Robert and I had the pleasure of visiting Germany (and Austria) back in March of this year. While it hadn’t been on our short list of places to visit, the opportunity arose due to a work trip for Robert and we took it. I am SO GLAD we did. We absolutely loved Germany. I’m not sure if it’s my German heritage or the fact that I’m from PA Dutch country, but it felt so comforting and familiar to me. I felt like THESE ARE MY PEOPLE. I was so happy to be in the land of soft pretzels, spätzle, sauerkraut (which it turns out I like even more than I thought I did), and wheat beers (< the only kind of beer I REALLY enjoy – and I discovered I also love dark wheat beers). It was a pure delight to be there.  [Read more…]