2010 | Germany Travel

Café Einstein – A Classic Viennese-Style Café in Berlin

December 24, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Café Einstein - A Plush and Elegant Café in Berlin: By the time we finished exploring Unter Den Linden on a chilly and wet Sunday afternoon, a cup of coffee was much needed. There are a few cafés along this Berlin boulevard but it's hard to go pass the famous Café Einstein. Café Einstein is a coffee house chain in Berlin, but it is certainly no ordinary coffee house chain like Starbucks. Instead, its coffee houses are plush and elegant cafés, much like the classic Viennese-style … [Read more...]

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Bundesgartenschau 2011 – Horticultural Show in Koblenz

December 22, 2010 By Helen Page 1 Comment

'Koblenz in Bloom' with the Bundesgartenschau 2011: Roses © GNTBKoblenz is the site of the Bundesgartenschau 2011 (BUGA Koblenz 2011), the 2011 Federal Horticultural Show, and this town on the Upper Middle Rhine will literally be in bloom. 'Koblenz in Bloom' will dazzle visitors for six months from 15 April to 16 October 2011. Situated on the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle rivers, the centre of Koblenz will be a magnificent sea of flowers during the … [Read more...]

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Pergamon Museum – The Most Visited Berlin Museum

December 21, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

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Berlin Museum: Pergamon Museum on Berlin's Famous Museum Island: The Pergamon Museum takes its name from the Pergamon Altar which takes pride of place in the Museum's main hall. Situated on Berlin's famous Museum Island, the Pergamon Museum is the most visited Berlin museum. The Pergamon Museum was designed by Alfred Messels, but he died before construction began in 1910. His close friend Ludwig Hoffmann supervised the construction of the Pergamon, to Messels' design, and the … [Read more...]

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Altes Museum Berlin – Museum Island

December 21, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Berlin Museum - Altes Museum Berlin on Museum Island: Situated on Berlin's famous Museum Island, the Altes Museum Berlin building is one of the most beautiful and important works in Neo-Classical architecture in the world. Previously a Royal Museum Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel the Altes Museum was built between 1823 and 1830. The Museum was originally intended to house all of Berlin's royal art collection and until 1845, it was called the Königliches Museum (Royal Museum). … [Read more...]

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Abba Berlin Hotel – Berlin

December 20, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Abba Berlin Hotel - Berlin Hotel Review Our two-night stay in Berlin was at the abba Berlin Hotel, a new, design hotel that opened about a year ago. Not being an ABBA fan, the name of the hotel caused Tony a little pre-arrival anxiety - gosh, will we be hearing non-stop ABBA music piped throughout the hotel and will we be able to escape from it. We were also quite concerned that our Berlin hotel might be yet another hotel that's out in the sticks, as has mostly been the case on this … [Read more...]

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Zeppelin Field – A Part of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds

December 5, 2010 By Helen Page 2 Comments

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Zeppelin Field - Nazi Party Rally Grounds And Site of the Nürnberg Rallies: Standing on the main grandstand of the Zeppelin Field (Zeppelinfeld in German), and seeing the rows of trucks and vans that are parked in front of us, it's hard to imagine what this deployment area must have been like during the period when Nürnberg was the "City of the Reichsparteitage (Reich Party Congresses)". Measuring the size of 12 football fields, the Zeppelin Field provided space for 200,000 people and it's … [Read more...]

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St Lorenzkirche – A Lutheran Nürnberg Church

December 5, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Lorenzkirche Is The Most Important of Nuremberg Churches: Cross the Pegnitz River to the southern part of the old town and the 80-metre towering twin steeples of St Lorenzkirche are hard to miss. St Lorenzkirche (St Lawrence Church) is the largest and most important of Nuremberg churches. Lorenzkirche holds many beautiful and important works of art, but this high-Gothic church is itself a work of art. The church was built between 1243-1315, primarily as a three-aisled basilica. The west … [Read more...]

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Frauenkirche – Church of Our Lady, Nürnberg

December 3, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Frauenkirche's Männleinlaufen Is Very Popular With Visitors: One of the charming attractions in Nürnberg's Hauptmarkt is the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), a beautiful Gothic church on the eastern side of the main square. The Frauenkirche was commissioned by Emperor Charles IV as a court chapel around 1355, and it was the first Gothic church in Franconia. Nürnberg's Church of Our Lady was built in place of a synagogue which was destroyed during a violent riot in 1349. Peter Parler, … [Read more...]

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Kölner Philharmonie – An Amphitheatre-like Concert Hall

December 3, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Köln Philharmonie Is An Important Part of Europe's Classical Music Scene: Situated in the city centre, Cologne's concert hall, the Kölner Philharmonie, is a relatively modern building which was opened on 14th September 1986. With over 400 concerts each year, Kölner Philharmonie has been an important part of Europe's classical music scene since its 1986 opening. The Kölner Philharmonie is in the fortunate position of being home to two resident Cologne orchestras of international … [Read more...]

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Nürnberger Bratwurst – Nuremberg’s Distinctive Sausages

December 1, 2010 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

The Nürnberger Bratwurst Tastes Best When Freshly Cooked on a Charcoal Grill: Nuremberg is famous for its Nürnberger bratwurst which is traditionally grilled or roasted and served three abreast on a bun with mustard. Whether it is served Drei im Weggla (three in a roll), on a plate with sauerkraut or with potato salad, the Nürnberger bratwurst is amongst the most popular fast food snacks in the Franconian metropolis. Thick as your thumb and golden brown, they taste best when freshly … [Read more...]