If you are visiting Cesky Krumlov with kids, there are a couple of tiny museums we stumbled across that are well worth seeing… First up the Moldavite Museum… Completely dedicated to a strange precious green stone (shops for which are widespread throughout the town) found in this region, that is said to be the result […]
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Český Krumlov – Czech Republic
We love Prague, and have always said we needed to explore the country more, and there’s far more to the Czech Republic than Prague itself as my Czech friends keep telling me, so when some friends asked us if we would like to go with them to Český Krumlov last weekend (which happened to be […]
Easter Fountains (Osterbrunnen) and Storks Nests
There’s a tradition at this time of year that can be spotted all over Bavaria and beyond from Good Friday onwards, and usually lasts until a couple of weeks after Easter. Osterbrunnen (Easter Fountains or Wells) were thought to celebrate water – obviously essential for life, at a time when renewed life is also […]
Spring in Munich and a Boozy Birthday Cake…
We have so many birthdays in our family in February, March and April, that those of us (mostly just me!) with birthdays later in the year, can often feel a little left out in the flurry of cakes, days out, and presents…. Mr R grew another year older and wiser last week too, on a […]
Museo di Palazzo Ducale – Mantova
The Small Girl. Five Years ago (I know) at the National Gallery in Copenhagen. The Small Girl has always been a bit of an art fiend, and has spent countless happy hours sprawled on a gallery floor with pencils and a sketch pad working on many a fine reproduction(!). There is however, a […]