Month: October 2014
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A Hunt Around Verona
Read more: A Hunt Around VeronaWhile in Verona, like Zoe, I decided to make a Hunt. It is run on the app Huntzz and is a virtual treasure hunt. There are clues to follow around the city, and when the right answer is chosen, information is given on the building, monument or site that you are seeing. . The first…
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A Treasure Hunt Around Vicenza
Read more: A Treasure Hunt Around VicenzaWe left Munich, Germany and made our way towards sunny Italy. We were able to meet up again with our friend Lydia to tour the lovely city of Vicenza. It was great to have her with us because she knew a lot about art history and architecture. To make our touring a little more interesting,…
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We’re With the Wedding Party!
Read more: We’re With the Wedding Party!Venice, Italy – what more can I say! After parking our car and taking a water bus, we went to our flat we rented through VRBO. It turns out we were just doors away from George Clooney’s Cipriani hotel when he was getting married! There were paparazzi outside our door and when we would leave…
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Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit….
Read more: Ein Prosit, Ein Prosit….“O’zapft is, (It is tapped!)” the Lord Mayor of Munich cries as he taps the first keg of beer and officially starts Oktoberfest. Oktoberfest is a popular festival that takes place in Munich, Germany. It was started to celebrate the wedding of King Ludwig I and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen in October 1810. To end the…
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A Visit to Dachau
Read more: A Visit to DachauIt was a sombre and appropriately overcast day as we headed out from Munich to the WW II concentration camp at Dachau. Upon arrival at the camp, I accidentally bypassed the car park and we found ourselves driving along the outer walls of the camp. The high walls, topped with barbed wire were intimidating and terrifying to…