Postcards of Mainberg Castle
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.




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.




This is our first Beer Balcony photo of 2021. Last year, I had only one visitor – in November. Here I’m sitting with our son, Thomas from London, who is working remotely in Oberursel. With the current Covid situation in London, he was also granted an extension to continue working from Oberursel. The sun was…
Yesterday evening, I had one of my closest friends over. Come to think of it, this was only her second time to visit us. We usually go out together and rarely meet on home ground. Some working women like us are just not into entertaining at home. Rhiannon did point out though that the wooden…
When all fails, because the Corona pandemic still has a grip on us, then I can rely on my adult children to become the only Beer Balcony visitors during that time. Son Thomas from London visited us during the winter 2020/2021. Now it is our daughter’s turn to come and visit from Florida after a…
On Facebook, we get to see photos of early Christmas decorations, such as lights strung in the windows. Granted, it is a bit early in my opinion, but only because we put up our deco and lights in late November. We wait till the plates with turkey have been cleared first. However, when I got…
This guest post is written by Lance M. Goolsby, who originates from Seattle, Washington. However, he spent 15 years in the U.S. Army, serving in the city of Schweinfurt, Germany for four of them. He says he is married to the most wonderful woman, Antje (Pronounced: Auntie-A), a local Schweinfurter. After leaving the army, he…
With almost 10,000 flights having been cancelled due to Frankenstorm, passengers check FlightAware for updates. Here are some additional suggestions quoted from the New York Times International Traveler section (paper format) to help your disrupted travel: * If your flight is canceled because of the storm, do not go to the airport. * To avoid…
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