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The Best Feuerzangenbowle – and it’s in Berlin!

December 26, 2019 By Helen Page Leave a Comment

Feuerzangenbowle

Gedächtniskirche Christmas Market Still Has the Best Feuerzangenbowle Well, we made it to Tony’s favourite feuerzangenbowle stall at the Gedächtniskirche Christmas Market in Berlin. In spite of the little scare last Saturday night, the resilient stallholders were back there in full force and it was quite busy as well. Showmanship in Feuerzangenbowle The feuerzangenbowle tent […]

Filed Under: Food Tagged With: Berlin, christmas drink, feuerzangenbowle, gedächtniskirche christmas market, Germany, glühwein

Oberammergau Passion Play 2020

April 27, 2018 By Helen Page 2 Comments

Oberammergau Passion Play

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 […]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Garmisch, Germany, Oberammergau, oberammergau passion play, passion play, passionsspiele

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

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

Festivals and Events in Germany (May – August, 2010)

May 13, 2010 By Helen Page 1 Comment

Festivals, Events and Exhibitions around Germany: ELBJAZZ (May 28 – 29, 2010) 45 concerts on 15 stages: ELBJAZZ is an international festival at Hamburg harbour, bringing high-calibre jazz and maritime flair to unusual venues along the banks of the Elbe. For more information visit: www.elbjazz.de 11th Schwerin Castle Festival (June 4 – 6, 2010) Traditional […]

Filed Under: News & Events Tagged With: attractions in germany, bremerhaven, calendar festivals, elbjazz, events germany, festival germany, Germany, schwerin castle, what's on

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

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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