Cologne expat blog Archives • Maverickbird

The blooming fields of Lüneburger Heide in Germany

This summer was a bittersweet one. First of all, residency hassles troubled our lives and cost us a lot of […]

I went out for a walk to the Köln Flora yesterday and found it to be resplendent with flowers. The […]

March 20, 2023

This episode of “Writings on the walls” is truly special since it features Cologne, the city that I now call […]

April 10, 2022

Since it is technically autumn, we have switched over to all things autumnal. Our floral centerpieces have more yellow and […]

September 6, 2021

Fall has set in early this year bringing with it damp skies and rain. Sniffles, sneezes, and warm socks are […]

September 5, 2021

Earlier this month in Cologne, I went on a local food and drink binge with my friends. Since summer was […]

August 24, 2018

It was quite a joke, that Cologne was hotter than Cairo, the day we arrived back in Germany from Egypt. […]

August 10, 2018

One of the things I miss most in Cairo is good hearty German bread. Due to my growing up in […]

July 15, 2018

The famous Carnival of Cologne officially kicks off on 11th November at 11.11 hrs. Carnival is called the “fifth season […]

November 14, 2017

Every time Tarek and I drive back to Cologne fro somewhere outside, we play a game; and that is, who […]

June 22, 2017