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...
A pretty little town tucked beside the gentle Moselle river, Cochem is as cute as a button. Think pastel coloured terrace fronted houses and restaurants ref...
The Moselle Valley in Germany is as pretty as a storybook setting. The lively Moselle river meanders between hillside castles and neat rows of fields of win...
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...
The weather in Cologne has been playing truant for some time. Super hot days (it gets extremely hot in summer in Germany) make the adults pant in the sun, while...
When I was a little girl, I loved smelling my freshly shaved father. He knew that I liked it, and I would get scooped up in his arms after every barbered sessio...
"I'd like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of
So tell me now, cause I won't ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?"
- Amy Winehouse, (orig...
Last night had been a wild one. We had gone for a dinner date at Saudade, our neighbourhood Portuguese restaurant in Cologne where they had served a kilo of gam...