Villa Aurora
German Currents – Gundermann – Andreas Dresen The weekend before last, I was in LA for the “German Currents”, a German film festival presented by the Goethe Institut. Because I was an official member of the press, I was so...
Oktoberfest in the Bay Area
It is September, hence Oktoberfest season! Why is Oktoberfest in September though? Oktoberfest starts in September because its final day has a fixed spot on the calendar. The last day of the festival is always on the first Sunday of...
Point Lobos State Reserve
My weekly ramble #33 Mesmerizing Beauty Last month I rediscovered the glory of Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. The park is located just four miles South of Carmel-by-the-Sea. The purpose of a State Natural Reserve is to preserve native ecological...
Castle Rock State Park
My weekly ramble #33 Monday, time for a recap of the weekend. Tom Brady dropped the ball. Justin Timberlake did not sing a duet with a hologram of Prince, but it was still a cool halftime show. And on Saturday...
Hike up Mount Umunhum
My weekly ramble #29 If you read my post Q is for… (weekly ramble #26) you know that this was my second attempt to hike up Mount Umunhum. This time we found a parking spot and successfully hiked...
Hike To The Hollywood Sign
My weekly ramble #25 The Hollywood Sign is a must see. Last Wednesday I fulfilled myself a long-sighted dream: My girls and I hiked up to the Hollywood Sign. To be precise, behind the Hollywood Sign. We stayed in LA for...
Best of April
Another month has passed and here are my highlights of April 2017. 1. Two beautiful wildflower hikes, one with my family and one with a dear friend. You can read more here on my weekly rambles “Russian Ridge” and “Calero...
ALDI
I’ve had the ultimate German grocery shopping experience today! The first time in more than eight years and I got to shop “ALDI” in California. OMG! I was in heaven. (more…)
Cookie Tuesday
…is the best tradition in our neigborhood! We have a very lovable family on our street and Bonnie is the head coach of six great, funny and polite children! She is an inspiration for every mom out there. Her children are between 2 and 14 years...
Art Boxes Part II
Last month I blogged about the utility art boxes I found around Campbell and San Jose, California. This public beautification program “Art Outside the Box” is designed to transform plain, grey traffic control utility boxes in Campbell, into works of...
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