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09/29/2024

📍 Chair Lift Boppard (Romantic Rhine Valley)

Take the chair lift to the top for breathtaking views of the Rhine loop. While you’re there, savor a taste of the region’s finest wines at Restaurant Gedeonseck. 🍷✨

Does this look like your kind of vacation? Let me know below!

09/23/2024

Looking to visit the Eagle's Nest in Berchtesgaden? 🌄 Dramatically perched atop the Kehlstein mountain in the Alps near Berchtesgaden, it was constructed between 1937 and 1938 for Adolf Hi**er and primarily intended for diplomatic purposes, designed to impress (and intimidate) foreign leaders. It was part of Obersalzberg, a region that had been systematically developed into a N**i headquarters of sorts. It was here that some of the most cruel decisions of the murderous N**i regime were made, juxtaposed against a pubolic panorama.

While it's interesting to visit the Eagle's Nest with its long tunnel and golden elevator, it is the Documentation Center that really drives home this dark chapter of history.

Find out more about what to expect during a visit to the Eagle's Nest in our blog post. https://germanytravelcompany.com/eagles-nest-what-you-need-to-know/

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08/19/2024

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 I’m thrilled to be featured in Travel + Leisure’s latest guide to Oktoberfest! 🍻 If you’re planning a trip to Munich’s legendary festival, check out the article for expert tips (including some from yours truly)!

[photo credit: Wiesnbedienung im Hofbraeuzelt, © München Tourismus, Werner Boehm]

Link to article: https://www.travelandleisure.com/guide-to-oktoberfest-munich-8691735

07/03/2024

I recently spoke with cookbook author Maria Liberati about the Southern
German dish 'Maultaschen',
and the ingenious monk who may have invented them.
Hear the entire interview on YouTube:
https://youtu.be/cSq8GnRhtAg?si=Vq8xSMPavzeux2kd

14 seconds · Clipped by Eva Metz-Tolliver · Original video "Going on a Food Journey - Travel tips, German history and more!" by The Maria Liberati Show

06/23/2024

Featured highlights:
📍 World’s Largest Cuckoo Clock in Schonach
🚂 Vintage steam train at Schluchsee
🌄 Wutach Gorge
🏞️ Black Forest National Park

Would you put in the Black Forest on your itinerary? Tell me in the comments 👇

06/23/2024

You want to travel to Germany, but feel overwhelmed deciding on where to go and what to see? Our interactive map can help - it lists over 40 landmarks with photos and videos to click through. Free for email subscribers. Sign-up here:

Featuring over 40 of the best cities, towns and landmarks in Germany with photos and videos

05/29/2024

✈️ Landing in Munich, Germany? Swipe through to explore your best transportation options into the city. 🚇🚖

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05/07/2024

From beergardens 🍺 to the English garden 🌳 - Munich has that special vibe in summer ☀️

📌How do you imagine a perfect day in Munich? Let me know in the comments

© München Tourismus, Werner Boehm
© München Tourismus, Tommy Loesch
© München Tourismus, L. Gervasi

04/16/2024

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Berlin. Hanami, as the blossom viewing is called in Japanese, is particularly beautiful in Berlin because of the unusually large number of cherry trees there. They were a gift from Japan when the Berlin Wall came down almost 35 years ago.

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04/09/2024

Take a stroll with us through
some of Germany's lesser known towns. Which one would you like to visit?

03/28/2024

I was recently featured in an online publication. They asked about Christmas traditions, and I was happy to share the magical experience of German Christmas markets and how some traditions, e.g. the Christmas tree, are said to originate from Germany.

While it seem odd to think about Christmas in the spring, now really is the best time to start planning and booking a Christmas market tour. If it's something that has been on your mind, send me a DM, and we can explore how your Germany trip could look like.

Many places including Iceland and Scotland are some of of the best places to visit in the world in December. All these places have something unique to offer.

03/26/2024

Take a guess which city this is and let me know in the comments!

03/12/2024

In the late 19th century, Bertha Benz, the wife of automobile inventor Karl Benz, embarked on a daring journey that would forever alter the course of automotive history. To support her husband's fledging career, she took the Patent-Motorwagen No. 3 on a 106-kilometer trek from the German cities Mannheim to Pforzheim to prove the vehicle's practicality and potential. Her ingenious solutions to the numerous challenges she faced along the way, including using her hatpin to clean a fuel line and her garter to insulate a wire, demonstrated the car's reliability and utility. Today, Bertha Benz's pioneering spirit and her contribution to the automobile industry are immortalized with a statue in Pforzheim, celebrating her legacy.

Share with a courageous woman in your life! ❤

03/08/2024

What would you do with 24 hours in Hamburg?

I know that I would visit the harbour again, Speicherstadt is one of my favorites, and I have yet to see the Elbphilharmonie.

I’ll stroll through some neighborhoods -Schanzenviertel and Karoviertel come to mind- and take in the vibe, have some coffee, and maybe check out some street art.
And I would go to Miniature-Wunderland - I hear such great things about it, and a movie just came out about it (see comments for link)

Have you been to Hamburg? What would you like to see? Let me know in the comments.👇

03/06/2024

Unsure about tipping etiquette in Germany? 🇩🇪💰 It's not hard with this rule of thumb 👍.

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02/29/2024

One of the more unusual things you can do in a Germany? A ride in the Zeppelin.
Watch the pilots as they are gearing up for a new season.