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I’m mean. Every time I take someone to Berlin, I make them try a Berliner Weisse mit Schuss. This is basically bad beer with a shot of fruity syrup, and can be ordered rot (red) or grün (green). The red syrup is usually raspberry flavored, while the green is Waldmeister, or woodruff (not that I […]
Every day at 11:00 and 12:00, tourists gather in Munich’s Marienplatz and gaze upwards at the Glockenspiel. This mechanical puppet show features life-sized figures dancing, jousting, and milling about with no discernable purpose.
While I’ve never gone out of my way to see it, I have coincidently found myself at Marienplatz just as the show was […]
In honor of Tavern Day, here’s a little post about drinking in Munich. (I know what you’re thinking… “There’s drinking in Munich ?” I was shocked, too.)
This weekend we partook of the annual Munich Strong Beer Festival (or Starkbierfest), a fabulous Bavarian tradition. Each year for a few weeks during Lent, the local breweries open […]
Super Bowl XLII is coming up - on February 3rd, 2008, to be exact. You don’t hear much about this American game over here in Europe, but all is not lost if you’re a fan who finds yourself on this side of the pond for the big day (assuming you’re willing to stay up late).
The […]
This empty multi-story building is located in Bremen, Germany. And in August, participants will be free to let their creative ideas soar here.
Sproutbau is a live-in experiment where each participant is encouraged to “explore (their) individual living utopias. The ideas should preferably be in the field of self-sufficient, sustainable living.”
Participants each get a space […]
If you are
planning on traveling between Germany and any country within the EU
planning to travel between German cities
traveling with a child aged 11 or under
planning to travel sometime in July and/or August
You can save a lot of money by flying with Lufthansa.
Kids accompanied by any paying passenger — whether parents, relative or friend — can […]
For Mother’s day, I went up…
up…
and away!
What about you? How did you celebrate Mother’s Day?
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Summer will soon be upon us. And for budget travelers headed for Munich, Germany during summer, this is definitely good news.
Why? Because The Tent (locally called the Kapuzinerhölzl), the cheapest place to crash in Munich, will be open from the 15th of June until the 15th of October.
For 35 years, the Tent has been […]
Do you have left over Deutsch Marks from your trip to Germany many years ago? If you are not really interested in keeping it as a souvenir, you may be able to use the cash by exchanging it for Euros.
Apparently (was unaware despite the fact that I have been living in this country for the […]
Did you know that BEER is cheaper than WATER in Germany?
Do keep that in mind the next time you are in the country.
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