Whilst in one sense it seems like mere days ago since we bade snowy Munich a fond farewell after seven years away, landing back with a bump on a dark damp English Winter’s night, this past six months has also seemed like the longest chunk of time I have yet to experience on good old […]
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An Ex Insider’s Guide to Munich (and surrounds) with Kids
I get a lot of emails asking for advice on what to see in Munich, so I thought it might be useful to keep an expanding list here, in the hope that it helps others plan their trips (I made it a “what to do and see in Munich with Kids” type post, as Munich […]
Sunday Photo – Englischer Gartens
A Summer’s day in Munich’s Englischer Gartens. We popped back last week for a flying visit. It was so lovely to sit and appreciate the cool shade underneath the canopy of chestnut trees…
No “Back Home” – Munich
At the weekend…. That short introductory sentence always makes me laugh. Journal writing on a Monday morning with a bunch of 5 year olds can reveal some hilarious stuff, corkers from my children’s weekend journals at a similar age include “At the weekend, we bought a pet snake called Adrian (we hadn’t)” to […]
Baby’s First Art Gallery – The Buchheim Museum Starnberger See
A lovely Instagram photograph I chanced upon yesterday of Louisiana – my favourite art gallery on the entire planet – prompted me to think about this place, and how it could possibly be a very close second… A word of warning. On arrival, the sign posts for the Buchheim’s car park are quite confusing. If it […]