Freistaat Bayern Travel Blogs - Page 4

I have been told that Schweinfurt translates to "pig crossing". They eat alot of pork in Schweinfurt. Maybe this is the reason they decided to honor these tasty animals. Spread out over the city you will find 2 meter high, fiberglass statues of pigs. The themes are a reflection of their sponsors. The total number remains a mystery. Here are some of the ones we have seen during our short stay here. Hope they make you smile. Enjoy!

An International Toy Fair bought me to Germany this time where I had never seen so many toys before. The Fair itself was huge in 12 building and included over 3000 exhibitors! Once work was over I got to explore a little and Nurnberg seems like a nice place full of history that i would visit again.…

In 2006 we travelled for 4 and a half weeks through Italy! I was in Italy two times before.I loved it!!! Italy is such a lovely country. This was the first time for my husband. We went to Venice,San Marino, Rimini, we've spent a week on the Amalficoast(amazing), Capri (beautiful), Paestum,climb the Vesuvio, Sorrento,Pompeï etc A couple of days in Rome, 3 days near La Spezia and walked in the Cinque Terre. Then to Milan and a couple of days in Germany.

So first off...the pictures and such are not just from Fussen but Schwangau, Kempton and whereever else around southern Bavaria I was :)Okay First off I'll just say, I have wanted to see castle Neuschwanstein since I was about 12 and I am STOKED that I finally got to see  it. :)Two of my frien…

We went with some of our German friends tonight to a little local fest in Schlammersdorf (or so we thought a little local fest).  When we arrived there were spotlights beaming in the sky and busses and cars galore!  We parked out in this field with the many other hundreds of cars and walk…

6 days with my best friend Pat in Bavaria with trips to Munich,Zugspitze,Innsbruck and Augsburg...

On Saturday 11 August I took off on my journey with the drive to Jacobsbad in Switzerland. There I put up my new 3-second tent on a campsite. Next day I drove to Schwägalp, where the funicular railway to the top of Mount Säntis starts. The town was totally overrrun with Swiss watching the Schwäg…

Some days in Germany. I visited 6 cities in 5 days.(Amberg, Nurnberg, Stuttgart, Auspurk,Munchen and Regensburg) I was traveling with my co-worker by car...

Before going to the game, I walked around the Altstadt again.  I had one of the local junk food treats that you can pick up from road-side stands.  They are called Nurbergers and they are simply three little bratwurst links on a roll.  They are light sausage with a slightly spic…

Left Salzburg and travelled for several hours to reach Fussen in Germany.  Met a couple of people at the train station who were staying at the same hostel as me, so we decided to walk there together.  An unmarked white van pulled up and the lady in the passenger seat jumped out and asked …

In February of 2004, I journeyed to Frankfurt, the Rhein Valley, Geneva, Vienna, and Münich for the purpose of closing a Swiss bank account. Vienna was romantic, Münich was charming, and the overnight train ride through the Alps offered a breathtaking feast for the eyes.

This time we really were high up on a hill! We were at the foot of the peak where Hitler built his Eagle's Nest, his summer mountain house where he and Eva Braun and their friends retreated to, where he could see all across the Königseeache Valley. We couldn't actually get up to the ruins of …

Spent Christmas in the German and Austrian Alps.

My 21st birthday. For my birthday I wanted to look around the inside of castles Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein. We bought "Kings Tickets" which allows you to see both and saves you a few euro. First we went on a tour of Hohenschwangau. It is a most enchanting castle. The tourguide was very funny…

Date  10-27-2006 1:32:57 AM I´m enjoying my stay in München, a cool city.  I´ve never been to a place where life revolves around BEER. They even have a Religious Day for Beer. I´ll be wearing the leiderhossen or dirndl the way I´m drinking over here. Yes, Beer is GOOD here. I try t…