A final morning spent shopping was about all we could muster up on the last day.   The weather wasn't too bad so we wandered about the town ce…

Café Mozart is another of Frankfurt's traditional Kaffe un Kuchen places with all that that entails. Space is at a premium which means that the s…

Dr Heinrich Hoffman lived and worked in Frankfurt and was the author of a rather odd book of cautionary tales for young children. You know the sort o…

So what to do on New Years Day when Germany has basically shut down for the duration?   A less than early morning start revealed that the gene…

So what to do on New Years Eve?   As the week had progressed everyone seemed to be coming down with various strains of flu or cold but as it w…

One of the enduring traditional elements of German life is that of Kaffee und Kuchen - coffee and cakes.  This is the chance to spend a leisurely a…

When planning on celebrating New Year in Germany here are a few things you should know: a) Germany is shut: This may sound odd but when I was ther…

After the varied events of yesterday, today consisted mainly of travelling back to Frankfurt on the train.  Unfortunately for the purposes of an…

Escobar was recently voted amongst the top five tapas bars in Frankfurt and it’s not difficult to see why. Slightly hidden on side street off th…

I’ve stayed in Hotel Niederrad a few times now, generally because of it's location, just around the corner from my sister! Situated on the main …

I'm going to have to try and find ways of describing bars and restaurants in this part of the world without using my stock phrases of things like war…

So - time to explore Bamberg then...   We three thousand kings of Bamberg are! When we set off in the morning we were met with the sight…

Germans are very keen on their rural traditions and so there’s always the chance of coming across some sort of historical throwback as you travel a…

The Gasthausbrauerei Ambräusianum is apparently one of the most recent additions to the large number of brewery bars in Bamberg. I get the feeling t…

Having arrived in Frankfurt in the early morning we had a bit of a wait before we could get the train to Bamberg. Unfortunately we didn’t really …

The Hotel Central is situated just across the river on the outskirts of the old town and is a walkable distance from the station if you're feeling en…

So here we are – catching the 7.15 plane from Manchester which means checking in around 5.45 which means getting up at about 3.30 in the morning.…

The first thing to say about Zum Kachelofen is that it's small. Very small. Basically it consists of a bar, two or three tables along the wall opp…

Bamberg is a reasonably sized town situated in the northern parts of Bavaria. Apparently it has the privilege of having more beer consumed per head…