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Nach dem KH mal verschnaufen. Am großen Taksim Platz haben wir uns ein Fleischborek und zwei Ayrans gekauft und uns einen Platz zum sitzen gesucht. Fündig wurden wir in einem kleinen Park. Dort rollten zwei Männer kleine Wägen mit Getränken wie zb Tee, es gab einen Spielplatz und schattige Bänke. Vor dem Park war ein Straßenmusiker - von der Stimme her ein alter kettenrauchender Mann - in echt eine junge Frau.

Nach der nicht sonderlich guten Stärkung gingen wir zurück zum Taksimplatz. Wir nahmen die kleine historische Bahn - eine Art Zahnradbahn - die gefühlt durch die Menschenmassen durch die nicht prunkige Prunkstraße führt. Wir freuten uns einmal zu sitzen und Sightseeing ohne Gedrängel machen zu können.

Die Bahn ist nur sehr kurz. Ich denke 3 Stationen lang. Man darf leider auch nicht sitzen bleiben und wieder zurück fahren. Nachdem wir ausgestiegen sind schlenderten wir noch ein bisschen über die sehr hügelige Einkaufsstraße zum Galata Turm. Eigentlich wollten wir hinauf. Dann sahen wir die Schlange die sich dafür anstellte und beschlossen stattdessen das Café Galata Kahvesi zu suchen. Da viel uns vorher am Weg her eh schon eines ins Auge und dort marschierten wir wieder hin. Die Menschen dort sehr freundlich, der Kaffee gut, das Essen wie immer so lala. Finde es gut dass wir uns eigentlich immer nur ein kleines Gericht miteinander teilen. Erstens kann man mehr ausprobieren und zweitens falls es nicht gut ist hat man es schnell hinter sich :D

Clemens fand in der Nähe die Weinbar Ambiyans wo er mir zu liebe hinschauen wollte. Sie ist im Midpoint, was wie wir jetzt wissen eine Ansammlung verschiedener Bars/Restaurants ist die irgendwie alle zusammen gehören. Bei unserer Bar gab es guten Wein, ein gutes Steak (wenn auch kein Vergleich zu Torch and Brew) und vor allem viele miteinander spielende Babykatzen. Leider alle zu scheu zum streicheln.

Die Stimmung war leider nicht so gut...es war einfach ein anstrengender Morgen und wir waren beide sehr müde und der Weg heim lange - die Seilbahn war leider geschlossen.

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The 2017 Wondrich Wish List

Rather than attempt to predict what drinks-related trends we’d see in 2017, David Wondrich, took the more practical approach of simply stating what he’d like to see out of bars and bartenders in the coming year. Check out the 2017 Wondrich wish list via The Daily Beast below:

Korn

One is Korn. Not the band—but you knew that. No, here I mean the German grain spirit, made in various parts of that country since the 1500s and unavailable here since we made our own version and called it “rye whiskey.” That was in the 1700s. Nowadays, I have to admit that this isn’t the most fascinating spirit on earth: it’s distilled from rye or barley or a mixture of them, to a pretty high proof, meaning there isn’t a surfeit of flavor left. When it’s aged, it’s in well-used barrels, so it doesn’t get very oaky. If, however, you get a good one, you end up with a smooth, light and creamy spirit with a hint of grain. Sort of a midpoint between Jameson and, say, Absolut. On its own, perhaps not very useful, but when mixed into a cocktail, I’ve found it allows for some lovely, subtle drinks that don’t taste of whiskey but nonetheless have more body and richness than vodka will give you.

Canadian Corn Whisky

Another thing from that same, subtle slice of the whiskey pie that we can’t get is old Canadian corn whisky. Brands up there took their time in embracing the modern whiskey craze and all that it entails, including special bottlings. The last few years, however, have seen distillers bottle up and market some of their blending rye and a couple of their other “flavoring whiskies”—the things they mix with the light corn whisky to make the blends. Over the last couple of years, though, by visiting some of the country’s huge distilleries, I’ve had the chance to taste that corn whisky. It comes in two kinds, it turns out. One of them is essentially barrel-aged vodka: thin and neutral and forgettable. But there’s another kind that some of the distilleries, such as Crown Royal’s huge one in Gimli, north of Winnipeg, make: it’s still 100-percent corn, but it’s distilled to a little lower proof and, after eight years or so of aging in well-used barrels, it has a lot more flavor and a light creaminess that’s damned appealing. It’s like the distilled essence of caramel popcorn. I’m hoping it will get its turn.

Cordial Médoc

There’s one more bottle I’d love to see on liquor store shelves, and that’s Cordial Médoc. One of those venerable local liqueurs in which France used to abound, this brand, made since 1878 by the G. A. Jourde company in Bordeaux, is a brandy-based thing, not oversweet and lightly flavored with various fruits and spices. The company will tell you it’s primarily Curaçao oranges that you taste, but I think there’s a lot of peach in there. In any case, this is one of those things, like maraschino liqueur or a good orange curaçao, where a splash wakes up a simple cocktail and makes it just a wee bit mysterious. I got a couple of the slim, 375-ml bottles that this liqueur comes in early last year from a European website and, looking through the little notebook where I record my cocktail creations such as they are, I seem to have used it in about 30 different drinks. It would be nice to be able to buy it in the U.S.

Italian Bar Snacks

On to more important matters. If you order a cocktail at a café in Italy, the waiter brings you your drink, of course. But invariably he also brings you a little caddy with small dishes of potato chips and olives and, often, some nibbles of pizza or fried tidbits. This may be the most civilized drinking ritual on earth, and I wish American bars would copy this practice. It slows the drinking a bit, gives you something to do with your hands and makes you feel like the establishment wants you to be happy. Plus, the potato chips will give the hipsters something else to work their competitive craftiness on. “And these are our house-made bulgogi-flavored potato chips.” On second thought….

Virtual Jukebox

Finally, there’s the jukebox. I love a good jukebox more than anything else a bar has to offer. If there were a watering hole that had only swill beer, not even very cold, and butterscotch schnapps, but had a working Rock-Ola with the 45 of Ripple’s 1973 classic, “I Don’t Know What It Is But It Sure Is Funky,” I would do all my drinking there. Ideally, of course, I’d be able to also have great drinks with my killer jukebox. But jukeboxes are fragile things—and by “jukebox,” I don’t mean those digital Internet things; those are to 45-rpm or CD jukeboxes as our 45th President is to our 16th (that’s Abraham Lincoln, just so you don’t have to look it up). Even when I find the real McCoy in cocktail bars, they seem to usually be out of order. I guess there aren’t a lot of jukebox mechanics left floating around out there. But as much as I love the physical device, what I love most about the jukebox is the fact that it’s a negotiation between the house and the customer; that, as you’re drinking, you get some control over the music you’re listening to, but there’s not so much control that some tipsy nimrod could abuse it by playing 114 Journey songs in a row. The house picks the pool of songs (and there’s nothing better than a bar that does this well), and you and your fellow lushes pick which and what order.

What I’d like to see, then, is some clever cuss cobble together an iPad app that could do this; one that made the infernal little device into a virtual Rock-Ola: 100 “records,” each with an A-side and a B-side by the same artist, with settings for the house to determine whether the songs are played first-come, first-served or, like the old mechanical jukeboxes, according to which comes next in the order they’re listed in. You could even put a credit card reader on the thing; Lord knows, back in the day I used to spend as much money on the box as I did on beer and Overholt. But if someone does this, I hope they do it quick, ‘cause pretty soon we’re gonna have a whole new crop of punk bands to listen to.

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Things to do in Genoa

Boccadasse

Boccadasse is one of the oldest mariners’ zones in Genoa, also it is famous for travelers but it looks an old-style. Stroll in its streets and you will like the colorful houses. When you travel to Genoa you can sit down on the rocky beach and watch the fishing ferries. This zone is also familiar to a medieval-style fort. Stroll along the Corso Italia for some native heaven. The town’s once-tatty harbor area now masses museums and an amount of eating and drinking choices. Boccadasse is an old town, too, has had its individual faraway more organic revitalization, with a cheerful new produce of designer shops, cafés and bars light the way. For gorgeous scenery photos, head to the scenic old casting region of Genoa. With its colorful buildings, pebble seashore and colorful ferries, Boccadasse, offers a beautiful background for your photographs. You can reach the slight bay of Boccadasse following Corso Italia from the midpoint.

Palazzi dei Rolli

When you are planned for travel to Genoa town with your families, you cannot miss visiting Palazzi dei Rolli. It is a collection of specially designed houses and forts used to distract nobles and worthies staying in the town. Palazzi dei Rolli has also found a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The 42 palaces were designed and constructed between the 16th and 18th centuries, making them one of the first examples of urban planning in Europe. The most attractive palaces are situated By way of Lomellini, By way of Balbi, and By way of Garibaldi. It’s easy to spend hours admiring the Palazzo Rosso (Red Palace) and Doria Tursi. Once you’re complete traveling the centers, gaze at the facades of the remaining palaces that consist of Palazzi dei Rolli. The magnificent palaces will make you fall in love with Genoa.

Acquario di Genova

Acquario di Genova is the biggest aquarium in Italy and also one of the hugest in Europe. Genoa is part of a huge seaside “Edutainment” epicenter that could take one full day to travel completely. There are 50plus different tanks of sea species, as well as sea dolphins, turtles, eels, seals, sharks, and penguins share space with learning exhibitions and re-creations of sea environments, as well as a tank of coral from the Red Ocean. A whole “Aquarium Town” has been made, which also comprises a planet, interactive submarine exhibit, and hummingbird forest. If you are coming by car, take the Genova Ovest leaving from the autostrada. Plan your holiday for travel to Genoa and visit Acquario di Genova and a see the prosperity of other attractions.

Galata Museo del Mare (Maritime Museum)

Travel to Genoa is one of the best ways to spend a holiday with Genoa locals and your family and friends in Italy. Genoa is a main Mediterranean marine authority, particularly after the 16th centuries, so its old marine port. Maritime Museum is an apt place for the Mediterranean’s biggest oceanic museum. Inhabiting part of the Darsena where the Nation of Genoa made its own navy, the 4th floors of attractive displays give a decent picture of ships and navigation from the Age of Detections to marine liners and submarines. Devoted completely to the town’s marine olden times, this gallery is possibly the best way, at smallest on dry land, to get an idea of the shifting figure of Genoa’s busy harbor.

The Golden Gallery

The Golden Gallery is an insider landfill. The Golden Gallery of Genoa is an area covered in a marine of valuable metal. The golden gallery has a lengthy room with wonderful views of the palace parks; this is one of the main rooms in this gallery. The golden gallery is the one of the best tourist attraction when you travel to Genoa city. At the no 4 By way of Garibaldi, you’ll find Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, the seat of the current Chamber of Commerce. At the 1st floor of the Chamber of Commerce is a wonderful conference room, recognized as the Golden Gallery (Galleria Dorata); all protected with walls and golden decorations.

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Things to do in Genoa

Boccadasse

Boccadasse is one of the oldest mariners’ zones in Genoa, also it is famous for travelers but it looks an old-style. Stroll in its streets and you will like the colorful houses. When you travel to Genoa you can sit down on the rocky beach and watch the fishing ferries. This zone is also familiar to a medieval-style fort. Stroll along the Corso Italia for some native heaven. The town’s once-tatty harbor area now masses museums and an amount of eating and drinking choices. Boccadasse is an old town, too, has had its individual faraway more organic revitalization, with a cheerful new produce of designer shops, cafés and bars light the way. For gorgeous scenery photos, head to the scenic old casting region of Genoa. With its colorful buildings, pebble seashore and colorful ferries, Boccadasse, offers a beautiful background for your photographs. You can reach the slight bay of Boccadasse following Corso Italia from the midpoint.

Palazzi dei Rolli

When you are planned for travel to Genoa town with your families, you cannot miss visiting Palazzi dei Rolli. It is a collection of specially designed houses and forts used to distract nobles and worthies staying in the town. Palazzi dei Rolli has also found a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The 42 palaces were designed and constructed between the 16th and 18th centuries, making them one of the first examples of urban planning in Europe. The most attractive palaces are situated By way of Lomellini, By way of Balbi, and By way of Garibaldi. It’s easy to spend hours admiring the Palazzo Rosso (Red Palace) and Doria Tursi. Once you’re complete traveling the centers, gaze at the facades of the remaining palaces that consist of Palazzi dei Rolli. The magnificent palaces will make you fall in love with Genoa.

Acquario di Genova

Acquario di Genova is the biggest aquarium in Italy and also one of the hugest in Europe. Genoa is part of a huge seaside “Edutainment” epicenter that could take one full day to travel completely. There are 50plus different tanks of sea species, as well as sea dolphins, turtles, eels, seals, sharks, and penguins share space with learning exhibitions and re-creations of sea environments, as well as a tank of coral from the Red Ocean. A whole “Aquarium Town” has been made, which also comprises a planet, interactive submarine exhibit, and hummingbird forest. If you are coming by car, take the Genova Ovest leaving from the autostrada. Plan your holiday for travel to Genoa and visit Acquario di Genova and a see the prosperity of other attractions.

Galata Museo del Mare (Maritime Museum)

Travel to Genoa is one of the best ways to spend a holiday with Genoa locals and your family and friends in Italy. Genoa is a main Mediterranean marine authority, particularly after the 16th centuries, so its old marine port. Maritime Museum is an apt place for the Mediterranean’s biggest oceanic museum. Inhabiting part of the Darsena where the Nation of Genoa made its own navy, the 4th floors of attractive displays give a decent picture of ships and navigation from the Age of Detections to marine liners and submarines. Devoted completely to the town’s marine olden times, this gallery is possibly the best way, at smallest on dry land, to get an idea of the shifting figure of Genoa’s busy harbor.

The Golden Gallery

The Golden Gallery is an insider landfill. The Golden Gallery of Genoa is an area covered in a marine of valuable metal. The golden gallery has a lengthy room with wonderful views of the palace parks; this is one of the main rooms in this gallery. The golden gallery is the one of the best tourist attraction when you travel to Genoa city. At the no 4 By way of Garibaldi, you’ll find Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, the seat of the current Chamber of Commerce. At the 1st floor of the Chamber of Commerce is a wonderful conference room, recognized as the Golden Gallery (Galleria Dorata); all protected with walls and golden decorations.

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Things to do in Genoa

Boccadasse

Boccadasse is one of the oldest mariners’ zones in Genoa, also it is famous for travelers but it looks an old-style. Stroll in its streets and you will like the colorful houses. When you travel to Genoa you can sit down on the rocky beach and watch the fishing ferries. This zone is also familiar to a medieval-style fort. Stroll along the Corso Italia for some native heaven. The town’s once-tatty harbor area now masses museums and an amount of eating and drinking choices. Boccadasse is an old town, too, has had its individual faraway more organic revitalization, with a cheerful new produce of designer shops, cafés and bars light the way. For gorgeous scenery photos, head to the scenic old casting region of Genoa. With its colorful buildings, pebble seashore and colorful ferries, Boccadasse, offers a beautiful background for your photographs. You can reach the slight bay of Boccadasse following Corso Italia from the midpoint.

Palazzi dei Rolli

When you are planned for travel to Genoa town with your families, you cannot miss visiting Palazzi dei Rolli. It is a collection of specially designed houses and forts used to distract nobles and worthies staying in the town. Palazzi dei Rolli has also found a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The 42 palaces were designed and constructed between the 16th and 18th centuries, making them one of the first examples of urban planning in Europe. The most attractive palaces are situated By way of Lomellini, By way of Balbi, and By way of Garibaldi. It’s easy to spend hours admiring the Palazzo Rosso (Red Palace) and Doria Tursi. Once you’re complete traveling the centers, gaze at the facades of the remaining palaces that consist of Palazzi dei Rolli. The magnificent palaces will make you fall in love with Genoa.

Acquario di Genova

Acquario di Genova is the biggest aquarium in Italy and also one of the hugest in Europe. Genoa is part of a huge seaside “Edutainment” epicenter that could take one full day to travel completely. There are 50plus different tanks of sea species, as well as sea dolphins, turtles, eels, seals, sharks, and penguins share space with learning exhibitions and re-creations of sea environments, as well as a tank of coral from the Red Ocean. A whole “Aquarium Town” has been made, which also comprises a planet, interactive submarine exhibit, and hummingbird forest. If you are coming by car, take the Genova Ovest leaving from the autostrada. Plan your holiday for travel to Genoa and visit Acquario di Genova and a see the prosperity of other attractions.

Galata Museo del Mare (Maritime Museum)

Travel to Genoa is one of the best ways to spend a holiday with Genoa locals and your family and friends in Italy. Genoa is a main Mediterranean marine authority, particularly after the 16th centuries, so its old marine port. Maritime Museum is an apt place for the Mediterranean’s biggest oceanic museum. Inhabiting part of the Darsena where the Nation of Genoa made its own navy, the 4th floors of attractive displays give a decent picture of ships and navigation from the Age of Detections to marine liners and submarines. Devoted completely to the town’s marine olden times, this gallery is possibly the best way, at smallest on dry land, to get an idea of the shifting figure of Genoa’s busy harbor.

The Golden Gallery

The Golden Gallery is an insider landfill. The Golden Gallery of Genoa is an area covered in a marine of valuable metal. The golden gallery has a lengthy room with wonderful views of the palace parks; this is one of the main rooms in this gallery. The golden gallery is the one of the best tourist attraction when you travel to Genoa city. At the no 4 By way of Garibaldi, you’ll find Palazzo Carrega-Cataldi, the seat of the current Chamber of Commerce. At the 1st floor of the Chamber of Commerce is a wonderful conference room, recognized as the Golden Gallery (Galleria Dorata); all protected with walls and golden decorations.

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