494a Liechtenstein Day; Gelato; The English Moors
Travel with Rick Steves
Rick Steves
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🗓️ 10 August 2019
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Hear about what it's like to celebrate National Day in Liechtenstein, one of the world's smallest — and wealthiest — countries. (Hint: Free beer at the palace!) Then learn the secret to gelato's distinctive smooth texture and get tips for picking the best gelato shop in any Italian town. And tour guides from Britain tell us why a hike in the wild and windy English moors can be a delightfully uncrowded way to escape into nature.
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| 0:00.0 | There's probably no better day to visit the nation of Lictenstein than on its national holiday, August 15th. |
| 0:07.0 | It's really sort of a miracle that this country actually still exists as a sovereign country, Rick. |
| 0:12.0 | Coming up on today's travel with Rick Steve's, Dave Seminara describes the scene in one of |
| 0:15.9 | Europe's tiniest and most improbable nations. |
| 0:19.5 | To get away from the crowds in England, visit the treeless wild moorlands. |
| 0:23.6 | Oh, it's some of the most evocative scenery in the British Isles, and you find it |
| 0:26.7 | throughout the British Isles. |
| 0:28.4 | Guides from Britain take us into the lonely beauty of the Moors. |
| 0:32.0 | One of my favorite ways to cool off in the summer heat of Italy is with |
| 0:35.0 | gelato. And true to form, Italian culinary standards are high to make every calorie worthwhile. |
| 0:41.8 | The secret of Italian gelato is to keep it simple, |
| 0:46.0 | fresh ingredients, and it's made daily. |
| 0:49.6 | Visit Liechtenstein, the Moors of England, |
| 0:52.2 | and savor the best Jalado in Italy. |
| 0:54.4 | It's all just ahead on travel with Rick Steves. |
| 0:57.4 | We'll find out why the Jalado they sell in Italy's version of an ice cream parlor |
| 1:05.1 | taste so much better than what you usually find at your local supermarket. |
| 1:09.2 | And we'll hear what you should look for to make sure you're getting the real thing. |
| 1:14.0 | Plus, the stark beauty of the English Moors provides a great getaway for hiking with only the |
| 1:19.7 | breeze and perhaps a flock of sheep for company. |
| 1:23.0 | Two of our favorite travel guides from England inspire us to explore the Morlands a little |
| 1:26.8 | later in the hour today on Travel with Rick Steeves. |
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