Lifestyle: Summer In Germany. And What It Means To Me.
It is the middle of summer and I keep seeing fashion bloggers posting autumn outfits over on Twitter. No, no, no! That is sooo wrong. I know the UK tends to be rainy and colder than central Europe but I will not accept autumn fashion posts in summer. It is July and some of my British friends even told me the other day, that they’ve lit their fireplaces! Unbelievable when you're boiling in 35 degrees! Time for me to get involved and to hopefully warm up everyone with today’s post and bring back summer (virtually). My parents' house in Germany is located in the south of Berlin, Lusatia, which is one of the driest region of the country. I’m used to long and hot summers with degrees of up to 37. The evenings are long, there are barbecues nearly every day and to cool you down you cycle to the nearby swimming pool, beach or lake. Usually, all I wear is my natural tan, some shorts or light blouse and my bikini - even if I pop quickly into town. The air is far too hot to wear anything ...