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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...

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How 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...

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Pizza.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...

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Takeaway 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...

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Our 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...

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Frankfurt’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...

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Rüdesheim 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...

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Breuer’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...

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Frankfurt 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...

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Sundays 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....

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Family 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...

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Oberwaldhaus, 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...

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Frankfurt 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...

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Spring 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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