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 […]
Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt
The Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt Claims to be the Most Beautiful: We first visited Augsburg a couple of years ago at the end of our Romantic Road trip. The lady in the tourist office said that we should visit their Christmas market. According to her, the Augsburger Christkindlesmarkt is one of the most beautiful in Germany. I […]
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 […]
Dresden Striezelmarkt 2019 – Germany’s Oldest Christmas Market
DRESDEN STRIEZELMARKT IS THE LARGEST OF THE CITY’S CHRISTMAS MARKETS: There are many Christmas markets in Dresden (including a Medieval Christmas Market), but the largest of them all is the Dresden Striezelmarkt. The Dresden Striezelmarkt is also Germany’s oldest Christmas Market. This year (2019) marks the 585th anniversary of this historical Christmas market and we’re glad that we’ll […]
Lübeck Weihnachtsmarkt – 2019 Lübeck Christmas Markets
Within the Historic Old Town of Lübeck are Nine Christmas Markets: With its historical attractions and medieval setting, Lübeck exudes charm at any time of the year. But at Christmas time, this “Queen of the Hanseatic League” is more than charming. Decked out in Christmas lights, stars and beautifully decorated Christmas trees, Lübeck has some nine […]
Hamburg Weihnachtsmarkt – Hamburg Christmas Market 2019
HAMBURG WEIHNACHTSMARKT: HAMBURG – THE CHRISTMAS CAPITAL OF THE NORTH: The city of Hamburg stakes its claim as the Christmas capital of the north. This is because nowhere else in the north of Germany are there so many Christmas markets within such close proximity of each other. Just from the main train station to its […]
Munich Christkindlmarkt – Christmas Market 2019
THE MUNICH CHRISTKINDLMARKT IS THE OLDEST IN THE BAVARIAN CAPITAL: When it comes to Christmas markets, Munich has plenty of choices for visitors – there are over twenty Christmas markets in the Bavarian capital. The main Munich Christkindlmarkt and the oldest in the city is the one at the historical Marienplatz. Marienplatz Christkindlmarkt Marienplatz is […]
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 […]
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