Saturday Evening Folk Concert, Schloss Gartenhalle

April 1, 2017August 29, 2022Anna--The Adventurer

While walking to the tram one day,a poster, advertisement caught my eye. To my delight, it was featuring, showcasing an upcoming concert, featuring Folk Music from across the ages and the globe, instantly causing giddiness for me, even more so when I found that the event offered free entrance!!!

Delightfully, Thomas and I dressed for the occasion and off we went for a beautiful evening of enchanting music, which included folk music:

John Phillip Souza

Williams (English Folk Song Suite, Seventeen Come Sunday, Intermezzo, Folk Songs from Somerset)

Galle (Bohmischer Traum)

Llan Alcazar

De Meij (Songs from the Castskills)

Manilow/De Meij (Copacaban)

Grainger (Irish Tune from County Derry)

R. Hariman/Bernaerts (Lord of the Dance)

Please, listen to the videos below. I hope you enjoy the music as much as we enjoyed it.

Director: Julian Reichard

#Ettlingen #Folkmusik #Musikverein

MV “Harmonie” Ruppur

Spring time, Baden Wurtemburg (Southwest Germany)

April 1, 2017May 23, 2017Anna--The Adventurer

April marks the one year mark of my being here in Germany, wow, time sure does fly!! The natural ways have thus also come full cycle since I have arrived with all of its beauty and splendor!!!

The Earth is awakening, bring scents and blossoms of new growth and splendor!!!

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JägerSchnitzel and PanniertSchnitzel @ Täglich Restaurant, Ettlingen

March 4, 2017April 25, 2017Anna--The Adventurer

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let’s face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

Charles R. Swindoll

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Beer and Flammkuchen Night

February 3, 2017April 25, 2017Anna--The Adventurer

A twist on a classic of Beer and Pizza night, Thomas and I enjoyed an evening out at Zum Hoepfner Pub in Ittersbach with Pilsners and Flammkuchen–Lecker!!! Lots of laughter and good times, listening to the tunes playing, chatter of fellow pub patrons, and enjoying a fun evening out.

Mixing it up with Coffee

January 11, 2017April 25, 2017Anna--The Adventurer

This evening Thomas and I drove to Karlsruhe to help reamp the battery as it had died (resulting in our car needing to be jumped) so we drove around, grabbed coffee at McDonalds (which tastes very different than the blend in the United States.) A fun evening, taking a ‘Sunday Drive’ around the region, drinking coffee (which is always a good idea) and putting some charge back in the battery.

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Coming to a close as the year winds down

December 31, 2016April 25, 2017Anna--The Adventurer

2016 is winding down and coming to a close…and it has been an enourmously eventufl year for me. Upon reminiscing over the year, realizing just how much has occured over the past 365 days. The dream list, posted in January of this year, I successfully marked off several components.

Here are just a few of this years occurences:

My brother got married and I caught the bouquet
I hosted a final garage sale, selling the general contents of my house
I moved to a foriegn country
Danced in a public venue
Enjoyed a live Baroque Quartet
Sampled Many different worldy beverages, many of them ocffee in origin
I learned how to navitage and use the tram, buses, and other public transportation in Germany
My best friend had a baby
My brother and his wife had a baby.
I adventured often in South West Germany
I had tea in a castle
I climbed to the top of an old fortress tower
Met up with an old friend of 20 years (an exchange student that lived with my family)
Gave a tour to my Grandfather
Practiced baking and cooking, expanding my culinary abilities and flavors
Wrote and received mail to and from friends and family
Read a childrens book (all on my own) in German
Spent Christmas Eve with German friends
Enrolled and attended German language courses
Learned how to use WhatsApp
Lost Weight
Lost a Grandmother and Aunt
Attended-toured 3 different Christmas Markets in Germany
Petted Donkeys and Goats in a live Nativity
Crossed country borders in a car and bus
Shopped in a French Super Market
Drank Turkish Coffee
Thomas and I got a kitten
Thomas has started to teach me the joys of soccer
Open Air soccer viewing in an open air event
video chatted for the first time with friends and family

Chicken, stuffing and baked sweet potatoe

A chai latte at the Coffee Boxx–very tasty

Black Forrest I walked 14 kilometers that day

Raumünzach, a village in the Black Forrest

Chicken Broth (stock) 1 whole choppped onion 1/2 Cup white rice 1 can of baby carrots 1/4 cup of chopped zuchinni 1 tsp Basil 1/2 tsp course ground salt Chicken meat pulled from baked chicken

I packed a lunch for us–lunch and snack for 2–cost: 3,25 euros

Homemade Fudge–sharing a tradition

December 17, 2016April 25, 2017Anna--The Adventurer

Coconut Fudge, made with almond extract and shredded coconut.

Classic Marshmellow Fudge, plain, traditional recipe

A small dish of Marschino cherry fudge, absolutely delicous, made with tart cherries, almond oil, and chopped walnuts

Bakers dark bitter chocolate shavings, used to create the fudge

Thomas had never experienced fudge before, which is such a bummer as it is one of my more favorite Christmas treats–and not knowing what Fudge and all of it its variations he was missing, I accepted the challenge of creating the wonderful delight, in a few simple varieties, at home.

I used condensed milk, sugar, various extracts, walnuts, cherries, marshmellow fluff (which thankfully is now available in Germany) and love to make the delights, which turned out super well.

Thomas soon became ‘addicted’ to the wonderful American delights, which is great–now pronouncing the word ‘fudge’ is still a bit odd but I know what he means.

Chriskinder Market, Frederichsplatz, Karlsruhe

December 3, 2016April 25, 2017Anna--The Adventurer

A nativity Scene on display

A walking path through the lights inside the market itself

A hand crafted, wood working vendor

Thomas enjoying a hot glühwein in the market

A dining venue located inside a rotating wind mill

I am drinking hot red glühwein, too!! It is so good and really is lovely on a cold night, walking around the market

A great adventure this evening with Thomas–we went to the Chriskinder Market on Frederichs Platz in Karlsruhe. A little gift shopping, a little mulled hot wine and a lovely evening out on the town.

Make an Impression

December 1, 2016April 25, 2017Anna--The Adventurer

Make me an offer!!!

$700 or best offer, 20% of sale price benefits Humane Society of Boulder Valley, Colorado Click on image or link to purchase

Making a good impression …with beautiful, original art.

As seen in a January post I wrote, I dream of selling an art piece of my very own, an adventure in eBay sales for sure!!!

The price is currently at $700–but this is negotiable for sure, so make me an offer!!

Van Gogh inspired, original impressionistic oil painting of dreams and blooms during a raging storm. Original, signed 16×20 inch framed on stretched canvas, ready to hang. Oil painting, vivid brush strokes.

While this is a dream of mine to sell a piece of my artwork, 20% of the sale price also benefits the Human Society of Boulder Valley (located in beautiful, colorful Colorado)