Cappuccino and Pear Cake
It was bitterly cold on Friday compared to Wednesday’s summer-like afternoon. I felt the wind in my bones and wished I could hide under my snug duvet forever. But of course, Theo had other plans. To...
View ArticleHow to Cope with Homesickness
Neither of us is German. If we stay on long enough and be good at German, we may become “semi-locals”. If we DO stay long enough, Theo might be the most German person in our household. Germany might...
View ArticlePizza.de – Your one-stop takeaway service
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post but all opinions expressed are my own. When we moved to Frankfurt, I wondered why so many places don’t offer home delivery services. Sometimes work gets in the way...
View ArticleTakeaway Burgers in Frankfurt
Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post. However all opinions expressed are mine. I’ve used Pizza.de – the yellow pages of restaurants and Imbisses in Frankfurt – on three separate occasions to determine...
View ArticleOur Clubfoot Journey: Growing feet
No one could ever guess that Theo was born with bilateral clubfeet. Just look at my soon-to-be 1 year old standing up in his playpen confidently. The coffeeshop aunties in Singapore who saw his chubby...
View ArticleFrankfurt’s Grüne Soße Festival
Grüne Soße (Green sauce) is a traditional local delicacy of Frankfurt. It is rumored that it was the favourite food of Goethe however there is no evidence to support this claim. A traditional way to...
View ArticleRüdesheim am Rhein
Rüdesheim am Rhein, which lies in Rheingau, is a winemaking town. With its picturesque vineyards and castle ruins along the river to explore, it is no doubt that Rüdesheim is one of Germany’s most...
View ArticleBreuer’s Rüdesheimer Schloss
Rüdesheimer Schloss is located on Drosselgasse and prides itself as a traditional wine restaurant. We were lucky to visit Rüdesheim on a warm and sunny day, so an outdoor wine garden like this...
View ArticleFrankfurt Unveiled – London City Airport #NoFilter Project
Frankfurt, also known as Mainhattan, has been my home for the past 3 years. It is notorious for being a transit hub for travellers heading to Singapore from the Big Apple, New York City. Due to the...
View ArticleSundays in Germany
We were out for an afternoon stroll on Sunday when a tourist on one of those For-Hire bicycles stopped us. Tourist: May I know where the supermarket is? I would like to buy a drink. Me: It’s Sunday....
View ArticleFamily Day at Lochmühle
A week ago we visited Lochmühle which is no more than an hour away from Frankfurt Central Main Station. It is a family oriented theme park but nothing like Universal Studios or Disneyland. There are...
View ArticleOberwaldhaus, Darmstadt
To celebrate Singapore’s 51st Birthday this year (9th August-National Day), a group of Singaporeans and our families met up at Oberwaldhaus in Darmstadt. Easily accessible via Bus F from Darmstadt...
View ArticleFrankfurt Christmas Market 2016
Last weekend we had family visit us from England and we visited the Frankfurt Christmas Market together. To really enjoy the festive spirit, you’ll have to be at the Römer where the massively tall...
View ArticleSpring 2017
The winter was cold. Some days were bitterly cold. I remember having to bring Mia who was only a couple of weeks old to the hospital for a follow-up and it was -10 degrees Celsius. It was miserable....
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