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ITALY 2022 – PART 2
On our big trip to Italy we, of course, also visited a little Parmesan dairy. The San Pier Damiani parmesan cheese dairy is just a few kilometres from Parma. It was founded in 1846. Every day, every year, they produce the world-famous Parmigiano Reggiano, the REAL parmesan cheese, just as it has been made for 700 years. This is hard work, and the cheese must…
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ITALY 2022 – PART 1
On our big trip this year, we went to Italy. We had been planning this for a long time, and finally, we could take off, in our Hymer camper. We had mainly decided to stay with Agricamper Italia hosts and other hosts on our route. On our first travelling day, we came to the winery, Sparano Capelli, south of Milan. Here we tasted some of…
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Klausen Mountain Pass, Switzerland
The Klausen mountain pass in Switzerland is a real gem. 1.952 meters above sea level ensures fantastic new views around each corner and from the many hairpin curves, if you dare look out. Near the top is a little chapel named after brother Klaus. It is very common that cattle walk on the road, so don’t get too fast through the curves. Coming from Linthal,…
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SWISS PATH, hiking in the footprints of history
ON a SUNNY SUNDAY in August, we went to Sisikon and Bauen, by Lake Uri (Urnersee) in Switzerland, to hike two beautiful parts of the Swiss Path (Weg der Schweiz). The Swiss Path was constructed to celebrate the 700 anniversary of Switzerland in 1991. The first part we hiked, from Sisikon to Tell Square, includes hundreds of steps, up and down, and is partly steep…
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Bernkastel-Kues, and another beautiful German town with lots of halftimbered houses
BERNKASTEL – KUES by the river Moselle (Mosel), in Germany, is another very, very beautiful 11th-century town overlooked by the ruins of the Landshut Castle. The streets in the centre of Bernkastel-Kues are lined by the most fantastic and colourful 13th-century half-timbered houses. The much younger 🙂 Michaels fountain on the main square is only from 1609 but is a central place from where you…
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BACHARACH, another beautiful German town full of halftimbered houses
BACHARACH in the Rhine Gorge, about 50 kilometres south of Koblenz, is a beautiful 11th-century town situated at the banks of the river Rhine and overlooked by the Stahleck castle. Bacharach is full of beautiful medieval half-timbered houses along the cobblestone streets and partly lined by a town wall with several old towers, some of them with great views over Bacharach, and the river. There is…
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Esslingen, a fabulous town with lots of old halftimebered houses
ESSLINGEN am NECKAR, a beautiful German town, full of half-timbered houses. After parking close to the castle, we walked through the park and the 16th-century castle with the Dicke Turm (Fat Tower) which is the landmark of Esslingen. From the castle, there is a steep road directly to the old town part of Esslingen. The road runs through one of the smallest and oldest vineyards…
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MANDØ, or Man Island, in Denmark
Mandø, literally translated as Man Island, is a very small ( 7,63 km² ) tide island in the southern Wadden Sea in Denmark, right between two other islands, Fanø and Rømø. The population is around 40 persons. But the real special thing about Mandø is the road to get there. It is regularly flooded by the sea, so it is extremely important to know when…
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GOSLAR, a famous town in German Harz.
GOSLAR is one of the most well-known medieval towns in the Harz area in Germany, and the old town is also part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Goslar is more than 1100 years old, but today the oldest still original buildings are from the middle age, from 1488 and onwards. The whole centre of the old town is full of beautiful half-timbered buildings. By…
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CHEESE FONDUE in an IGLOO
FONDUE IGLOO again. We were lucky to get a table in the cheese fondue igloo at Engstligenalp, not far from Adelboden in Switzerland. It is not always possible, this year there are only around 100 places per seating. It is highly recommended to book in advance. This weekend the weather wasn’t the best, very cloudy and even with a few snow showers. But inside the…
