COLOGNE IS A CITY OF TOWERING SPIRES: As our riverboat approaches the city of Cologne, the three landmark buildings that stand out boldly from the Rhine River are the towering spires of Cologne Cathedral, the Groß St. Martin and the Rathaus. We hop into little green and gold trains which at first sight look and […]
Neumünster Designer Outlet – Neumünster
Neumünster gets on the designer fashion map: The City of Neumünster has selected McArthurGlen as its preferred partner to develop a designer outlet mall in Neumünster, in the north German state of Schleswig-Holstein. When it opens in September 2012, this will be McArthurGlen’s second designer outlet in Germany, the first being Berlin. The site of […]
Berlin Designer Outlet – Berlin Outlet
Berlin Outlet Shopping Grows with the Berlin Designer Outlet: McArthurGlen opened its Berlin Designer Outlet on June 18, 2009, having taken over from B5 Designer Outlet which has closed down. Berlin has come up the ranks of the fashion scale, so it is not surprising that the McArthurGlen Group has decided that it is time […]
Wertheim Village – Wertheim Outlet Village
Wertheim Village is a Top Outlet Village in Germany: Wertheim Village opened in 2004 and was Germany’s first high-end designer discount outlet in Germany. In spite of the economic downturn at that time, the Village was a success from the start as it feeds into the German psyche of value hunting. With over 100 national […]
Neuschwanstein fairytale castle
Mad Ludwig’s fairytale Neuschwanstein Schloss: Many people are familiar with the alluring fairytale Castle of Neuschwanstein as it has graced the cover of many travel brochures, been featured in airline advertisements and is the inspiration for Disney’s Sleeping Beauty Castle. It is also famous as the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang castle. Set against a picturesque […]
Asbach – A German Brandy from Rüdesheim
Asbach Uralt is a German Brandy Produced in Rüdesheim since 1892: There’s plenty of wines and beers to taste in Rüdesheim, but one liquor that must be tried when in this village is Asbach, the famous German brandy specialty from Rüdesheim am Rhein. Asbach brandy has been in production for over 100 years in Rüdesheim […]
Rüdesheim on the Rhine
A Night of Fireworks and Rheingau wines: Rüdesheim is one of the Rhineland’s best known wine villages and has many attractions. This charming village is on the route of many Rhine river cruises and as passengers disgorge from their river boats, they are brought to Drosselgasse where they can stroll along the cobbled-stone streets and […]
Rhine River Cruises with KD Rhine
RHINE RIVER CRUISES YOU CAN DO ON YOUR OWN: River cruises have become a very popular travel alternative these day and is a keen competitor to the coach tour holidays for people who prefer organised holidays. The Rhine is of course one of the the main rivers where river cruises operate as the scenery along […]
The Historic Regensburg Wurstkuchl
Enjoy Regensburg bratwurst at the Historic Wurstkuchl: On any Danube river cruises, you’ll most certainly hear about “Wurstkuchl” in Regensburg, a tavern famous for its bratwurst. Your river boat will stop near the Old Stone Bridge, thought to be the eighth wonder of the world when it was built. As you disembark from your boat, […]
Designer Outlet Shopping in Germany
Designer Outlet Shopping in Germany is Expanding! Designer Outlet shopping may have been slow in arriving in Germany, but it has arrived! Whilst the Italians, French and English are very familiar with outlet shopping and visitors to these countries fanatically seek out the designer outlets, the concept is relatively new in Germany. However, from the […]