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  • Day 14

    Köln - Stürzelberg

    May 13, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    Petite etape aujourd hui, car c etait une journee sous le signe de la plage!
    Plage a midi, et plage ce soir!
    On a donc pris notre temps sur le sable fin 😎⛱️⚓🦆 et toujours avec ce festival de peniches sous nos yeux, notre television quotidienne 😜

    Ce matin nous avons fait un crochet par la vieille ville de Cologne pour admirer le Dom!!
    La Gigantesque Cathedrale (2 eme ayant la plus haute fleche du monde!!!

    Et nous voilà au camping a 30 km de ce matin😅, bon si nous devions compter toutes ces deviations quotidiennes, on doublerait les km !😜😘
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  • Day 48

    A Day in D'Dorf

    July 7, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Today we got up and decided to head to Aldi to see what we could grab for breakfast. We found all my favourite foods and there was a massive range of pastries to choose from. We got 2 each and headed back to the apartment. We then headed to a river cruise along the Rhine. We got a nice seat on the top level, it was a beautiful day. The cruise was only an hour but we got to see some of the city and Erin got a beer.
    We then visited tourist information to see if there were any must see spots. We got some old school maps and headed back to make our own plan. We headed towards the art gallery K21. It was an interesting experience... There was potentially more security guards than art work and majority of the work was different. There were a few really good exhibits but some were very weird including animations of people crying, drawings that looked like they were done by 5 year olds and photos of mountains. Please see the video of my favourite art piece though. We also went into a paid exhibition accidentally which was the one we enjoyed most ironically.
    Next we walked to the parliament building and past these cool apartment buildings. We stopped for lunch and Erin had the worlds biggest schnitzel. We then walked along the Rhine promenade and saw where they were doing the pole vaulting. Back in the main town the 3x3 basketball tournament had started so we watched one of those games.
    We went back to the accommodation, got changed and headed back out. Erin took me on her own version of a free walking tour and we saw some lovely buildings. She even bought me a beer as you are allowed to open carry here. We found a nice seat overlooking the Rhine and had a beer. We then watched another basketball game while enjoying a beer. The quality of the competition was really good. The amount of people who had embraced the free merch from IMG was incredible, everyone in orange bucket hats or fedoras.
    Next stop was a bar we'd seen earlier which had 2 for 1 cocktails. We had a watermelon cocktail and then a pina colada. They were both very good. Then we had a 1€ shot because yolo.
    We grabbed another beer and sat down to watch a few more games before going for a late snack dinner as we were so full still.
    We had a pretzel and spinach bread dumplings which were delicious. We headed home after this, it was 30 degrees and had been a big walking day!
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  • Day 1

    Flug nach Santiago

    February 14 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 1 °C

    Heute geht's los. Nach über 25 Jahren zurück nach Chile. Über Madrid nach Santiago de Chile. Dort wartet Elian, der heute erst aus Perú zurück nach Santiago kommt.
    ¡Me hace mucha ilusión volver a ver mi hijo... y Santiago..!Read more

  • Day 6

    Messi teine päev

    January 8 in Germany ⋅ ❄️ 1 °C

    Teine päev saab läbi, hakkas lund sadama. Pole kunagi näinud lund Düsseldorfis. Alles üleeile saabumisel oli teel 18 kraadi sooja. Norra ilmateade lubab järgmiseks nädalaks mingi öö -6 külma, jube.

  • Day 1

    A dramatic start to the day

    October 18, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    The volcanoes of Düsseldorf threaten to errupt.
    Then a two hour drive to Kalriese and the location of the Varius battle in which Arminius(Hermann) of the Germanic peoples destroyed three entire Roman legions under Varius in the Teuterborgwald. Finishing of with a walkround of Osnabrück center and AltstadtRead more

  • Day 13

    Abschied von Fuseta

    October 4, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Heute fliegen wir zurück nach Deutschland. Wieder mit ein bisschen Wehmut, da die beiden Wochen Auszeit einfach schön und chillig waren.
    Abgesehen von der stoppeligen S-Bahn Fahrt verlief die Rückreise problemlos und flott.
    Zuhause wurden wir mit einem tollen Racelette-Abend empfangen, der uns über das schlechte Kölner Wetter hinweggetröstet hat.
    Der Vollständigkeit halber soll erwähnt sein, dass das Event nicht für uns, sondern von den Geschwistern nachträglich zu Max Geburtstag ausgerichtet wurde 😉.
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  • Day 89–90

    Dusseldorf

    September 11, 2024 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C

    📌 A short detour via Dusseldorf for one night as it was close to Cologne and it was one of their rivals, plus they also brewed their own beer. We were staying right in town but stupid me booked a room that had single beds, assuming they would just join them like the rest of Europe usually had done before. This was not possible as there was a small wall in between, luckily it was only one night so Chloe didn't kill me ☺️

    📌 We wandered around the docks/river area known for its modern architectural art buildings, we tried some of the Altbier which we decided was second to Kolsch as it was darker and not as smooth and we then visited the famous little Tokyo area. I guess being so far from Asia, Asian food is more difficult to come by and this area was super busy, all in all though, we enjoyed ramen and some dessert. Dusseldorf was a worthy side trip and a nice comparison to Cologne.
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  • Day 8

    Day 6 and 7 Dresden, Germany

    December 14, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☁️ 4 °C

    The morning (Wednesday) was probably a bit uninteresting but the second half of the afternoon was amazing. We left Weimar for a two hour trip to Leipzig. Now we were in East Germany and a strong contrast to where we had been. Leipzig was a huge city of over 1 million people. The town city was less interesting and lacking the character we had previously seen. We wandered the back streets before investigating the market which was definitely not as good as the others. After a large piece of pizza bread each we were back on the bus heading for Dresden. As we got closer the bus veered off through the narrow streets of a residential area. The hotel was beautiful and after half an hour we were back on the bus, as we were actually 10 kms out of the city.
    Our tour leader walked us to the main markets as there are several spread around. Dresden is an amazing city, characterised by huge dark stoned buildings, many which have actually been rebuilt since the war. And the main Christmas market was the oldest in Germany. While the products on sale were similar to what we’d seen, the stalls themselves were works of art with many having lit up rooftops that were the feature. With our accommodation being outside the city, and no meal provided tonight, we had extra time in town to find dinner. We had a beautiful Italian meal at a very cool restaurant- lasagne and tiramisu. We then made our way back to meet the bus at 7 30.
    Unfortunately the photos do not do justice to the markets as the atmosphere is really also created by the smells, lights, sounds, people and the surrounds. I’ll try to describe the German Christmas markets as they are nothing like NZ markets. Each market is usually set up in an old part of town and the lights and Christmas trees and nativity scenes are a feature, particularly as it starts to get dark at 3 pm! The common features of the markets are the little stalls each manned by very helpful and friendly shop keepers who are not at all pushy. The markets usually have a number of rides for children to go on and some of the ferris wheels and merry- go-rounds have been spectacular and obviously very old. The stalls primarily sell Christmas decorations, wooden ornaments, toys, candles, hats, scarves and gloves. But every market has its own specialties or points of difference. Added to that all markets have many fantastic food stalls, again often specialising in local delicacies such as salami, sausages,( bratwurst) chocolate (meister-klasse) , gingerbread, breads, nuts, popcorn and all have mulled wine. ( gluhwein) The wine is served in souvenir china cups and a refund given if the cup is returned instead of being kept as a momento. The stalls are remarkably clean with no plastic wrapping allowed, and while you do need to pay to use the toilets, they too are kept to a high standard. All the stalls we have visited have been very safe - tourists and families everywhere soaking up the wonderful atmosphere.
    Our second day in Dresden started with a trip to a beautiful part of the region called Meissen. The drive out following the River Elbe passed many historical places including three castles and some vineyards. We stoped for a look at a tiny Christmas market and the atmosphere was so special even though it was drizzling. We ate the most delicious treat yet- a sugary doughnut cooked over a fire- “chimney cake”. We then headed on to the Meissen porcelain factory. It was truly beautiful and the china exquisite. Much and all as we would like to have bought a souvenir they were so expensive so photos will have to do! Our afternoon was a trip to a stollen bakery. The history attached to the bread is so interesting, including the laws that apply to it, and our coffee and sample of the stollen was lovely. Tonight we ate at a German restaurant in Dresden and enjoyed our time away from the tour. It has rained off and on all day but not enough to get really wet or cold. It was however dark at 3 pm. Off to Berlin tomorrow.
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  • Day 7

    Day 8 - Visit with Falk

    September 17, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Went to a car coach house wt amazing old and new cars. Then wandered the streets of Düsseldorf with a stop at the Stadt Strand.

    Ended the day with ein Haselnuss Eis Becher for dinner at “Pia Eis”!

  • Day 8

    Bunnik to Cologne

    September 8, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    After one last all you can eat breakfast we drove our rental car into Utrecht to catch a train to Cologne in Germany. To save lugging our luggage around I dropped Laura off near the train station and continued on with the car to the drop off location.

    Unfortunately, the rental company had just that day changed their drop off location from where I had picked up the car originally. They did provide directions, but they were not very clear and when I arrived at the destination, the rental office was nowhere to be found. It took a number of inquiries and a phone call to finally figure out that the office was a distance away from where the car was to be parked.

    Once I had finished with the rental company, I walked back to where I had dropped Laura off, and together we went to the train station and boarded our train in the direction of Cologne. We had a few transfers to make along the way, and eventually we arrived in the early afternoon.

    We had a couple of hours before Laura’s friend, Klaus would come and pick us up so we found a locker in which to store our luggage and then proceeded to do a short walking tour. We started by going inside the huge Cologne cathedral. And following that we walked towards the river, and followed along a short promenade.

    Klaus arrived in his Volvo and drove us out to his house in the outskirts of Cologne. We relaxed for a while and then he made us a delicious pasta dinner. After dinner we went for a walk through the area in which he lives and went to a pub for a drink before heading home again.
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