Kölsch, Spaghettieis, and beeren: German summer is here
It was quite a joke, that Cologne was hotter than Cairo, the day we arrived back in Germany from Egypt. […]
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Story of the German bread, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage
One of the things I miss most in Cairo is good hearty German bread. Due to my growing up in […]
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Party like no tomorrow at Cologne Carnival Kickoff in November
The famous Carnival of Cologne officially kicks off on 11th November at 11.11 hrs. Carnival is called the “fifth season […]
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The best of the German wurst
Contrary to how it sounds, the wurst of Germany is actually one of its best things. The German word for […]
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Pfifferlinge is back
The weather in Cologne has been playing truant for some time. Super hot days (it gets extremely hot in summer […]
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The curious case of Eau de Cologne
When I was a little girl, I loved smelling my freshly shaved father. He knew that I liked it, and […]
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The whacky bear‘s garlic
It is spring now and in Germany, the fresh produce shops are riots of colours. Leafy vegetables of every kind […]
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Love locks of Cologne
“I’d like to know that your love Is love I can be sure of So tell me now, cause I […]
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Autumn comes home
Last night had been a wild one. We had gone for a dinner date at Saudade, our neighbourhood Portuguese restaurant […]