Auerbachs Keller Leipzig - Goethe's Favourite Wine Bar During His Student Days: Auerbachs Keller (Auerbachs Cellar) owes much of its fame to Goethe who immortalized the wine tavern in Faust I - In part V, Mephistopheles, the demon, takes Faust to the tavern in an attempt to ruin him, but fails. Goethe frequented Auerbachs Keller as a student and called it his favorite wine bar. It is for this very reason that we've come to check out this most famous and second oldest of Leipzig … [Read more...]
German cuisine and French cuisine may be neighbours geographically, but they're a long way apart in character. Whilst Germany's Oktoberfest and beer festivals are famous around the world, its food unfortunately does not enjoy the same reputation. Germany's cuisine is actually very region-based and varies according to geographical factors and access to waterways for transportation. Many, many years ago, my brother visited the Munich Oktoberfest and his main food mission was to try the pork … [Read more...]
Monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I (Emperor William) at the Deutsche Ecke, Koblenz See our Photos of Kaiser Wilhelm's Monument HERE RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Moselle) Left KM 592 Rhein Altitude m/ft Population N/A Archbishop Diether von Trier donated a small part of the landed estates of St Castor Monastery to the … [Read more...]
Nuremberg, Germany - Danube River Cruise See our Nuremberg Photos HERE RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Pegnitz Canal) Left/Right KM n/a Altitude 280-400m/918-1,312ft Population 490,000 This former Free Imperial City is the second largest town in Bavaria, and principal town of the region of Franconia. In German tradition, Nuremberg is often referred to as the Mastersingers' city, the city of Dürer, toy city, and even Christmas market and gingerbread town. … [Read more...]
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, I'm exaggerating, but sometimes Germany does seem to have a split personality (especially when tourist organisations are involved). Travelling in … [Read more...]
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