South African Abroad
Montecasino Bird Gardens (Vacation Pics Part Two)
I mentioned in the first vacation photo post that we… Read More »Montecasino Bird Gardens (Vacation Pics Part Two)
Exploring Lake Minnewanka
As with most of the well-known tourist spots, we’ve visited… Read More »Exploring Lake Minnewanka
Johnston Canyon Revisited
The last time we went to this magical place, the… Read More »Johnston Canyon Revisited
Four Years an Immigrant
I was pretty shocked to realise our four-year immigration anniversary… Read More »Four Years an Immigrant
Trip to Big Hill Springs
During the Summer Holidays, we headed out to hike in… Read More »Trip to Big Hill Springs
A Visit to Calaway Park
The weather forecast wasn’t great, but we had family over… Read More »A Visit to Calaway Park
Exploring Bowness Park
Now that the weather is getting better, we’ve had more… Read More »Exploring Bowness Park
Survival Tips for New Immigrants
Maybe it’s because I know so many people who have… Read More »Survival Tips for New Immigrants
Royal Alberta Museum
For the first time in forever, we went away for… Read More »Royal Alberta Museum
Johnston Canyon
Since Canada is gorgeous and we have serious wanderlust, we… Read More »Johnston Canyon
Peace Bridge Explored
One of the coolest landmarks in Calgary has to be… Read More »Peace Bridge Explored
Things I Don’t Understand – Canada Edition
You know, we’ve been living in Canada for just over… Read More »Things I Don’t Understand – Canada Edition
What’s Different – Calgary Edition
Freshly landed in Germany, I did a post comparing the… Read More »What’s Different – Calgary Edition
A Comparison – Shopping
Let’s keep chatting about the differences between the cities where… Read More »A Comparison – Shopping
A Comparison – The Weather
The greatest of all the FAQ’s we are asked remains… Read More »A Comparison – The Weather
Ice Ice Baby
It’s official, we’ve experienced another first on our journey. Last… Read More »Ice Ice Baby
Better
I’ve tried to chronicle everything throughout this double immigration journey,… Read More »Better
The Five-Month Update
This Wednesday edition of Maple Mondays is brought to you by… Read More »The Five-Month Update
Canadian International Autoshow 2018
As you can probably guess from the title, we saw… Read More »Canadian International Autoshow 2018
Braving the Weather
This never gets old. If you, like my little family,… Read More »Braving the Weather
Things I Miss About Germany
Nobody saw this post coming, right? 😛 Truth is, Europe… Read More »Things I Miss About Germany
Düsseldorf Kirmis 2017
Another weekend, another fair.
Let me tell you something about this one, though – it was huge. Everything is bigger and better in Düsseldorf, right? I almost felt bad for the Saarner Kirmes we’d visited the weekend before.
On a cloudy Sunday, we headed to the city to see the fair. Loud music, delicious food scents, bright colours and the screams of thrill-seekers – this is what the fair was all about.
Saarner Kirmes (Fair)
In the post about those things I love about Germany, I mentioned random fairs popping up at every opportunity. This weekend, we found one of those. 🙂
The Saarner Kirmes set up in our hometown of Mülheim an der Ruhr, on the bank of the River Ruhr (Saarn is a suburb of Mülheim). We wouldn’t even have known of the fair’s existence, had we not went out to lunch. I was in the mood for currywurst, but we couldn’t find a nice place to have that. So, we went in the direction of the river.
By chance, Kayla spotted activity on the far bank. I say chance, but I really mean her fun-radar. That thing is accurate within half a centimetre. 🙂
Little Differences (TGC)
We’ve been playing house in Germany for almost two years, but friends and loved ones still ask how living here differs from living in South Africa. The first ‘differences’ post was uploaded within the first two months since we moved to Germany, then I told you about some of the strange differences, like the German toilet, and the recent what I love post rounded off the selection of posts on the topic.
Or so I thought.