Skip to content

The diary of a British citizen in Germany who wants to remain where he is –but whose country voted to leave.

Brian's Brexit Chronicle

  • Follow The Tale
  • About
  • Contact
  • By Category
    • Match Day
    • My Germany
    • Out And About
    • Ramblings
    • The Brexit Process

Archives

Author: Laird of Deutschland

Armistice

December 18, 2017December 19, 2017 by Laird of Deutschland, posted in Uncategorized

A few years ago, my Mum and Dad came to visit me in the heart of the Rhineland. It was a Saturday afternoon in early September and the towns were buzzing with visitors enjoying the last of the summer wine before the new stuff appeared later in the autumn. It was approaching lunchtime in Ahrweiler, … Continue reading Armistice

5 Comments

Conscious

December 13, 2017December 14, 2017 by Laird of Deutschland, posted in Uncategorized

Two years ago this week, I moved into the place I live now. Ever since I was a student I've been fussy about decor and because this was the first place I'd ever bought, I decided to mark the occasion by painting the walls in the boldest colours I could get away with. The place … Continue reading Conscious

3 Comments

Bargain

December 9, 2017December 10, 2017 by Laird of Deutschland, posted in Uncategorized

Much as I have enjoyed my time in Germany's easternmost city, there has been a flaw in my planning. I have neither a plane ticket nor a train ticket back. Görlitz is the easternmost town in Germany and I live in the far west. Four hundred miles separate me from home but I am not … Continue reading Bargain

3 Comments

East And West

December 6, 2017December 6, 2017 by Laird of Deutschland, posted in Uncategorized

The last leg of our tour of Germany takes us east. So far east that on a clear day you can see the Golden Gate Bridge. Our destination is Görlitz, the easternmost town in all Germany. So far east is Görlitz that half the town now lies in Poland. It is quicker and easier to … Continue reading East And West

3 Comments

Make Me A German

December 1, 2017December 1, 2017 by Laird of Deutschland, posted in Uncategorized

There are some events in life for which you will just never know what to wear. Weddings and funerals are fairly straightforward. Job interviews too have fairly standard dress codes. For everything else at this time of year you can pretty much dress for the weather. But a naturalisation ceremony? Just what should you wear … Continue reading Make Me A German

5 Comments

Posts navigation

Older posts

Archive

  • December 2017
  • November 2017
  • October 2017
  • September 2017
  • August 2017
  • July 2017
  • June 2017
  • May 2017
  • April 2017
  • March 2017
Blog at WordPress.com.
Cancel