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… to Visit a Dripstone Cave?

Posted on 5. March 202319. March 2023 by lyoness

What’s it like to visit a dripstone cave? Today, it was wet and cold (4 degrees C). Where could we go for an outing? Got it — somewhere warmer and drier — a dripstone cave!!! We picked up grandma and drove to the city of Iserlohn to visit the famous “Dechenhoehle.” It is the only…

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… Play at the Sand and Water Park?

Posted on 22. September 202222. September 2022 by lyoness

Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. Ahhh, the fascination of little kids with sand and water 😉 Here we are at the park with the climbing animals and…

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20 Events and Places to Go with Kids in the Rhineland

Posted on 7. August 20227. August 2022 by lyoness

Hello expats, travelers, or even locals who need a few tips what to do and where to go with kids aged 2-12 in the Rhineland — check out our recommendations for activities around here, be it inside or outside, in all kinds of weather. I moved back to Germany after 15 years in the United…

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… Explore the Nature Adventure Trail in Landschaftspark Rheinbogen?

Posted on 20. May 202220. May 2022 by lyoness

Lyons Cub loves to play outside, especially in the forest, where he can build and hide in wooden teepees, climb on tree trunks, and find all kinds of insects, such as lime hawk moth caterpillars, etc. We found a cool nature adventure park, Landschaftspark Rheinbogen, in the town of Monheim at the right side of…

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… Observe the Otters at the Animal Park With a Toddler?

Posted on 26. October 202130. October 2021 by lyoness

Ahhh, finally!!! The otters were out. Maybe because it was a sunny day for a change (although it was quite cold for October, brrr… Lyons Cub wore a scarf and woolen hat for the first time outside). We made a trip to the Wildpark in Leverkusen again, in the hopes of seeing some animals that…

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… survive an inland derecho?

Posted on 21. April 20215. May 2021 by lyoness

It was May 8th, 2009, around 11 a.m. I sat at the computer in my office in the English department in Faner Hall of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, from time to time glancing out of the window at the bending trees and the pouring rain. It was finals week, the final exams and essays had…

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