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The Best Feuerzangenbowle – and it’s in Berlin!

December 26, 2019 By Helen Page

Feuerzangenbowle

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...]

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

Oberammergau Passion Play 2020

April 27, 2018 By Helen Page

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 … [Read more...]

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

hohenschwangau knight

The King's Garden, the Swan, the Gooseman, the Lion Fountain and a great view! https://youtu.be/FJBDPbJ1MaU 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 … [Read more...]

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

Weikersheim video

A relaxing tour of the town on a lazy Saturday afternoon https://youtu.be/eyDC1g3ZV1g 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 … [Read more...]

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

Tegelberg

Where Maximilian and family used to like to come up and have a look round https://youtu.be/3TR8tZFhg4Y "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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Sightseeing Tagged With: Bavaria, German Alps, Germany, königsrunde am tegelberg, Maximilian, tegelberg

Tour Routes in Germany

February 27, 2009 By Tony Page

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, … [Read more...]

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

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 … [Read more...]

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

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 … [Read more...]

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

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 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations Tagged With: Broemserburg, danube, Drosselgasse, Germania, Germany, Rüdesheim, Siegfrieds Musikkabinett

Nuremberg, Germany – Danube River Cruise

February 23, 2009 By Tony Page

Nuremberg, Germany - Danube River Cruise See our Nuremberg Photos HERE RIVER CRUISE GUIDE Bank (Pegnitz Canal) Left/Right KM n/a Altitude 280-400m/918-1,312ft Population 490,000   This former Free Imperial City is the second largest town in Bavaria, and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Destinations, Featured Tagged With: Bavaria, danube, Durer, Franconia, Germany, Hans Sachs, Mastersingers, Meistersingers, national socialism, Nuremberg, rallies, Stoss

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