The Geierlay Suspension Bridge is Germany’s Second Longest: This morning we had the option of a hike to visit the Geierlay suspension bridge, Germany’s second longest pedestrian suspension bridge. The bridge can only be reached on foot from the villages of Sosberg and Mörsdorf. From our river ship, the River Queen, berthed in Cochem, we […]
On the Winner’s Podium at Hockenheimring
Hockenheimring is one of Germany’s Older Race Tracks: When our Uniworld River Queen docked in Speyer, one of the land options was a visit to the Hockenheimring, one of Germany’s older race tracks. A Grand Stand View We were met by our Hockenheimring guide who took us on a comprehensive tour of the complex, starting […]
The Lively Freiburg Christmas Market
BEING A UNIVERSITY TOWN, THE FREIBURG CHRISTMAS MARKET IS A LIVELY ONE: Freiburg im Breisgau is the gateway to the Black Forest region and on our way back to our Black Forest hotel and we call in at the lively Freiburg Christmas Market. The Freiburg Weinachtmarkt is held on the Rathausplatz (town hall square). The […]
Trouble at the Gedächtniskirche Christmas Market
No Feuerzangenbowle at the Gedächtniskirche Christmas Market Tonight: Tony’s favourite feuerzangenbowle is at the Gedächtniskirche Christmas Market on Berlin’s Breitscheidplatz and so that’s where we headed for on Saturday night. As we were walking towards Breitscheidplatz, we saw streams of people walking away from the Christmas market. I then became aware that there were a […]
Chinese Tower Christmas Market
A Chinese Tower Christmas Market Set in a Beautiful English Garden: The last time we were at the Chinesischer Turm Weihnachtsmarkt (Chinese Tower Christmas Market) in Munich we came across a stall full of Räuchermännchen (German incense smokers). The owner of the stall, Peter Wittman, was a very nice and friendly guy so we thought […]
A Shivering Start to our Munich Christmas Market Visit
Munich Christmas Market is the Start of our German Christmas Market Tour: Munich is the start of our eight city German Christmas market tour and this year the Bavarian capital failed to put on a warm welcome for us – in fact it was freezing! A Freezing start to our Munich Visit A cold snap […]
Oberammergau Passion Play 2020
Oberammergau’s world famous Passion Play: Oberammergau, a small colourful alpine town in Germany, is inundated by visitors once every ten years. This town is world famous for its Passion Play, a play about the “Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ”. The Passion Play was the result of a desperate plea by the people of Oberammergau when […]
Cuvilliés Theatre – An Opera House for Bavarian Royalty
The Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich was built by Royalty for Royalty: The Cuvilliés Theatre in the Munich Residenz complex is one of the most beautiful Rococo theatres in the city. The Cuvilliés was commissioned by Elector Maximilian Joseph III when fire destroyed an earlier theatre room in the Residenz. Built from 1751-55, it was named after […]
Fighting a Pirate at the Cologne Harbour Christmas Market
The Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt (Cologne Harbour Christmas Market) has a maritime theme: The Cologne Harbour Christmas Market (Kölner Hafen-Weihnachtsmarkt) is one of the many Christmas markets in this historic Rhine River town. As the name implies, this Christmas market is set on the banks of the Rhine and has a maritime theme. Maritime Christmas Market The […]
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 […]
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