November | 2017 | Stroh Ohana Travelogue

The Malta Experience

November 23, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

A well kept secret, one of only a few mini countries in the world, and it is truly a wonderful place to visit. Sacred, historically medieval, and beautiful, we arrived from Rome met the kids at “Popeye’s Village” for a rigorous round of miniature golf and it’s been non stop ever since. How wonderful to see such a magnificent Island through the beautiful eyes of our progeny. We love their energy and all of the probing questions reminding me of my childhood, including the […]

Categories: Guest Blogger • Tags: Malta, Mdina, Popeye's Village, Thanksgiving Abroad

Arrivederci to Sicily, Italy…for now

November 19, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

Thursday, November 17, is our last day in Balestrate, Sicily which is located in the Palermo Provinciale. We have spent 15 days in the ‘baglio’ (Italian courtyard farmhouse) which is surprisingly the longest that we have stayed in one place since starting our journey 2-1/2 months ago. We now have visited 4 countries (Portugal, Spain, Germany & Italy). Living out of suitcases with a relatively small allowance of space for each of us + school supplies has been challenging and […]

Categories: Bernie's Blog • Tags: DHL, Poste Italiane, Shipping Internationally, Terme Segestane

Sicilia

November 12, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

Our first impression of Palermo was that this island has immense natural beauty; tall impressive rocky hills contrasted by the blue of the Mediterranean. It was a really easy flight from Nuremburg. While we waited for our luggage, I got the girls a snack at a nearby vending machine. I was ‘over the moon’ about the vending machine dispensing a snack consisting of a tiny brick of parmesan cheese with saltines (I was expecting parmesan flavored crackers). It was necessary […]

Categories: Tiffany's Blog • Tags: Car Rental, Palermo, PRADA, Rubbish, Sicily, Trash

Germany’s not so final… resting place

November 1, 2017 by strohohanatravelogue

As some of you may know who read my recent blog post, I intended to take my family and visit the local village of Roβtal (Rosstal) which is located very near to Nuremburg (about 20 minutes by train). There is a cemetery in Roβtal where my grandfather (my father’s dad) is buried. Before I left for my German high school trip in 1971, my father gave me a little hand-drawn map that showed where the headstone was located within the cemetery. […]

Categories: Bernie's Blog • Tags: Albrecht Dürer Haus, Cemetery, germany, Roβtal, S-4 Train

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