Hello Munich
22 novembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 3 °C
Well, we made it! The flight was good, but sleep escaped me for most of the trip. Which gave me a chance to watch all those stupid movies I never wanted to pay to go see. Nicky had a bit more sleepLeggi altro
München Old Town
23 novembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☀️ 4 °C
We slept for 14 hours last night... feel almost human today.
And what a day it was... clear blue sky and the temperature soared up to 6 degrees. A beautiful day to wander the city, but the next 10Leggi altro
NS-Dokumentationstrum
24 novembre 2023, Germania ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
Let me apologise in advance for this potentially depressing post…
We visited the NS-Dokumentationszentrum today, which is the Munich Documentation Center for the History of National Socialism. ItLeggi altro
A beer at Hofbrauhaus
24 novembre 2023, Germania ⋅ 🌧 4 °C
No visit to Munich is complete without having a litre of beer at the world famous Hofbrauhaus. I didn’t really want to, but thought I should “take one for the team” and check it out.
It’s aLeggi altro
Snow and Surfing in Munich
25 novembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
An easy day today just wandering through the shopping district. I have to say they go all out for the Christmas decorations.
I invested in some gloves and a scarf to help ward off the snow. We hadLeggi altro
Christmas Markets
27 novembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The Munich Christmas Markets opened today, so we decided to wander around and check things out.
It was a nice day, but a little on the chilly side. So we had to make sure we kept ourselves topped upLeggi altro
Stuttgart
29 novembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
Continuing our search for the ultimate Christmas Markets, we jumped on a high speed train and made our way to Stuttgart. And when I say high speed... 250 kph. Take that QR!
The markets don't openLeggi altro
A Day in Heidelberg
30 novembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C
Decided to take a quick train up to Heidelberg for the day. What an interesting city. The old town is a few kilometres from the train station, so we jumped on a bus.
First stop was the HeidelbergLeggi altro
And now... Strasbourg
1 dicembre 2023, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
Our next stop was Strasbourg, a lovely town in France just over the border on the Rhine River.
It was snowing quite heavily when we left Stuttgart this morning, but it makes for some beautifulLeggi altro
More Strasbourg
2 dicembre 2023, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 0 °C
Spent another day just wandering around this beautiful city and enjoying the food and drink.
Had a bit of snow last night and it was very cold today, so we were doubly rug'd up.
What would we doLeggi altro
Day Trip to Colmar
3 dicembre 2023, Francia ⋅ ☀️ -2 °C
The weather cleared up today, so we decided to take a train down to Colmar, a small town famous for its old style buildings. Of course, clear weather means cold weather and it was -5 when we headedLeggi altro
Strasbourg at Night
4 dicembre 2023, Francia ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
The city is beautiful during the day, but wandering the streets at night is absolutely stunning.
Last day today, heading back to Germany tomorrow.
Visiting Friends in Nuremberg
5 dicembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 2 °C
Our next destination was Nuremberg, where we wanted to catch up with friends who have been here for a number of years.
Gabe, Daniele and their daughter Jolena drove down to meet us and we spent someLeggi altro
Mmmmmm... Deutsches Essen
8 dicembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 2 °C
We've had a variety of different food, but thought we should show you some off the most excellent German cuisine.
There's a lot of meat, but vegetarian is well catered for. And Spätzle... eggLeggi altro
Bamberg und Hemhofen
9 dicembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 5 °C
We stayed the night with Gabe and Daniele in Hemhofen so we could visit the lovely town of Bamberg.
Mind you, we wasted half the day trying to get our phones sorted. But in the end we were eventuallyLeggi altro
Regensburg
11 dicembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 7 °C
We left our friends in Nuremberg and headed south to Regensburg, a Bavarian town on the Danube River. The river was flooded, probably due to snow melt from the big storms they had a couple weeksLeggi altro
Some more Regensburg
12 dicembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
The more we wander this delightful little town, the more we find...
Prague
13 dicembre 2023, Repubblica Ceca ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
Next stop on our hunt for the best Christmas Markets is Prague. This is a fascinating city with so much to see. But we're only popping in for a couple days while the markets are on, returning for NewLeggi altro
Prague... without the Markets
14 dicembre 2023, Repubblica Ceca ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
As I said before, Prague is a beautiful city. And I just realised I neglected to post some non-Christmas Market photos... so here you go...
There is so much of the city we haven't seen, but we'reLeggi altro
A Day in Dresden
15 dicembre 2023, Germania ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C
While exploring the markets in Prague, we met a lady who told us that the locals all went up to Dresden for the markets because they were so much better.
Well, that was like a red flag to a bull...Leggi altro
Reunion in Venice
16 dicembre 2023, Austria ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
We made our way to Venice this morning to meet up with Jarrod for a few weeks. It was great to see him again after 6 months. We have a lot to catch up on.
Venice was very busy on the weekend... MostLeggi altro
A Handsome, Lively City
17 dicembre 2023, Austria ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Frédéric Chopin once said "Vienna is a handsome, lively city, and pleases me exceedingly.”. I couldn't agree more.
This was our first day of sightseeing and there was a lot to take in. BeingLeggi altro
Vienna Museums
18 dicembre 2023, Austria ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We had a delightful few days exploring Vienna. It truly is one of the most beautiful cities in Europe. But haven't seen them all yet, so we'll see.
Today we paid a visit to some of the many museumsLeggi altro
Horses and Fossils
20 dicembre 2023, Austria ⋅ ☁️ 8 °C
Today we paid a visit to the Spanish Riding School to see the famous Lipizzaner stallions in a training session.
We then went to the Vienna Natural History Museum, which is a magnificent buildingLeggi altro
Budapest
22 dicembre 2023, Ungheria ⋅ 🌬 6 °C
We have arrived in Budapest, where we will settle in for a week and celebrate Christmas. I didn't realise that the city was the result of the unification of the cities of Buda and Pest in 1873. MakesLeggi altro











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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