Achtung Bonn

Good luck with your new job and life in Germany! Ingat ka!

Welcome to Germany.

If I’m not wrong the maximum amount one may bring into a country is 10K. If it’s over that you may get in trouble with customs.

I‘m not sure if it only applies to German citizens and foreigners are not affected. 🤔

Wow, Bruno’s in Bonn.

I hope you didn’t base your career move on ease of the next watch purchase?!

Looking forward to some interesting future posts.

I'm not living there, but I used to visit, as a friend of mine lived there. It's a beautiful part of Germany, definitely pretty, with a slower pace of life than in the big cities.

I’m sure there is a templet to fill in where you describe which watches you bring in and also intend to bring back to Manila.

Congrats to your new position btw. Your stay in Bonn maybe can take you to Stockholm in October for the Stockholm Time meetup.

Congratulations to your new position, my soon to be fellow “German” 🤣👍🏻

Congratulations on your new job! Apart from being my father's birthplace, Bonn is a lovely city inhabited mostly by retirees, students and, more recently, expats (since it stopped being the capital of West Germany and several UN agencies moved in). And if you start missing big city life, Cologne is right around the corner. Unfortunately, I can't help you with your customs-related question.

Salamat!

Nice part of the world. I lived there in the late 70s/early 80s.

Be sure to visit Beethoven's house. Take a day trip to the Siebengeberge and visit the Drachenfels, go for a cruise on the Rhine or cycle along its banks.

And yes if you get bored Cologne is not so far away. Lovely beer variety there: Kölsch.

Thanks. I've read somewhere that the 10k euro cap is for all travellers and covers both cash and jewelries. Luckily I've been cashless for some time now. But 10k worth of watch means I have to do a Hell's Kitchen type competition with the watches to find which ones to bring and which will go in deep storage.

Hahahaha. No. Was Bonn the ideal location? Probably not. But the job itself is one I couldn't turn down. It's a real game-changer for my career so I had to say yes.

Yes, I've seen the pictures. Can't wait. I love the slower, more relaxed European villages.

Ooooh. Mark me as a strong maybe

Danke

You hit it right in the head. The position is not with the UN but it is UN-adjacent. Lots of international non-profit have set up shop there and I'll be one of those obnoxious expats who think they own the streets they walk on. I hope I won't be too obnoxious.

I think I'll be able to do that. There's plenty of time. Initial contract is 3 years with a possibility of renewal.

I should lend you the book I picked up in Berlin last year:

@sfreak will be one of the best persons to give you wise counsel on this. ;)

If you need anything in Bonn, lemme know. I used to live nearby for a long time and have still some friends in and around bonn. If you love tee I recommend “das teestübchen” ;-)

Great! Anyrhing you can tell me about bringing watches into Germany would be much appreciated.

You mean your whole collection? If it’s to move to Germany you have to declare it as part of your household I’ll check for the paperwork and contact you. :-)

Thanks, appreciate it. I won't bring the whole collection. I'm hoping to bring 11 key pieces.

I moved to Germany two years ago. If you're relocating, then customs won't apply as you're only bringing your possessions with you. Your removals company should be able to give you the exact details, I had a few forms to fill in and it was all done.