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Dallmayr Has Food, Glorious Food

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Dallmyar Munich

Dallmayr is the Place to Go for Gourmet Food in Munich: If you love good food, Dallmayr is definitely the place to visit in Munich. This upmarket delicatessen has food that tantalises your senses. Food, Glorious Food We first came across Dallmayr years ago when we were looking to buy coffee in Munich. Being finicky […]

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KaDeWe and its Glorious Food Hall

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KaDeWe Food Hall

KADEWE OR KAUFHAUS DES WESTENS IS GERMANY’S LARGEST DEPARTMENT STORE: When it comes to premium shopping, KaDeWe is the iconic Berlin store most associated with luxury brands. KaDeWe is also Germany’s largest department store. Although KaDeWe has eight floors of retail space selling fashion wear, household goods, food, etc., the area that most interested me […]

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How to Get Your VAT Refund at Frankfurt Airport – T1

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VAT Refund at Frankfurt Airport

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 […]

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Viktualienmarkt – A Favourite Market at Christmas

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Munich Viktualienmarkt

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 […]

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The Hunt for Good Stollen at the Dresden Christmas Market

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Dresden Christollen

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 […]

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The World of German Incense Smokers

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Chinesischer Turm Weihnachtmarkt

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 […]

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Buying a Mercedes-Benz on your vacation is not so crazy!

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Mercedes-Benz

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 […]

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Shopping in Heidelberg

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Heidelberg Hauptstrasse

SHOPPING IN HEIDELBERG IS EASY AS MANY SHOPS ARE LOCATED IN THE OLD TOWN: Although Heidelberg is not known as a shopping destination, there are more than 400 shops in this town that will keep you busy. The Old Town (Altstadt) accounts for a third of all shops in Heidelberg, which makes it convenient for […]

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A Wonderful Christmas Experience at Käthe Wohlfahrt

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Käthe Wohlfahrt Weihnachtsdorf

KATHE WOHLFAHRT STORES ARE THEMSELVES A TOURIST ATTRACTION: Rothenburg ob der Tauber was one of the stops on our German Christmas Markets tour. We like this medieval walled city very much and so we were thrilled to be making a stop in this city. There are lots to see and do in Rothenburg, but the […]

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Getting Your VAT Refund Stamp on Road Travel

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Stuhlingen Customs Office

GETTING YOUR VAT REFUND STAMP IS NOT SO EASY WHEN YOU’RE TRAVELLING BY ROAD: As most keen shoppers from non-EU countries would know, to be eligible for VAT refund on your purchases in the EU, you must firstly obtain Customs verification of your VAT refund forms. As the Tax Refund agencies will quickly point out […]

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