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The World of Chocolate at the Cologne Chocolate Museum

The Cologne Chocolate Museum Is One of the Most Visited Cologne Museums: As one of the ten most visited museums in Cologne, it seems that visitors to Cologne find the Cologne Chocolate Museum irrisistable. At this Cologne museum, chocoholics can learn all about the world of chocolate and also get to taste fresh chocolate from their famous … [Read More...]

Rüdesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt der Nationen

Rüdesheim – Christmas Market of Nations 2011

One Christmas Market, 12 Christmas Traditions at Rüdesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt: The pretty historic town of Rüdesheim has a special Christmas market. Called the Christmas Market of Nations or Rüdesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt der Nationen, there are 124 stalls at the market, representing the Christmas traditionsfrom 12 nations. The market is … [Read More...]

Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt – Hamburg Christmas Market 2011

Hamburg - the Christmas Capital of the North - Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt: Hamburg stakes its claim as the Christmas capital of the north. This is because nowhere else in the north of Germany are there so many Christmas markets within such close proximity of each other. From the main train station to its Neo-Renaissance town hall alone there … [Read More...]

Food

With Snow and Frost Comes Eiswein or Ice Wine

Eiswein or Icewine are a Type of Dessert Wine Made From Frozen Grapes: The cold weather, snow and frost are elements that are usually not conducive for growing anything. But for producers of Eiswein (German for ice wine), snow and frost are just the perfect conditions that they pray for. So What is Ice Wine? Ice wine is a type of dessert … [Read More...]

German Wine and Beer Festivals 2012

2012 German Wine and Beer Festivals in Germany For connoisseurs of wine and beer, spring and summer are fantastic times to be in Germany. From Berlin to the Rhineland, there is a great choice of festivals to attend, depending on whether you prefer to conduct your wine-tasting in one of the small towns along the Mosel or in Rudesheim on the … [Read More...]

Steckerlfisch – This Fish on a Little Stick is a Bavarian Specialty

Steckerlfisch is a Bavarian Fish Specialty and also a Popular Oktoberfest Food: A graphic food image that you'll see at the Munich Oktoberfest is at the Fischer-Vroni Steckerlfisch stand. Here you'll see neatly lined rows of whole fish on skewers being cooked over the very long charcoal grill. Besides being photo-worthy, the steckerlfisch is … [Read More...]

Useful Facts

Horse Carriage, Neuschwanstein © Travel Signposts

Getting to Neuschwanstein Castle from Hohenschwangau

How to Get to Neuschwanstein Castle from Hohenschwangau and Back: Getting to Neuschwanstein Castle from Hohenschwangau: If you're in Hohenschwangau village and want to go up to Neuschwanstein Castle, you have three options: On foot: The walk up takes about 30 minutes going uphill and less coming down. By horse-drawn carriage: Departure … [Read More...]

Find a Phone Number in Germany

German Phone Numbers, German Telephone Directories, and Telephone Codes in Germany It's easy to find out a German phone number online, there are several efficient German telephone directories available.Germany's Telephone Country Code is 49, and telephone area codes in Germany have two to five digits, not counting the leading zero. The leading zero … [Read More...]

Money in Germany: the Euro

Germany: Money: All about the Euro (€) As of January 1, 2002, the euro (€) replaced the national currency of 12 countries within the European Union, including Germany. You can exchange currency at any bank branch (hours are listed below). Automatic cash machines can be found in most commercial centres. … [Read More...]