Stuttgart Christmas Market claims to be one of the largest German Christmas Markets: The Stuttgart Christmas Market (Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt) claims to be the “biggest and most beautiful Christmas Market in Europe”. Before coming to Stuttgart, we didn’t know too much about this city, except that it is the head office and manufacturing hub of Mercedes […]
Frankfurt Kleinemarkthalle – A Gourmet Food Hall
Frankfurt’s Kleinemarkthalle is a melting pot of international specialities: The last time we were in Frankfurt, we stumbled upon the Kleinemarkthalle and were very glad to find this inner city market full of gourmet food. We had some delicious cheese, nice breads, olives and dips and were so delighted to find the kinds of food that […]
Live from the Frankfurt Christmas Market
Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt – Our Frankfurt Christmas Market Visit: The Frankfurt Christmas Market is the first of our series of German Christmas Market visits this year. Naturally we’re excited to be in Frankfurt again to see what Germany’s financial powerhouse has in store for Christmas this year. The extensive Frankfurt Christmas Market (Frankfurter Weihnachtsmarkt) stretches from […]
Schlenkerla Brewery Tavern, a Bamberg Institution
Schlenkerla is the original Bamberg smoked beer: Bamberg is a stop for many Danube river cruises and everyday, groups of passengers from the cruise ships are taken on a walking tour of the town. One of the attractions that is shown to visitors is the Schlenkerla brewery tavern at Dominikanerstrasse 6. This was how we […]
The Elusive Blue Danube
Why is the Danube River referred to as the Blue Danube?: The Danube River has many aspects and features, but the colour Blue is certainly not one of them. On my first Danube River cruise from Vienna to Budapest many years ago, I kept hoping that we would come to a stretch where I might […]
A Danube River Cruise that does not break the bank
An affordable Danube river cruise on a Swarovski crystal ship : As the City of Three Rivers Passau offers many opportunities to enjoy cruises on its rivers. The town is a regular stop for many of the luxury Danube river cruises. But you don’t have to pay for an expensive river cruise to enjoy a […]
Sizzling Sausages at the Regensburg Wurstküchl
The Regensburg Wurstküchl by the Danube has been sizzling sausages for centuries: If you’re a meat eater, a visit to Regensburg would not be complete without stopping at the Regensburg Wurstküchl, Germany’s oldest sausage kitchen. Situated next to the 12th century Steinerne Brücke or Old Stone Bridge, the Wurstküchl has been serving sizzling sausages for centuries. […]
The Great Passau Floods. Think metres, not inches.
Passau Floods – at the confluence of three rivers, Passau is susceptible to flooding: Passau sits at the confluence of the Danube, the Inn and the Ilz and markets itself as the “City of Three Rivers”. Unfortunately, being the City of Three Rivers also means that it is prone to being flooded. And when they […]
The Charming Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher in Görlitz
The Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher in Görlitz – charming and romantic: For our Görlitz visit, we stayed at the Romantik Hotel Tuchmacher, in the historic centre. I was tempted to book the Hotel Börse as the entire film crew for The Grand Budapest Hotel movie had stayed there. However, I was glad that I followed my […]
Görlitz, also known as Görliwood
Görlitz, the easternmost town in Germany, is hugely popular with film makers: To say that Görlitz is a star of the silver screen is no exaggeration. In spite of its faraway location, Germany’s easternmost town is a favourite with film producers. Görlitz has been used as film sets in over 100 productions and the list […]
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