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wrapping up

Although 4 days was sufficient to see most of the sites of Munich and take the pulse of this vibrant city, I would have liked more time to get under its skin. I did not for example pick up on its independence drive. In one sense this is not surprising as the Bavarians are a proud people and Germany [...]

March 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

A la Colthard/ Schwarzreiter/ Bayerischer Hof

I prepped up on Munich restaurants and Schwarzreiter came up trumps. I was concerned as it was located in the Four Seasons Hotel and hotel restaurants can lack atmosphere and attract only a business clientele.  In fact it had a separate entrance and the number of business people were outnumbered [...]

March 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

Seeing the sights

Yesterday we visited the BMW WELT and the BMW museum and the Olympic Park which is nearby. BMW stands for Bayerischer Motoren Werken. They started business providing engines for aircraft for the first German Air Force but in 1929 took over another car company in Thuringen and went into car [...]

March 15, 2018 // 0 Comments

Savouring Munich

I decided to orientate myself with a walk around the Old City after breakfast. The epicentre of it is Marienplatz where the town hall a vast Gothic edifice called Rathaus (Rat is German for advice) dominates one whole side. Sadly the square is a construction site. Most of the streets are [...]

March 14, 2018 // 0 Comments

Munich

Before leaving for Munich yesterday for a four day trip I was indebted to my colleagues on the Rust for their input. Henry Elkins recommended  a short but highly informative history of Germany by Neil McGregor , Melanie Gay Munich by Robert Harris and I was interested to learn from Neil  Rosen [...]

March 13, 2018 // 0 Comments

Hell of a journey

Yesterday I had a re-arranged dinner with my godson and his mother in Wimbledon. Our first planned dinner fell right in the middle of the blizzards that brought the country to a stand still when you were advised not to make your journey unless strictly necessary. We rescheduled for last night and I [...]

March 10, 2018 // 0 Comments

It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there

Maybe my views are influenced by an extremely busy programme of commitments I have had since last weekend, but I am beginning to weary of the state of traffic on our roads. I have no idea what Britain’s position is in the country world rankings of ‘vehicles to roads’ potential congestion [...]

March 8, 2018 // 0 Comments

A plea from the afflicted

It is a truism of life that there are two sides to every story – perhaps three if one counts President Trump’s ‘fake news’ [I get the hump whenever a BBC newsreader – presumably in the interests of impartiality, e.g. after a report detailing the latest horror story [...]

February 6, 2018 // 1 Comment

Saturday morning

This morning I awoke at my usual ungodly hour, fired up the computer and began going about my habitual business by visiting UK’s national newspaper websites (I assure you, the ‘serious ones’ only). Later this morning I shall be going over the road – about 6.45am if I am on [...]

January 20, 2018 // 0 Comments

A brief trip to France

On Sunday evening I had flown down to Toulouse in France for an overnight stay and then – business done – flew back to Blighty last night. It was my first visit to the city and, although I could not claim that tourism or sightseeing is my bag, I found it just my sort of place. Seriously, if [...]

January 16, 2018 // 0 Comments

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