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The chilly welcome at Michaelkirche in Berg am Laim
Blog: Heather on her travels - 23 December 2009
My mother had been especially recommended to see the Michaelkirche or church of St Michael in Berg am Laim which is reputed to be one of the most beautiful Rococco churches in Southern Germany and so we duly left the well-trodden tourist routes of central Munich for the suburbs. Although Berg am Laim is only 5 stops on [...]
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Location and Value at Hotel Falkenturm in Munich
Blog: Heather on her travels - 21 December 2009
Hotel Falkenturm in Munich is a comfortable, pension style hotel which is ideally located for sightseeing and is moderately priced for a Munich hotel in this location. Read on for my full review; For my recent weekend in Munich, I was travelling with my parents, and our main considerations for this short trip were location and [...]
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Visiting the Munich Christmas Markets - Podcast Episode 4
Blog: Heather on her travels - 20 December 2009
In my latest Podcast I’m taking you to the Christmas Markets in Munich getting into the festive spirit, with snow on the ground, German carol singers and the smell of gingerbread in the air. You’ll hear about my visit to the Residenz Palace, the market we found in it’s courtyards, the ethnic, alternative Tollwood Winter [...]
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Drinking Feuerzangenbowle to warm the spirits in Munich
Blog: Heather on her travels - 16 December 2009
On my trip to Munich I ate and drank my way through the best that the Christmas Markets could offer, including an interesting tipple called Feuerzangenbowle. We tried our Feuerzangenbowle at the Tollwood Festival, a crafty, ethnic and organic (or Bio, as it’s called in Germany) market, held on the same Theresienwiese Fairground where you’ll find the more famous [...]
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In the Market for a Little Christmas
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 15 December 2009
On October 30, I went to buy a last-minute Halloween mask. The store's loudspeakers were already spouting "It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas." I might have been able to handle it if I thought they were trying to be ironic.
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Nuremberg Christmas Market, Germany
Blog: An American in London - 13 December 2009
I have to be in Munich for a few days this week, so I took a daytrip today to visit the Nuremberg Christmas Market, which is just an hour and 45 minutes away on a regular (non-fancy) Deutsche Bahn train. I’m not a huge fan of Christmas ornaments or freezing cold weather, but things I *can* [...]
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Postcard from the snow in Munich
Blog: Heather on her travels - 12 December 2009
I’m in Munich for a pre-Christmas break, and although yesterday was rainy, the forecast was correct and this morning it snowed. It was a light snowfall, just enough to give a dusting to the trees and hedges in the parks but not enought to lie on the pavements for long or make them too slippery. I [...]
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Postcard from the Christmas Markets in Munich
Blog: Heather on her travels - 11 December 2009
I’m in Munich this weekend, seeing something of the old town and the Christmas Markets, although in the couple of days we’re here, I doubt I’ll get much further than that. When we came up from the underground Metro station onto Marienplatz, the warm, sweet smell of gingerbread hit me. This afternoon we visited the Resindenz Palace in [...]
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Tis the Season: More Christmas Markets in France and Germany
Blog: Green Earth Guides ~ Traveling Naturally - 2 December 2009
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Oktoberfest Doesn’t Begin in October
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 5 October 2009
Oktoberfest doesn’t begin in October – that’s when it ends. While bars in the U.S. are just beginning to celebrate autumn with their Samuel Adam’s and Harpoon’s seasonal, Oktoberfest inspired beers, the official celebration in Munich, Germany has already come to a close (running from mid-September to the first Sunday of October). Before coming to Oktoberfest, I had an idyllic image of large Bavarian beers and festive drinking halls as far as the eye could see. However, the moment I approached the outer gate, it felt more like stepping into Disneyland. ...
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Back in Munich
Blog: thebeergeek.com - 23 July 2009
Another long (and fortunately) uneventful day of travel landed us in our favorite beer city, Munich. We used our two days in the Bavarian capitol to recover from jet lag before starting our beer adventures. We arrived at our hotel in the city center and had just enough time to take a quick shower before jumping [...]
