The day started with another bracing walk on a fresh German morning to our favourite local bakers.  I can’t remember exactly what I ordered but I think it was a hot chocolate and a large bowl full of sugar. I also remember going back for a second helping of sugar.  Life is good. It gave us half…

We had decided that we would meet up near my colleagues flat and get breakfast in her local baker called Bäcker Wolff.  It was like Greggs but with a touch more class. I had a little square of cake that, and I’m using the closet thing I can to describe it here, an apple crumble topped…

My second day in Germany started around 3am.  I was so excited about my pizza that I had not remembered to get myself a drink.  The lack of kettle in the room was a bigger issue than I thought.  It is the first time in my life that I had ever woken up from having a dream about…

After the best part of two years of pandemic enforced staycation, I eventually got to spread my wings a little last week. I honestly don’t think I would have made any effort to get away if it weren’t a work trip, but I was secretly happy at being ‘forced’ to make a business trip to…