Girl In Germany

And so we start our first trip of this new year 2015.  It was a short and not-much-planned one that S and I set off - this time with RWTH friends. The last time we had all met up was in the Austria -2014 New Year trip - where we parted off saying "we would pakka meet for the Summer hols" .  After hours of conference-calling on How, When and Where-to-pick-you, we finally started off on a Friday afternoon - with two Mitfahrers - he he extra money toh why not ?

Its now more than a week since I'm back here in Germany. It's colder, greyer and windier than the time I left. Friends here have been excitingly waiting for us to return - so we meetup, party and go on trips together.   Two of my friends are no more preggies - their kids are old enough to smile now: and one other's kid is now rolling on his tummy (s uper cute he looks)   Snow falls just as if the Nature herself is trying to cheer us up,

Wooo.. Heyyyaa! Happy New Year once again !! How was your New Year celebrations everyone? I am having super fun here in India. I wanted to somehow writeup a post while in India itself - brr.. I'm depriving my afternoon nap and writing you this - so please read-on - hehe.  Its been four weeks already - four weeks of vast differences - in food, traffic, discipline ( yes discipline) prices (some that made my eyes pop out and some that were dead-cheap) and oh the no-need-of-jeans and shoes every time-you-go-out feels fantastic! S and I have finished most of our to-do and to-eat checklist. We both have gained some 5 kg ever since we came here.  Uhmm..This time we wanted to make a small tour with the family, watch movie together and have a dinner out with family - as a part of our checklist. And so, we had been to movies and to Kerala - a state in India with my dad, mom and sis. This is famously called the 'God's own country' mainly because of it...

As months pass by, its time I realize the year spins off so fast as an arrow.  2014 New Year's eve was our first as a couple - and we had an amazing time in Vienna, at their  Volkfest.  I have a picture of me and S with all of our friends - and me wearing a bunny-ears-hairband with lights flickering. Absolute fun. It feels just now that we celebrated our first Love- Anniv, and then our official Anniv, went to Prague , had my in-laws here, drove to  Norway ,  Rügen  - watched leaves spring, bloom, fade and die off -

First crush. First love. First school. First Anniversary. First Birthday. First Car. First Abroad country. The firsts is always special.  And so is the first food I ever had in Germany. I din't have to wait for an auspicious day/ get the time to research online and then order a typical German dish. My first food that I ate in Germany was at Frankfurt Airport itself - while waiting for our ICE Train towards home. It was ein Stück Salami Pizza - a piece of Salami pizza. That was also my first 'Pork-eating' day. It was hot, spicy with tomato sauce as the base and the classic salami taste - it was salty ( No it din't stink) . Absolutely loved it. Ever since then, Salami Pizza is one crazy dish I order every once in a while - Like on Saturday's dinner this weekend.  Humm .. I have this weird habit of experimenting strangely-packaged / new snacks and dishes in the supermarket. Some times it ended up finding things very similar to the ones we get in India, li...

One of my biggest attraction I find living in Germany is the connectivity. Yes, you heard it right. I don't have to travel 7 hours or so, just to reach one part of the same country. In just 4 hours, I find myself in a completely different country, who speak, dress and eat different than the Germans! The best of all - most of the dream locations of any Indian - are closeby or atleast reachable - Switzerland for example - even a layman knows of Swiss beauty.  And the World Wonders. There's Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa ( still, it was a World wonder na?) Y eah ofcourse there ' s dazzling Taj Mahal back home in India. <Brags> Duh, why're you giving such an essay? Come to the point. So yeah, I had a Bucket List of places to visit - mostly inspired from Foreign-location songs in Indian movies. The first of the list was of course Venice! and Swiss.  This May, my fil and mil had come to Germany for a 18-day vacation.  It turned out to be such a fun...

In just a blink of an eye, the weather has changed - and so have the Jackets.  All you see around you, and above you, is the black and white shade palette.  As I scroll down my own blog, it feels so refreshing to recollect  Summer  and  Fall . All of a sudden, as you speak - smoke (fog) comes out of your mouth.  And my nose becomes super cold - weird. The Sun shines as a surprise guest, but the clouds win. With the spine-chilling gush