I was inordinately excited at my first Berlin snowfall. Perhaps because it happened in November when we were told it doesn't normally snow till January. Perhaps it was because November was a mere month after we had relocated.
The shop label described the pair of long socks in the best Berlin English as ‘knee over socks’. I thought I would buy myself a pair of those that first Winter ..
Of all the German words that I encountered when I first moved to Germany, it was 'pflegeleicht' that struck me. I first saw it on the washing machine. Then stamped…
Google Translate was indispensable when we were house-hunting using German language-only Berlin property websites. However, in 2008, the software wasn't always very accurate and threw up some gems. The best…
As the weather turns colder, Berliners' clothing starts shedding colour. Yellow in particular disappears. Which, in my first year in Berlin, imbued my chirpy yellow jumper with a fresh-off-the-boat vibe.…
On my first night in Berlin, I dreamt of an aluminium wall overflowing with Curry Laksa gravy. Taupok, green beans and all.
