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Oktoberfest – A Royal Beginning

March 12, 2010 by Helen Page  
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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 [...]

German Wine and Beer Festivals 2010

March 9, 2010 by Helen Page  
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German Wine and Beer Festivals, Germany
For connoisseurs of wine and beer, summer is a fantastic time to be in Germany. From Berlin to the Rhineland, there is a great choice of festivals to attend, depending on whether you prefer to conduct your wine-tasting in one of the small towns along the Mosel or in Rudesheim [...]

Rüdesheim | Asbach

May 18, 2009 by Helen Page  
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Rüdesheim’s Asbach Uralt:
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 specialty from Rüdesheim am Rhein.
Asbach has been in production for over 100 years in Rüdesheim and consistently ranks amongst the top ten liquor brands in the food [...]

River cruises – Regensburg Wurstkuchl

May 7, 2009 by Helen Page  
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River cruises - Regensburg Wurstkuchl

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Regensburg’s historical 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, all you have to [...]

Starkbierzeit – Munich’s Secret Beer Festival

May 5, 2009 by Helen Page  
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Munich’s Secret Spring Beer Festival – Starkbierzeit
Oktoberfest is well known to most people around the world (beer drinker or not). But Munich has another huge beer festival that is not so well publicised. At the Starkbierzeit ask for “ein Doppelbock bitte” and you’ll be served with a very potent double strength beer! [...]

Is there more to German cuisine than sauerkraut, bratwurst and schnitzel?

March 2, 2009 by Helen Page  
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Regensburg Bratwurst sausages are renowned German fare!  | 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, [...]

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