"Tüppelziehen" a Tradition

Before the new year can arrive we just have one more job that needs to be done. Just like any other year on New Years Eve each member of the family has to do "Tüppelziehen" which will tell what the next year will hold for you. This tradition comes from my father's side and I remember from my earliest childhood memories that everyone was excited to take part in this tradition.

All you need is four cups, a piece of bread, a piece of jewellery, a coin, and a piece of cloths. You will then cover the items with the cups and shove the cups around. One person of course turns around so you can't see what is going on. Then this person will pick one cup and takes a look what is underneath. All together each person picks 4 times a cup. So have a go...

Bread = Food

Jewellery = Luck

Coin = Money

Cloths = Trouble

Happy New Year

Wishing you a Merry X-mas

To all of my family, friends and followers or just visitors to my Blogg, we're wishing a Merry Christmas. May your heart be filled with joy, happiness and love. We hope you get safely through the festive season.

Team breakfast @Butterbrot

This year's Christmas Team Event was organised at a Turkish Breakfast & Coffee place called "Butterbrot", not far from work. To keep it simple and not taking too much time off work, we decided on a casual get together. What a feast it was....freshly made orange juice, awesome tasting coffee and the food - just devine.

All in all a fantastic morning in good company even though not all could attend - maybe next time.

Let's go to the X-mas market

One of the most beautiful Christmas Markets here in Berlin is the one at Gendarmenmarkt at the Konzerthaus. As we went there last year around the same time we decided to go there again, this time without my parents.

I guess we pretty much stuck to the same routine like last year. First we had a German Bratwurst followed by Glühwein (mould wine)  followed by Belgian Waffles and then just hanging around following the shows and browsing around.

Once we finished with the x-mas market we went for a stroll down Friedrichstraße checked out the Nespresso store, enjoyed a cup of coffee bought some stuff and off we went home. That pretty much sums up our visit to this year's x-mas market.

I can't wait to do it all over again next year. Maybe and it's just a thought, we could hit another town or city, how about Dresden, Nuremberg or anywhere else.