Hello Munich
22 ноября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 sleepЧитать далее
München Old Town
23 ноября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☀️ 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 10Читать далее
NS-Dokumentationstrum
24 ноября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ 🌧 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. ItЧитать далее
A beer at Hofbrauhaus
24 ноября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ 🌧 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 aЧитать далее
Snow and Surfing in Munich
25 ноября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 hadЧитать далее
Christmas Markets
27 ноября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 upЧитать далее
Stuttgart
29 ноября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 openЧитать далее
A Day in Heidelberg
30 ноября 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 HeidelbergЧитать далее
And now... Strasbourg
1 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 beautifulЧитать далее
More Strasbourg
2 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 doЧитать далее
Day Trip to Colmar
3 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☀️ -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 headedЧитать далее
Strasbourg at Night
4 декабря 2023 г., Франция ⋅ ☁️ 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 декабря 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ⛅ 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 someЧитать далее
Mmmmmm... Deutsches Essen
8 декабря 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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... eggЧитать далее
Bamberg und Hemhofen
9 декабря 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 eventuallyЧитать далее
Regensburg
11 декабря 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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 weeksЧитать далее
Some more Regensburg
12 декабря 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 6 °C
The more we wander this delightful little town, the more we find...
Prague
13 декабря 2023 г., Чехия ⋅ ☁️ 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 NewЧитать далее
Prague... without the Markets
14 декабря 2023 г., Чехия ⋅ ☁️ 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'reЧитать далее
A Day in Dresden
15 декабря 2023 г., Германия ⋅ ☁️ 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...Читать далее
Reunion in Venice
16 декабря 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 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... MostЧитать далее
A Handsome, Lively City
17 декабря 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 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. BeingЧитать далее
Vienna Museums
18 декабря 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☀️ 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 museumsЧитать далее
Horses and Fossils
20 декабря 2023 г., Австрия ⋅ ☁️ 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 buildingЧитать далее
Budapest
22 декабря 2023 г., Венгрия ⋅ 🌬 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. MakesЧитать далее











































































































































































































































































































































































































































































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