The Fraueninsel is a small thriving island in the middle of Lake Chiemsee. I imagine it’s beautiful to visit whatever the season, but for just 6 days of the year, it is also the setting of a truly unique Bavarian Christmas Market – reputed to be one of the most romantic and atmospheric too… […]
Sunday Photo – Föhn
On rare days, you can see the mountains surrounding Munich. Caused by a static air condition called Fohn, it’s also responsible for making people grumpy and giving them headaches (apparently!)!
St. Lucia
Ask the 8 year old what her future Master Mind subject might be, and I would hazard a guess it might be different celebrations and festivals. Whether it’s because she is exposed to so many (yesterday she bought home a dradel, I actually had no idea what one looked like) and has a learned affinity, or […]
Tollwood By Night…
Tollwood by Night… Because we had such a great time there during the day, we had to go back to see it when the sun goes down! And this is what it looks like… Tollwood is open until the 23rd December Mon-Friday 2pm-1am and on weekends from 11am-1am.
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 […]