Austria

Hi I'm J.. We have been stationed here in Bamberg for almost 2 years. We have 4 sons ages 18, 16, 14 and my baby is turning 3 tomorrow. When are you PCSing?, Do you have pets?, Do you wish to live on or off post?, Anything that you can tell me about yourself will help me answer any of your questions. Ultimately I love the city of Bamberg. If you can get into the habit of getting out of the house and off the base you can experience so much of the culture. I lived on post for a year and now we reside off post and I must say that I love living off post much better. There is an advantage to living on post. You are close to everything especially if you do not have a car you can walk everywhere. There is also an advantage to living off post. You have a little more privacy and you get to take advantage of the off post shopping, resources and culture more. The post is small and there is a shuttle bus that operates on the weekdays to take you around. The housing is stairwell with shared laundry in the basement (unless you are lucky to get a top floor apt in some units they have W/D) for E-6 enlisted and under and Lower ranked officers, and Townhouse type living for anything above that. Have your received your orders yet? If so you can fax them to housing so that they can put you on the list for housing that way you don't have long to wait when you get here. The Bamberg website has alot of important phone numbers that you will need. I hope this helps. Anything else just ask away. Best Wishes.
http://www.bamberg.army.mil/sites/local/

Hello, My name is T. I live in Bamberg. I love it here. I have a son he will be 3 in march. When will you be here? How old are your children?

Hi, we are stationed in Avaino Italy right now...heading to Okinawa in Jul. Anyways I did the "Sound of Music" tour with my daughter (10 yrs) and we had a great time. Dad was in Iraq at the time and I know he would have enjoyed it too. There were soooo many little things about the movie you will learn. Salzburg is a beautiful city to tour also.

When are you coming to Bamberg? This is a nice post. Everything is in walking distance, if you like to walk. There's lots to do here. How old are the kids? There is a park in every part of the housing area. There is a Newborn Network for 0-12months on Tuesdays from 1000-1130 and Playgroup for toddlers 12mo-3 years on Fridays from 1000-1130. The post offers PEP (people encouraging people) for newcomers. I strongly advise taking that when you get settled. Either you or your husband can sign you up at the ACS building. I, personally, think Bamberg is great post. Downtown is just a bus trip away, and has lots of nice shopping. Hope this helps. Feel free to look me up anytime! :)

I just PCS to Japan with a 2 year old back in July, I just suggest bringing whatever video player you can and a full carry on with toys and books. This will keep your lil ones active and not bored with the same toys. Also other people on the plane tend to forget toys, sharing is a great way to meet people on the plane.

how old are your kids and what would you like to know, my son's only 3 months but i know a few other mom's here with kids from ages 16 months all the way up to 13 years...