Remember, we are 6 hours ahead here. While the crowds of spectators aren't as strong the bands march & play on through the night. It's a little after midnight now and you can click on any location and see them roaming.
I love it!
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Fasnacht Begins
I promise a much more detailed post on Fasnacht but 72 hours of continuous parading in the city center have officially begun. I just had to share the link to the Live Feeds.
Sunday, January 18, 2015
That Time We Got Lost and Found a Castle
It's been quite a while since I've posted! I'm working on a few other posts, but here's a quick one...
"The Time We Got Lost & Found a Castle."
This is why I am thoroughly enjoying living in Europe. Prior to the Christmas break, I wanted to check out the last day of the Christmas Market in Lörrach. Sadly, it was a little disappointing. Nothing compared to the Basel market. Only a handful of stalls.
Although this little treat was fun. Thought it was fries topped with pork & cheese. Nope! Cheese curds topped with sauerkraut. Still quite delicious.
On our way home from the market we got a little lost... As we were in Germany and my cell phone doesn't work and Matt's was acting up, we were starting to get a little frustrated as we couldn't seem to get back to the roads we knew.
And then I spotted it. Up on a huge hill, "overlooking the city". A castle! Well, if we were lost, we might as well check it out. In trying to navigate our way there without any directions, we definitely ended up on some roads we were certain would be dead ends, drove through some private property and hillside farms. Finally, we came up to the actual road leading up to the castle!
Burgruine Rötteln - this site is in German
Basically, the castle is believed to date back to the 11th century and is the 3rd largest castle ruin in all of Baden (the southwest German state).
We popped in for a little coffee & snack at the biergarten and some touring. While the weather wasn't great. It was warm by the fires and the skies made for some great panoramic photos.
I have a feeling we have quite a few more castles in our future...
"The Time We Got Lost & Found a Castle."
This is why I am thoroughly enjoying living in Europe. Prior to the Christmas break, I wanted to check out the last day of the Christmas Market in Lörrach. Sadly, it was a little disappointing. Nothing compared to the Basel market. Only a handful of stalls.
Although this little treat was fun. Thought it was fries topped with pork & cheese. Nope! Cheese curds topped with sauerkraut. Still quite delicious.
On our way home from the market we got a little lost... As we were in Germany and my cell phone doesn't work and Matt's was acting up, we were starting to get a little frustrated as we couldn't seem to get back to the roads we knew.
And then I spotted it. Up on a huge hill, "overlooking the city". A castle! Well, if we were lost, we might as well check it out. In trying to navigate our way there without any directions, we definitely ended up on some roads we were certain would be dead ends, drove through some private property and hillside farms. Finally, we came up to the actual road leading up to the castle!
Burgruine Rötteln - this site is in German
Basically, the castle is believed to date back to the 11th century and is the 3rd largest castle ruin in all of Baden (the southwest German state).
We popped in for a little coffee & snack at the biergarten and some touring. While the weather wasn't great. It was warm by the fires and the skies made for some great panoramic photos.
I have a feeling we have quite a few more castles in our future...
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Haus Hunt Finale
Well, I know you've all been waiting on pins & needles for the conclusion of the Haus Hunt!
Unfortunately, it didn't go exactly as I'd planned. We didn't get the beautiful building that I fell in love with (even with the stairs & laundry issue).
Then I found this other place that definitely was lacking on the older charming details, but made up for in space, space, space! There were closets in every single room! A gigantic win! Plus, it was under budget. But alas... we lost that one as well! Grr...
Finally, Denise (our great welcome lady) found us a place through a friend that we were able to take a look at before it even went on the market. While the bedrooms are a tad on the tiny side (actually if they had closets and didn't require us to add wardrobes into the space the size would work just great), the kitchen is quite large (for apartments) and has both a living area and dining room. There are fabulous floor to ceiling windows throughout AND it's under budget. So even thought it's smaller than we were hoping, we will still have a guest room ready & welcome for visitors!
Here are a couple pics of our new home!
And I'm officially a crazy person and have already put an alert out to see if the 1 bedroom next to our 3 bedroom comes available and maybe we could have a whole guest suite & office for Matt! Fingers crossed! :P
Unfortunately, it didn't go exactly as I'd planned. We didn't get the beautiful building that I fell in love with (even with the stairs & laundry issue).
Then I found this other place that definitely was lacking on the older charming details, but made up for in space, space, space! There were closets in every single room! A gigantic win! Plus, it was under budget. But alas... we lost that one as well! Grr...
Finally, Denise (our great welcome lady) found us a place through a friend that we were able to take a look at before it even went on the market. While the bedrooms are a tad on the tiny side (actually if they had closets and didn't require us to add wardrobes into the space the size would work just great), the kitchen is quite large (for apartments) and has both a living area and dining room. There are fabulous floor to ceiling windows throughout AND it's under budget. So even thought it's smaller than we were hoping, we will still have a guest room ready & welcome for visitors!
Here are a couple pics of our new home!
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| Matt is crossing his fingers we get to keep the face chair. |
And I'm officially a crazy person and have already put an alert out to see if the 1 bedroom next to our 3 bedroom comes available and maybe we could have a whole guest suite & office for Matt! Fingers crossed! :P
Accepting visitors beginning Feb 15, 2015! Who wants to call dibs on the kiddy truck room?
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