North Italy holiday 2016: Munich stopover 26-27 May

Matisse (Pinakothek der Moderne)

Yeah, almost 3.5 weeks holiday started to explore the (wines of) North of Italy. 
We drove on Thursday 26 May to Munich where we stayed at Leonardo Boutique Hotel, which was not a super hotel, but located ideally for our main goal: a (re)visit to the Alte Pinakothek & the Pinakothek der Moderne.
Furthermore, we of course revisited the city centre, drank beer, shopped, etc 

On our first evening we had a great grilled steak around the corner of our hotel with spinach, salad, french fries and large beers. 

breakfast at the bakery opposite our hotel

Friday, 27 May: visit to the musea 

Large parts of the Alte Pinakothek were being renovated, however, the most important works were exhibited as this famous portrait of Durer. 

It was great weather and very warm: we enjoyed some sunshine before visiting the Pinakothek der Moderne.

Heckel (die Brucke)

Afterwards we walked into the centre of Munich and in the evening had a great Japanese dinner. 

Diana temple in Hofgarten am Odeonsplatz (P. listening to live music)

Saturday, 28 May 
Travelling through Austria and Italy to Trieste

mountains and snow

and another car

to be continued

Visiting Zwolle: art, good wine/food and cycling near the river IJssel

6-7 May 2016: weekend Zwolle

Visiting the exhibition 'De Wilden' at Museum de Fundatie in Zwolle, enjoying the sunshine on the terrace of Het Wijnhuis (super place serving a lot of interesting wines and food, definitely a FAV), having a great dinner at restaurant Os en Peper and the next day cycling along the river IJssel. 

Enjoying good wines at Het Wijnhuis (the flyer was about SudTirol i.e. Alto Adige wines, an area we indeed visited during our North Italy trip in May-June)

lovely dinner at restaurant Os en Peper

one for the road, revisiting Het Wijnhuis for coffee + after our dinner

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 7 May 2016: cycling tour near the river IJssel

Hattem, a lovely place

 

refreshment at Veessen

Stockholm

Thursday 21 April - Sunday 24 April 2016

Visiting Stockholm, which I never had visited before, Peter did long long ago. 
Stockholm for me is: space, water, fresh air, expensive drinks, trendy restaurants, great shellfish, kind people, good hotel/dito beds, a copious breakfast & great service, very modern and well maintained, arty, water taxi on strike, no vandalism, blossom trees, sunshine/wind and more. 
Let the pictures tell you the story.

old town 

our hotel: the Radisson Blu Waterfront

old town

Friday, 22 April: visiting the City Hall, where the Nobel prize dinner is every year

city hall

Next stop: the Vasa Museum
Most impressive was the exhibition 'Face to Face' a reconstruction of faces of some of the people on board the ship when it capsized in the harbour of Stockholm in 1628, based on high tech osteological and archaeological research of the skeletons. It was for instance known how poor their diet was; lack of minerals in the bones, etc. Very interesting.

blossom trees, shopping mall and dinner in a posh restaurant

Saturday, 23 April : 

After a superfluous breakfast (offered by the hotel because P.'s couldn't use wifi) we visited the 'Moderna Museet'. We intended to go by water taxi, but unfortunately they were on strike :-(

Moderna Museet

last evening in Stockholm: a posh dinner with crab, lobster and .... 

a bottle of white wine in a posh restaurant

Sunday, 24 April: on our last day in Stockholm we visited the Fotografiska, the photo museum and explored the neighbourhood. Guess what ... it was snowing and bloody cold.

  

time flies 

Cycling among the flower fields

Voorhout/Lisse, cycling among the flower fields: 10 April 2016.