One week down

It's been one week since we left Down Under and landed in Deutschland. It's been an adventurous week for us and we've decided to share our excitement with you.

So here it is, our first blog. No idea how many people will have the patience to read it but maybe it can be of therapeutic use to us too as we process our experiences through writing about them. Like in a traditional marriage we have fixed roles in this blog. Michael is the photographer in the family so 100% of the masterpieces on the blog are Michael's. Maria is the writer so all the posts will be written by her which will give them a slightly subjective German twist. On the other hand, our photos will have an Australian perspective to them and I hope Michael will only get to see the preety sides of Germany.

One week down. How many more to go...there are 52 in a year. What will our world look like in 52 weeks time...?

It is looking exciting at the moment. Havig left the Aussie 40 degree summer, it is hard for us to get used to cold German winter. It's been between 1 and -2 degrees celcius and a lot of snow has fallen over the past few days. The sun goes down at 3.30pm and it's dark at 4. That's when all the lights in the windows and Christmas trees in the houses around us get turned on and the smell of freshly baked biscuits (Plaetzchen) and carols (Weihnachtslieder) perfects our German Christmas experience. It is so beautiful! We spent an evening at the Leipzig Christmas Market (Leipziger Weihnachtsmarkt) on Saturday and it was magical...why would anyone want to celebrate Christmas somewhere other than Germany...?!

As you light the fourth candle on Sunday we wish you a truly blessed and reflective time as we anticipate the coming of our Lord Jesus. Much love from the Rudolph's in magical Germany