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About Tony Page

Tony Page is a professional writer and photographer and runs Travelsignposts with his wife Helen.

Hohenschwangau Castle; a Walk through the Castle Garden

October 8, 2016 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

hohenschwangau knight

The King’s Garden, the Swan, the Gooseman, the Lion Fountain and a great view! Hohenschwangau is worth visiting as this attractive castle, with its towers, turrets and battlements, together with its historic garden and fountains holds centuries of history about its residents, visitors and the Schwangau region. Tony and Helen got a bit wet when […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Alpsee, battlements, Bavaria, Castle, Europe, garden, Germany, hohenschwangau, Lion Fountain, neuschwanstein, Schloss, Travel

Rothenburg Festival: “Der Meistertrunk”

September 30, 2016 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Rothenburg festival: Der Meistertrunk

Drink 3.25 litres at one go and save your town? Believe it! Tony and Helen join in the Rothenburg “Meistertrunk” festivities, but don’t try to emulate the legendary imbibing of the town-saving Mayor Nusch! (Marching soldiers singing) “Well, here we are in Rothenburg main square, and I’m following the musketeers. There’s a huge celebration going […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Bavaria, festivsl, meistertrunk, rothenburg, soldiers, Tilly

Weikersheim: an interesting little place on Germany’s Romantic Road.

September 29, 2016 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Weikersheim video

A relaxing tour of the town on a lazy Saturday afternoon Here we are in Weikersheim, and I’ll just give you a swing round the main square – that was Helen, standing in front of our hotel. It’s late in the afternoon, so you can see the church in the sun, earlier in the day […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: attractions in germany, Bavaria, Germany, palace, romantic road, weikersheim

Tegelberg and the King’s Round: A Royal Viewpoint

September 28, 2016 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Tegelberg

Where Maximilian and family used to like to come up and have a look round “You’re looking at the cross on the peak of the Tegelberg, in Germany’s Alps, where we are on the way up, having taken the cable car from Schwangau in, I might add, the cloudy and completely invisible above 1000 feet […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Bavaria, German Alps, Germany, königsrunde am tegelberg, Maximilian, tegelberg

Passau – The City of Three Rivers

August 15, 2013 By Tony Page 12 Comments

Passau

Passau, Germany – Danube River Cruise: Passau is strategically located at the confluence of the Danube, Inn, and Ilz rivers, near the Czech and Austrian borders. This City of Three Rivers is a popular stop on any Danube River Cruise itinerary. It is a picturesque and worthwhile place to visit, with lots for the tourist […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Bavaria, Danube River Cruise, nibelungen, Passau, passau cruise, Passau Germany, Passau travel

Tour Routes in Germany

February 27, 2009 By Tony Page Leave a Comment

Suggested Tour Routes to make the best of your holiday in Germany Touring Germany is a pleasure, whether you drive yourself, take a coach or relax on a boat; that’s because there’s a lot to see and the roads are excellent, so travel is easy. Whether you’re looking for romantic castles, picturesque villages with twisting […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Alps, Berlin, Black Forest, Cologne, Dresden, driving in germany, Duesseldorf, Europe, Frankfurt, gabled houses, Germany, Google, Hamburg, Hannover, Hesse, kaiser wilhelm, Lake Chiemsee, Lake Constance, Lake Titisee, Leipzig, map of germany, Marksburg Castle, Munich, Nuremberg, romantic castles, romantic road, Rüdesheim, Saxony, Stuttgart, tour routes Germany, travel to Germany, vibrant nightlife

The Bridge at Remagen – Rhine River Cruise

February 26, 2009 By Tony Page 5 Comments

Bridge at Remagen

The Bridge at Remagen – Rhine River Cruise: See our Remagen Photos HERE RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Rhine) Left KM 633-632 Altitude 71m/230ft Population 6,500   Few places can stir the memories as the Bridge at Remagen, Germany, midway between Coblenz and Cologne. In fact, the history making events surrounding the bridge have inspired poems, […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: 1944 battle, American, battle of bridge, battle of remagen, Bridge at Remagen, Germany, Remagen Bridge, Rhine, wwii battle

Regensburg, Germany – Danube River Cruise

February 26, 2009 By Tony Page 7 Comments

Regensburg, Germany – Danube River Cruise: See our Regensburg Photos HERE RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Danube) Right KM 2379 Altitude 336m/1,102ft Population 150,000   Regensburg is also called Ratisbon, and is situated at the confluence of the river Regen into the Danube. The present-day old city was a Celtic settlement (Radasbona), which later became the […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Black Forest, Danube, Germany, Johannes Kepler, Ratisbon, Regensburg, sausages, Schwarzewald, St Peter, Steinerne Brucke

Monument to Kaiser Wilhelm I (Emperor William)

February 26, 2009 By Tony Page 4 Comments

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 Knights of the […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Coblenz, deutsche Ecke, Deutsche Ort, kaiser wilhelm, Kaiser Wilhelm monument, knights of the German Order, Koblenz

Rüdesheim, Germany

February 26, 2009 By Tony Page 1 Comment

Rüdesheim, Germany – home of Siegfried’s Musikkabinett See our Rüdesheim Photos HERE RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Rhine) Right KM 527-526 Altitude m/ft Population 10,000   Rüdesheim has been famous for its Drosselgasse since the end of the 19th C. The Castle Broemserburg houses the famous Wine Museum. The Museum of Medieval Torture attracts surprising number […]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Broemserburg, Danube, Drosselgasse, Germania, Germany, Rüdesheim, Siegfrieds Musikkabinett

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