This is an ice pop Little M spotted in Germany! It never failed to make me giggle when I saw it on the menus - and I fell around snorting like a pig when I heard Bill, in Munich Zoo, ask "Einen Bum Bum, Bitte?" - oh i nearly died!
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Monday, August 11, 2008
Bum Bum Anyone?
This is an ice pop Little M spotted in Germany! It never failed to make me giggle when I saw it on the menus - and I fell around snorting like a pig when I heard Bill, in Munich Zoo, ask "Einen Bum Bum, Bitte?" - oh i nearly died!
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Ladybird in her homeland...
The germans are very proud of volkswagen, and so they should be. Volkswagens are well built cars that last. They are obviously everywhere over here, along with the Merc and the Audis! So Ladybird fits right in...
...and she is well received! We attract attention of course, but unlike the med or even at home when the attention is a little over the top sometimes - see article here, here in Germany it is a little nod of appreciation, a wave, a smile or a thumbs up. My favorite is the mouthed "Good for you" that we get in traffic and one man who shouted "she is alive and beautiful, thank you!"
Funnily we have yet to see another t2 on the road, we've driven across Germany now and not one passed us! But I'm sure they are out there, peeping through the trees, wondering at this pretty foreigner steaming past... is that a wolf whistle I hear?
...and she is well received! We attract attention of course, but unlike the med or even at home when the attention is a little over the top sometimes - see article here, here in Germany it is a little nod of appreciation, a wave, a smile or a thumbs up. My favorite is the mouthed "Good for you" that we get in traffic and one man who shouted "she is alive and beautiful, thank you!"
Funnily we have yet to see another t2 on the road, we've driven across Germany now and not one passed us! But I'm sure they are out there, peeping through the trees, wondering at this pretty foreigner steaming past... is that a wolf whistle I hear?
Frankfurter anyone?
There are no campsites, that we could find, in Frankfurt. So since we had a tip from Fergal regarding Etap hotels, we stayed in one of those for the night! The Etap is a low budget hotel, basic rooms (no more than a ferry cabin really!) - its a fantastic idea! For 49 euro ( the same price as our campsite in Florence) we got the four of us a comfy bed, a hot shower and tv for the night! 
You could do a car tour of Europe and use Etaps all the way, they are so reasonable. Every room has a double bed and a single bunk, and are very comfortable. The thing that we loved as well was they have no keys, and no reception! When you arrive you tap your booking reference into a computer at the gate and it gives you a pin number that you use to get into the building and your room! There are vending machine snacks too so you don't have to deal with humans at all! (which is great sometimes!)
You could do a car tour of Europe and use Etaps all the way, they are so reasonable. Every room has a double bed and a single bunk, and are very comfortable. The thing that we loved as well was they have no keys, and no reception! When you arrive you tap your booking reference into a computer at the gate and it gives you a pin number that you use to get into the building and your room! There are vending machine snacks too so you don't have to deal with humans at all! (which is great sometimes!)
Friday, August 8, 2008
Ich liebe dich, Nuremberg!
I had expected the Germany of my imagination and was disappointed in Munich, but I got what I wanted in Nuremberg...Nuremberg was right up my street, so we wandered about hers...
It is the most picture perfect place, with flower sellers 
and fruit markets on the streets, 
a hundred and one clock shops, 
Sausages on every corner, 
wonderful buildings and amazing sculptures... 
...and music everywhere...
Nuremberg we love you... we'll definatley be back! Drive with us on the Autobahn...
Turns out I'm a speed junky (by proxy of course) - I'd never have the nerve to go as fast as they do on the autobahn in Germany but I loved watching them zoom by!
I wish you could have been there! Oh but wait you can be!!
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Bills new skill!
A quick course in Blowgunning (?) and Bill is a certified Blow Gun Person, so anyone needing tranquilisation of a safe and painless nature can call us for help!
By the way, he scored at Olympic level on his lung power - not bad for an asthmatic!
By the way, he scored at Olympic level on his lung power - not bad for an asthmatic!
Munich Zoo...
When I heard they had Prewalskis horse (I was obsessed with the idea of them as a kid!)in Munich Zoo, I had to drag everyone to see them... it wasn't a hard task and we had a lovely day! Prewalskis horse were lovely, I also got to see other animals I have never seen before...
...and African Wild Dog!
Joe was delighted with what the zoo had to offer as well!!
...and African Wild Dog!
Joe was delighted with what the zoo had to offer as well!!
Mary and a friend...
Munich Zoo was amazing, not only because I got to set eyes upon animals I hadn't yet seen, but because of the close proximity you can get to the animals - I don't know how they do it, and still protect both visitor and animal! The smaller monkeys have free run of the trees, yet don't go missing! This little guy was so close to us, in the trees as we walked along, yet he wouldn't take food (from someone else, we know better!) or interact. Could they have trained him? He was gorgeous and very curious about us!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Swatch this!
Bill bought Mary a swatch watch a few years ago, and well over time (ha!) and after numerous straps it finally disintegrated just before we left for holidays. So it was agreed that Mary would get a new one when she was away... but in the Italian swatch shop they had few to choose from, and although she took some convincing, she agreed with Bill to wait until Germany as he was sure there would be a Swatch shop waiting for her there.
He was right, as always!
...It was like they knew she was coming!
Munich part one
I've never been to Germany, and this is the picture I had in my mind...
Heads up Guys, its not what I thought... turns out, apart from the Lederhosen above, all the stuff I had in my head turns out to be next door in Switzerland. I was like, no goatherds? no chalets? where are all the watchmakers? Bill looked at me for a very long while and then said "in Switzerland?"
So, what do I think of when I think of Germany now?
Sausages of every size and description, Beer, Sore feet from walking, Beer, Braless Treelegged Frauleins surrounding me on the train, Beer, Pastries like you'd never believe even if you were eating them, long long long streets, Beer, Lots and lots of Goths! Amazing public transport, Beer, a language I could not even fumble with, fast driving like you wouldn't believe, long words, Beer and Beer.
...and thats just Munich, we're off North tomorrow!
here is a snippet of our few days here in Munich!
The first thing we noticed was the amount of beer everywhere, this is the small shop beside us... like a newsagent...
Well they invented the Kindergarten so of course they have Kindergartenwagens!
Heads up Guys, its not what I thought... turns out, apart from the Lederhosen above, all the stuff I had in my head turns out to be next door in Switzerland. I was like, no goatherds? no chalets? where are all the watchmakers? Bill looked at me for a very long while and then said "in Switzerland?"
So, what do I think of when I think of Germany now?
Sausages of every size and description, Beer, Sore feet from walking, Beer, Braless Treelegged Frauleins surrounding me on the train, Beer, Pastries like you'd never believe even if you were eating them, long long long streets, Beer, Lots and lots of Goths! Amazing public transport, Beer, a language I could not even fumble with, fast driving like you wouldn't believe, long words, Beer and Beer.
...and thats just Munich, we're off North tomorrow!
here is a snippet of our few days here in Munich!
The first thing we noticed was the amount of beer everywhere, this is the small shop beside us... like a newsagent...Well they invented the Kindergarten so of course they have Kindergartenwagens!Surprisingly Joe loved these salty pretzels... I, however, did not at all!
Man Food!
Mary was delighted to find yet another new drink on her travels, this is the Spiff-Spaff (or as Bill asked one waiter "a Splidgy Splodgy") - a curiously wonderful mix of fanta orange and cola!
Many of the shops stocked these, I would love one! 
I love cathedrals, inside this is actually a shopping centre and restaurant now, shame!
Just outside the city centre, where we were staying, was this amazing river, people were barbequeing along the banks, keeping their beer in crates submerged under the water!
So thats part one of Munich, more later!
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