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Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Berchtesgaden
We have had quite a few visitors lately and I have been fortunate enough to be able to show them around the area. One place I try to take everyone is Berchesgaden.
Wikipedia has a nice summary of Berchtesgaden and important links so I won't bore you with things you can google yourself.
This particular Sunday there was a celebration of the opening of the new downtown pedestrian area. There was a band, food and 1 Euro beers!
Berctesgaden has two lovely studios that sell traditional hand crafts. After my mom gave me the hen and the set of egg cups, I contacted the pottery studio, Töpferei R. von Hoesslin, personally and requested that the other pieces be made to match. Each time we have had a visitor, I take them to Berchtesgaden and pick up a new piece!
I have collected a container for garlic (Knoblauch) and onion (Zwiebel). I also now have a butter container.
There is also a studio that does hand painted wooden items like ornaments, boxes, figurines. It is located right next to the pottery studio. I try to support the traditional art because I think it is important to keep these aspects of the culture alive.
Wikipedia has a nice summary of Berchtesgaden and important links so I won't bore you with things you can google yourself.
This particular Sunday there was a celebration of the opening of the new downtown pedestrian area. There was a band, food and 1 Euro beers!
Berctesgaden has two lovely studios that sell traditional hand crafts. After my mom gave me the hen and the set of egg cups, I contacted the pottery studio, Töpferei R. von Hoesslin, personally and requested that the other pieces be made to match. Each time we have had a visitor, I take them to Berchtesgaden and pick up a new piece!
I have collected a container for garlic (Knoblauch) and onion (Zwiebel). I also now have a butter container.
There is also a studio that does hand painted wooden items like ornaments, boxes, figurines. It is located right next to the pottery studio. I try to support the traditional art because I think it is important to keep these aspects of the culture alive.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
There are still Americans in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen has always been a top tourist destination for Germans and Americans alike. It is the closest town to the Zugspitze, the highest mountain in Germany.
We went there on a Sunday so the pilgrimage destination of US military wives, "Kathe Wohlfahrt" was unfortunately closed (but not unfortunate for Jason's wallet)!
We were still able to find good Bavarian Food like this Jagergoulasch and Schupfnudeln.
I was just excited that I could understand the Bavarian dialect! It's so much easier than Pinzgauish.
We ended our stroll through the town with a stop in a Konditerei for some Kuchen zum mitnehmen....
Bad Tölz
On the way back from Garmisch we made a spontaneous stop in Bad Tölz!
It has a historical Altstadt with beautifully painted buildings and a medieval layout.
Kaspar Winzerer III, the "Golden Knight" is prepared for rain
Inside the Mühlfeldkirche there is a very ornament nativity scene.
Perhaps some would consider the the interior a bit "kitschy" but I really thought there was incredible detail.
The reserved seating is a nice touch!
We went on a Sunday, so nothing was open, but there was enough to keep our eyes busy and a plenty of places to walk for our legs to get exercise.
On the way out of town I noticed apartments that looked exactly like the housing that I had lived in when my father was stationed in Germany. When I got home I looked up US Military installations and discovered that Americans used to be in Bad Tölz. There is a lot of history and culture in the area that is worth the research and a short visit!
It has a historical Altstadt with beautifully painted buildings and a medieval layout.
Kaspar Winzerer III, the "Golden Knight" is prepared for rain
Inside the Mühlfeldkirche there is a very ornament nativity scene.
Perhaps some would consider the the interior a bit "kitschy" but I really thought there was incredible detail.
The reserved seating is a nice touch!
We went on a Sunday, so nothing was open, but there was enough to keep our eyes busy and a plenty of places to walk for our legs to get exercise.
On the way out of town I noticed apartments that looked exactly like the housing that I had lived in when my father was stationed in Germany. When I got home I looked up US Military installations and discovered that Americans used to be in Bad Tölz. There is a lot of history and culture in the area that is worth the research and a short visit!Friday, September 18, 2009
Odds and Ends in Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden used to be a hot destinations for Americans during a time when many American military were stationed over in Germany. It was only an hour drive away, so for the sake of making a "then and now" comparison of sorts, we went there!
We also wanted to go to the top of the Eagles Nest but decided against it after learning the price.
I was not in control of the camera that day, or maybe I was just overwhelmed with excitement at discovering a pottery studio....
...or maybe the discovery of a cafe that served THIS AMAZING SPAGHETTI EIS!
Whatever the reason I do not have many pictures! I am especially sad that I did not get one of the crazy hat shop run by an equally crazy lady! You need to ask my mom about that one. Yet, I do have this picture of Jason playing on an kiddie toy??
Because we went to the town first, we missed the last boat tour of the Königsee. I guess that we have our own See in Zell am See, but this one has some very dramatic cliffs.
We also wanted to go to the top of the Eagles Nest but decided against it after learning the price.
I was not in control of the camera that day, or maybe I was just overwhelmed with excitement at discovering a pottery studio....
...or maybe the discovery of a cafe that served THIS AMAZING SPAGHETTI EIS!
Whatever the reason I do not have many pictures! I am especially sad that I did not get one of the crazy hat shop run by an equally crazy lady! You need to ask my mom about that one. Yet, I do have this picture of Jason playing on an kiddie toy??
Because we went to the town first, we missed the last boat tour of the Königsee. I guess that we have our own See in Zell am See, but this one has some very dramatic cliffs.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Mom and Dad Across the Pond!
We picked them up early at the München Flughafen.
We wasted no time getting to one of my favorite things about Europe...food!! Here Dad is enjoying Weisswurst, traditional Bavarian sausage, with susser Senf and a Bretzel (sweet mustard and pretzel). Usually this sausage is eaten early, sometimes for breakfast!
After a stroll in the Viktualienmarkt, we watched the Rathaus Glockenspielon the Marienplatz. I have seen it so many times and always forget to take a picture!
We wasted no time visiting another popular destination, the Hofbräuhaus.
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