, and are starting to deck our houses out in winter greenery and perhaps a few poinsettias to add a spot of...

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{My German Kitchen} Gluten Free Christmas Stollen

One of the things I really miss about German Christmas, since going gluten free, is Stollen. Previously, there was no store bought GF alternative, and making it yourself was always such a challenge:...

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{DIY} Last Minute 3D Star Decorations

Earlier this week, we came back from a spontaneous trip to visit my parents on the other side of the country. While we were there, my aunt showed us the most genius way to make Christmas star...

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A Christmas Journey

After four years in Berlin, this year we finally managed to make it to KaDeWe to see their Christmas display. At 60,000 square metres of selling space across eight floors, the KaDeWe – short for...

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Christmas Cookies & Confectionary

Only 12 more days to go until Christmas (or 13, depending on how you’re counting…) Have you baked any Christmas cookies yet? Here’s a collection of links to my favourite Christmas cookie recipes that...

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Advent Calendar fillings for a new mum

Following on from yesterday’s suggestions on filling an Advent calendar for kids, I wanted to share some suggestions with you today on filling an Advent calendar for a new mum! Because new mums can...

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Butter Cookies (GF)

It’s the Second of Advent already, how time flies! We’re off on a festive Advent steam train ride today, through wintery Berlin-Brandenburg. There are rumours St Nicholas will drop by too! When we come...

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{Berlin} Historic Steam Train Ride

Yesterday, we marked the Second of Advent with an historic steam train ride around wintery Berlin-Brandenburg. We’d taken The Boy on the same ride three years ago, and it was just as atmospheric as...

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