This summer was a bittersweet one. First of all, residency hassles troubled our lives and cost us a lot of money. Then to top it all, we found ourselves neck de...
I went out for a walk to the Köln Flora yesterday and found it to be resplendent with flowers. The sight was a treat for sore eyes and I walked around with a sm...
This episode of "Writings on the walls" is truly special since it features Cologne, the city that I now call home. Walking through Cologne, especially in some a...
Since it is technically autumn, we have switched over to all things autumnal. Our floral centerpieces have more yellow and orange, our clothes have become longe...
Fall has set in early this year bringing with it damp skies and rain. Sniffles, sneezes, and warm socks are in rage and the temperature has dipped low enoug...
Earlier this month in Cologne, I went on a local food and drink binge with my friends. Since summer was at its peak, with bright hot days and blue skies, we bar...
It was quite a joke, that Cologne was hotter than Cairo, the day we arrived back in Germany from Egypt. The German summer was in full swing in July and Deutschl...
One of the things I miss most in Cairo is good hearty German bread. Due to my growing up in 80's Calcutta when bread went by the disgusting name "pauruti"...
The famous Carnival of Cologne officially kicks off on 11th November at 11.11 hrs. Carnival is called the "fifth season of the year" and nobody celebrates it be...
Every time Tarek and I drive back to Cologne fro somewhere outside, we play a game; and that is, who sees the Dom first. It is believed that the Cologne Cathedr...
