With Spring Comes the Start of Many of Germany’s Landesgartenschau: With springtime comes the start of garden shows and Germany has a long tradition of landesgartenschau that are sure to delight gardening enthusiasts. Some of the major horticultural events for 2011 include: Bundesgartenschau 2015 (17 April – 18 October) Bundesgartenschau in Koblenz is one of […]
How to Get Your VAT Refund at Frankfurt Airport – T1
GETTING YOUR VAT REFUND AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT IS A BREEZE: If you’ve been through the VAT refund process at Rome Fiumicino, Amsterdam Schiphol or London Heathrow, you’ll be somewhat familiar with “How to get your VAT refund process at Frankfurt Airport“, except for where the VAT refund desks are. Our flight out of Frankfurt was […]
A Peek into Christmases Past at the Deutsches Weihnachtsmuseum
THE DEUTSCHES WEIHNACHTSMUSEUM TRACES THE HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS OVER TIME: For anyone interested in knowing more about the Christmas traditions through the times, the Deutsches Weihnachtsmuseum (German Christmas Museum) in Rothenburg ob der Tauber should not be missed. A Little Hidden Treasure The Käthe Wohlfahrt Weihnachtsdorfes (Käthe Wohlfahrt Christmas Village) is a Christmas wonderland for […]
Viktualienmarkt – A Favourite Market at Christmas
VIKTUALIENMARKT, A POPULAR MUNICH FOOD MARKET, PUTS ON ITS CHRISTMAS COLOURS: A favourite food market in the centre of Munich is Viktualienmarkt. The stalls in this popular market sell fresh food and deli goods which are a feast for the eyes. And during the Christmas season, the feast gets even better. Viktualienmarkt takes on a […]
Krampus Run – A Rather Scary Christmas Tradition
The Krampus Run is a 500-year old tradition and at the Munich Christkindlmarkt, the devil himself makes a show at the Christmas market.
The Hunt for Good Stollen at the Dresden Christmas Market
BUYING STOLLEN IN DRESDEN WHERE THE CAKE WAS INVENTED: As a part of our Christmas sightseeing tour of Dresden we visit a stollen stall at the Dresden Striezelmarkt where we are given a slice of this famous Dresden Christmas cake to sample. Christollen happens to be on my shopping list of things to buy, so […]
A Munich Christmas Market at the Chinese Tower
CHINESISCHER TURM WEIHNACHTSMARKT – A CHRISTMAS MARKET AT MUNICH’S CHINESE TOWER: The Chinesischer Turm Weihnachtsmarkt (Chinese Tower Christmas Market) is an unusual name for a German Christmas Market and it is so called because in the middle of the market grounds stands a giant Chinese pagoda. The 25-metre high wooden Chinese Tower is one of […]
The World of German Incense Smokers
WOOD-TURNED INCENSE SMOKERS ARE A TYPICALLY GERMAN CHRISTMAS TRADITION: On our final night in Munich we decide to go back to the Chinesischer Turm Weihnachtsmarkt (Chinese Tower Christmas Market) in the English Garden, a ten-minute walk from the Hilton Munich Park Hotel where we are staying. There is not much, in the way of cafés […]
Buying a Mercedes-Benz on your vacation is not so crazy!
TAKE DELIVERY AND DRIVE YOUR NEW MERCEDES-BENZ ON YOUR EUROPEAN VACATION: For most of us, a holiday in Europe is a chance to indulge in some shopping for things like fashion wear, bags, shoes, belts or other little souvenir items. For the car enthusiast however, the shopping basket can be a bit more serious, especially when […]
Hotel Zum Ritter St Georg – A Knighted Hotel
ZUM RITTER ST GEORG IS ONE OF THE FEW PATRICIAN MANSIONS TO SURVIVE THE THIRTY YEARS WAR: One of the more interesting and historic hotel buildings in Heidelberg Old Town is the Hotel Zum Ritter St Georg at Hauptstrasse 178. Built by the Huguenot cloth merchant Charles Bélier in 1592, this gabled house is a […]
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