For ages, the British have felt connected to the Germans by a cordial dislike. But now the British Museum in London is devoting a major exhibition to Anglo-German relations. That's reason enough for Euromaxx reporter Hendrik Welling in London to find out for himself what the British really think of their Teutonic cousins.
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Showing posts with label Germany. Show all posts
"Native Fantasy: Germany’s Indian Heroes" - New York Times
Germany’s biggest folk hero is an Apache named Winnetou who fights for justice outside of Hamburg. Best-selling author Karl May, who created him, never traveled to the American West.
Produced by: Axel Gerdau, Erik Olsen and John Woo
Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1riANBs
Produced by: Axel Gerdau, Erik Olsen and John Woo
Read the story here: http://nyti.ms/1riANBs
Back in Time with the Trabant - DW video
From DW: When the first Trabant was launched in 1957, it could hold its own against West German models. Its 18 horsepower may not have been a threat to the Goggomobil or the VW Bug, but the latter certainly didn't leave its Eastern cousins in the dust.
On the Danube - Discover Germany
On the Danube - from Weltenburg to Regensburg | Discover Germany - YouTube http://buff.ly/SMlroG -- Fro DW: The Danube River flows along 600 kilometers of southern Germany. One of most beautiful stretches is in Bavaria, passing Weltenburg Abbey and spectacular rock formations as it winds its way to Regensburg, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hard Times for Germany's Sheep Farmers - DW video
Hard Times for Germany's Sheep Farmers | DW Business Brief. Most Germans eat on average only 1 kg of lamb per year. Lamb is expensive. Land to graze sheep is expensive. No wonder the average age of the German shepard is 60, and many are giving up on the business altogether.
Suckling Lamb from Castilla León | Lamb is a traditional Easter meal in many families. With the holidays coming up, Euromaxx à la carte wanted to share with you a delicious dish from northern Spain. "Lechado Asado" is a famous specialty from the region around Valladolid and is known throughout the country for its unmistakable flavor: this is due to the lamb being raised solely on ewe's milk.
Suckling Lamb from Castilla León | Lamb is a traditional Easter meal in many families. With the holidays coming up, Euromaxx à la carte wanted to share with you a delicious dish from northern Spain. "Lechado Asado" is a famous specialty from the region around Valladolid and is known throughout the country for its unmistakable flavor: this is due to the lamb being raised solely on ewe's milk.
The only wine barrel master in Germany?
A Deutsche Welle video: Ralf Mattern builds wooden barrels. He's one of the last of his kind in Germany but his work is more popular than ever. More and more young vintners are ordering their barrels from him. They know that high-quality wine matures better in barrels made of oak rather than steel.
The world's biggest cuckoo clock - Deutsche Welle video
Is time out of joint in the Black Forest? Two men claim to own the world's biggest cuckoo clock. It's clearly a case for Euromaxx reporter Michael Wigge.
Johann Sebastian Bach and the three key places central to his life and work: Eisenach, Köthen and Leipzig
Johann Sebastian Bach is one of the greatest composers in classical music history. His works continue to move and inspire people all over the world. We introduce you to three key places that were central to his life and work: Eisenach, Köthen and Leipzig.
Bremen - Discover Germany video
David Miqueri and Teresita Olmedo encounter the Town Musicians of Bremen, explore the old Schnoor district and taste traditional sailor's food.
Oettinger - Germany's Top-Selling Beer Brand (video)
Günther Kollmar, head of the Oettinger Brewery, breaks all the beer industry's rules; he doesn't advertise his products, doesn't do deals with restaurants and bars and has his beer delivered by his own company. That cuts costs. And it's helped him turn a small Bavarian brewery into the maker of Germany's largest and best-selling (discount) beer brand.
The hippopotamuses of Cologne, Germany and Swaziland
Hippopotamuses still live in central and southern Africa, but they are under threat there. Farming is destroying the habitat of these huge, semi-aquatic animals. Now wildlife conservation projects aim to move wild hippos to protected areas, for example in Swaziland's national parks. From DW:
Germany in World Showcase, Epcot park in Walt Disney World
The Germany Pavilion is designed to look like a German town, but with architecture from different eras and regions. Germany is a federation of 16 states, with distinct culture and identity. The architecture of the German pavilion reflects styles from various regions of the country; for example, the Biergarten restaurant is Bavarian, but the statue of St. George slaying the dragon represents the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, commissioned in 1869 by King Ludwig II, was the inspiration for Disneyland's Sleeping Beauty Castle.
The Platz (square) is decorated with a statue of St. George and the Dragon and a clock tower.
The Biergarten, at the rear of the courtyard, sells traditional German food. Biergarten Restaurant is a buffet restaurant designed to look as though Oktoberfest is being celebrated there. Schnitzel, strudel and beer offer a taste of Bavaria. It features live entertainment and beer served in one liter steins. The dining hall was supposed to be the the entrance area for the never built boat cruise down the Rhine (Germany did not fund it).
Sommerfest is a quick-service restaurant
The pavilion has numerous small shops selling German goods, including dolls and cuckoo clocks.
Karamell-Küche (Caramel Kitchen) is a sweets shop specializes in caramel concoctions of every sort, from caramel corn to caramel fudge. Operated by Storck, makers of Werther's caramels, this is the only standalone Werther's retail location in the world.
The area near the pavilion (next to the restrooms) is decorated by an extensive model village with working model trains.
References:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Epcot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_(Epcot)
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/attractions/germany-pavilion/
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/biergarten-restaurant/
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/entertainment/oktoberfest-musikanten/
Celebrate Oktoberfest All Year Long at Epcot’s Biergarten « Disney Parks Blog http://buff.ly/P4HfF1
A Guide To Drinking Around The World at Disney's Epcot http://buff.ly/1RlE4ZH
The Platz (square) is decorated with a statue of St. George and the Dragon and a clock tower.
The Biergarten, at the rear of the courtyard, sells traditional German food. Biergarten Restaurant is a buffet restaurant designed to look as though Oktoberfest is being celebrated there. Schnitzel, strudel and beer offer a taste of Bavaria. It features live entertainment and beer served in one liter steins. The dining hall was supposed to be the the entrance area for the never built boat cruise down the Rhine (Germany did not fund it).
Sommerfest is a quick-service restaurant
The pavilion has numerous small shops selling German goods, including dolls and cuckoo clocks.
Karamell-Küche (Caramel Kitchen) is a sweets shop specializes in caramel concoctions of every sort, from caramel corn to caramel fudge. Operated by Storck, makers of Werther's caramels, this is the only standalone Werther's retail location in the world.
The area near the pavilion (next to the restrooms) is decorated by an extensive model village with working model trains.
References:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Epcot
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_(Epcot)
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/attractions/germany-pavilion/
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/biergarten-restaurant/
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/epcot/entertainment/oktoberfest-musikanten/
Celebrate Oktoberfest All Year Long at Epcot’s Biergarten « Disney Parks Blog http://buff.ly/P4HfF1
A Guide To Drinking Around The World at Disney's Epcot http://buff.ly/1RlE4ZH
Beers that are 6 times stronger than a Bud - 32% alcohol by volume - TIME Taste Test
How does high-alcohol beer taste? TIME samples Tactical Nuclear Penguin and Sink the Bismarck! - two beers that are six times stronger than a Bud.
"BrewDog, a three-year-old Scottish microbrewery, released a new brand, dubbed Tactical Nuclear Penguin. The beer set a new record by weighing in at a scary 32% alcohol by volume (ABV), more than six times the strength of familiar domestic brands like Budweiser."
References:
Super-High-Alcohol Beer Heads to the U.S. TIME.
The sad state of German beer culture - Slate Magazine, 2011.
Oktoberfest: 5 delicious styles of German beer - Slate Magazine, 2011.
Oktoberfest: 5 delicious styles of German beer - Slate Magazine, 2011.
Oktoberfest in Berea, Ohio
The video from Labor Day Oktoberfest in Berea, Ohio (2006) shows some staples of German tradition like castles, Bavarian cuckoo clocks, beer steins and dachshunds.
From Wikipedia: The original "Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September and early October. It is the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year."
Labor Day Oktoberfest in Berea, Ohio is at the grounds of Cuyahoga County Fair.
Sand castle by Carl Jara. Carl's goal over the Labor Day weekend was to create a 15-foot tall replica of Bavaria's Neuschwanstein castle.
Beer Steins. A beer stein is a traditionally German beer tankard or mug, usually with a hinged lid and levered thumblift. The lid, which technically distinguishs a stein from a mug, started out as a sanitary measure. During the summers of the late 1400s, central Europe was repeatedly overwhelmed with swarms of flies. This soon led several principalities to pass laws requiring food and beverage containers to be covered (text source: Wikipedia).
Beer Steins.
From Wikipedia: "Beer plays a central role in the fair. A special Oktoberfest beer is brewed for the occasion, which is slightly darker and stronger, in both taste and alcohol. It is served in a one-liter-tankard called Maß.
Visitors also consume large quantities of food, most of it traditional hearty fare such as sausage, hendl (chicken), käsespätzle (cheese noodles), and sauerkraut, along with such Bavarian delicacies as roast ox tails.
One of the biggest talking points among citizens of Munich in the lead up to the Oktoberfest each year is how much a litre of beer will cost. In 2006 the official price range is between €6.95 and €7.50."
References:
Labor Day Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beer stein from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dachshund from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Related reading:
A Frugal Guide to the Iowa State Fair (or Any Similar County or State Fair). The Simple Dollar, 08/2008.
Related:
Oktoberfest in Munich 2008: Gadling readers chime in with some tips. Jeffrey White, Sep 18th 2008.
The sad state of German beer culture - Slate Magazine, 2011.
Oktoberfest: 5 delicious styles of German beer - Slate Magazine, 2011.
The world's best miniature railways - Telegraph UK http://goo.gl/oZHcv
Celebrate the Wurst Oktoberfest Ever | Whole Foods Market http://buff.ly/P4H7VW
Celebrate Oktoberfest All Year Long at Epcot’s Biergarten « Disney Parks Blog http://buff.ly/P4HfF1
From Wikipedia: The original "Oktoberfest is a two-week festival held each year in Munich, Bavaria, Germany during late September and early October. It is the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year."
Labor Day Oktoberfest in Berea, Ohio is at the grounds of Cuyahoga County Fair.
Sand castle by Carl Jara. Carl's goal over the Labor Day weekend was to create a 15-foot tall replica of Bavaria's Neuschwanstein castle.
Beer Steins. A beer stein is a traditionally German beer tankard or mug, usually with a hinged lid and levered thumblift. The lid, which technically distinguishs a stein from a mug, started out as a sanitary measure. During the summers of the late 1400s, central Europe was repeatedly overwhelmed with swarms of flies. This soon led several principalities to pass laws requiring food and beverage containers to be covered (text source: Wikipedia).
Beer Steins.
From Wikipedia: "Beer plays a central role in the fair. A special Oktoberfest beer is brewed for the occasion, which is slightly darker and stronger, in both taste and alcohol. It is served in a one-liter-tankard called Maß.
Visitors also consume large quantities of food, most of it traditional hearty fare such as sausage, hendl (chicken), käsespätzle (cheese noodles), and sauerkraut, along with such Bavarian delicacies as roast ox tails.
One of the biggest talking points among citizens of Munich in the lead up to the Oktoberfest each year is how much a litre of beer will cost. In 2006 the official price range is between €6.95 and €7.50."
References:
Labor Day Oktoberfest
Oktoberfest from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Beer stein from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dachshund from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Related reading:
A Frugal Guide to the Iowa State Fair (or Any Similar County or State Fair). The Simple Dollar, 08/2008.
Related:
Oktoberfest in Munich 2008: Gadling readers chime in with some tips. Jeffrey White, Sep 18th 2008.
The sad state of German beer culture - Slate Magazine, 2011.
Oktoberfest: 5 delicious styles of German beer - Slate Magazine, 2011.
The world's best miniature railways - Telegraph UK http://goo.gl/oZHcv
Celebrate the Wurst Oktoberfest Ever | Whole Foods Market http://buff.ly/P4H7VW
Celebrate Oktoberfest All Year Long at Epcot’s Biergarten « Disney Parks Blog http://buff.ly/P4HfF1
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