Esslingen’s Medieval Half-timbered Houses are a great backdrop for their Medieval Christmas Market: Before coming to Stuttgart, we didn’t know anything about the Esslingen Medieval Christmas Market or Esslingen town for that matter. Tony came across information about their Medieval Christmas Market by chance and so we take time out from Stuttgart to visit Esslingen. […]
Stuttgart Christmas Market 2023
Stuttgart Christmas Market claims to be one of the largest German Christmas Markets: The Stuttgart Christmas Market (Stuttgarter Weihnachtsmarkt) claims to be the “biggest and most beautiful Christmas Market in Europe”. Before coming to Stuttgart, we didn’t know too much about this city, except that it is the head office and manufacturing hub of Mercedes […]
Weikersheim – A Noble Town on the Romantic Road
WEIKERSHEIM WAS A LONG-TIME RESIDENCE OF THE HOHENLOHE NOBLES: Weikersheim is our first stop on our Romantic Road journey. Not having any prior experience of the town, we decide to include Weikersheim as one of our stops, based on its historical heritage. As a long-time former residence of the counts, countesses and princes of the Hohenlohe […]
Maultaschen – The "Little Ones Who Cheat the Lord"
A Swabian Regional Specialty similar to the Ravioli: One of the most famous regional specialties you will come across on your travels in the state of Baden-Württemberg is the Maultaschen. This Swabian specialty is rather similar to ravioli, but are a little bigger in size. The Maultaschen are filled with meat and spinach and are […]
A Holiday in the Black Forest (Schwarzwald)
The Schwarzwald is one of Germany’s most Popular Holiday Regions: The Black Forest (Schwarzwald) is one of Germany’s oldest and most popular holiday regions and even people who aren’t familiar with the region know that it’s the home of the cuckoo clock, have enjoyed its famous Black Forest cake and heard of some old myths […]