One of the big draws of moving to Europe was the ability to travel to so many interesting places, all without jetlag.
With the unexpected global pandemic, the ability to travel stopped and we haven’t traveled outside of Berlin since last summer.
Germany has been under a strict lockdown until recently. Though we are still under strict hygiene measures.
Only a few regions (not including Berlin) have started allowing hotel/home rental stays for non-business reasons.
Monday, being Pentacost, is an official holiday in Germany. And our school added two teacher work days giving us a five day holiday.
So we booked a vacation home in the Bavarian countryside, round trip tickets to Bamberg and a rental car once there.
Since we’ve only received our first of two COVID injections and the boys are too young to be vaccinated yet, we are still a bit cautious and have yet to brave air travel again.
But we are thrilled to be exploring again. And feel lucky to be doing so.
So I am writing this blog post at a Spielplatz (playground) next to the Bamberg Dom.
Appreciating this opportunity to explore another part of Germany.
(Photos of Bamberg including its smoked beer.)
Berlin Lubells: Stories of Life in Berlin from an American Expat Mom's First Experience Living Abroad 
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On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 3:13 AM Berlin Lubells: Stories of Life in Berlin from an American Expat Mom’s First Experience Living Abroad wrote:
> Shannon Hapgood Lubell posted: ” One of the big draws of moving to Europe > was the ability to travel to so many interesting places, all without > jetlag. Waiting for the M8 tram in Berlin en route to Hauptbahnhof With the > unexpected global pandemic, the ability to travel stopped and” >
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We miss you guys, too! And hope we’ll see you soon. It’s been fun to share on the blog again. After focusing on my photography and related Instagram page, it’s been nice to blog again. I’ve realized that’s my favorite kind of blog post to write, so I will have several to share for the few more days that we’ll be on the road.
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