Looking for a spa day ? Check out my insights about the brand new "Mizu Onsen Spa", Tegernsee

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Wanna treat yourself with some wellness? Check out my recent visit at the Japanese influenced "Mizu Onsen Spa"

Tegernsee, Bavaria, Germany. 

Hey guys,

as Im a huge enthusiast about the Japanese lifestlye I was so excited when I read that the "Bachmair Weissach Hotel", located at the wonderful Tegernsee in Bavaria (around 30 minutes drive from Munich), opened up the "Mizu Onsen Spa".

As the name is already hiding it, it is Japanese influenced. That means all the decoration in the spa and the surroundings are desinged in a really modern minimalistic Asian style. Onsen - means hot springs. Mizu is translated as an expression of astonishment, cold water.

First, when you arrive you will be friendly greeted and will get your own spa high end luxury equipments, which includes your own spa shoes and your own cozy bathrobe.

Your personal belongings you can leave in the locker room, which is all fitted in wood, which pays tribiute to the region.

In the back room of the locker you find a large bath rooom, where you can get yourself after spa ready with all the luxury amities you need to have. Not to forget to mention, they have the supersonic dyson (400 Euro) as their standard hair dryer.

When you entering the spa you get out of your locker room and walk threw the reception of the spa and then downstairs, where all the amenties of the spa are taking place.

The Spa itslef is offering a silent room as well as a super silent romm, for those who are searching for silence in perfection. 

For the steamer fans, they offer a steam room with 38 Celcius and another steam room up to 90 Celcius. 

Which to me was super exciting and I was thrilled to check out was the Onsen Bath with 42 Celcius. This was my personal highlight.

For those who like it more cold, the Spa offers Ice (YES, you heard right!) and cold waterbases 2 - 10 Celcius. I tried to get into the "cold" one, it was out of my reach. No way I could ever go into the ice one to be honest.

Outside the spa also has a sole-outdoor pool, which is headedup to 32 Celcius. I would say this is someting more for a summer visit, as you need to pass the "outside" to get into the pool.

The nature pool is also really nice, but also reserved for the summer days. 

After all the wellness, you might get hungry, we checked out the Mizu Onsen Spa-Bar. I tried the Blue Detox Tea and the Sushi Box, which was fitting to the atmosphere such a nice dish to have.

The Hotel itself is offering different restaurants (mainly Bavarian, regional food), which you can also visit if you cant find something on the menue. 

So either you travel or visit Tegernsee, you are searching for a wonderful gift, this Mizu Onsen Spa is worth a visit.

The only sad thing, you cant see the lake from the spa. So make sure you plan some more time to explore the amazing region of lake Tegernsee!

Make sure to place a reservation, especially on the weekends the spa is super busy. 

You find the links as always in the words, by clicking on them you will be forwarded to the websites. 

Cheers,

Melaines-Insights

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Orange Carpaccio, recipe, my insights for you!

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Orange Carpaccio with fresh basil and mozzarella, ready in 15 minutes to serve, vegetarian ! 

One of my favorite recipes for this time of the year, a great, easy to make and healthy appetizer.

Hey guys,

its that time of the year again, Christmas is about to come and finally time to spend some time with your loved ones. And what is better then to have dinner with family and friends?

I got this recipe from a friend of mine, which visited Stockholm recently for travel and got this dish in a restaurant while exploring the city. 

This home made recipe is just easy to prepare and you also get extra credit points as normally no one ever tried it before. Beside that recipe is easy to make and needs only really good and fresh ingredients theres nothing more really to have in mind.  Thanks to the oranges, it gives you an extra vitamin fill up for the cold winter times. 

Carpaccio - an Italian dish- was invented at "Harrys Bar" in Venice back in 1950. Normally Carpaccio is a dish of raw meat or fish, thinly sliced or pounded thin and served mainly as an appetizer. This recipe is the vegetarian alternative for you, even if you are not a veggie (I totally love Carpaccio also with beef) it is just a great option to check out. 

For the ingredients please only buy and use really the best you can get, as this dish taste is living threw the high quality of the ingredients I would recommend you to only buy bio orange, basil and only - really ONLY - buffalo mozzarella. Once again its all about the taste. 

Ingredients Orange Carpaccio (2 persons)

1 tea spoon salt

1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper

2 tablespoon olive oil 

1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar

1/2 bunch fresh basil, leaves only

250 g of buffalo mozzarella

2 big oranges 

Directions

1. cut of both ends of the oranges, start removing the orange peel running your knife along the sides, turn the orange upside down and remove any white membrane that is still attached to the orange. Then slice the orange into very thin slices. Prepare the slices on a large serving platter.

2. cut the buffalo mozzarella into small pieces.

3. place mozzarella slices on the orange carpaccio.

4. combine oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper in a jar with a tight-fitted lid, shake well. Drizzle over oranges and mozzarella; sprinkle with the fresh basil leaves.

5. Depending on your taste you can also add some more freshly grounded black pepper over the orange carpaccio.

6. Enjoy your appetizer. I serve along Italian bread, ciabatta, and a great match is rose wine.  

Cheers,

Melaines-Insights

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Welcome to the "MASTERS HOME" in Munich, my insights for you!

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Masters Home, one of my favorite places to be in Munich!

Hey guys,

do you know the places you experience once and never get out of your mind? This one is definitely one of them.

If you are looking for a place to dine out in Munich, this is your spot. The restaurant "Masters Home" is just fitting every purpose, if it is just to have a drink at night time at the fancy bar, is it to dine out with your favorite person or even for a company dinner.

The place itself is hidden behind the famous "Viktualien market" in central downtown Munich. You walk only 5 minutes from Marienplatz to reach this wonderful location.

The interior is, as "Masters Home" the name is already telling you, a place with great interior all designed in "colonial style", which makes the place really unique and comfy.

When entering the location you need to go down the stairs and arrive right in front of the restaurant, which is separated from the bar areas.

The main bar area is having a huge propeller placed over the bar. The bar covers every drink or cocktail you can wish for. Please don't miss to ask the great bar crew for recommendations. 

From the main bar you can go in different rooms, which are decorated in different styles. So if you don't like to sit at the bar you can take your drink and enter the "library", "sleeping room" or the "bath room". Literally you can take a drink at the bed or the bath tube, which is quite a good location for your social media feed. 

Also the bar is offering pizza from the stone oven, if you don't choose to go to the restaurant. 

The restaurant is separated from the bar area in a wonderful romantic setting with many fresh rose flowers and candles. Make sure you place a reservation before. 

The family "Crocamo" running the Masters Home is a well known gastronomy Italian family in Munich, which is famous for high quality food and style. 

The restaurant has not a normal menu, it offers you much more. At the beginning of the menu you get asked if you have allergies or you don't like any special food. The menu is existing of 8-courses. Each course costs 8,50 Euro and you can jump any time you want to the dessert. 

The food is amazing, so I would always recommend you to try out the menu unchanged. I would say it is typical Italian food touched with modern elements. 

Just take a look at the pictures, it is stunning.

Tuna Carpaccio

Truffeld vegtables 

homemade pasta served in a parmesan basket

homemade pasta with truffle 

Sorbetto 

Make sure you also check out the wine recommendations, from the best service, "Silvio", you can ask for.

I also entered the kitchen as I was curious how this fantastic menu is done. Entering the kitchen the team and the boss himself was preparing the dishes. I think one of the things why it is such a wonderful place, because the owners put the heart in every detail.

Im sure we will come back soon and for everybody who hasn't been there, make sure on your next trip to Munich you will visit this amazing restaurant "Masters Home".

Cheers,

Melaines-Insights

www.melaines-insights.com

Relaxing in the mountains? My insights from "DAS KRONTHALER" in beautiful Austria

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Austria, "DAS KRONTHALER", my insights! 

Achensee, Tyrol, here we go!

Hey guys,

sometimes you just need some days off or even if not - treating yourself with wellness is always a good option.

For me I just wanted to spend some relaxing days active in the mountains with a great stay at a wellness hotel. As I checked the internet about "where to go" travel options I found a wonderful place in Austria called "DAS KRONTHALER".

The hotel itself offers great design and a great spa, but also the location of "DAS KRONTHALER" has a wonderful setting directly on the Achensee (15 minutes walk) with great mountain views.

For a reason it is called a "lifestyle" hotel, it has a beautiful interior design - really modern but also with influence of the alpine lifestyle, which makes it really comfy.

We had a wonderful "Chalet" room, which has a lot of space and a wonderful balcony with direct view towards the mountains / lake of Achensee as well as in the woods.

My absolut highlight from the room was the bath tube placed in front of the big windows with a wonderful outlook to the Austrian nature. We had also a own sauna for us, which was quite luxurious. 

The hotel itself offers beside the great spa and wellness area weekly sport activities, also a own personal trainer as well as a lifestyle shop, own chapel and a hairstylist. I found in every spot of the hotel something special, so  make sure to check everything out while being there. 

I found a great bracelet which I love now to wear and always reminds me on our beautiful stay. As well I got an appointment at the hairstylist, which I can only recommend. Also I did a body treatment in the wellness area, which has been so relaxing and a great experience you should not miss out. Speaking about not missing out - you need to see the hotel own chapel, it is so lovely decorated and holds every religion in it. 

We booked also the so called "Kronthaler-all-in" option, which means you have breakfast, light-lunch, some snacks in the afternoon and also a 5-course-dinner in the evening. Throwout the day water is always for free available. 

During our stay the food was high quality and well chosen, also you have healthy options as freshly baked low carb bread. 

The restaurant offers tables on the window, which I personally loved while being there. Especially in the evening the setting of the restaurant is really romantic. 

Throwout the hotel I really loved the great design in every detail. 

The hotel offers also two bars, one is in front of the restaurant area and the second is on the roof top terrace. Which offers again another great view on the nature surroundings. 

The indoor pool area is also a great place, they offer many sauna options - my favorite was the "Himalaya" sauna. You can also choose from different tea options and fresh apples, which are also included during your stay. 

When we came we got our welcome drink at the outdoor terrace, as the weather conditions have been really good and the sun was out. So we were lucky to enjoy our light lunch also on this great venue. 

When your active there are so many sport options. Many hiking roots are starting from the hotel and if you are into skiing or snowboarding this is your destination.

If your looking for great service, wellness and active options make sure to spend some days here. Im sure I will come back soon! 

Links to the hotel: "DAS KRONTHALER" (please click on the link and you will be forwarded to the landing page). 

Cheers,

Melaines-Insights

www.melaines-insights.com