Category Archives: Germany 2022

Feels like home again

Posted on July 13, 2022 by lillatravels

On Wednesday we flew from Munich to Rome. Pretty uneventful all things considered: a taxi strike in Italy led to an Uber ride from a very friendly Lazio soccer fan who was intrigued with our plans to visit Stadio Olimpico … Continue reading →

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Auf Wiedersehen, Munchen

Posted on July 12, 2022 by lillatravels

We spent the late-afternoon relaxing, shopping, and Paul and D rented scooters to explore the city further. After the kids and Paul had gelatos we went to the Ratskellar for cocktails. The Rat is located inside the new city hall … Continue reading →

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Dachau

Posted on July 12, 2022 by lillatravels

Today we took a guided tour of Dachau, the first and longest running concentration camp. Initially built for political prisoners, it’s been recorded that there were 32,000 deaths at that site. The campus was massive, the size of 32 soccer … Continue reading →

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Surfers, (foot)ballers and more pretzels

Posted on July 12, 2022 by lillatravels

Breakfast at the hotel of chocolate croissants, cheeses, meats, soft boiled eggs, an assortment of juices, and because we arrived to breakfast on the later side only two pretzels remained. On Monday the Marienplatz in Munich city center was livelier … Continue reading →

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A little fishy

Posted on July 12, 2022 by lillatravels

I haven’t written much about the German breakfast experience. D looks forward to this meal each day. It’s what you’d expect: a ton of pastries, yogurts, cheeses, meats, small containers of pickled items, tomato/cucumber/mozzarella salad, two types of scrambled eggs … Continue reading →

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Pretzels are more than a snack

Posted on July 10, 2022 by lillatravels

Every eating establishment in Munich offers pretzels on the menu. Breakfast at the hotel consisted of pastries, fruits, yogurt, meats and cheeses, eggs, and of course two types of sausage and a stand of pretzels. They are everywhere. This morning … Continue reading →

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Day 1 in Bavaria

Posted on July 9, 2022 by lillatravels

The goal of today was to stay awake and it’s been a struggle for almost everyone. Our hotel is one block from Marienplatz, the center of old Munich. We walked, had some sausages, pretzels and beer, shopped, walked some more, … Continue reading →

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It’s been a long time coming

Posted on July 8, 2022 by lillatravels

COVID cancelled our 2020 vacation, Miss M’s ACL cancelled 2021 plans, so when it came to a vote for our 2022 holiday it was a unanimous vote to return to Italy. Since I always want to explore some place new, … Continue reading →

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