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ПУТЕШЕСТВИЯ | TRAVEL RUSSIAN COAST | № 6/14 2022

EUROPE IS CLOSED! CONCERNED NETWORK USERS GATHER IN GROUPS. THE
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BORDERS ARE CLOSED! RUSSIANS ARE NOT ALLOWED! HOW TO GO? WHERE TO
GO? – DON’T BELIEVE IT. NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A MODERN SANE PERSON. AFTER
ALL, TURKEY IS A EUROPEAN COUNTRY TOO. SO, THE JOURNEY FROM EUROPE TO EUROPE
IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY THAT IS COMING TO THE END IS A
TASK THAT NEW ALANIANS CAN HANDLE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PRE-COVID SCHENGEN.

ou can fly to Munich from Alanya very beer, pretzels, sausages are very popular. And then there
conveniently. Turkish Airlines flies from Gazipaşa are tractors and trains.
Airport with a short (an hour and ten minutes), People come to the city from neighboring villages
Yvery convenient transfer in Istanbul. In an hour and for fairs (both to sell and buy), and from Munich they
ten minutes, you can safely get off the plane, go through go on weekends to nature. Trips to nature are the main
passport control for international flights, and come to your traditional Munich entertainment. Young people go in
gate. Of course, you won’t have time to drink coffee and go companies, parents with small children, pensioners walk
to duty free, but who needs coffee at the airport! The food is in the mountains with sticks. They use skis in winter. But the
very tasty on Turkish Airlines flights. And alcohol in German season hasn’t started yet in November. In neighboring
stores is cheaper than in duty free. Austria, the mountains are much higher and at the end of
After the luxurious new Istanbul Airport, Munich Airport, November they are already skiing. In Germany, in mid-
which is actually one of the world’s largest hubs, looks December, by the beginning of the Christmas holidays,
unexpectedly small and somehow shabby. I have been artificial snow will be poured and they will wait until the
to Munich many times, probably 7, but over the past three real one falls. You can easily walk to Austria along a
years the pandemic has surely made its own adjustments. mountain path, the distance is about 4 km, there are no
Since the middle of this year, Munich has come to life after borders, you just walk along the path and suddenly you
covid, although masks are still required in public transport see the sign “Welcome to Austria”. The Austrians look
and they are checked, I myself saw how the controller fined
a woman for not wearing a mask. For the first time after a
two-year break, the Oktoberfest was held in autumn, which
is the main event here, it is approximately like the Olympics,
the World Cup and elections combined. Christmas markets
opened this year as well.
Christmas markets are the only place in Munich where
there are a lot of people. They are really crowded like flea
markets. There are so many people in the tubes even at rush
hour that not everyone has enough space to sit down. And
here you have to stand in line to get mulled wine, beer,
sausages, sweets. By the way, one interesting feature is the
absence of plastic disposable tableware. All dishes are
porcelain and glass, but on bail. When you finish drinking
and eating, you return the dishes, and you get back three
euros for each item. This is very eco-friendly. There are
many national products that are not found anywhere except
Bavaria. People specially gather because many dishes are
prepared only for Christmas. Apple donuts, gingerbread
muffins, huge dumplings with vanilla sauce, a countless
variety of sausages in which the locals perfectly navigate
and discuss the subtleties of their preparation with the sellers.
Basically, everyone eats.
They eat, drink and buy absolutely magical handmade
Christmas decorations. One piece can easily cost 15 euros
and even 50. All this is fine handwork and unusual stories.
Christmas balls in the form of a mug of beer or even a box of

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