Category Archives: Tanja

Last Sunday was Jana’s birthday and we had a little family get together as she will have her ‘proper’ party in a couple of weeks time. Birgit organised a lovely afternoon tea (well, ‘Kaffee und Kuchen’ actually) at her house … Continue reading →

In Auckland I usually go for a walk in the mornings with my friend and neighbour Prue.  We usually leave at 6:15am and do one round of Cornwall Park.  We have managed to keep it up through most of winter … Continue reading →

Today after school the children and I went to the local bath, which is called Ariba Bad.  Ariba Erlebniss Bad, to be precise.  ‘Erlebniss’ translates to ‘experience’ or even ‘adventure’. For the Kiwis I should add that this is an … Continue reading →

so it’s Sunday morning and Tessa and Nick went down to the baker for fresh rolls and croissants while Ben and I set the table. They got ‘the usual’, we had breakfast and then went for our walk.  THe boys … Continue reading →

Today, Saturday, we drove an hour north to the Ostsee (hmm, being called The Eastsea I wonder if we drove north or east?  Should have a look on Google Maps…).  Anyway I was quite excited to see the coast because … Continue reading →

Last Sunday we  went out for another Italian lunch.  I had Cannelloni al forno yummy!  That used to be my standard ‘Italian’ many years ago.  We had a nice time chatting and so the children got slightly bored and started … Continue reading →

is called Esther and she stayed with us in Auckland for six weeks last year.  So last Friday, when we sat in the U-Bahn on our way home from the Dom, my phone rang and it was Esther announcing that … Continue reading →

Isn’t it nice to know that creative people are all over the world?? Look what I have come across…     aren’t these angels gorgeous? Steffi (the mother of Max and Birgit’s neighbour) makes these little creatures (and many more). … Continue reading →

Dear Readership, I must apologise for not writing on my blog over this last week.  The worst  is that I don’t even have a ‘proper’ reason for it….it just didn’t happen. Anyway, I am sitting at Starbucks in Moenckeberg Strasse, … Continue reading →

For those uninitiated…The Hamburger Dom is an institution, we first saw a little version of it at the Miniatur Wunderland, and it is only here for certain times during the year…perhaps Sabine knows when exactly. For those of you familiar … Continue reading →