Santory Ice Cream

July 6, 2011 By 1 Comment

Eating Santory Ice Cream on LanzaroteFor many, it is probably an ice cream just like any other.

For me, it is a part of being on holiday in Lanzarote, because as far as I am concerned I cannot get this ice cream anywhere else.

It is called “Santory”, and at first glance you would be forgiven for thinking it was whipped ice cream fresh from a machine.  Except it’s not.  It comes out of a freezer, even though it is in a cornet.

But the cornet is in a plastic holder and the chocolate sauce is frozen as well, at least at first.

I do not know much about “Santory”, except that it is a product of the Canary Islands and is made by a company called “Kalise”.

It is something different, unlike the ice cream that I am used to, and I look forward to it every time I visit Lanzarote.

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Eddie Stobart

July 1, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Wer kennt Eddie Stobart? In Deutschland wahrscheinlich nicht so viele, in England dagegen hat er sogar eine Art Kultstatus. Eddie Stobart hat in England in den 50er Jahren eine Speditionsfirma gegründet die sehr berühmt geworden ist. Und warum?

Es ist ein Familienunternehmen in der mittlerweile 3. Generation und immer noch sehr erfolgreich. Durch einige Regeln und Besonderheiten haben die Fahrer der Spedition einen sehr guten Ruf erlangt. Da wäre zum Beispiel, dass die Fahrer, wenn ihnen zugewunken wird, sie zurück winken müssen. Auch haben sie alle einheitliche Kleidung, was früher aus Hemd mit Krawatte bestand und heute mit Polo-Hemden etwas gelockert wurde, aber trotzdem alle noch einheitlich sind. Das Hemd mit Krawatte war das Markenzeichen der Spedition. Und mit den Polo-Hemden kam auch ein neues Aussehen der Lastwagen.

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IRRLAND in Kevelaer

June 30, 2011 By Leave a Comment

IRRLAND* is an amusement park located in Kevelaer, not far from the Dutch border.  Although I had heard about it some years previously, it was not until the summer of 2010 that I actually went there.  When I did, I was pleasantly surprised.

You could say that the surprise started at the car park.  Put simply: it’s huge and it’s free, so no problem with parking.

Water slidesBut what is really good is how the park differs from most of the large amusement parks in terms of prices and what you can bring with you.

This year (2015), for example, entry costs just  €5 per person, regardless of age.

Once inside you can hire a Bollerwagen (for €3), a type of trailer that you pull behind you.  The idea is that you can put all of your bags of food, drink, swimming clothes, towels etc. in it rather than carrying them, but by the end of the day many end up with tired children in them. [Read more…]

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