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Happy Easter!

We would like to wish you all a lovely Easter break. Whether you're going travelling, visiting family or simply enjoying some good chocolate, we hope you have a great time...

Osterbrot: German Easter bread (March 2026)

Osterbrot is a sweet, yeast bread that represents renewal, community, and the festive spirit of Easter. It appears across Germany in slightly different regional forms, but the core idea is...

Goodbye 2025 and hello 2026

  Hello 2026! I hope the New Year has been prosperous for you so far. In January, we started our winter term, and I’d like to thank all our students...

Merry Christmas!

As the festive time approaches, we would like to thank you for this wonderful year and wish you all a very Merry Christmas, Veselé Vánoce! / Счастливого Рождества! (Schastlivogo Rozhdestva)...

Pierniczki, Polish gingerbread biscuits (Decemb...

Christmas means gingerbread biscuits. It’s our family tradition that we enjoy making, experimenting with and then eating them! The recipe below is my inspiration from Kwestia smaku. I have been...

Traditional Nikolausschwimmen in Bamberg, Germany

Every December, as the days grow shorter and the skies turn a steely grey, my thoughts drift back to Bamberg—a town that once felt like home. I lived and worked...