November 8 Yes, it is possible, just probably not to the ‘Big Ones’ due to lack of available hotel rooms at such short notice. However, if your aim is just to enjoy some beautiful and authentic Christmas Markets in Germany, and if cost is not an issue (budget seekers need to plan farther ahead) then […]
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Two Old Bratwurst Kitchens Battle in Germany
July 27 What do you do when you are really, really, really sure that your competition is claiming to be the ‘Oldest’ at something, and yet, you are certain that YOU are the oldest? In Germany, if you’re in the bratwurst business, you take that person to court. That’s what happened (no kidding) in Germany […]
Christmas Markets in Germany Tour Offer
April 2 Experience the markets of Dresden, Seiffen, Plauen, Zwickau, Coburg, Bamberg, Nurnberg, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Ulm and Augsburg on this relaxed, luxurious 12-day adventure. Micro-Group with only 10 persons invited! Compared to the run-around, rush-rush-rush of the big bus tours, this tour is the antidote […]
Oldest Bratwurst Kitchen in Germany
We stopped in the medieval bratwurst kitchen near the massive town walls of Nurnberg for lunch the other day, another highlight among many as Greg and I make a lazy romp through Germany. The brats at the “Zum Guldenen Stern” have been roasted over a wood fire for their hungry guests since 1419. This places […]
What do the locals say about this statue of St. Georg in Nurnberg?
Saint Georg (ca. 275/281 – 23 April 303) was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier from Syria Palaestina and a priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint Georg is one of the most venerated saints in the Catholic (Western and Eastern Rites), Anglican, Eastern Orthodox, and […]
Nurnberg’s Little Chapel Windows
When Nurnberg changed from a Catholic city to a Protestant one (a decision made by the ruler in the 1500s) there was a problem. People still wanted to pray at home, even if they were now using a different method than before. So, they asked for permission to build small alcoves onto their houses, projecting […]
Who’s got the oldest bratwurst kitchen in the world? Regensburg of course!
There was a fierce battle in the German courts recently over who would be able to use the title “Oldest Sausage Kitchen in the World.” It was between Nurnberg and Regensburg, which both have long traditions of serving their unique bratwurst to the public. Finally the judge came up with a brilliant solution. Nurnberg’s St. […]
Courtroom 600 in Nurnberg
The new museum dedicated to the trials following the end of World War II is a new “must see” in Nurnberg. The room known as “Courtroom 600” is where the trials were held, and it has been preserved in pretty much its original form, other than a rearrangement of the docks and the place for […]