What did you learn to do on your European vacation that you now still do at home?
May 10th, 2011, 08:39 AM
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I stumbled across this 5 year old thread that I enjoyed reading...so I thought it would be good to revive it for additional thoughts/comments...
I began liking mushrooms once I ate them in Germany. I like good dark chocolate and even melt some in hot cocoa sometimes.Visiting Europe in June gives us another chance to eat fresh strawberries. Have introduced friends to Bellini's after experiencing them in Venice. Prefer thin crust pizza now.
I began liking mushrooms once I ate them in Germany. I like good dark chocolate and even melt some in hot cocoa sometimes.Visiting Europe in June gives us another chance to eat fresh strawberries. Have introduced friends to Bellini's after experiencing them in Venice. Prefer thin crust pizza now.
May 10th, 2011, 08:54 AM
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An oldie but goodie -- but funny because I have a "new" one:
we just put up a clothes line in our backyard! Drying laundry outside may help us save some money towards our trip this fall
We saw laundry drying all over Languedoc-Roussillon last November.
we just put up a clothes line in our backyard! Drying laundry outside may help us save some money towards our trip this fall
We saw laundry drying all over Languedoc-Roussillon last November.
May 14th, 2011, 03:59 PM
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Interesting that this antediluvian thread has come back to life.
Well, in the spirit of the revival, I'll offer this:
On our last trip to Germany, about a year ago now, both my husband and I were mindful that we'd soon need new spectacle frames. So, during a rather lazy afternoon in Nurnberg, we looked around, and quickly found a Fielmann store on the main pedestrian square. Fielmann is a franchise common in Germany, but not anywhere else to my knowledge.
The selection was huge, and the customer-service excellent. An hour later, we were out of the store with two new frames apiece, the total cost of which was less than 50% of equal-quality frames in the US. We had new lenses made on our return home, so now sport some stylish, well-made and (at least in the US) unique eyeglasses.
So, if y'all think you'll need new frames, too -- stop in any major German city and go shopping!
Fritzl
Well, in the spirit of the revival, I'll offer this:
On our last trip to Germany, about a year ago now, both my husband and I were mindful that we'd soon need new spectacle frames. So, during a rather lazy afternoon in Nurnberg, we looked around, and quickly found a Fielmann store on the main pedestrian square. Fielmann is a franchise common in Germany, but not anywhere else to my knowledge.
The selection was huge, and the customer-service excellent. An hour later, we were out of the store with two new frames apiece, the total cost of which was less than 50% of equal-quality frames in the US. We had new lenses made on our return home, so now sport some stylish, well-made and (at least in the US) unique eyeglasses.
So, if y'all think you'll need new frames, too -- stop in any major German city and go shopping!
Fritzl
May 14th, 2011, 04:56 PM
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I fell in love with the waffle towels first visit to Ireland.
Germany has made the biggest impression on me. I love that you go to Oktoberfest and they give you real plates and real silverware to eat with. They give you 2 euro back when you return it. No plastic in the stores, you eat with real dishes and silverware. I brought home the mini coffee pot that holds your second cup at the table. The french press and HP sauce. I go to World Market for a lot of things but being military we get many items from other countries stocked in the store. Mustard in the tubes.
Biggest item. We have two twin down duvets on our king size bed. Love that and smaller homes are perfect, why do we have to have everything bigger here? I bought a smart car the first month they came to the states. They drive them on the autobahn they are fine on 95.
Germany has made the biggest impression on me. I love that you go to Oktoberfest and they give you real plates and real silverware to eat with. They give you 2 euro back when you return it. No plastic in the stores, you eat with real dishes and silverware. I brought home the mini coffee pot that holds your second cup at the table. The french press and HP sauce. I go to World Market for a lot of things but being military we get many items from other countries stocked in the store. Mustard in the tubes.
Biggest item. We have two twin down duvets on our king size bed. Love that and smaller homes are perfect, why do we have to have everything bigger here? I bought a smart car the first month they came to the states. They drive them on the autobahn they are fine on 95.
