New in Wiesbaden (or new to this forum)

Just discovered this forum so I thought I'd give it a go.

Been living in Wiesbaden for almost 2 years since my wife works here. Unfortunately I work in Holland, so there's a lot of to-ing and fro-ing. Hopefully that will sort itself out soon. If there's anyone in Rhine-Main keen for a few quiet ones, gimme a yell.

Hi,
I've just arrived in Wiesbaden on Tuesday. I'll be here for the year, working as an Au Pair.
Just wondering if anyone has any nice tips for me. I've got lots of time on my hands so any suggestions as to what to see first, where to go out on Friday night, etc. would be great.
Just as a reference point I'm into the Independent music/film scene, art, photography, small hole in the wall restaurants, dancing and sports.
So anything within that general realm is sure to be interesting.
Thanks & Proust!
Kelsi

Hi and welcome!

There are a few peeps in Wiesbaden who can point you in the right direction I am sure. And you are more than welcome to come along to the Waldgeist meetup at the end of the month.

Or if you fancy a trip into Frankfurt...

Oh and if you keep "Prousting" people in the beer gardens / Apfelweinwirtschaften, they'll think you're an intellectual snob.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prost

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proust

Come to the Waldgeist as PM suggests and we'll teach you the pronunciation. Over and over again.

Oh man, I am so embarassed. That's really funny though, because I've just watched a favorite movie of mine "Little Miss Sunshine" in which one of the characters is a Proust scholar. So I think somewhere along the line of hearing "Prost" I was writing "Proust".
Good to know.
I think I might come to the Waldgeist. You've obviously got something to teach.
Thanks,
Kelsi

I'm also new to this forum and looking for some 30-something, native English speakers in Wiesbaden.

Any meetups planned in the near future in Wiesbaden?

Hi Kelsi, welcome to the crowd. If you are interested in independent films, there is a German Film Festival on at the moment in Ludswighafen which ends this week. I've just got back from the UK and am thinking of going along to one, its always pot-luck with these though whether the film matches the description!
If you are interested the link is Film Festival.

Cheers, Billy

Hi,

Here are some of the usual haunts for the English speaking community in Wiesbaden:

-The Irish Pub, Michelsberg 15 which is one of the side streets off the main pedestrian area. The pub's a bit hard to find because it's underground!
-Scrooges which is in Goldgasse where there is also a cluster of restaurants with outside tables etc.
-The James Joyce which is in Sonnenbergstrasse just beside the casino (Kurhaus).

We're usually in one of these most nights of the week ;-)!

Tim.

We seem to be a growing number...maybe we should all try and get together for a night out sometime!

I tried to arrange a couple of events last winter and didn't get much interest but maybe there's more people around now...especially if we combined it with people from Mainz too to make up the numbers.

Let me know what you think and i'll post a meet up suggestion if enough people seem up for it

I'd be up for that but I'm usually not here at the weekends so a weekday would suit be best!

Cheers,

Tim.

I'd also be up for a meet up in either Mainz or Wiesbaden.
I might be pushed for dates though, since I spend most of my time in Cologne just now..

Just make a suggestion and if I'm here, I'll tag along!

Just gettin back to the forum - the last few months have been madness...

Even though I'll now be moving on to Switzerland in a coupla months, I'm still interested in maybe meeting up some time,

Count me in!

(although not this weekend as I'll be in Italy)

Hi just making myself known to everyone!

I've been in Wiesbaden about four Weeks now and I'll be staying for about six months as part of my degree! Due to my currently poor command of German and lack of confidence I'm not finding it easy to meet new people! I would definitely be interested in any get togethers here.

Hi, I'm also new in Wiesbaden! I've been here two weeks now and would be up for meeting up sometime...heard there's an Irish bar here. Is it any good?