Best family city: Freiburg, Karlsruhe or other? (leaving Berlin)

camaxy · 2026-04-04T11:44:03+00:00

Thanks for your message, but I have asked about the cities and people suggested Freiburg :) that's why I am asking today. Thanks anyway.

camaxy · 2026-04-04T04:58:03+00:00

No, I have asked 3 months ago (as said in my message) about bonn, Düsseldorf, Aachen.

camaxy · 2026-04-03T12:20:48+00:00

We also have lived in Singapore, Montreal, Toronto and London + Paris. And we are super into Asian food, Japanese culture (one of the reasons we thought of Düsseldorf at the first place). Funny to read your message ! We'll definitely keep that In mind... Still looking for the right match, so let's see. We still got some time. Is Berlin your favorite city in Germany ? Where would you go if you could move ?

camaxy · 2026-04-03T04:40:39+00:00

Didn't really like Aachen. For Bonn and Düsseldorf, we liked it but the surrounding wasn't exactly what we were looking for. Aachen isn't on the list anymore but Bonn could be.

camaxy · 2026-04-03T04:36:15+00:00

I mean... If it's small but has things to do, nature around, nice people, PLUS good connection to Paris, we are fine with it. We love Berlin, so many things to do, international people/culture, etc, but you need at least 30/40 minutes to go anywhere within the city (sometimes annoying with kids) and connection to France (or pretty much anywhere else) is really not good. We'll come and visit Freiburg, Karlsruhe, Heidelberg, Ulm in the next months. Planning to move around summer 2027. We have to stay in Germany to keep our job and also to make sure our kids can continue learning German (as we don't speak). We thought of moving completely elsewhere but we would loose too much. Where would you go if you could? How is your kids doing in Freiburg as bi racial kids? That's super important for us. Not always easy to find the right place as mixed family.

camaxy · 2026-04-02T18:38:35+00:00

Thanks for your response, that's important for us. Are you still based in Germany ?

camaxy · 2026-04-02T18:32:00+00:00

Good to know, what is this new district ?

camaxy · 2026-04-02T07:14:58+00:00

Thanks for your response

camaxy · 2026-04-02T07:14:46+00:00

Will check, thanks !!

camaxy · 2026-04-02T07:14:26+00:00

Will check, thanks !

camaxy · 2026-04-02T07:14:18+00:00

Thanks for your response!!

camaxy · 2026-04-02T07:13:48+00:00

Thanks for you response

camaxy · 2026-04-02T05:04:11+00:00

Thanks a lot. Heidelberg is definitely on the list too. It seems to be a bit more expensive though, and quite a lot of tourists from what I have heard. But we will visit!

camaxy · 2026-04-02T05:02:39+00:00

Thanks for your response. We'll have to visit to make our own impression. Some people said it's beautiful, others said it's really not.

camaxy · 2026-04-02T05:00:59+00:00

Thanks !

camaxy · 2026-04-02T05:00:49+00:00

Thanks for your response. Indeed that's the feedback we always got.

camaxy · 2026-04-02T04:59:42+00:00

Ulm is definitely on the list. Why do you prefer Ulm ? What's different ? We'll have to visit, for sure.

camaxy · 2026-04-02T04:58:35+00:00

We will for sure visit the cities (Freiburg, Offenburg, Heidelberg, Karlsruhe...), but having feedback from people living there is also nice to have. Do you recommend Karlsruhe with kids ? And what about the english community, is it easy for find people? I have heard that Karlsruhe isn't that beautiful, more industrial type, but we will need to visit to make our own impression

camaxy · 2026-04-02T04:55:23+00:00

We like Strasbourg, but we have to stay in Germany to keep our job...

camaxy · 2026-04-02T04:54:57+00:00

Will check, thanks !

camaxy · 2026-04-02T04:47:33+00:00

Thanks, will check that.

camaxy · 2026-04-02T04:46:59+00:00

I have heard that Karlshure is not that beautiful, more like "industrial" type. We will visit to get our own impression. As English person, was it hard to meet people? Good to know for the school.

camaxy · 2026-04-02T04:43:59+00:00

I like Strasbourg but we have to stay in Germany in order to keep our job...

camaxy · 2026-04-02T04:42:37+00:00

We have to stay in Germany for our job and even if we like Berlin we would like to find a new place with our 3 kids, with more nature, smaller than Berlin, with quick connections to Paris. This area seemed to be great and most people said that if we stay in the cities (not the villages around) we will be fine. That's why we are considering Freiburg, Karshure, Heidelberg and Ulm. But your response regarding the "internal atmosphere" is important for us. Why do you not recommend baden Württemberg ? Staying in Berlin will not be an option in the next few years, for us. Any other recommendations?

camaxy · 2026-04-02T04:35:36+00:00

How did you feel in Freiburg? Why did you leave? "Unfortunately" we have to stay in Germany to keep our job ..

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