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Remagen – The Town With The History-Making Bridge

April 1, 2010 by 1 Comment
Ludendorff Bridge - Remagen

Remagen on The Rhine : Remagen is a town made famous by its bridge - which since World War II has been commonly referred to as The Bridge at Remagen.  The bridge was originally built during World War I and was named the Ludendorffbrücke after General Ludendorff. Remagen is in the district of Ahrweiler in the Rhineland-Palatinate region and is situated on the Rhine River. On a Rhine River cruise, you will see the Remagen river stop and the remaining bridge towers.  There is a ferry across … [Read more...]

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Oktoberfest – A Royal Beginning

March 12, 2010 by 2 Comments
Oktoberfest

How Munich's Oktoberfest Started: Millions of people attend the Munich's Oktoberfest each year, but how many know that it all started from a royal wedding in 1810? On October 12, 1810, Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (who later become King Ludwig I), married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. The citizens of Munich were invited to attend the wedding festivities which took place on a meadow just outside the city fringe. Ever since that historic day the site has been called Theresienwiese … [Read more...]

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On the Trail of White Gold – North Bavaria and Thuringia

March 12, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Meissen Porcelain Museum - Courtesy GNTB

890 km of Porcelain Trails: Visitors to the Northern Bavarian and Thuringia regions can travel along two scenic tourist routes which links places of interest associated with the manufacture of porcelain or White Gold as they were referred to 300 years ago. As early as the beginning of the 13th century, European royalty had been importing porcelain from China, at exorbitant prices. To crack the secrets to the manufacture of porcelain was a much prized achievement and this happened in Saxony … [Read more...]

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Pfund Molkerei – The World’s Most Beautiful Dairy Shop

March 2, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Pfund Molkerei - Dresden

The Guinness Book of Records has Pfund Molkerei as the World's Most Beautiful Dairy Shop: Porto in Portugal has the most beautiful bookshop in the world, but Dresden certainly has the "most beautiful dairy shop in the world". But don't take my word for it - check it out for yourself in the 1998 entry in the Guinness Book of Records. Pfund Molkerei dairy is in Dresden's Outer Neustadt district. Today tourists seek it out just as keenly as the other sightseeing attractions such as the … [Read more...]

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Airport Transfers – Munich Airport (MUC)

March 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
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Ground Transportation from/to Munich Airport: Munich  Franz Josef Strauß Airport is 28.5 kilometers north-east of the centre of Munich, capital of Bavaria.  Munich is the second-busiest passenger airport in Germany and ranks seventh among Europe’s ten leading airports.  There are good ground transportation options for passengers arriving at Franz Josef Strauß Airport. By Bus From the Airport to Munich - MVV, the organisation responsible for public transport in Munich and its … [Read more...]

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An Elbe River Cruise in a Historic Paddle Steamer

February 28, 2010 by 2 Comments
Paddle-Steamer at Dresden

The Oldest and Largest Paddle Steamer fleet in the world: Long before the Elbe River became home to the very popular European river cruises of today, steamships have been plying the Elbe transporting goods and passenger traffic. In fact, it has been 174 years since royal assent was given for paddle-steamers to operate on the Elbe. In its heyday, around 1900, there were 37 steamships carrying millions of passengers each year.  Unfortunately, the two world wars took its toll on the … [Read more...]

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Germany’s Romantic Road – A Road Well Travelled

February 23, 2010 by 1 Comment
The Residenz in Würzburg - Bavaria

Romantische Strasse - One of Germany's oldest Scenic Routes: Along a 350 km stretch of road from Würzburg in northern Bavaria to Füssen in the Allgäu Alps is Germany's most famous and well travelled Romantic Road or Romantische Strasse. The Romantic Road is one of Germany's oldest scenic routes and it takes travellers through rich and varied cultural landscape along the river Main and through the Franconian wine country to the Alps. The Road links a series of picturesque towns and … [Read more...]

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Discover the Rheingau Riesling Route

February 22, 2010 by 3 Comments
Rhine Riesling Route

A region rich in history, traditions and legends, not to mention great wines: The Rheingau Riesling Route stretches over 70 km from Lorchhausen to Florsheim and is a region that's rich in history, traditions and legends, not to mention the great rieslings. The Romans left a rich legacy of architectural and cultural monuments and visitors travelling  along the Route will find a landscape that's sprinkled with medieval castles, monasteries, churches and established estates. The route is well … [Read more...]

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Festivals and Events in Germany (February – April)

February 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Flower garden, Germany

What's on in Germany for the months of February - April, 2010: Spring Flower Show (Feb. 18 - Mar. 7, 2010) Over 65,000 early-blooming flowers such as tulips, hyacinths, crocuses and daffodils captivate visitors to the Spring Flower Show at the Palmengarten in Frankfurt with their colour and fragrance. For more information visit:   www.palmengarten-frankfurt.de Excitement and Horror Exhibition (Feb. 20 - Jun. 27, 2010) 'Gallows, the wheel and the stake – a glimpse into scenes of terror' is … [Read more...]

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The Crossed Swords of Meissen Porcelain

January 25, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Meissen figurines..

How to tell the markings on your Meissen porcelain: Keen porcelain collectors will have heard of Meissen, the first ever porcelain manufacturer to be have set up in Germany in 1710. In 2010, Meissen celebrates 300 years of porcelain in Germany. If you're looking to start up a porcelain collection or are keen to add to your Meissen collection during your holidays in Germany, it helps to understand what the monograms on Meissen porcelain means and the imitation symbols that exist. A little … [Read more...]

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