Malena loves candy. And travel. And both together. And thus, this site was born.
I spent a few days in Munich for Oktoberfest. I’m not entirely sure I would recommend it - especially to someone traveling alone on a budget - but I did enjoy walking around the fairground at night taking pictures and dodging all the drunken people. The grounds containing the large brewing tents (where beer and traditional German food are served) is also filled with rides, games, stands selling sausages and souvenirs, and gingerbread stands! The gingerbread looked delicious, thick and brown with cute German sayings frosted on (my favorite was “My Frog.”) (more…)
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Belgium: chocolate, waffles, and beer. Clearly, I had to visit. After my week in the UK, I flew to Frankfurt and then made my way via Cologne and Amsterdam to Brussels - center of the EU and all sorts of international political groups. It had the additional benefit on a chocolate museum. Ultimately, that meant I went to Cadbury World, the Chocolate Museum in Cologne, and the Musée du Cacao et du Chocolat all within a few weeks. I was a little burnt out on chocolate after that! (more…)
I bought a small number of these from a bulk candy store in Germany, thinking it was bubble gum. Instead, it was one of the more interesting candies I’ve eaten to date! It was solid the entire way through (not hollow like gumballs are) but was chewy. At first, I thought it was just a solid gum ball… but after a few seconds the material starts dissolving and then you’re left with nothing. The taste is excellent, tart and sweet. There are also cola flavored sweets (cola is a very common flavor here in Europe - much moreso than in the States.)
I have a few entries in the works - one about visiting the chocolate museum in Germany and Belgium, one about the Haribo Museum and France, one about an amazing trip to a chocolate factory (complete with all you can eat chocolate!) and one about the “candy” of Germany - beer during Munich Oktoberfest. Unfortunately, computer time is expensive here ($18 an hour in Zurich) and very few internet cafes are set up for uploading pictures. Hopefully over the next week I’ll be able to fully update everyone about my exploits of the last month.