Germany

We took a Boxing Day drive into the Taunus hills and stopped in the beautiful town of Idstein.

We took a Boxing Day drive into the Taunus hills and stopped in the beautiful town of Idstein.

A bleak winters walk along the flooded Rhine on Christmas Day.

Beautifully illuminated tables at the Nürnberg Weihnachtsmarkt.

The glowing lights on this lamppost create a golden glow on the yellowed leaves of this tree.

Incredible atmosphere at Nürnberg Weihnachtsmarkt.

No number of “German Christmas markets” in the UK could prepare me for the real thing.

After a hellish four months of my German course, a walk in the Taunus mountains with friends was exactly what I needed.

After a hellish four months of my German course, a walk in the Taunus mountains with friends was exactly what I needed.

After a hellish four months of my German course, a walk in the Taunus mountains with friends was exactly what I needed.

After a hellish four months of my German course, a walk in the Taunus mountains with friends was exactly what I needed.

No number of “German Christmas markets” in the UK could prepare me for the real thing.

Grafitti in the underpass in Rödelheim train station.

Afternoons exploring Frankfurt with my new friends saved my mental health after my traumatic move to germany.

Rows of bottles at the German Apothecary Museum in Heidelberg Schloss.

A view of Heidelberg Altstadt from the window of the Schloss.

This column of nails hammered in decorative patterns is an artefact of — and memorial to — World War 1.

Mainz Dom on my first visit to the city.

Mainz Dom on my first visit to the city.

Moving to Germany was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Taken a month after I moved, these photos are from the first time I explored the city I’d moved to.

Moving to Germany was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Taken a month after I moved, these photos are from the first time I explored the city I’d moved to.

Moving to Germany was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Taken a month after I moved, these photos are from the first time I explored the city I’d moved to.

Moving to Germany was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. Taken a month after I moved, these photos are from the first time I explored the city I’d moved to.