ninetreats » Germany http://www.ninetreats.com food, food, food and some travel Mon, 03 May 2010 22:42:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Neuschwanstein – Marienbrucke http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/neuschwanstein-marienbrucke http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/neuschwanstein-marienbrucke#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:15:35 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=36 In English this is called Queen Mary’s bridge. Since my visit obviously took place in the winter, we couldn’t make the fifteen minute walk to this bridge. The signs, mostly in German, said something about Danger, snow, ice and slipping into deep ravines which would cause serious injury and/or death.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/neuschwanstein-marienbrucke/feed 1 Neuschwanstein in Winter – Part 2 http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/neuschwanstein-in-winter-part-2 http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/neuschwanstein-in-winter-part-2#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:14:31 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=35 The last turn before you reach the castle. If you make it this far, most of the hike is over.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/neuschwanstein-in-winter-part-2/feed 0 Neuschwanstein in Winter http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/neuschwanstein-in-winter http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/neuschwanstein-in-winter#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 22:12:53 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=34 If you ever visit Neuschwanstein Castle, which is along the Austrian border in Bavaria, this is as close as you can get in your car. The rest of the way is either on foot or paying for a horse drawn wagon to pull you up the hill.

This is my last weekend in Germany for the forseeable future and so I spent making the 3 hour drive (one-way) from Nuremberg down here to the little village near Fussen where the castle is located. The official site (in English) is here: http://www.neuschwanstein.de/english/

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/neuschwanstein-in-winter/feed 0 Arrival in Frankfurt http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/arrival-in-frankfurt http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/arrival-in-frankfurt#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:09:54 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=33 I am back in Germany again for another 3 week stint. Instead of flying all the way to Nuremberg, my flight ended in Frankfurt. In case you are ever traveling by train from the Frankfurt airport. If you see something that looks like this you will know that you have made it to the train platform and are awaiting your departure.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/arrival-in-frankfurt/feed 0 Snowy December in Nuremberg http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/snowy-december-in-nuremberg http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/snowy-december-in-nuremberg#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:04:23 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=32 The view from the Nuernberg castle with snow and low slung clouds covering the city.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/snowy-december-in-nuremberg/feed 0 Nuremberg Christmas Market http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/nuremberg-christmas-market http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/nuremberg-christmas-market#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 15:01:41 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=31 One of the reasons to come to Nuernberg in the winter is the Christkindlesmarkt that takes place every year during the entire month of December. If you do come to visit there are two things you must try. First is the Nuernberger Bratwurst, served three at a time on a hard roll. Second is the traditional lebkuchen, or gingerbread cookies. They are soft and moist and regardless of when I have them now or in the future they will make me think of Christmas in a medieval German town.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/nuremberg-christmas-market/feed 0 Cemetary Angel in Snow http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/cemetary-angel-in-snow http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/cemetary-angel-in-snow#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:59:36 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=30 Winter in Nuremberg means snow. And in the case of statues of angels in an old cemetary it adds an eerie feeling. My sister and visited this cemetary with some graves dating from the 1500s early on a Sunday morning. It was the right time to visit.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/cemetary-angel-in-snow/feed 0 Regensburg Bridge http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/regensburg-bridge http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/regensburg-bridge#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:58:15 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=29 Construction on this bridge started in 1135. For most of 800 years it was the only bridge across the Danube in Regensburg.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/regensburg-bridge/feed 0 Bakery Sign in Rothenburg http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/bakery-sign-in-rothenburg http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/bakery-sign-in-rothenburg#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:54:28 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=28 I have heard that at one point in history only those bakers who were royally appointed by the King could use the golden pretzel in the sign for the bakery. This is a great bakery sign I found in Rothenburg.

]]> http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/bakery-sign-in-rothenburg/feed 0 Backerei in Rothenburg ob der Tauber http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/backerei-in-rothenburg-ob-der-tauber http://www.ninetreats.com/2006/01/backerei-in-rothenburg-ob-der-tauber#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2006 14:52:24 +0000 sam http://www.ninetreats.com/?p=27 For those who know me, they know that I would naturally be the one to find a bakery. This is the front of one in Rothenburg.

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