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HaydnB Aug 14, 2023

One of those delightful meals you will remember for a long time - see the blogpost:

https://europe-23.blogspot.com/2023/08/food-as-inspiration-dinner-at-rutz.html

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Food as Inspiration - Dinner at Rutz

Tonight's dinner came after a poignant day, as you can read in the last post . Having left the hotel at 8.30am and not got back until 4.15...

HaydnB Aug 11, 2023

From Köln to Berlin a relaxing trip followed by a good meal.

https://europe-23.blogspot.com/2023/08/tonight-we-are-staying-at-lulus.html

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Tonight we are staying at Lulu's

So, today we end the day in the Lulu Guldmedan hotel in Berlin. A little bit of Denmark in the heart of Germany! More about the hotel and wh...

HaydnB Aug 10, 2023

It seems because I share my holiday blog with both Mastodon and Facebook - the Facebook algorithms think it is spam. Mastodon (thankfully) doesn't think that, to here it is https://europe-23.blogspot.com/2023/08/cologne.html

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#koln #cologne #colognecity

Cologne

It was Samuel Taylor Coleridge who said: In Koln, a town of monks and bones, And pavement fang'd with murderous stones, And rags and hag...

HaydnB Aug 9, 2023

A lovely dinner in Brussels - here are the details https://europe-23.blogspot.com/2023/08/eating-with-premonstratensians.html?m=1

Eating with the Premonstratensians

Saturday Evening saw us eating at a restaurant named after a beer, named after a Brewery, founded by the Premonstratensians who are more co...

HaydnB Aug 7, 2023

It has taken almost as long to write this blog post as it did to visit Brussels, but we enjoyed it so much we didn't want to miss anything out - have a nice cup of tea/beer/wine/soft drink and read away https://europe-23.blogspot.com/

Europe 2023

HaydnB Aug 6, 2023

A delightful and delicious meal in Brussels - and with friends appearing too https://europe-23.blogspot.com/2023/08/mussels-from-brussels.html

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Mussels from Brussels

I was expecting to use the quote "Mussels from Brussels" sometime during our stay here - but we were usurped by the chef at tonight's rest...

HaydnB Aug 4, 2023

Felicity Hannah Aug 4, 2023

Much confusion here, where the tooth fairy appears to have left a euro instead of a pound.

I don’t know, darling, perhaps it was very dark and the tooth fairy had only just woken up and remembered just in time. Who can tell?

HaydnB Aug 4, 2023

Tongwynlais to London Paddington - long journeys start in small ways. Plus dinner last night at Matsudai Ramen

https://europe-23.blogspot.com/2023/08/on-our-way.html

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On our way

So we are on our way, as I write I'm sitting on the train to Paddington having had an early morning walk to the railway station at the begin...

HaydnB Aug 3, 2023

I've been planning this holiday for way to long https://europe-23.blogspot.com/2023/08/planning-holiday.html #europe #NorthernEurope #holiday #holidays #rail

Planning the Holiday

Those of you who have travelled with us on our previous years' blogs (all the blogs are available at the links on the right for anyone who w...

HaydnB Aug 3, 2023

So 24 hours from now we will be on our way on holiday. Some reflections on the changing booking/ticketing arrangements over the years. https://europe-23.blogspot.com/2023/08/preparations-to-travel.html?m=1

Preparations to travel

Over the last few days, as our departure day is getting closer, I've been reflecting on the differences between booking this holiday compa...