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Chinese Tower Christmas Market

December 20, 2019 By Helen Page

Chinesischer Turm Weihnachtsmarkt

A Chinese Tower Christmas Market Set in a Beautiful English Garden: https://youtu.be/xTKTTY8ufXM The last time we were at the Chinesischer Turm Weihnachtsmarkt (Chinese Tower Christmas Market) in Munich we came across a stall full of Räuchermännchen (German incense smokers). The owner of the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Chinese Tower Christmas Market, chinesischer turm weihnachtsmarkt, englischer garten, munich christmas market

Dallmayr Has Food, Glorious Food

December 15, 2019 By Helen Page

Dallmayr

Dallmayr is the Place to Go for Gourmet Food in Munich: If you love good food, Dallmayr is definitely the place to visit in Munich. This upmarket delicatessen has food that tantalises your senses. Food, Glorious Food We first came across Dallmayr years ago when we were looking to buy coffee … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: dallmyar, food in munich, munich delicatessen, munich food shopping

Flammlachs – Our Favourite German Christmas Market Snack

December 11, 2019 By Helen Page

German Christmas Market Food

Flammlachs is now a Popular Snack Food at German Christmas Markets: Flammlachs is our favourite snack food at the Munich Christkindlmarkt. We came across the flammlachs stall when we were wandering around Rindermarkt. In a meat-oriented Munich Christmas market, there are plenty of sausages, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: flammlachs, german christmas market food, woodfire roast salmon

A Shivering Start to our Munich Christmas Market Visit

December 10, 2019 By Helen Page

Munich Christmas Market

Munich Christmas Market is the Start of our German Christmas Market Tour: Munich is the start of our eight city German Christmas market tour and this year the Bavarian capital failed to put on a warm welcome for us - in fact it was freezing! A Freezing start to our Munich Visit A cold snap … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: german christmas markets, munich christkindlmarkt, munich christmas market, munich marienplatz

How to make Orecchiette pasta – The Favourite Ears of Puglia

October 20, 2019 By Helen Page

Orecchiette Pasta

Orecchiette Pasta is the Favourite of the Puglia Region: Orecchiette is a typical pasta of the Puglia region. This ear-shaped pasta is on all restaurant menus and so it is no surprise that our cooking class in Ostuni includes the making of orecchiette pasta. Cooking Lessons in a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: apulia pasta, ear-shaped pasta, orecchiete pasta, orecchiette

Dinner in the Lair of a Giant Octopus!

October 18, 2019 By Helen Page

Bari seafood restaurant

La Tana del Polpo is a Popular Seafood Restaurant in Bari: La Tana del Polpo was one of the restaurants that we walked past on our Bari walking tour. Guisseppe, our Free Walking Tour guide, said that it is a popular seafood restaurant and it could be difficult to get a table. We peaked … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: bari restaurant, bari seafood restaurant, la tana del polpo

Siena Apartment with Grandstand View of Il Campo

October 4, 2019 By Helen Page

Siena Il Campo Apartment

Our Siena Apartment Right on the Famous Il Campo: In Siena, we struck gold when it came to our apartment's location. Sometimes it's a bit difficult to tell exactly where your booked apartment is in relation to a particular site.  In Siena, the apartment's location was beyond our expectations. It … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: il campo apartment, places to stay in siena, siena apartment

A Unique Tableware Find in Venice

September 25, 2019 By Helen Page

Venice Resin Tableware

MYFACE Tableware was an Unexpected Find in Venice: Tableware in Venice? "La Serenissima" is famous for its Murano glass and Burano lace, but tableware? During our numerous trips to Venice we've seen our share of the iconic Venetian glass, lacework and arts and crafts. On this trip we did manage … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Shopping Tagged With: Italy, myface tableware, resin tableware, tableware, venice, venice shopping

Finnair Business Class from New York to Milan

September 23, 2019 By Helen Page

Finnair Business Class flight

We Flew Finnair Airbus A330 from New York to Milan: This is our first time flying Finnair and it was quite a pleasant experience, especially since we indulged ourselves by flying business class. Our flight took us from New York to Helsinki, Finnair's home base, and then on to Milan. The New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: finnair A330, finnair business class, finnair business class review, marimekko

Festa della Repubblica 2023 – Republic Day in Italy

June 1, 2019 By Helen Page

Festa della Repubblica - The Celebration of Republic Day in Italy: Festa della Repubblica (Republic Day) is the celebration of the founding of the Republic of Italy. On June 2nd each year, Italians all over the world commemorate the 1946 referendum in which the citizens voted for Italy to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: festa della repubblica, italian republic, italy national holiday, national holiday in italy

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We're Helen and Tony Page, and we love travelling - lucky as we've been doing it for the last few decades!

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