A stroll down ul. Dluga. It still is as beautiful as I remember it – less the 50,000 Zywiec umbrellas littering the street on both sides. We could not ask for better weather, with sun and a bit of breeze this was a beautiful day to explore the old town of Gdansk.
So after almost 30 years I am back in the city I grew up in. While a lot has changed it here, not much really did. In the end it is really all a matter of perspective. What seemed bright, huge and wonderful as I remembered it, is now aged, dull and all plastered in […]
TIR stands for Transports Internationaux Routiers” or “International Road Transports. TIR-owka then is a lady that works in a service industry, that stands in a forrest, on the side of the highway, usually dressed in a very revealing and easy to spot from the distance neon clothing ready to help the big truck drivers relax for […]
We went to explore the house where Copernicus was born, where he lived, studied and in the end turned the world of astronomy on its head. His house was comprised of two buildings. Even by modern standards this was a huge house. It is also worth noting that Copernicus was a distinguished guest at the […]
Since we are not in a great rush today to get to our destination, we are taking a few stops on the way to explore some things worth seeing. First on the list today is Torun, a city where Copernicus was born. A leisurely stroll through the old town, and around the old Teutonic ruins, […]
Meanwhile somewhere in Poland, on the side of the road is this guy with a wide array of forest goods for sale – all nicely displayed on the hood of his car. I think it is time to give our Alfa some personallity. We are going for that off road rugged country style look. It […]
After a long drive we stopped for the night at this little place. What can be said about it – it was clean, cheap and very pleasant. I think the rooms were €30.00 per night and the breakfast was about €2.50 each. We promptly ordered 5 breakfasts for the 4 of us in the […]
This then is the official European Vacation Wala Family Chariot. It is a bit shorter and less powerful than the Volvo we have been driving but I think we are going to like it very much. It is an Alfa Romeo 159 Stoprtwagon Ti Turismo. It’s black and it ‘s pretty, and it converts diesel […]
Since we are not in a great rush today to get anywhere in particular today, we made a quick stop in Gniezno as we were driving by. This then, according to legend is the birth city of Poland – officially in 966. It is quite beautiful here.
Obviously we are not very with it when it comes to train travel. First we almost missed our first stop where we were supposed to get off and switch trains. We pulled up to the platform and suddenly we realized that we are not packed. Anna and Boris run off while I was waiting for […]
We are traveling in style First Class on the bullet train with coffee service to boot. Life is good and this journey should be nice, pleasant and short with service like this.
We are setting off to Nordhausen to pick up our car. We are taking a train there and once we pick up the car we are setting off on a bit of a holiday/business adventure. Essentially we are pushing more paper into the bureaucratic back hole.
File this under: what was I thinking? Just to make sure that the first time I managed to eat the entire pizza at L’Osteria, was not a fluke, I challenged myself to do it again. Once you eat half of this pizza, it then starts fitting onto the plate. The pizza is about 42 cm […]
My wife is turning 29 today, once again. A great excuse to go out for a pizza. Kids in bed, and we are out on town.
We spent three and a half hours at IKEA today – buying everything for the apartment. From beds and mattresses, to chairs, tables and desks, a dining room, wardrobes and dressers and shelves, and coffee and end tables. It is interesting how much you can really buy at IKEA for a price of one Restoration […]
It’s official. We are finally going to go and pick up our car. We booked the train to Nordhausen for this coming Thursday. We are taking the ICE train which is the German equivalent of the bullet train. We are looking forward this experience. After all, its been at least 15 years since I took […]
Today we got our plates for the car. Running like a proper well oiled german machine should the process of registration, vanity plate making and road tax paying took about 30 min to accomplish. With driving and parking 45 min for the round trip. Now we can finally go and pick up our car. Bonus […]
Sunday is a perfect day for brunch. Today we went to the downtown apartment and had lunch with Volker’s mom and two great Danes, who have been our neighbours for the last two months. This is a proper way to laze around 6 hours – sitting around and drinking and eating.
We have finally got our lease papers. Looks like we are going to be moving.
It seems no matter where we go – there is always something fun to do… This was a quick trip the store interrupted by some bubbles.
It has not even been three hours since the breakfast was cleaned up and here is lunch.
Today we are signing a rent deal on our new home. We can’t wait to have a place of our own – I think it will be spectacular, and we are all ecstatic.
It’s 8:00 pm and it’s 28°C outside – a perfect evening to explore the city in a convertible. We are unleashing the fury of Volker’s Audi S5 on the town. This car is beautiful and seeing the city with the top down gives you different perspective. In Nuremberg you are never more than a 5 […]
After the Kellerfest, we were invited for an espresso and a drink over to Volker’s brother’s house. We found out that the main portion of the estate was built in the late 1700s. It consisted of a large winter mansion, smaller guest house and a tower. There were supposed to be 4 of these towers […]
The english equivalent of a bush party. Actually what it really is – is a cellar party for local breweries that are organized on the outskirts of a village with lots of beer and good food. All food is made at home by families who run the show, the picnic is set up and if […]
Oh My Viking God! We had a great road trip yesterday. We came home, parked the trusty old Volvo and that was that. This morning we got all dressed up to go shopping and the Volvo would not start. It would turn and turn and turn and nothing… Long story short – for the first […]
This is the first time we saw an accident on autobahn. It looked alike a 3 car accident with a big van overturned and laying on its side. After that, miles and miles of traffic. \
On the way to Harztor we passed through the largest village in the region. Nordhausen has a population of about 44,000 and was 75% destroyed during the bombing raids during WW II. This little town is very charming and well preserved. It has been rebuilt and renovated and it certainly worth coming back to for […]
We are back in the former DDR to a town of Harztor – looking at a car which we think has a great potential. This was a great drive of about 300 km each way. If a person wanted to do a castle tour taking A73 north from Nuremberg this would be a good start. Let’s […]
The Delta Machine – Köln Thu, 11/21/13, 8:00 PM LANXESS arena Willy-Brandt-Platz, 50679 Köln We are going to be there!!
Today we were off to Ingolstadt. We are still shopping for a car and today driving by this place we couldn’t resist stopping by and looking at this eye candy. Alfa Romeo and Maserati are two sisters, but in the window, what caught our eye, was a screaming red hot Ferrari 360 Spider. There were […]
We are back at the Polish Embassy in Munich trying to push some papers through. IT hasn’t all gone according to plan, in fact, nothing so far has, but at least we did managed to push some papers through and for the rest there is hope on the horizon. We know for a fact, we […]
We see it when we go for a walk, we see it when we drive into the neighbourhood, we see it on the way to school, and on the way to the bakery. Its so central and majestic, and yet so medieval and rustic. It is a beacon of this community and today we explored […]
About 400 m from our front step is the city boundary between Nuremberg and Erlangen. We went to explore the typical German country side: forrest, fields, beautiful sun and the dirt roads.
Boris took us on a little tour of the school grounds. Johannes Scharrer – Gymnasium is a school located in 3 old buildings connected by a modern atrium and a courtyard where everyone hangs out during the breaks. The school starts at 7:55 am and finishes at 2:00pm except Wednesday when it is done at […]
A short walk from the restaurant, in the old castle stables is the newly renovated family hostel. Its sleek and super modern and very beautiful inside. A great place for a family to stay at, I am sure of it.
We are going to file this under culinary adventures. We could not decide where to go out and celebrate Kasia’s and Volker’s new purchase. Today they acquired a beautiful Audi S5 Cabrio. We went to celebrate at one of their favourite local restaurants. Furthering my quest to find a suitable alternative to eating two main […]
We are out looking for furniture, for the house we don’t have yet, to bring it in the car we have not bought with the German bank account that is yet to be activated. So really no change form last week, but we are planning, just in case we do get approved for the apartment […]
The Polish state, while slow in its bureaucratic ways, has finally agreed and verified that we are officially married. As far as Poland goes we are now a married couple. Now we tell them about the kids and then ask for more papers, for the papers we just go.
Our quest for champagne wishes and caviar dreams continues. We are still looking for that elusive old town penthouse with a large terrace overlooking the river or the castle or both. So far no dice. Things are further complicated by certain conditions we were not aware of: 1. Preferred rental term is – forever or until death, whichever comes […]
This is a public service announcement! Things to remember. Never, ever got to Marktkauf or any other grocery store, I would imagine, in Germany at 5:30pm. Imagine Costco a week before Christmas, with incoming snow storm of a millennium, and everything in the store is 99% off. Now, multiply this by a 100 and there […]
Boris is signed up for school that is more age appropriate. This is the courtyard of the Johannes Scharrer – Gymnasium where people go to hang out during the breaks. This school is focused mainly on Languages and Humanities. Typically the kids will take German and English and select either Latin, French or Spanish as their optional language. Boris […]
There are no other ways of describing this sighting. The original Trabant 601 DeLuxe Limousine – all in one piece. The best thing about this car was the old country sticker on the back window which read DDR with both the first D and the R faded out. This is the car that outlasted the country […]
On the outskirts of Nuremberg there is a huge forest with an old canal that was built in the 18th century. Since it wasn’t blistering hot outside we went out for an afternoon stroll in the park.
Drink a beer, have a ball, buy some wine and shop for some furniture at your local IKEA shop.
Following my intensive eating training in Italy, we have once again visited our favourite pizza place in Nuremberg – L’Osteria. I am happy to report that my earlier challenge about eating an entire pizza has been laid to rest. Not only did I mange to eat the entire pizza, but also try some of Boris’ […]
There are a lot of great things to do in Nuremberg and vicinity for a family for under $15.00. Today we went to check out the Toy Museum. There is something for everyone here. Mostly though there are some phenomenal vintage toys from the late 18 and ealy 1900s. Toy kitchens with working stoves, wind-up […]
I remember these from Poland when I was Evelina’s age.
Today we were treated to a fine 3 course meal prepared by Boris and Evelina. They planned the menu, they prepared the entire meal and served it. We were absolutely astonished not only at their zeal and dedication but also the actual planning and execution. They chopped and sliced, mixed, fried, boiled, strained and served […]
Once the kids got home from school, we had a quick lunch and went out to the pool. Its an outdoor pool which has been recently renovated. It seems that the designers have gone mad with stainless steel. The pools are stainless steel, the bottom the sides the edges all stainless steel, as are the […]
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