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The World of Chocolate at the Cologne Chocolate Museum

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The Cologne Chocolate Museum Is One of the Most Visited Cologne Museums: As one of the ten most visited museums in Cologne, it seems that visitors to Cologne find the Cologne Chocolate Museum irrisistable.  At this Cologne museum, chocoholics can learn all about the world of chocolate and also get to taste fresh chocolate from their famous chocolate fountain. Founded in 1993, the Cologne Chocolate Museum (Imhoff-Schokoladenmuseum) presents the history of cocoa and chocolate production … [Read more...]

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Rüdesheim – Christmas Market of Nations 2011

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Rüdesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt der Nationen

One Christmas Market, 12 Christmas Traditions at Rüdesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt: The pretty historic town of Rüdesheim has a special Christmas market. Called the Christmas Market of Nations or Rüdesheimer Weihnachtsmarkt der Nationen, there are 124 stalls at the market, representing the Christmas traditionsfrom 12 nations. The market is held in the heart of the historic Old Town, on the Market Square. From the Marktstrasse via Oberstrasse into Rüdesheim's famous Droselgasse and through … [Read more...]

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Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt – Hamburg Christmas Market 2011

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Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt

Hamburg - the Christmas Capital of the North - Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt: Hamburg stakes its claim as the Christmas capital of the north.  This is because nowhere else in the north of Germany are there so many Christmas markets within such close proximity of each other. From the main train station to its Neo-Renaissance town hall alone there are no less than five different Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt  to be enjoyed. Hamburg Christmas Markets During the festive season, visitors to Hamburg can … [Read more...]

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Nürnberg Christkindlesmarkt – Christmas Market in Nuremberg

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Nuremberg Christmas Market

The Nuremberg Christmas Market is Known as the "Little Town from Wood and Cloth": With over two million visitors every year, the Nürnberg Christkindlesmarkt is one of the more popular Christmas markets in Germany.  Each year at 5:30 pm, on the Friday before the first Advent Sunday, the Christmas Angel declares open the Nuremberg Christmas Market in a ceremony that takes place on the Hauptmarkt (market square) in the old quarter. Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt In the medieval setting of … [Read more...]

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Christkindlmarkt – Christmas Market in Munich

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Munich Christkindlmarkt

Munich's Christkindlmarkt is the Oldest in the Bavarian Capital: Munich has over 20 Christmas markets, but the main Christkindlmarkt and the oldest in the Bavarian capital is held at the historical Marienplatz each year. Munich Marienplatz Marienplatz is a beautiful square at any time of the year but at Christmas the atmosphere is magical. A sparkling giant Christmas tree overlooks the traditional Christmas market in the square.  There are over 150 stalls that are packed with all kinds … [Read more...]

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Weihnachtsmarkt – Christmas Market in Frankfurt

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Frankfurt Christmas Market

Frankfurt Weihnachtsmarkt is the Oldest and Prettiest in Germany: The Frankfurt Weihnachtsmarkt (Christmas market) is one of the oldest and prettiest in Germany. It seems that there has been a Christmas market in Frankfurt since 1393. With its rich history and steeped in traditions, the Frankfurt Christmas Market is a huge attraction for visitors from all over the world. Each year more than three million visitors flock to Frankfurt to enjoy this city's Weihnachtsmarkt, making Frankfurt … [Read more...]

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Indulge your Passion for Fast Cars at the Porsche Museum

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Porsche Stuttgart Museum

Learn About the World's Most Profitable Car-maker at the Porsche Museum: For lovers of fast and expensive cars, the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart will delight. This automotive museum, located in the Zuffenhausen district in the northern suburbs of Stuttgart, is just outside the Porsche headquarters. Although the mere mention of the Porsche 911 is enough to get automotive enthusiasts excited, these expensive and iconic cars are very much the things that many can only dream of. But for a … [Read more...]

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The Bayern München Experience at The Allianz Arena

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Allianz Arena, Munich

The Bayern Munich Experience - A History of Germany's Most Successful Soccer Club: FC Bayern Munich, Germany's most successful football club, is opening its Bayern Munich Club museum at The Allianz Arena in the course of the current season (2011/2012).  This will be no ordinary museum - the Club is creating The Bayern Munich Experience where fans and other visitors can enjoy the best and most innovative exhibition anywhere in the world which covers the history of a single football … [Read more...]

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Sinsheim Museum – An Outstanding Technology Museum

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Concorde and Tupolev - Photo Coutesy of Sinsheim Auto & Tecknik Museum

See the Concorde, a Space Shuttle, Formula-1s, Vintage Cars at the Sinsheim Museum: Sinsheim is a town in the southwest of Germany, about 22 kilometers southeast of Heildelberg. Its main tourist attraction is the Sinsheim Auto & Technik Museum, the largest privately owned museum in Europe with more than 1 million visitors a year. A Unique Sinsheim Museum With more than 3,000 exhibits ranging from the Concorde, Tupolev TU-144, Formula-1s, locomotives, vintage cars, military vehicles … [Read more...]

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The Romantic Schloss Rheinfels at St. Goar

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Schloss Rheinfels - Rhine Castles

For a Room with a View of the Rhine, Romantik Schloss Rheinfels is Hard to Beat Perched on a hill above the Rhine River, at the town of St. Goar, is Burg Rheinfels, one of the many castle ruins along the Middle Rhine Valley.  When Burg Rheinfels was built in 1245, it was the largest and most important fortress on the Rhine.  And, up to this day, the extent of the fortified castle ruins is still impressive.  So it is with good reason that the site was chosen for the Romantik Hotel Schloss … [Read more...]

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