Category Archives: Travel Outside of Berlin

On one of the last days of Easter Break earlier this month, we took a Miles car share to Potsdam. While Potsdam could have been easily reached by public transport, we opted to disinfect the rental car and stay clear of others on public transportation. {Disinfecting the rental car and finding a note from MilesContinueContinue reading “Potsdam”

Back in September my dear college friend (Susie, who now lives outside of Boston) contacted me to tell me that she would most likely be in Krakow in January for work and would I want to meet her for a girls’ weekend? {St. Mary’s Basilica, 14th century Gothic church, in Market Square} She didn’t needContinueContinue reading “Krakow, Poland”

On January 27, 1945, Auschwitz – Birkenau was liberated. What did that mean for those who were prisoners of this Nazi death camp? {Birkenau} Two days ago, I visited Auschwitz-Birkenau, an hour drive from Krakow, Poland. And like most people, I went looking for answers. {Block 15 at Auschwitz} Seeking understanding. A desire to learn,ContinueContinue reading “Auschwitz – Birkenau: 75 Years Later”

Jerusalem. I’ve had so many thoughts about this city throughout my life. As do most people in this world. Whether Jew, Christian or Muslim, it holds a central significance to one’s religion. Even those who don’t follow these faiths can acknowledge how Jerusalem holds an important space in history. That is why I had toContinueContinue reading “Israel – Part IV: Jerusalem”

Our next stop in Israel was Tel Aviv, which was exciting for many reasons. {First stop in Jaffa, or Yafo, was Abouelafia Bakery} I had heard how good the food is, how it’s a culturally vibrant city and that it is on the Mediterranean Sea. All positives. {One of my favorite spots was walking alongContinueContinue reading “Israel – Part III: Tel Aviv & Jaffa”

{Israeli desert and Jordanian mountains north of Eilat} Going to the Dead Sea was high on my Israel bucket list. So we rented a car in Eilat and drove just over two hours on Route 90 along the border with Jordan to get there. We stayed less than a mile from the border for mostContinueContinue reading “Israel – Part II: The Dead Sea”

We traveled to Israel for Hanukkah during Christmas break this year. Going back to Atlanta last year was a bit confusing for the boys and caused some extra adjustment to our new life in Germany. {Red Sea, Eilat, Israel} So we decided to take advantage of being only a four-hour flight away from an incredibleContinueContinue reading “Israel – Part I: Eilat”

During our last weekend of the two-and-a-half-week fall break, we took a road trip to Poznan, Poland. {Road trip to Poznan, Poland} The three hour drive from Berlin brought us to Poland’s fifth largest city. But it wasn’t the size of the city that caught our eye. It was its history as well as itsContinueContinue reading “Poznan, Poland”

It’s a country made up of three tiny islands in the Mediterranean Sea roughly 50 miles south of Sicily. And for the first week of Herbstferien, or Fall Break, we stayed at a family-friendly, all inclusive resort on the beach there. {Waiting at Tegel for our first of two flights} {Benny, with Sammy the Sloth,ContinueContinue reading “Malta”

On our way home from the Czech Republic back in July, we spent the afternoon in Meißen (Meissen), Germany, just outside of Dresden. {Meißen gets two thumbs up} You may have heard of Meißen. It’s claim to fame is porcelain production. This is due to the extensive local deposits of china clay (kaolin) and potter’sContinueContinue reading “Meißen”