BEER FESTIVALS THAT MAKE BELGIUM THE BEER CAPITAL OF THE WORLD: Munich Oktoberfest is without doubt the king of all beer festivals. But for the discerning beer lover, it is not the size of the beer festival that counts. The Belgian Beer Festivals are not as well publicised internationally as … [Read more...]
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Happy New Year – 2021
Seasons Greetings: Wishing everyone Peace, Happiness and Good Health for 2021 and may we all get to travel again soon! … [Read more...]
Berliner Festspiele – MaerzMusik 2020
MaerzMusik 2020 - The Berliner Festspiele's 15th Festival of Contemporary Music: MaerzMusik 2020, the Berliner Festspiele's International Festival of Contemporary Music, takes place from March 20 to 29, 2020. This is the 15th edition of MaerzMusik and concert-goers can look forward to an … [Read more...]
German Wine and Beer Festivals 2020
FAMOUS GERMAN WINE AND BEER FESTIVALS FOR 2020: German wine and beer festivals are great occasions not only to enjoy a variety of wines and beers, but they also provide an opportunity to observe local traditions, sample local foods, as well as to mingle amongst a nice cross-section of … [Read more...]
Metz Cathedral Lightshow – 800th Anniversary 2020
Metz Cathedral's Spectacular 800th Anniversary Lightshow: 2020 marks the 800th anniversary of Cathedrale Saint-Etienne de Metz, the city's main cathedral. There are many events throughout the year to celebrate its anniversary and one of these is the spectacular videomapping of the cathedral's … [Read more...]
SNCF Strike – Une Catastrophe!
Chaos in France as the SNCF Strike Makes History: We had a rather challenging day yesterday trying to get from Cologne to Metz (in France). Our train trip was to be Cologne - Mannheim - Saarbrücken and from there to cross over into France to Metz. I found out while checking the Oui.SNCF website a … [Read more...]
Famous Vienna Classical Concerts to Usher in the New Year
Vienna Classical Concerts - A Classical Way to Usher in the New Year: For classical music lovers, a dream Christmas present would be some tickets to one of the many famous New Year's Day Concerts in Vienna. The Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Day Concert at the Wiener Musikverein is one of … [Read more...]
The Best Feuerzangenbowle – and it’s in Berlin!
Gedächtniskirche Christmas Market Still Has the Best Feuerzangenbowle https://youtu.be/PJCi5e75P1o 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 … [Read more...]
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 … [Read more...]
Chinese Tower Christmas Market
A Chinese Tower Christmas Market Set in a Beautiful English Garden: https://youtu.be/xTKTTY8ufXM 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 … [Read more...]
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