Northern Friesland, Germany

With most international travel restrictions still in place, we had to pivot with our yearly family vacation this time around. This beautiful former school in the very north of Germany made up for it in full though.

This gorgeous red brick was built in 1895 as an addition to the primary schoolhouse in the small town of Langenhorn. It’s been meticulously modernized and turned into a holiday home with an attention to detail in interior design that I haven’t had the pleasure of witnessing all too often. The surrounding region of Friesland is simply stunning and the famous German islands of Sylt and Föhr are just a ferryboat/train ride away. A visit to either (or both) should absolutely be part of your stay here. A tad further up north, the city of Flensburg is home to one of the best pilseners you can get by the coast and the Danish border is just a few kilometers away.

My very favorite moments here centered around the walks we took in the mornings and evenings around the rural neighborhood, a simple account of German agriculture up here where we strolled past crowds of cows, horses, and sheep every few meters or so and tried to enjoy the graceful serenity of nature around us as much as we could. We barbecued fresh vegetables we bought on the farms around the region every other day and visited smaller towns like Niebüll or the port town of Dagebüll to enjoy the regional fish specialties and watched the beautiful tides of the Wadden Sea disappear, and then return.