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Travel to Germany

February 23, 2009 By Tony Page 8 Comments

Travel to Germany

Germany: a country that’s a lot more than Beer, Lederhosen and Cuckoo Clocks! Most people associate travel to Germany with either big modern cities and Mercedes thrashing down autobahns or quaint wood-beamed houses, men in lederhosen and buxom barmaids holding gigantic steins of beer in each hand while cuckoo clocks chime in the background. OK, […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Black Forest, cuckoo clocks, gabled houses, gothic cathedrals, picturesque lakes, ries crater, romantic castles, romantic road, touring germany, travel to Germany, wine-growing

Cuvilliés Theatre – An Opera House for Bavarian Royalty

March 26, 2018 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Cuvilliés Theatre – An Opera House for Bavarian Royalty

The Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich was built by Royalty for Royalty: The Cuvilliés Theatre in the Munich Residenz complex is one of the most beautiful Rococo theatres in the city. The Cuvilliés was commissioned by Elector Maximilian Joseph III when fire destroyed an earlier theatre room in the Residenz.  Built from 1751-55, it was named after […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: altes residenztheater, cuvilliés theatre, munich opera house, munich residenz, music and opera in munich

Schmuckkästchen Hotel – Miltenberg’s Charming Little Jewelry Box

February 19, 2018 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Schmuckkästchen Hotel – Miltenberg’s Charming Little Jewelry Box

Schmuckkästchen Hotel is one of the historic buildings on Miltenberg’s Schnatterloch: Miltenberg is famous for its 16th and 17th century timber-framed buildings. Some of the finest examples of these can be seen at the Schnatterloch, the town’s picturesque historic market square. Like all visitors to Miltenberg, we’ve admired and taken plenty of snaps of the […]

Filed Under: Useful facts Tagged With: historic hotel, miltenberg hotel, schmuckkästchen hotel, schnatterloch

Starkbierfest 2018 at Paulaner am Nockherberg

February 10, 2018 By Helen Page 4 Comments

Starkbierfest 2018 at Paulaner am Nockherberg

STARKBIERFEST 2018: THE PAULANER STRONG BEER FESTIVAL: Lent 2018 begins on Wednesday, February 14 and ends on Saturday, March 31st and Munich’s Paulaner Nockherberg are hosting their “Starkbierfest 2018” from March 2nd to March 25th, 2018. Starkbierfest is a Lent Strong Beer Festival where strong beer like the Salvator are drunk. The Starkbier was a tradition begun by Paulaner monks in the […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: nockerberg, nockherberg stoutfest, paulaner am nockherberg, paulaner munchen, starkbierfest nockherberg

Festtage 2018 – Berlin Opera Festival

February 9, 2018 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Festtage 2018 – Berlin Opera Festival

Festtage 2018 – A Berlin Opera Festival at Easter: With the arrival of Easter comes Festtage or Festival Days Berlin. Festtage is an annual Berlin opera festival. Festtage 2018 is special as the festival is returning to its original home at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin’s oldest opera house. This was where the festival […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: berlin festival, berlin philharmonie, easter in berlin, festtage 2018, staatsoper unter den linden

German Wine and Beer Festivals 2018

February 8, 2018 By Helen Page 24 Comments

German Wine and Beer Festivals 2018

FAMOUS GERMAN WINE AND BEER FESTIVALS FOR 2018: German wine and beer festivals are great occasions not only to enjoy a variety of wines and beers, but they also provide an opportunity to observe local traditions, sample local foods, as well as to mingle amongst a nice cross-section of people. For connoisseurs of wine and […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Aachen Wine Festival, Bavarian beer, Berlin Beer Festival, German Beer and Wine festivals, German Wine and Beer Festivals, Mainz Wine Festival, Mosel Wine Festivals, munich frühlingfest, Oktoberfest Munich, Rudesheim Wine Festival, Stuttgart Beer Festival, Stuttgart Wine Festival, Weinfeste, wine and beer festivals

Fighting a Pirate at the Cologne Harbour Christmas Market

December 20, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Fighting a Pirate at the Cologne Harbour Christmas Market

The Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt (Cologne Harbour Christmas Market) has a maritime theme: The Cologne Harbour Christmas Market (Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt) is one of the many Christmas markets in this historic Rhine River town. As the name implies, this Christmas market is set on the banks of the Rhine and has a maritime theme. Maritime Christmas Market The […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Cologne, cologne harbour christmas market, german christmas markets, kölner haben-weihnachtsmarkt

A Trip Back in Time at the Esslingen Medieval Christmas Market

December 19, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

A Trip Back in Time at the Esslingen Medieval Christmas Market

Esslingen’s Medieval Half-timbered Houses Make a great backdrop for their Medieval Christmas Market: Before coming to Stuttgart, we didn’t know anything about the Esslingen Medieval Christmas Market or Esslingen town for that matter. Tony came across information about their Medieval Christmas Market by chance and so we take time out from Stuttgart to visit Esslingen. […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: baden-württemberg, esslingen, esslingen medieval christmas market, german christmas market, medieval christmas market

Live from the Stuttgart Christmas Market

December 18, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Live from the Stuttgart Christmas Market

Stuttgart Christmas Market claims to be one of the largest German Christmas Markets: The Stuttgart Christmas Market (Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt) claims to be the “biggest and most beautiful Christmas Market in Europe”.  Before coming to Stuttgart, we didn’t know too much about this city, except that it is the head office and manufacturing hub of Mercedes […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: baden-württemberg, german christmas markets, stuttgart christmas markets, stuttgart weihnachtsmarkt

Frankfurt Kleinemarkthalle – A Gourmet Food Hall

December 12, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Frankfurt Kleinemarkthalle – A Gourmet Food Hall

Frankfurt’s Kleinemarkthalle is a melting pot of international specialities: The last time we were in Frankfurt, we stumbled upon the Kleinemarkthalle and were very glad to find this inner city market full of gourmet food.  We had some delicious cheese, nice breads, olives and dips and were so delighted to find the kinds of food that […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: eating in frankfurt, frankfurt food market, frankfurt indoor market, frankfurt kleinemarkthalle

Live from the Frankfurt Christmas Market – 2017

December 10, 2017 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Live from the Frankfurt Christmas Market – 2017

Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt – Our 2017 Frankfurt Christmas Market Visit: The Frankfurt Christmas Market is the first of our series of German Christmas Market visits this year.  Naturally we’re excited to be in Frankfurt again to see what Germany’s financial powerhouse has in store for Christmas this year. The extensive Frankfurt Christmas Market (Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt) stretches […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: frankfurt christmas market, frankfurter weihnachtsmarkt, german christmas markets, römerberg

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