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Documenting life in Berlin after 13 years of being an expat in Edinburgh.

Buzzing at The Hive

29 May 2013 Sorry it’s been a bit quiet around here, I was busy at The Hive European Blog Conference from Friday on all through the weekend. And since I was also a speaker (I was talking about the...

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Fusion Cooking: Haggis Pizza

23 May 2013 Yesterday, the husband requested haggis pizza for dinner, a recipe that has quickly become a favourite in our household. Background to this is that we tend to bulk buy tins of haggis...

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Karneval der Kulturen

21 May 2012 This past weekend was the ‘Karneval der Kulturen’ (Engl: Carneval of Cultures) here in Berlin. It ran from Friday until Monday, which was a public holiday. It’s basically a massive...

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Snapshots

18 May 2013 The last couple of weeks in snapshots according to my iPhone: Visiting the Hemp Museum in Berlin. Graffiti at Berlin’s Hackescher Markt Liquorice stall at the Hackescher Markt weekend...

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Discovering Berlin: Domäne Dahlem

16 May 2012 Two weeks ago we took a day trip out to Domäne Dahlem, an estate and museum site in one of Berlin’s outer districts. Together, the estate’s working farm and the museum demonstrate the...

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Make Your Own Dandelion Sirup

14 May 2013 As I mentioned in my previous post, we went on a train trip last week. The boy and I were off to visit my sister in rural Saxony for the long holiday weekend. The first day was a...

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Mother's & Father's Day - an Expat Perspective

12 May 2013 Happy Mother’s Day to all mums our there, especially my own of course! Mother’s Day is another one of those celebrations that’s a bit confusing when you’re an expat family, as it’s...

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7 May 2013 Never mind the endless varieties of cheese and cold meats you can get here in Germany for your sandwiches, sometimes only good old beans on toast will do. Unfortunately, they’re not easy...

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Snapshots

4 May 2013 The last couple of weeks in snapshots, according to my iPhone: Trip to the ice-cream parlour. Sunday morning at the Berlinische Galerie. Discovering the joy of board games. Spring...

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May Day Picnic

2 May 2013 So, yesterday turned out to be quite a nice day after all. We decided we were being overly paranoid (see Tuesday’s post) and since the demonstration route was confirmed not to go past...

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Mayday, May Day

30 April 2013 It’s been a bit busy around here, which you may have gathered from the lack of posts in the past week. I’m speaking at The Hive European Blog Conference next month about being a...

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Discovering Berlin: Cafe Kreuzzwerg

23 April 2013 One of our best discoveries yet in Berlin, is the concept of ‘Kindercafés’. Basically, they are cafés aimed at young families, where parents don’t need to feel self conscious about...

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Snapshots

20 April 2013 The past week in snapshots, according to my iPhone: graffiti in Kreuzberg, first frappuccinos of the year, horned owl, birthday party drink, graffiti at Bundesplatz, breakfast, walk...

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Spargel Saison has started

18 April 2013 One of my favourite things about living in Germany, is the Spargel Saison every Spring, where the whole country goes mad about white asparagus (I wrote about it in more length last...

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Spring is (finally) here!

16 April 2013 After a false start to Spring back in March, it looks like it’s here to stay this time, so we threw ourselves straight into some Spring-like activities at the weekend. Whilst the...

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Snapshots

13 April 2013 The past week in snapshots, according to my iPhone. Haven’t been as busy with the camera this week, still processing the 500 photos from our holiday! Back in Berlin after 2 wonderful...

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My name is Jenni, please use it!

11 April 2013 Shakespeare may have said “a rose by any other name is still as sweet”, but sometimes it doesn’t feel as sweet. As you may know, I married a couple of years ago. What you may not...

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Discovering Berlin: Turkish Market

9 April 2013 We’ve been living in Berlin for 18 months now, but it’s only recently that I discovered the amazing weekly market in Kreuzberg known as the ‘Turkish Market’. Stretching along the Canal...

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Snapshots

7 April 2013 The past week according to my iPhone. We had such a wonderful time in Washington, D.C. Easter Egg Hunt Historic amusement park at Glen Echo, Maryland Meeting the Easter Panda at the...

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Snapshots

30 March 2013 The past week in snapshots according to my iPhone. It’s a bit heavy on museums ;-) Off on our big trip to Washington, D.C. for the Easter holidays. National Gallery of Art Sculpture...

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The Big Showdown: Chocolate Eggs versus Rabbits

30 March 2013 Only one more sleep until Easter, and an inevitable overdose on chocolate. But whereas as Christmas we faced the conundrum “Santa Clause or Christkind?” (Christkind being the bringer...

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Expat Cravings: Hot Cross Buns

28 March 2013 Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny two a penny, hot cross buns. If you have no daughters, give them to your sons. One a penny two a penny, hot cross buns. One of the things I...

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Easter Egg Christmas Tree

27 March 2013 Speaking of decorating Easter eggs (see yesterday’s post), another German custom that you don’t really find in Scotland is decorating blown out eggs an hanging them on branches in a...

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A National Obsession: Decorating Eggs

26 March 2013 Since we’re now in to the Easter week, I thought I’d dedicate a few posts to Easter customs. When I was visiting Edinburgh in February, the shops were already full of Easter goodies....

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Snapshots

The week in snapshots according to my iPhone: Open-air exhibition “Diversity Destroyed” at Berlin Lustgarten Yummy Japanese dinner at Smart Deli in Berlin Mitte Cocktails with the dinosaurs at the...

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Discovering Berlin: Natural History Museum Beetle Collection

21 March 2012 I’ve mentioned before that the first museum we ever visited in Berlin was the Natural History Museum. In fact, I think it’s also my favourite (pssst, don’t tell the other museums),...

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?Zerstörte Vielfalt - Diversity Destroyed?

19 March 2013 In Berlin, 2013 is running under the theme “Zerstörte Vielfalt” (Engl: Diversity Destroyed), due to the 80th anniversary of the Nazis gaining power in 1933, and 75th anniversary of...

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Snapshots

16 March 2013 The past week in snapshots according to my iPhone: Exhibition at the Deutsches Historisches Museum. Winter is back! Home baked gluten free bagels. What’s better than one chocolate...

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Culture Clash: Keeping your kids at heel?

14 March 2013 Since moving to Berlin, we’ve noticed that there are quite a few points where German and British views on child rearing differ. One point of contention, seems to be the use of walking...

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Porridge Toppings Bar

12 March 2013 After experimenting with different flavours of porridge toppings the other week, I found that the main thing stopping me from being more creative with my breakfast was having to root...

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The Ex Expat

Buzzing at The Hive

Fusion Cooking: Haggis Pizza

Karneval der Kulturen

Snapshots

Discovering Berlin: Domäne Dahlem

Make Your Own Dandelion Sirup

Mother's & Father's Day - an Expat Perspective

Expat Cravings: Baked Beans

Snapshots

May Day Picnic

Mayday, May Day

Discovering Berlin: Cafe Kreuzzwerg

Snapshots

Spargel Saison has started

Spring is (finally) here!

Snapshots

My name is Jenni, please use it!

Discovering Berlin: Turkish Market

Snapshots

Snapshots

The Big Showdown: Chocolate Eggs versus Rabbits

Expat Cravings: Hot Cross Buns

Easter Egg Christmas Tree

A National Obsession: Decorating Eggs

Snapshots

Discovering Berlin: Natural History Museum Beetle Collection

?Zerstörte Vielfalt - Diversity Destroyed?

Snapshots

Culture Clash: Keeping your kids at heel?

Porridge Toppings Bar

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The Ex Expat

Buzzing at The Hive

Fusion Cooking: Haggis Pizza

Karneval der Kulturen

Snapshots

Discovering Berlin: Domäne Dahlem

Make Your Own Dandelion Sirup

Mother's & Father's Day - an Expat Perspective

Expat Cravings: Baked Beans

Snapshots

May Day Picnic

Mayday, May Day

Discovering Berlin: Cafe Kreuzzwerg

Snapshots

Spargel Saison has started

Spring is (finally) here!

Snapshots

My name is Jenni, please use it!

Discovering Berlin: Turkish Market

Snapshots

Snapshots

The Big Showdown: Chocolate Eggs versus Rabbits

Expat Cravings: Hot Cross Buns

Easter Egg Christmas Tree

A National Obsession: Decorating Eggs

Snapshots

Discovering Berlin: Natural History Museum Beetle Collection

?Zerstörte Vielfalt - Diversity Destroyed?

Snapshots

Culture Clash: Keeping your kids at heel?

Porridge Toppings Bar

Eva Mihova

+ 3 more followers

La Petite Olga lapetiteolga.com

Serendipity Blog serendipity-blog.de

Klitzeklein klitzeklein.wordpress.c...

`Glanzumströmt´ glanzumstroemt.blogspot...

It's About the Journey itsabouttakingthejourne...

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