Category: Travel
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Berlin to Hamburg – Sat 18th Nov
Today we left Berlin in the mid-afternoon so we had some time in the morning to do some sightseeing. We went for brunch then we decided to go out to the Stasi museum. This is located in the old Stasi headquarters. We learnt all about the tactics and strategies the DDR used to suppress resistance.…
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Berlin, museums, airport and food tour – Fri 17th Nov
Today we had big day planned. In the morning we visited the DDR museum which is a fun museum exploring aspects of life in the DDR. Afterwards we visited the Typography of Terror which looks at how the Gestapo and SS operated. After getting some lunch we went to the Templehof Airport. This was a…
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Berlin Bike Tour – Thurs 16th Nov
Today we had a bike tour with Berlin by Bike. It was their highlights tour, so the idea was for us to get a good overview of the city history and sites. Berlin has very good bike infrastructure so this was a good way to see the city. We started out at Prenzlauer Berg. Our…
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VW Wolfsburg – Wed Nov 15th
Today was the first of several factory tours we have booked for this holiday at the Volkswagen Wolfsburg plant. Wolfsburg is about 269km from Berlin, an easy train ride of 1-1.5 hours. We started at the Volkswagen Autostadt. This is a complex of buildings, seperate from the factory with a museum, pavilions for each of…
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Berlin – Tues 14th Nov
I’m skipping forwards to Tuesday because Sunday and Monday were travel days of trains and planes and a lot of rain in Munich on our way to Berlin. We did have an excellent Turkish dinner on Monday night at Osman’s Tochter in Berlin. Highly recommended. So Tuesday morning we headed out bright and early to…
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Italian Days Food Tour – Sat 10th Nov
We had an early start today for our bus tour to learn about some of the food specialties of the Moderna region. The 7 am pickup in Bologna was necessary so we would arrive at the Parmigiano-Reggiano factory in time to see the production. Parmigiano-Reggiano is made every morning with the previous evening’s milking and…
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Bologna Pasta Class – 9th Nov
Bologna is famous for three things—the oldest university in the world, food and its porticos which are UNESCO World Heritage listed. In planning our two full days here I had the food side pretty much covered and then planned to hit the other two in the gaps. Our first day I had booked a pasta…
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Brescia, Italy – Wed 8th to Thurs 9th Nov
After our delayed flight to Milan we finally arrived in to Brescia mid-afternoon. We checked into the hotel and then headed off to the Roman ruins. Since we were so late, G’s client meeting was moved to the following afternoon, so he was able to join me sightseeing. Brescia is a bit off the normal…
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Walking the Highline then off to Italy – Nov 7th
Our last day in New York (☹️)… but we’re off to Italy (🍝🍦) We checked out after breakfast and left our luggage at the hotel. We headed over to the Highline, a linear park on the old elevated railway. Although the wildflowers were well past their prime, there were still some blooming and the seed…
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Another Food Tour and some Blues – Mon Nov 6 2023
Yes, I know another food tour … this time in the Lower East Side. We started at Katz Deli. Made famous by that scene in when Harry Met Sally. We had the specialty, pastrami on bread with some deli mustard. It was good. Melt in your mouth and so tasty. Not far from there is…