From 12 to 15 February 2026, we spent a fantastic weekend in London, meeting many friends and having a wonderful time. Here’s what we’ve been up to: Thursday, 12 February 2026: We fly to London Friday, 13 February 2026: Eating our way through London Saturday, 14 February 2026: A perfect London Valentine’s Day Sunday, 15 February: A rainy goodbye Monday, 16 February 2026: Epilogue

As we were only in Britain for a short time and travelled by plane, we didn’t buy as much as usual. Nevertheless, we still managed to bring back lots of delicious snacks, sweets and treats. Here is the obligatory photo.

Our last day in London has arrived. We pack our bags and leave them at the hotel. Because it’s pouring with rain, we take a taxi to The Wolseley. The former showroom of British car manufacturer Wolseley, which was taken over by Morris in 1927 and ceased its operation in 1975, is now home to an elegant restaurant. Our friend is already here when we [Weiterlesen]

Today we’re having breakfast at Pret – and once again with our favourite breakfast items: a warm ham and cheese croissant for me and a cinnamon roll for Gabi. Afterwards, we make our way to Covent Garden to meet Clare, Sheridan and Amy. They are queuing here for roses from BTS, the Korean K-pop band that Clare and Amy are big fans of. The queue [Weiterlesen]

We sleep in late and then head over to Gails. We start the day off right with our favourite baked goods: Gabi has a cinnamon roll and I have a blueberry and custard brioche. It’s delicious. The weather is good too – at least it’s not raining. We walk to Forbidden Planet, where there are even more Funko Pop! figures on offer on the ground [Weiterlesen]

London, here we come! We are looking forward to a long weekend in the city that has become a second home to us and seeing our friends from the UK and the USA again. It has been six years since our last flight, and that one was truly awful. So we are all the more delighted that everything is going amazingly well this time. That [Weiterlesen]

From 16 to 24 September 2025, we’ve driven the Grand Tour of Switzerland. Here’s what we’ve been up to: Prologue: Off to the Grand Tour of Switzerland! Tuesday, 16 September 2025: From Bern to Küssnacht Wednesday, 17 September 2025: From Küssnacht to Zurich Thursday, 18 September 2025: From Zurich to St. Gallen Friday, 19 September 2025: From St. Gallen to St. Moritz Saturday, 20 September [Weiterlesen]

This morning we are visiting the Charlie Chaplin Museum in Vevey. The British actor lived here from 1952 until his death in 1977, after the FBI revoked his visa to return to the United States during a trip to Europe. At that time, the US government was in the early stages of the Cold War and was just as paranoid and hysterical as it is [Weiterlesen]

We have no luck this morning either. We eat breakfast on our balcony and sit there for a long time, hoping to see the Matterhorn in its entirety. But the clouds only reveal bits and pieces of it. At one point, we think we can make out its outline. So we leave Zermatt without a nice photo of the Matterhorn. As we drive down through [Weiterlesen]

It’s pouring with rain as we set off from Bellinzona. We improvise a breakfast from the supermarket, which we eat in the car, and then drive towards Gotthard. We take the motorway, because in this weather the view from the ‘Grand Tour’ route would not be worth it. It is impressive and also a little frightening to see the water streaming down the mountain slopes [Weiterlesen]