This holiday season my husband and I will be paying my family in Germany a visit. They have been living there for over four years now, and it’s lovely to see how they’ve settled and feel at home in their new locality. They really do live in a beautiful part of the country, amid apple orchards with beautiful views of mountains. In some ways their adaptation is strange to me – although I still recognise many aspects of the ‘home’ I grew up in, there are many new additions. My mom’s style of cooking has changed considerably – nut cakes and spätzle are now served at the table, candles are lit at breakfast times, shoes are left at the front door, and when the phone rings my sister will warble off in the local German dialect. While I feel at home there, I’m very aware that I am in a different country with a different culture to my own.
It will be the first time that my mister has been to Europe – I am so excited about him going! While we are there we will be travelling to the Czech Republic, to visit Prague and Česky Krumlov. Photos and travel journal to follow!
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