For the Sleepyheads in Germany
Most of you know by now. But just in case – this weekend, clocks change from daylight saving time (DST) to normal time 2 a.m. Sunday morning (28 October). Be sure to set your clocks back one hour.
Relish the extra hour of sleep.
The German public holiday Christi Himmelfahrt (Ascension Day) is celebrated on the 40th day after Easter Monday. This has been a holiday since 1936, although it was not celebrated in the GDR between 1967 and 1989. The same day is also known as Vatertag (Father’s Day) and many clubs and organizations hold their annual parties,…
Another Friday night out with my husband saw us at our favorite pub Zum Adler in Oberursel.The cool and rainy weather in May has turned into a fairly warm and humid one by now. And a cold beer tastes really good right now. The painted rock with # 10 identifies our table to the waitress….
The Beer Balcony season is now officially opened. On 9 May, we had our first visitors on the balcony. Next to Czech beer and Korean Cheongju (청주), which we mixed to make Somek (쏘맥), we also some retro party food, such as the Käseigel (pronounced: Kä-se-i-gel). And now to the better part of the evening….
Germans are known to be orderly. Whether we truly are or not can only be based on personal experience. My husband will tell you we are. And he claims to suffer from it… 🙂 The forest workers have been very busy for the past few years. Storms, parasites, and extreme heat have taken its toll…
In Germany, Erntedankfest (Thanksgiving) is celebrated on the first Sunday in October. It is only a religious holiday and while growing up in a catholic village, it meant going to church, just like every Sunday. Besides being a regular Sunday in church, on Erntedankfest though, the church gets decorated with the year’s harvest of vegetables….
Yesterday evening (before the big snow came this morning), I sat with our nephew Jim on the beer balcony in fairly mild weather. Can you spot what is wrong with the photo..? 🙂 with Jim L. from Biglerville, PA (USA), now currently living in Stuttgart
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WHAT EXTRA HOUR OF SLEEP, LOL??? My boys (2 years & 4 years) got up at 5:40am, instead of 6:40am!! Argh!
Hi Angela,
I do remember those times when our children were small and did not know about this either. Hang in there.
Just wait till they are teenagers and won’t get out of bed 😉