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Jana, German in the City (NYC). Lifestyle blogger. World traveler; Istanbul, cat and food lover.

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Our First Trip to Germany Since 2019

Posted onSeptember 16, 2022September 16, 2022Leave a comment

It has taken three years, but we are finally flying to Germany today. Well, we are actually flying from Newark to Copenhagen because that was the most convenient flight. But then we immediately travel on to Germany. 3 years ago: Read More …

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Back from Summer Break & Recap of Summer 2022 | janavar

Back from Summer Break & Recap of Summer 2022

Posted onSeptember 2, 2022September 2, 2022Leave a comment

I ended up taking pretty much the whole of August off. We went to our summer house in Maine where Josephine and I stayed for more than three weeks. While Rich returned home after two weeks, we only came back Read More …

CategoriesLifeTagsjanavar, Life, summer 2022, Travel

janavar - Lunar New Year 2022 in NYC's Chinatown

Lunar New Year 2022 in NYC’s Chinatown

Posted onFebruary 3, 2022January 24, 20232 Comments

On Tuesday there was the Lunar New Year 2022 and the year of the water tiger started. I took the bus down to NYC’s Chinatown to watch the celebrations. Attending them had been on my bucket list for years [even Read More …

CategoriesNew York City, New York StateTagsChinatown, Lunar New Year 2022, New York, New York City, Reisen, Travel

The 10 Best Inexpensive Christmas Activities in New York City: Bryant Park | janavar

10 Things I Would Love to Do in NYC This Winter

Posted onJanuary 25, 2022January 24, 2022Leave a comment

I still remember the first time I ever came to New York City: It was late January 2013 and I couldn’t wait to spend 12 days there [here]. Back then I didn’t seem to mind the City winter much. Now Read More …

CategoriesNew York CityTagsNew York, New York City, Reisen, Travel

The 10 Best Inexpensive Christmas Activities in New York City - janavar

The 10 Best Inexpensive Christmas Activities in New York City

Posted onDecember 11, 2021January 28, 2022Leave a comment

Christmas might be my absolute favorite season in New York City because this is when the magic is even more tangible. Also, there are so many things to do, so many things to see around Christmas. Many of those are Read More …

CategoriesNew York CityTagsChristmas, Christmas in New York, Christmas in NYC, New York, New York City, Reisen, Travel

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Tonight, I saw the #newyorkcityballet for the firs
Tonight, I saw the #newyorkcityballet for the first time 👯‍♂️. While I love Broadway, a different kind of performance every now and then is great. The four ballet pieces they performed tonight were all so different and amazing. Besides, the building and its art are so beautiful 😍 . See more in my stories 🔝
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#nyclifestyle #nyclove #nycballet #lincolncenter #lincolncenternyc #kochtheater #davidhkochtheater #newyorknewyork #newyorkcitylife #germansinnyc #germansabroad #germansinamerica #germanabroad #germansintheusa #germansinnewyork #deutscheimausland #deutscheindenusa #usaliebe

Yesterday, we went to the #queenszoo for the first
Yesterday, we went to the #queenszoo for the first time. Actually, it was even my first zoo visit in the U.S. 🦬🦜🦭
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The things I liked:
• very easy to get their with the 7 🚇
• affordable tickets ($ 9.95 for an adult)
• only native animals 🐗🦙🐻🦆
• it wasn't crowded
• we highly enjoyed when they fed the sea lions 🦭🐟
• the zoo is beautiful, even in the middle of winter
• the petting zoo is fun 🐐🐑🐖🐄
• everything is accessible
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What I didn't like:
• they say there is a cafe, but they only sell expensive, sad sandwiches and salads in their zoo store 💸 (it seems though that they have a food truck there in the warmer seasons)
• only benches and tables to sit and eat at outside, which was terrible on a freezing day like yesterday 🥶
• the bathrooms are cold because the main doors are always open
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#nycwithkids #nyclifestyle #queenszoonyc #queenszoo🐾 #visitnyc #NYC #nyclove #nycinfluencer #nycwithbaby #nyclife #nyczoo #newyorknewyork #newyorkwithbaby #newyorkcitylife #newyorkwithkids #zoos #zoophotography #zoophoto #zoophotos #letsgotothezoo #queensnyc #flushingmeadows #flushingmeadowspark #coronaqueens #deutscheimausland #deutscheindenusa #germansinnyc #germansinamerica #germansinnewyork

I haven't introduced myself in a long time here on
I haven't introduced myself in a long time here on Instagram. - 👋 Hi, I am Jana, and here are 10 facts about me:
1. I lived and worked in Istanbul from 2010 - 2015 - and I ❤ it so so much. Istanbul is still my absolute favorite city.
2. I now live in Midtown East (NYC) with my U.S. American husband, our daughter, and two cats. 👨‍👩‍👧🐅🐆
3. It took Rich and me 3 attempts to get married in 2020 👰‍♀️🤵‍♂️ because a) Covid in general and then b) we got Covid. In the end, our wedding consisted of us, one witness (our friend) and our officiant.
4. I am still in awe of living in real big cities 🌇. Originally, I am from a tiny village of about 150 people in the middle of nowhere in Northern Germany 🏡🐄🐃🐂.
5. We bought our apartment in spring/summer 2021 when prices were significantly lower (although that is relative as we talk about Manhattan 😅).
6. I used to be a middle and high school teacher 👩‍🏫. But it is a career that I do not want to pursue anymore/again.
7. I have blogged since 2010. 💻 I started my WordPress blog (https://janavar.net 🌐) just after I had moved to Istanbul.
8. My first and only 🚗 is a (used) Dodge Neon. I love it so much that I couldn't part from it when I noticed I don't need it in the City. So we left it in our (as in my husband's family's) summer house in Maine.
9. I never thought I'd ever be a stay at home mom, but I really love and enjoy it 👩‍🍼 (then in again, in other countries, it is just normal to stay at home until your baby is at least a year old - not so in the U.S.).
10. I love NYC. But if Rich suggested moving to another country, I'd immediately get out our suitcases. 🗺
➡️ Would you like to know anything else?
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#letmeintroducemyself #10factsaboutme #10faktenübermich #10facts #tenfactsaboutme #selfie #selfie #deutscheimausland #deutscheindenusa #germansinnyc #germansabroad #germansinamerica #germanamerican #germanabroad #germansintheusa #germanexpat #germansinnewyork #fernwehwelten #fernwehlove #fernwehcollective #enjoythesun #lighteyes #gettoknowme #gettoknowmebetter #aboutme #aboutmenow


Ferry ride from 34th Street to Long Island City 🛳.
I really enjoy the @nycferry . It also reminds me a lot of my years in Istanbul, where ferries are much more common to get around. For us here, it is only a three minute ride to get to LIC, from where we have a fantastic view of Manhattan 😊 (one of the few reasons why I go to Queens at all 😜)
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#ferryride #eastriver #eastrivernyc #eastriverferry #crossingtheeastriver #taketheferry #publictransport #manhattannyc #manhattanlifestyle #manhattanlife #newyorknewyork #newyorkcitylife #newyorklike #newyorkstateofmind #newyorkcity #iheartnewyork #ihearttravel #nyclifestyle #nyclove #nyclife #nycinfluencer #deutscheimausland #deutscheindenusa #germansinnyc #germansabroad #germansinamerica #usaliebe #novayork

Happy Caturday! Arti and Lotti have had a highly r
Happy Caturday! Arti and Lotti have had a highly relaxing first week of 2023, as in the same procedure as every week 😻
Also: 📸 I didn't even have the option to use square photos? A new Instagram feature? I am not sure if I like it, esp. since I am not one for changes 😕. What about you?
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