Postcards of Mainberg Castle

ByMaria April 28, 2018

Ever since I started doing research for a blog reader about Mainberg Castle in northern Bavaria, I have become very interested in the topic myself, and started buying historical postcards.

Schweinfurt Military

U.S. Army Training Area Hohenfels, Germany
ByMaria December 16, 2020December 16, 2020

I keep records on historical places for my line of work, and among them is my collection of historical postcards. The postcard below got repurposed, when my husband sighed heavily just before leaving for work this morning, which is rather hectic at this time of year. I held up the postcard, offering this choice: “Would…

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Franconia/Germany

Good Beer Area and the Wireless
ByMaria April 2, 2013June 20, 2018

We spent the past Easter weekend in the heart of Germany, namely the region Franconia in northern Bavaria. As usual, we met my siblings over dinner in one of those rural guesthouses, where local cuisine and often home brewed beer is served. When I opened my iPad, this popped up: We had a good laugh…

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Germany

What to See in Germany
ByMaria March 13, 2012March 13, 2012

Living in Germany and speaking English, we sometimes get inquiries from friends, family, and friends of friends on what to see in Germany. The latest one was this: I have a colleague who is asking for travel suggestions in Germany. I have no idea what they are looking for, but do you have any global…

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Anything Korean | Germany

What we eat in Germany
ByMaria June 10, 2011April 24, 2016

Well, this might not be what you expected to see. I just had some delicious Bibimbap from our neighborhood Asian supermarket. For the more traditional food and beverages Germans like to consume, visit What the World Eats at TIME photo gallery, where you can view families from 16 countries showing their weekly food expenditure. Most…

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Oberursel

Oberursel Street Life in May 2021
ByMaria June 1, 2021June 1, 2021

With restrictions still in place for regular shops (shopping only by click-and-collect), we took advantage of a partly cloudy day to get out and buy some street food in downtown Oberursel about two weeks ago. The month of May was full of rainy days. During some sunny and dry moments, I took these photos in…

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Germany

Getting a Costly Driver’s License in Germany
ByMaria December 14, 2012

A couple of years back, I had written about this topic, when are son turned 17 and the first neighborly inquiries were made about whether he was getting his driver’s license soon. Coming of age in Germany means getting your driver’s license. And of course, this is the case for most other industrialized countries too….

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Raymond Frost on The End of Askren Manor Housing, Schweinfurt, in 2018: “I just found these pictures through Chat GPT. I went to the middle school 82-84 if memory serves me right.…”
Margo Brooks on Schweinfurt Military Housing – Askren Manor: “You must have lived there same time frame as I did. I went to the school in 7th and 8th…”
Margo Brooks on Schweinfurt Military Housing – Askren Manor: “We lived on big oak second floor. Last building before little oak. Around 67/68. Friends Elizabeth Taylor. Cindy Lezite. .…”

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