Of course every traveller takes precautions to prevent any issues with the stomach. This time two different doctors advised us to drink a little bit of "Averna" prior to each meal wherever we go and we would never get any problems. So I went to the Supermarket this morning and bought 20 little bottles of "Krauterliesl" each 20 ml, which will acc...

Greetings from Munich! What a fabulous city! First off, it is a massive city of about 1.5 million but it feels unlike most major centres we have been. We expected a "concrete jungle", but have seen so much more. Munich is said to be the cultural capital of Germany as it is full of intense history, beautifully gabled churches, countless massive "...

Back into Germany yesterday and we headed into Munich. On the way we passed thru Austria and its beautiful - not to self to come back and explore austria a bit. Got to stop off for just a short moment at the swarovski crystal museum, so far a favourite spot of mine. Brought some souveniers - just a few small examples of the finest crystals as I ...

16.7.06 Thalkirchen As we left Kemp Becice we watched a glider being taken up and released into the air. It must be an awesome experience to catch a thermal and soar into the wide blue yonder, then float to the ground. The countryside is dotted with crucifixes of all shapes and sizes, some in small huts to protect them. They are in the fields, t...

Munich brings to most people's mind the picture of happy jolly beer guzzling people. To a certain extent, that is true - you can see people drinking beer on streets, in parks, on the subway, or whatever place you can think of, in evenings or on weekends; it is even difficult to find beer bottles less than 1/2 liters. (I dared to inquire about sm...