Tag Archives: Berlin

Halloween 2020 in Berlin

This was our third Halloween spent in Europe. Halloween 2020 Our first Halloween was spent in Crete during our 2018 fall break from school (https://atomic-temporary-144439175.wpcomstaging.com/2018/11/27/fall-break-crete/) where the Greeks did not celebrate Halloween. Halloween 2018 in Crete The boys were extremely disappointed so we let them go to a fish spa and pick out gratuitous amountsContinueContinue reading “Halloween 2020 in Berlin”

Fall Break 2020 – Mügglesee

Mügglesee With Coronavirus on the rise, instead of our normal jaunt to warmer countries, we booked a week in the Harz Mountains, a three hour drive from Berlin. Beautiful Fall Foliage After our summer of exploring the northern coast of Germany (https://atomic-temporary-144439175.wpcomstaging.com/2020/07/18/summer-2020/) we decided again not to risk infection by traveling abroad and to alsoContinueContinue reading “Fall Break 2020 – Mügglesee”

Botanischer Garten

(If you are reading this post via email, I encourage you to visit my website, http://www.shannonlubell.com, so you can see my new design updates.) With things slowing opening up in Germany in the time of COVID-19, I am realizing that the best time to visit attractions here in Berlin is NOW. There have been soContinueContinue reading “Botanischer Garten”

Volkspark Weinberg

Gratitude. Only a two minute walk from our house is a splendid park called Volkspark Weinberg. With rolling, grassy hills, a lily-pad filled pond, a sizable playground, a massive rose garden, an al fresco bar, a Swiss restaurant, a splash pad (that turns into a skate park when the water is off) and plenty ofContinueContinue reading “Volkspark Weinberg”

Herbst – Fall

Not since Dave and I lived in Boston a decade ago have I enjoyed the fall trees as I have here in Berlin. It’s been unseasonable warm with little rain, so the leaves have not fallen much either. My fond feelings of this natural wonder can best be shown with photos. {Boys playing this morningContinueContinue reading “Herbst – Fall”