From the giant people in my previous post, to teeny tiny people in this! Not many people know that Playmobil is Bavarian, its creator Hans Beck came up with the idea 40 years ago, after an oil shortage made smaller toys more economic. The little plastic figures that featured so highly in many of […]
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A Trip to Tollwood
Held twice yearly (once in mid-Summer, and now in the depths of Winter) on the same site as Oktoberfest, Tollwood is a massive cultural festival in Munich. Do not confuse this, the winter version with a traditional Munich Christmas Market however, as although it has bazaar stalls aplenty, Tollwood feels like anything but (and although […]
Mycology Musings – Weltwald
The weekend before last was just stunning. Unseasonably high temperatures tempted even the grumpiest of us (I had a chest infection thing, and the Small People having just broken up for half term just wanted to laze) out into the great outdoors to make the most of it. This time we ventured to the other […]
Pushing the Boundaries at Boulderwelt
Back to the subject of a recent “Silent Sunday” of mine…. Granted a skirt and tights might not be your usual climbing uniform, but having dropped her little brother off at a party here and quite fancying having a go herself, the Eight Year Old threw caution to the wind… Boulderwelt is a massive indoor […]
Abbey Appreciation…
Take the small and winding path upwards through the sculpture park (guarded by giants of the horse chestnut variety), then onwards past the inviting restaurant on the left and the beautiful bier garten on your right (closed for the winter sadly – but there’s always next year!). Follow the cobbles onwards and upwards, until you […]