Shannon Lubell

Ukrainian Refugees in Berlin

The outpouring of love and support that has been given to the Ukrainian Refugees is illustrated here by the exemplary operation I witnessed this week at Berlin Haupbahnhof (main train station). I have been extremely touched by stories of orphans being fostered, a single woman being welcomed to a family even though she has aContinueContinue reading “Ukrainian Refugees in Berlin”

Frauentag in Lisbon

Three years ago I celebrated International Women’s Day by traveling to Budapest. (https://shannonlubell.com/?s=Budapest) This year, I went to Portugal. It was a lovely way to celebrate especially after being grounded with the pandemic. Alexanderplatz Bahnhof en route to BER With things ‘normalizing’ and Tuesday, March 8 being an official holiday here in Berlin (the kidsContinueContinue reading “Frauentag in Lisbon”

February 2022

Where has the time gone? Since launching my business, I’ve had less and less time to post and take photographs. Two of my passions. So I wanted to give a mini-update before the new month. We’ve celebrated our four birthdays over the past two months and collectively we are now 112 years old! Yes, thatContinueContinue reading “February 2022”

COVID Diary and Reflections

I will start this post by saying COVID is real. It is out there. And it sucks to have. For over a month, our family has been sick with COVID. It started with Ben staying home sick with a cold and cough on Monday, November 15. Isaac was fine, went to school and tested negativeContinueContinue reading “COVID Diary and Reflections”

Safaripark Beekse Bergen – The Netherlands

During our Herbstferien (fall break) back in October, we traveled by train and spent two weeks in the Netherlands. Outside the town of Tilburg lies a safari park that we visited on our last full day of our vacation. We find that as the boys (8 & 10) get older, activities that used draw theirContinueContinue reading “Safaripark Beekse Bergen – The Netherlands”

Halloween 2021

Our fourth European Halloween was probably our best. We’ve discovered that instead of recreating the magic of our American Halloweens, we’ve borrowed our favorite parts and added new traditions. We’ve seen an increase in the extent Germans celebrate Halloween, even since we’ve been here. You see, Halloween isn’t as big, or a long standing tradition,ContinueContinue reading “Halloween 2021”

Life Adventure

Blogging has been a bit more sporadic for me this year partially because of a new adventure I ’d like to share with you today. Although many of you know what I have been up to this past year, some of you may not or may not have been updated recently. I’m sharing this becauseContinueContinue reading “Life Adventure”

Gdańsk / Sopot, Poland

This summer, we left Germany for the first time in a year and a half. Journey from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Gdańsk, Poland When we moved to Berlin over three years ago, our goal was to take advantage of being able to easily explore this part of the world. Straight to the Beach However, the pandemicContinueContinue reading “Gdańsk / Sopot, Poland”

Bavarian Bier

First Stop in Munich – Wirtshaus Vom Straubinger When in Rome! Ok, Bavaria, you do as the locals do. And for us, it was to drink Bier. Mountain Top Steins Not a great hardship, mind you, other than our slightly bloated bellies. Bier on Zugspitze – Germany‘s High Peak – Alps But come on. WhenContinueContinue reading “Bavarian Bier”

Neuschwanstein

Being that our vacation home was only a scenic twenty minute drive from the fabled „Disney“ castle, we were bound to visit. So we booked the first English tour of the day which was at 9:50 and packed our raincoats as it had rained overnight and was predicted to rain again. Approaching Neuschwanstein We leftContinueContinue reading “Neuschwanstein”