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Family trip, to see relatives and friends in Germany after 7 years, and show the kids our beloved Italy. Leer más
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    5 de abril de 2023
  • Toni's Travel TalesEurope 2023Viajero
    Weisswurst and brezn

    Relaxed first day in Munich

    6 de abril de 2023, Alemania ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

    Relaxed first day in Munich, brunch consisting of all the food we have missed, weisswurst, pretzels, sweet mustard and an early chocolate Easter bunny. Spend the day with family, taking a leisurely stroll around the local lake, picking spring daisies and enjoying the sunshineLeer más

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  • Toni's Travel TalesEurope 2023Viajero

    Exploring Munich

    7 de abril de 2023, Alemania ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Exploring Munich from several perspectives, the ground and from the Munich wheel, which was fun. The rain held off so we enjoyed a walk across the Viktualien market and through the historic centre, ending up at a 130 year old restaurant for delicious wuerstchen and kartoffelsalat.Leer más

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    An afternoon of art

    8 de abril de 2023, Alemania ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C

    An afternoon of wonderful impressionist art in the Alte Pinakothek of Munich. Van Gogh, Gaugin, Monet, Klimt, Manet, Cezanne etc. It's a fantastic collection to see all in one place, that's what I love about visiting Europe, getting an abundance of history and culture 😊Leer más

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    Neuschwanstein Castle

    10 de abril de 2023, Alemania ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C

    Next stop in the Alps was Neuschwanstein castle. It looks spectacular seen from the Marien bridge, built on the edge of the cliff face! It's a long and steep walk up the mountain and begs to consider the difficulty they may have had building the castle. King Ludwig II's castle actually never completed construction before his sudden death. He lived in it for a total of only 172 days. This visit we also did a tour of the inside of the castle (no photos allowed, and recommend to book tickets online well in advance), which shows his vivid imagination and why he is known as the fairy tale king / swan king / mad king. We were so lucky with the weather today as the rest of our time in Germany it rained every day.Leer más

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    Slowing the pace, in Kehlheim

    11 de abril de 2023, Alemania ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C

    We were feeling the fast pace of the trip so far and needed a slow day today. Long sleep in and a leasurely afternoon visit to this 1800s built monument in Kelheim depicting the victory over Napoleon. It was modelled on the Pantheon in Rome. Climbing to the top gives nice views over the town and the river Danube.Leer más

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  • Toni's Travel TalesEurope 2023Viajero

    The Residenz, royal palace in Munich

    12 de abril de 2023, Alemania ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C

    Today we visited the Munich Residenz, which is the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria. They lived here between 1508 and 1918. The Residenz is the largest city palace in Germany and has over 150 rooms! All the rooms are opulent and the level of amassed wealth and detail in each of the rooms is astounding. Although parts of the palace were damaged during WWII it has been well restored. King Charles and Camilla had a royal reception here 2 weeks ago. Finishing off the day with scrumptious schnitzel and potato salad.Leer más

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  • Toni's Travel TalesEurope 2023Viajero
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    Salzburg Sound of Music trail

    13 de abril de 2023, Austria ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C

    Growing up with, and loving the Sound of Music movie, we had to visit the Sound of Music sights. Schloss Mirabell and its gardens with Magnolia in full bloom was beautiful. We also visited St Peter's graveyard, on which the scene where the family hide behind the grave, is based. After walking past it initially, we also found Mozart's birth houseLeer más

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    Fortress Hohensalzburg

    13 de abril de 2023, Austria ⋅ 🌧 8 °C

    After delicious Apfelstrudel and hot chocolate on this cold spring day, we took the fenicular up to Fortress Hohensalzburg. Views from the top are amazing, over the historic town, and to the south towards the Alps. The rain eventually caught up with us on the way back to the train station, but we were grateful it held off for most of the day.Leer más

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    Partnach gorge
    Low clouds11Beautiful cherry blossomsKaiserschmarrn

    A day in rainy Garmisch-Partenkirchen

    16 de abril de 2023, Alemania ⋅ 🌧 5 °C

    Wonderful day with friends exploring the Partnach gorge in the Alps at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. We did not let the rain dampen our spirits, even though we were damp through the jackets and shoes. We warmed up with a delicious lunch and quick look at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 Winter Olympics ski jump stadium. Unfortunately, no view of the mountains today with the very low clouds 😒.Leer más

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  • Toni's Travel TalesEurope 2023Viajero
    Travelling through South Tyrol
    Still snow at the Brenner PassA glimpse of the dolomitesWaiting in this cute waiting room in Verona for the connecting train to VenicePretzels on the train, part of our daily diet in MunichDining car on the Swiss trainVineyardsTrain through Bozen/ Bolzano

    Train to Italy

    17 de abril de 2023, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 3 °C

    Beautiful scenery on our train ride from Munich to Venice. Clouds unfortunately concealed the upper Alps for the first 3/4 of the trip, until we hit South Tyrol. Then the sun came out. Our first Austrian train from Munich to Verona was so full with people queueing in the corridors for the entire 5-6 hours. We changed trains in Verona and got a sparkly Swiss train for the last 1, 1/2 hr of the journey. Izzy has caught a cold and is a little under the weather but has improved since we arrived in Venice.Leer más

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  • Toni's Travel TalesEurope 2023Viajero
    On the Accademia bridge
    Corner pub for dinnerHugo spritzPastaView of Accademia bridge1Beautiful light

    First evening in Venice

    17 de abril de 2023, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    First evening in Venice. We strolled through our local area of Dorsoduro, which is actually my favourite neighbourhood in Venice. The evening sky was lovely on the Accademia bridge. We had dinner in the tiny 'Corner Pub' and to our surprise the waiter did not speak a word of English. We had left thinking there were no tables available, but with our broken Italian we were able to understand what he meant, as he came running after us, to motion they had tables in the back. Our first pasta and spritz in Italy did not disappoint.Leer más

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    Piazza San Marco

    18 de abril de 2023, Italia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    Visited Piazza San Marco this morning, the bridge of sighs and beautiful Cafe Florian, est 1720, the oldest Cafe in the world. We did not go into the Saint Mark's Basilika or the Doge's Palace as we just did not have enough time this trip. The aim of this trip was to introduce the kids to Venice and just soak up the atmosphere by wandering the canals.Leer más

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  • Toni's Travel TalesEurope 2023Viajero
    Ponto de Chiodo, one of only 2 bridges left in Venice with no railingGorgeous views at night from Accademia BridgeRooftop views from Bottega Veneta T Galleria Venice department store

    Until next time Venice

    18 de abril de 2023, Italia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Our last afternoon and evening in Venice, visiting the Rialto bridge, taking the vaporetto down the grand Canal, discovering the quieter parts of Venice and enjoying the rooftop views from department store Bottega Veneta T Galleria. We had fantastic pizza for dinner, tiramisu and there is always still room for an evening stroll with gelato.Leer más

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    Morning sun just coming over the mountain

    Spectacular Positano

    19 de abril de 2023, Italia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Wow this place is stunning! The drive from Naples to Positano was hair raising though, as road rules seem to be optional (that includes speed limits, using phone while driving, crossing double lines). Our hotel is 3/4 of the way up the hill, and the steps here are killers! I did 183 steps 3x up and down just to do our laundry. But the views make up for it 😍. We've learnt you take the steps down, and the road back up, so that's what we did exploring the town and beach.Leer más

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