We Saw Burghausen 🇩🇪 the LONGEST CASTLE in the WORLD + SPARGEL!
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- Come along with us as we visit Burghausen Castle, the longest Castle in the world (1 km). Some sources say it's also the largest castle in the world. The castle is located in Burghausen, Germany, right on the border with Austria in the state of Bavaria (Bayern). It is everything you'd hope a castle would be! It feels like you're stepping back in time to when knights, lords, and ladies lived there and defended the city. Did you know Germany has more than 20,000 castles/fortresses/palaces? WOW! So it will take us many years to see the most famous ones, but we are HERE FOR IT!
The Altstadt of Burghausen is so beautiful - it reminded us of Vienna. Pastel-colored buildings that look like they've been perfectly maintained since the 18th century. We do try Spargelcremesuppe for the first time as well! The kids had Schnitzel and pork sandwiches. You can schedule a tour of the inside, and we want to go back to do just that.
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Your dual language talking kids are absolutely adorable!
💖🙏🏻 thank you!
Really amazing how fast tehy adopted to a new country :D
5:01 Kevin got just as excited as the kids there for a second! For once your kids are not alone in being the most adorable thing.
Also 2:57, "Ich _möchte_ Eis!"? Wow, that's better than most German kids: "ICH *WILL* EIS!" or more commonly "BWAAAAAH EIS!!! WAAAAaahhaaAA!!!"
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@ K_a_M_I: Your comment just made my day!
I really like the way these videos are made. You see landscape shots, get an impression of the scenery, she's coming up with interesting music, we learn something from the facts here and there... Wonderful work, I enjoy it!
Thank you so much!
Totally agree, stunning impressions. Especially the choice of background music, which gives the video a special atmosphere. The relaxed, refreshing music which leads you through the city and in contrast to this the medieval music at the castle. Love it!
@@Opa_Andre Yeah, was totally awaiting attackers on horses to arrive and at the end the princess marrying the hero! As mentioned, such a good choice of music! Adds a lot to the footage quality and makes you feel like you're watching a movie 🤗......
@@ca9603 Yeah, but for me it was like "Those kids conquer / storm the castle" (while they climbed the cannon balls) and the fitting music felt like being the "non - sea related version" of the movie "Pirates of the Caribbean" :)
@@Opa_Andre thank you so much! I had fun picking out that medieval music. 🤴👸
What a beautiful trip! ☀️I must say Kevin's shining eyes during the whole video were my favourite 😊 The genuine joy he had for the castle and teaching your kids what he knew. Lovely. ❤️
Aweee yes!! Kevin LOVED the castle, I think more than the kids did. He was like a kid!
I do love me a medieval castle!
@@kevinmcfall5285 And may we all never lose that child inside us that still gets excited by awesome things!
Wunderschöne Videos sind das, die ihr hier einstellt. Vielen Dank dafür. Es gibt so viele schöne Orte auf dieser Welt, die eigentlich so nah liegen und die man sich selbst noch nie angeschaut hat. Ich werde zukünftig definitiv mehr im eigenen Land verreisen. Eigentlich traurig, dass mehr als die Hälfte des Lebens schon hinter mir liegt und ich erst ein einziges Mal in Bayern Urlaub gemacht habe.
It's been some years since we visited Burghausen. We were there in high summer and below the castle (likely when Corona doesn't have it closed) is a swimming lake. It's a wonderful place to cool off on a hot summer day. Once again great video, especially since you are building memories with your kids that will last them their entire life.
Oh nice that you’ve been there, too!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife We live North of Munich so with a car it was within day trip distance for us. We didn't get into the city but did go swimming in the lake.
You'll find that most Schnitzels are huge in your area and Austria as well. They're pounded, so they get really thin, but large. I've heard people nickname them "Elefantenohr" (elephant's ear), because they were so huge. It's a bit like with Italian pizza: If it fits the plate it's a kids portion :D
Haha, Elefantenohr, das muss ich mir merken!
Ahhh haha, if it fits the kids’ plate it’s a kid’s portion. Elefantenohr 🐘🐘
Italian Pizza = Mafiatorte
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Or any regular size plate. ;) Sides have to go on a separate plate. Just to give you an impression for Schnitzel size in Vienna, have a look at this documentary: ruclips.net/video/O3H9UDtiTTg/видео.html
Sometimes I tend to forget just how beautiful this country is. Thanks for sharing your journey. Such a joy to watch!
It’s so beautiful!
Great choice of music every time :)
Thank you! 💖
Again, another beautiful video, nicely cut and arranged, fitting music, uplifting.
Thank you so much for all the work you do documenting your adventures. I hope the kids don't get bored too soon with all those same "ol' boring historical stuff".
Should you ever go down the Rhine river, I highly recommend Burg Rheinfels. Another beautiful castle, with a hotel in it. Sure, it ain't cheap, but for a night it is an awesome experience. If you can arrange it ahead of time, order a Rittermahl, a Knight's Evening Meal in their traditional dining chamber, possibly even with one of their bards telling stories.
The views along the Rhine are awesome with two other castles visible in the distance, and the Lorelei rocky plateau with its mythical siren luring river sailers to their doom with her enchanting voice. The most amazing combo would be a night or two in the castle during the "Rhein on fire" festival with fireworks up and down the river.
Oh WOW. This sounds amazing!! I’m going to look this up. Thank you for the suggestion!
Thank you for your video of my hometown, I spent the first 22 years of my life there. It was a wonderful time. Have a great Sunday and a nice time in Bavaria.
What a beautiful place to grow up!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Yes, it was a big adventure park for us.
The text at the church 2:23 says: "Parish church St. Jacob, first consecration 1140, in 1267 consecration after reconstruction with 5 altars. Modifications after city fires in 1353 and 1504. In 1853/55 restauration in the neo-Gothic style (vault and interior). Construction of tower started in 1470. Baroque enlargements in 1721/26 and 1778/81 to 78.55 m (258 ft). - The historical society club"
Oh awesome! Thanks for this translation. Wow, first built in 1140…amazing!
Cool. Thanks for the translation. I usually understand a little bit, but good to get the whole description!
Burghausen reminds a bit of Heidelberg (according to Mark Twain the most beautiful place on earth).
What a beautiful Castle and Altstadt!! Love also how fluent your kids are already. They will benefit from this so much as adults. Not only jobwise (US, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, European Union Governance), but also character and intellect wise.
I so agree, knowing multiple languages and cultures makes us better people! Isn’t the Burghausen Altstadt beautiful? I didn’t know Heidelberg looks like it! Kevin and I were just talking about going up there. Yes we’d love to go on a Rhein river cruise?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife i highly recommend it. Best with reading Twains "A Tramp abroad" while on that Trip.
Should you ever end up in Dresden, then take the opportunity for a day trip to Königstein Fortress. It's not the most beautiful fortress, but one of the most impressive (walls up to 42m/138ft and a 152m/500ft deep well) and its location 240m/790ft above the Elbe river is just breathtaking.
Very cool!
I was there last Tuesday. 😁 Brilliant as always but I can't wait for the Medieval Festival to be back, because it makes the whole place even more magical! Hopefully next year you can experience it too.
Oh cool!! We would love to go for the medieval festival - when is it normally?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Next year from July 8th to July 10th. I can highly recommend.
@@schaumamoi9916 oohhh!! We definitely want to go!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife normally it is the second weekend in July. It's great fun! Hopefully next year. 😉
Guten Morgen 🌞einen schönen Sonntag wünsche ich 🙋♀️❤🌹
Guten morgen! 💖🌞 Vielen dank!
I’m hearing more German from the kids! An update about their Language Development and how you guys have been balancing that at home would be great!!!
Nothing else to comment, I'm too late this time. Awesome footage, adorable kids, overwhelmed adults, excellent editing, great atmosphere, well placed "O-Töne" (original audio)... simply a fantastic vlog, some kind of masterpiece.
What I liked most is that you've shown how beautiful Germany is without ANY half-timbered house at all! 😊😂👍
Thank you, Peter! Yeah, true! Burghausen doesn’t have many half timbered houses!
I lived there almost 6 years. It is a beutiful city. There are many events and places to visit there: Burgfest in Burgausen, Mai Wies'n in Burghausen, Christkindlmarkt in Halsbach (in the woods!), Christkindlmarkt and Gartentage in Tüßling. Somebody also mentioned Wöhrsee too. These is this gorgeous open-air-bath. I skated on this lake in the winter too.
Oh wow, a Christkindlmarkt in the woods?! So cool you lived there for a while.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife If you go back to Berchtesgadener Land, check out Ramsauer Malerweg, Hintersee and Wimbachklamm. This is also a day trip. Or any other Klamm (gorge). There are plenty! My favorite is Liechtensteinklamm (St.Johann im Pongau, Austria)
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Watch the film The Three Musketeers (2011) with Logan Lerman. I think, you would recognize few places :))) The castle of Herrenchiemsee, Burghausen and Munich.
Good morning guys,
thanks for welcoming us to Sunday with such a wonderful video ☺️.
I'm glad that you had very nice weather for this trip.
What a lovely little town,
Burghausen is something on my own list for the future.
Did you guys visit Regensburg or Straubing? They're very nice too.
Amazing video, thank you so much, have a nice Sunday 🍀🌷👍
Guten Morgen, Robert! 🌞 We can highly recommend both the castle and the town. It’s a beautiful place! We have only done day trips that are no more than one hour away, and Regensburg is 2 hours away, so not yet! But Regensburg is on our very long list. 🤣
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife
with you guys a learn a few things about Germany and the landscape, too. Some wonderful tips for traveling. 👏👏👍
In the next year's,
when everything is more open again, there are so many lovely places to explore, with the opportunity to discover how diverse and versatile Germany really is and that's in almost everything.
Love you guys!!!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife When visiting Regensburg, don't miss the "Historische Wurstkuchl" (historic sausage kitchen), the oldest fast food restaurant in the western world! They served sausages for almost 900 years.
Thank you for sharing another fab video. Bavaria seems so relaxed and free!
You’re welcome! Yes, it is!
So glad to see this post. We're hoping to take this in on our trip in a couple of months. So fun to see the kids enjoying themselves and getting a bit of a history lesson to boot.
Oh cool! I think you’ll love it. It’s a wonderful place!
Burghausen is so interesting because of its contrasts. This big old castle above the nice old Stadtplatz, but then it also has huge modern chemical industry's there. Looks quite funny on google maps.
Watching you experience all these citys and sights from my home for the first time is so wholesome ❤️ great choices! I hope you plan to visit Salzburg :) most beautiful city I know
I think Germany has done a great job of being modern and also preserving the good parts of the past.
Oh yes! We can do a day trip to Salzburg - we will probably do that soon!
Hello, I’m suppose to visit Burghausen with my husband for work at that chemical plant, Wacker. We’ve never flown or traveled outside the US. We are so nervous and excited, but if there is anything you could tell us that you think we should know, please comment back. He will be working for about 8 hours during the day and I will be alone. Do you think it would be ok for me to walk around on my own? I wish I could meet someone there to tell me the stories of this beautiful place. Anything you think I should know would be so appreciated. Thank you! ❤
Wow it brings memories back , I am German and live in Texas now , I lived in Burghausen briefly with my aunt in the fifties , there was no colors on the house's then everything was grey. The city center was more of a market place and I used to go to a catholic daycare. The river that divided Germany and Austria is the Salzach . It really became a beautiful place now . Thank you so much for the opportunity to see it one more time .
Oh wow, I’m amazed the buildings used to be grey! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video, thank you for watching.
Hi Sara and Kevin. I love your videos and I admire you that you dare to emigrate from the USA to my homeland. I've seen almost all of your videos. And now I have a question for you. Could it be that you live in the Traunstein area? If so, then you live very close to me.
Thank you! Yes! We do live near Traunstein! If you message me on Instagram, we can talk more and I’ll share more exactly where we live. 😉
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Hi I sent you a request on Instagram. I would be happy if we could contact you.
Why are there so many castles in Germany?
The country consisted of many small and large principalities. Sometimes even the church was the sovereign.
The borders had to be fortified and guarded. If it was not possible to keep peace through marriage (for which the daughters were given to other families) and diplomacy, then war often ensued. Many died in the wars.
The peasants had to pay taxes, deliver food and do work for the princes. The castles were often cold, only one room has a fireplace. Few of the windows had simple panes of glass. Rubbish was simply thrown over the walls. A well in the castle was important.
It wasn't as nice as with W. Disney.
I am glad that today Germany is no longer divided into such small principalities, that it is a democracy, that there is peace and life is easy .
Very cool facts, thanks for sharing, Jens. And I agree, the way we live in modern times is soooo much more peaceful! There were constant battles, and hunger, and instability. It’s beautiful now but would’ve been a super hard life.
Yes, until 1806 Germany was a collection of more than 250 (micro)states called the "Holy Roman Empire of the German nation". Principalities, dukedoms, dioceses, kindoms, duchies etc. That's why it was nicknamed "Flickenteppich" or patchwork quilt.
When I see such old buildings I think about the people who did this. How did they cut those stones? How did they get them up there? And all of it was done without the tools and machines we have today. There are work techniques that are forgotten nowadays, that means if you want to reconstruct such old buildings - the wood work, floors, coulored windows, paintings - you're up to a lot of difficulties.
Yes! I think about that, too. It’s amazing what they were able to create and build by hand. Absolute works of art!
The techniques aren't quiet as forgotten as one might think. they've been written down and been documented in paintings and other artworks.
There is even a small castle in france thats been built with these old techniques to show how it was done. Château de Guédelon. Its "experimental archeology" done with the old techniques and materials. You can find a lot of documentaries about it.
I know! I love thinking about that too! Although I think a lot of people were either enslaved or forced into work. But at least technologically it is amazing.
@@kevinmcfall5285 It's true, they had to do work for the nobles, but on the other hand they could flee into the fortress if enemies came.
@@kevinmcfall5285 Only the earth work was done by serfs, the builder were free man and decently payed. most started there and went on to work on churches later when they were better at their craft.
My hometown :) Nice Video! Although I live here, it always impresses me anew.
Oh so cool that you live there!
Congratulations, you have found the German's pace of life. Thx for sharing with us.
Beautiful Trip!
Was born in Burghausen, my grandparents used to live there. I explored the castle with my granddad as a kid. Have relatives in the area, so whenever we take a summer trip from Berlin to Bavaria, we always visit the castle. Next time take your swimming gear and take a dip into the lake on the other side: there is a well tended public bath on the foot of the castle on the other side. And see the huge carps at the entrance.
It's just wonderful all around!
Great advice, thanks! How lucky you were to grow up there!
What special memories those must be of exploring the castle with your grandfather. 💖
Meine Heimatstadt - my hometown
Hier bin ich gerne Zuhause - I like to be at home here
Ein sehr gelungenes Video von Burghausen - a very successful video of Burghausen
Really nice to wake up to and have some breakfast with... :)
Ooo yum, what’s for Frühstuck?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife lol lots of vegetables, fruits, a piece of delicious "Daim" cake and a Brötchen with Butter + Marmelade und Butter + Nutella.
@@Alexp37 sehr lecker!
Guten Morgen Lovely family! New Subscriber from NRW. Nice Video😊
Dankeschön! We will make it up to the NRW one of these days.
I really love your videos and special compliments for your music selection!! I always love the songs you choose for your montages! Großes Kompliment (=big compliment), and lots of greetings from Munich!
Vielen dank! I spend a lot of time picking out the music, so it’s so nice that you noticed!
The visuals and editing of this video are next-level guys! 🤌🏽 love the music. ❤️
Your videos are absolutely fantastic and they are still getting better and better! I am looking forward to them every time.
I hope some day in the future you get a chance to visit the north of our country for a couple of days. It is very different to the south but also beautiful. We have beatiful islands and beaches in the north sea and in the baltic sea as well and thousands of interesting places to visit.
Thank you so much! Yes we are excited to get to see the north. We’ve actually only done day trips so far - everything in our videos has been 20-60 minutes away from our house! Haha, traveling is quite expensive for our family, since we often need 2 hotel rooms. And everything here is so new for us that we wanted to explore near our home first, and then spread out. So we will get up north eventually!
Thanks for giving southern locals an impulse for a day trip within the 2 hour circle 🤩😁
Besides all the impressions - well cut video and matching music arrangement. 👍
Yes! It’s great impulse day trip! And thank you.
I still can't believe all the things we have seen so far are under an hour from our house!
@@kevinmcfall5285 ... and there's so much more to be discovered nearby 😊... Well "distance" gets new meaning here comparing to the U.S. 😁
"That's right, Griffin" 😂👌
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Just come back from my week of "im Harz" with hiking and see lots of frame houses, which I like a lot. Now, that I saw your video I could go get my backpack and take another week of in Burghausen😁 Thanks for great pictures👍
Sounds like you had a great week!
11:05 Gorgeous! Tell her in German: "Du tanzt wie eine Prinzessin"(You dance like a princess) and i bet she will remember this forever :)
Yes! 👸👸👸
Thank you so much for this beautiful video! I’m suppose to be visiting here in the spring of next year and I’m so nervous! I’m from the US and I’ve never flown or traveled and I’m beyond nervous/excited about this trip. Thank you very much for explaining everything. I plan on watching as many of your videos as possible to prepare better. I’ve been watching as many videos as I can. My husband will be there for work and I’m trying to figure out if it’s ok for me to explore by myself during the day while he’s at work. I wish I could meet someone there that would be willing to show me around, but I don’t know how to go about that. Anyway, thanks for the video! You have a beautiful family!
You really should visit Guédelon castle in central France, I helped construct it (a few stones) and you can watch a castle in the making! First time visiting I saw that little back door and thought this wasn't too safe. Then I saw an arrow slit behind me. And one right ahead up the stairs etc. :)
Ooo we haven’t heard of that castle! So cool you helped to construct it!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Quite impressive, it's the biggest and longest going experimental archeology project in the world. A whole medieval castle built by volunteers with the original historical tools and techniques only! To figure out how they did it in medieval times and how much effort it really was. There are numerous documentaries about it on RUclips.
Wow! What a kid's imagination paradise!
I loved the feminine and masculine view of the castle! How classic! 😂🤣
And that one comment about kids can't break that place...😆😆 I've had 8! 5 boys so I know EXACTLY what you mean!
Those colorful buildings in a row kinda reminded me of Italy.
Awesome video!
Thanks for sharing your life!
Great homeschooling fodder!
Yes it’s totally a kids’ imagination paradise! And adults, too. Wow, 8 kids! You must have a lot of fun going on.
es ist sehr gut das die Kinder in zwei oder mehreren Ländern ihre Erfahrungen sammeln und auch eine zweite oder dritte Sprache lernen, diese Kinder werden einmal die Welt in eine bessere Welt führen.
Awesome video..Liked the Colorado Rockies hat, for a native Coloradan- so cool.
Ah so cool! That was his baseball team in the US.
"We are eating Spargel, you see?" > 500 more subscribers in one instance ;).
Shhh…let’s keep that secret just between you and me! 🤣
Like it when people also think about the added power a good audio file brings to the video footage. Great job guys! 👍
Oh thank you!
Real nice Video ! Thanks for sharing! ✨
Thank you! Schönen Sonntag für dich!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Oh vielen Dank, euch auch ! :)
A few months ago there was one small house for rent in the castle, which I found really exciting, as these occasions rarely pop up, the 150 persons living in the castle stay there for long periods of time. Sadly my family didn't want to move.
Wow that is so cool!! I didn’t know people could live there! Is it very expensive?
visit the Kaltenberger Ritterturnier next year in Juli !!!
Ooo is that jousting match?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife yep !
Thank you so much for showing me this beautiful place which I did not even know (before I start feeling too ashamed about that, I'd like to add that I've been living in the northern parts of Germany for all my life and have not had the opportunity to see all these beautiful places so far). But you can't see each and everything anyway, can you? So I'm all the more grateful to you. You're right - that's just the thing I have in mind when I hear the words 'castle' or 'fortress'. You showed so many details, it felt like just the second-best thing apart from having been there in person. The castle itself is stunning, but just look at those picturesque cottages lining the castle walls outside (timer 9:59). Have to be quite ancient either. For servants maybe, in times of old? And nowadays? Sooo interesting.
And thanks also for introducing me to the word 'portcullis'. It's never too late to learn a new piece of vocabulary ... not that I expect to use it sooo often in everyday's life :-)
The background music was cool too, I thought. Didn't it have a real touch of medieval feeling in places?
I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! And yes isn’t it just a stunning 🏰 castle?
Hollywood filmed "Three Musketeers" in 2011 here with Orlando Bloom, Christoph Waltz and Mads Mikkelsen.
Just an Info for the best castles in that region: Landshut and Salzburg! Burghausen was actually only the second residence for the dukes of Landshut.
Okay great! We can check those out.
You'd definitely have to visit "Freilandmuseum Bad Windsheim" near Rothenburg ob der Tauber, which also is such an adorable old town and a must-see!! Happy 4th of July :-)
Yes definitely - we want to take the kids there. Thank you!
Beautiful. 👏🏼
Amazing
I moved my kids to abroad to France when they were 6, 8 and 9 and after about a year of immersion in school they would use only French when to each other even at home. They really only use English here and there when speaking to our family back home. I honestly see this happening soon in your family😂
That could really happen! And that’s so cool you moved abroad to France! Kevin and I used to live in Metz, France, so France will always have a special place in our hearts.
At one point i thought "Give Griffin a crossbow so he can defend the castle walls!", lol.
Yes!!! 🤣🤣 You would be his best friend if you gave him a crossbow!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Well, tbh, even if calmer, Kevin seems even more interested in those things, I could imagine him playing a couple of sessions of D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) with some of your kids and their friends when they are a bit older (For example voice actor Liam O'Brien does this with his kids and their friends).
@@danilopapais1464 What do you mean play D&D when they are older?!? I already have. Hahaha!!!!
@@kevinmcfall5285 Funny, that reminds me of someone who was a wrestling fan who said when his son was born "I no longer need to find friends to share my hobby, I just raise one". #DadGoals
@@danilopapais1464 Kids do often have similar interests as their parents. I try as best I can though to be sure they really want it and not just my wishful thinking...
hi merry messy folks, if you like medieval flair I highly recommend to check out the medieval music scene in Germany and beyond as well. You can start with Blackmore`s Night with Ritchie Blackmore former Deep Purple lead guitarist and Candice Night his wife. They love German castles and give concerts in them every year, at least before C and make medival inspired music. Faun is a German band. Check their videos Federkleid or Walpurgisnacht to get an impression. But there is so much more to discover.
Oh so cool! This sounds awesome, thank you for the suggestions!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife there are some German castle live concert videos available with Blackmores Night. I think you already have kinda medieval look - perfect!
I own all CDs of Blackmore's Night and highly recommend the music. My favourite song is the faerie queen. A little different from the other songs, slow and romantic, but ending with a quick medieval dance. So beautiful:
ruclips.net/video/inath9I4xc0/видео.html
Anytime I watch your videos I wonder how the kids will take all the things they experience now into their future. It must be a lot more different than growing up in the US for them - and hopefully better of course :-)
Yes! I wonder that as well. I’m glad we have these videos to show them, too.
Hallo!
Ich bin letzte Woche auf euch gestoßen und hatte mich dann spontan entschieden, euren Kanal zu abonnieren. Nun habe ich mir die meisten eurer Videos (manche davon leider nur im Schnelldurchlauf) angesehen und möchte euch hiermit meinen ersten Kommentar schreiben. Ich hoffe, ihr seid mit Deutsch als Konversationssprache einverstanden - immerhin lebt ihr jetzt auch hier.
Es ist sehr spannend, euer Einleben und eure ersten Erlebnisse in Deutschland mitzuverfolgen. Danke, dass ihr diese aufzeichnet.
Die Gegend, in der ihr euch niedergelassen habt, ist wirklich eine der schönsten in Deutschland. Die Natur und die Kultur, die die Kinder dort mit allen Sinnen wahrnehmen können, wird sie mit Sicherheit für ihr gesamtes weiteres Leben prägen. Wißt ihr schon, wie lange ihr in Deutschland leben werdet? Ich persönlich komme ebenfalls aus Süddeutschland - aus dem Schwabenländle. Deshalb hat es mich natürlich überaus gefreut, zu sehen, dass ihr auch bereits die schwäbische Küche in Form von Käsespätzle, Maultaschen und Schupfnudeln lieben gelernt habt. Und die Berge liebe ich auch wirklich sehr! Man wird nie müde, diese zu erkunden.
Ich wünsche euch von ganzem Herzen weiterhin viel Freude beim Kennenlernen Deutschlands! Was das Verhalten Deutscher gegenüber Einwanderern betrifft, so gelten die Deutschen im Ausland oft als argwöhnisch und reserviert. Meine Erfahrung ist jedoch, daß man eigentlich überall in Deutschland freundlich aufgenommen wird, wenn man als Einwanderer Interesse an den hießigen Gepflogenheiten zeigt und ein gutes Deutsch spricht. Der Argwohn wird nur gezeigt, wenn man stur versucht, sein bisheriges Leben weiterzuleben, ohne Rücksicht auf die Einheimischen - aber das macht ihr ja nicht.
Deshalb würde es mich wirklich freuen, ein wenig mehr eure Fortschritte in Deutsch hören zu können. Besonders eure Kinder scheinen ja mittlerweile schon recht gut Deutsch zu sprechen. Oder habt ihr einen zweiten RUclips-Kanal, auf dem ihr Deutsch sprecht? Als euer neuer Abonnent erlaube ich mir, diesen Wunsch äußern zu dürfen.
Für's Erste wünsche ich euch hiermit weiterhin alles Gute und viel Freude beim Erleben eures ersten deutschen Sommers, der mit Sicherheit etwas kühler ist, als ihr es bisher gewohnt seid. Wenn ihr mögt, kann ich euch gern dann und wann Tipps zur (Aus-)Sprache, zum Essen, zu Sehenswürdigkeiten, usw. geben.
Liebe Grüße
Stefan Schuster
P.S.: Hoffentlich beschäftigt euch die Übersetzung dieses Kommentars nicht allzu lange.
Schön, dass Sie uns gefunden haben. Wir haben keine Pläne zu gehen. Wir sind auf unbestimmte Zeit hier. Wir bemühen uns, besser in Deutsch zu werden (danke Google Translate dafür), und vielleicht werden wir in Zukunft mehr unserer Videos auf Deutsch haben.
@@kevinmcfall5285 Danke für Ihre Willkommensworte!
Es freut mich zu lesen, dass Sie planen, auf unbestimmte Zeit in Deutschland zu bleiben. Ich wünsche euch weiterhin ein recht gutes Einleben und erwarte gespannt eure weiteren Videos.
Ich denke, je häufiger ihr die neue Sprache sprecht, desto einfacher wird es. Nur Mut! Allerdings werdet ihr wohl nicht umhinkommen, auch bayerisch zumindest ein wenig zu lernen. Somit steht ihr eigentlich vor der Herausforderung, gleich zwei Sprachen auf einmal zu erlernen.
Alles Gute bei all euren Bemühungen wünscht euch
Stefan Schuster
Wunderbar
Great Video! Do you also sometimes wish you could timetravel and see what these places looked like when they where built? You can feel the history there.
Yes! That would so cool. They were true artisans.
There is a medieval festival on Burghausen Castel every year, where you can kind of experience it! It is really cool, next one will be in July 2022 because of covid
Little late for asparagus...the season ends around the 24s of Juni. Glad that you liked it, though, German soups are really good and underappreciated imho, no matter what is in it.
Yeah our trip was from a few weeks ago, takes a while to edit them all and get them published so there’s often a delay. German soups are really good, I agree!
I would like to recommend something about learning German!! When my parents moved to Germany and I started going to school here the teachers done something really interesting!! First thing I learned in German class, was how to pronounce the letters from the alphabet properly in German!! After that it made it easier starting to pronounce German words and sentences properly!!
That is a great tip. Thanks!
@@kevinmcfall5285 You‘re welcome
Das Lied ab ca. 9:19 ist superschön und passt so gut :)
Very nice
I am enjoying your videos. I have been to some of the places you went to and it brings back wonderful memories. One day you should go the rhein river. I stayed in frankfurt and drove my car to bingin and park and went on a boat ride on the river to koblenz (duetshe ecke) german corner of the rhein and mainz rivers. There are many things to see from the boat. You can eat on the boat and they have great ice cream. One in koblenz you can take a gondal across the river to a castle high on the other side. It has beautiful views. You then can take the train back to bingin and get back to your car. There are so many beautiful towns along the river.
If you like medieval things like that, you also have to visit Rotenburg ob der Tauber. When I was there for me it was like being transported into the medieval time directly The whole city has medieval style. I don't know how far it is away from you, it's in northwestern Bavaria close to Nuremberg
We are excited to visit Rothenburg! It looks so cool. Yeah I think it’s about 2-3 hours away from us.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife
Great editing and storytelling as always. You could work at a TV station.
That’s so kind, thank you. 🙏🏻
Another very pretty drive and castle.
I like the long bridge at the entrance of the castle. I could just picture like we see in the movies when the enemy is coming and they bring the bridge up to keep the enemy at bay.
If you ever pass by city of Hüttingen in baden-württenberg a castle called "Burg Niederalfingen" that has a rolling door. Burg Niederalfingen has nothing over the one you saw in this video is it is much smaller, but in case you are driving near the area. Another one near Burg Niederalfingen is Schloss Fachenfeld in city of Aalen which I first went to Aalen to see and from a distance east of me I saw Burg Niederalfingen. And that is how it happened where I end up seeing that too. Don't forget to visit unless you already have is city of "Oberammergau" in Bayern. Sooooo gorgeous.
Yes the long bridge is so cool! It is living history - it’s so fun to imagine how those times were.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I apologize, but ment to say Hüttlingen and not Hüttingen as they are two different cities not even near each other.
Great video, it's really nice to see you enjoying Burghausen and fantasizing about medieval times. You could really see the sparkle of joy in your eyes. But a little tip for future visits to churches. It's perceived as rude if man/boys wear hats,caps or any headgear inside churches. Even if you are not religious, it's typical to take off your headgear if you visit a church.
Ah yes, we did forget about this in Burghausen! Thanks for the reminder.
Yes! Thanks for the reminder about the hats.
Super great vlog!
Thank you!
Burghausen is also known for the Burghausen’s International Jazz Week. Many famous jazz musicians have played there. In the lower old town there is even a "Walk of Fame", where there are many plaques with famous names who have played there.
Burghausen also has a border bridge that you can walk across. So you can stand there with one leg in Austria and the other leg in Germany.
Ah so cool! Kevin and I would like to go to the jazz festival. But I don’t think the kids would want to go.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife It's every Year in March. So you have some time to find a babysitter for the next time. :-)
The next time you are in Burghausen, I highly recommend visiting the Street of Fame (The street name is "Grüben". There snd also many nice little stores that are worth visiting. (And the guys can make a competition who can find the oldest musician :-) )
Another Sunday gem;) I really like your enthusiasm and joy to explore the world.Greetings to Kevin,how is the trip planning for South Tyrol coming along?
Thank you! Well for our August vacation we are going to the Tyrolean Alps in Austria, does that count? We found a really cool Kinder hotel!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife yes,I can approve that! Since South Tyrol once was a part of the Austrian Tyrol:) I assume we will be kept in the loop about your adventures in the Austrian Alps?
Wasserburg is also a nice place to vsit. 😉
There is the Griswold hat again! 😅. Have fun!
🤣🤣 that’s us!
"Das weiß ICH doch nicht, Mar-go-ho!" XD
Like it, when you are taking a look above the River to Austria and saying "beautiful”, immediately my first thought was: yeah loving the gas-price over there 🤣
🤣 are they even higher than in Germany?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife 😆 it’s my preferred >put petrol in the tank < Country!
The best "Spargel" is planted in Effeld, Heinsberg. This beautiful town is only a few steps away from the dutch border 🇩🇪🇳🇱
I prefer Beelitz asparagus ... *lol*
If you ever come to Austria, Apfelschorle = Apfelsaft gespritzt. :) Love how excited Kevin was about the castle! So weird to think that there aren't any in the US..
Btw, a tip: the "e" in Suppe is really very closed, like if it had a French accent it would be this one: Suppé (but it's a short e, not emphasised).
Kevin was so excited about the castle! Okay good to know about the pronunciation for Suppe.
If you're interested in (german) history, I would recommend the open air museum Bad Windsheim. There you can see how people lived and worked many, many years ago, including a classroom from 1935 (I think) and a middle ages area.
Oh very cool!
Would love to see a date night when you are able too! We plan on being in Bavaria all the end of august so any advise is welcome!
Hi Sara, I dont want to complain but sometimes I am bit disturbed when You put popsongs under a lovely szenerie. Even so most of the songs are really great.
Music is VERY subjective - each person has different tastes and none of them are wrong. :) 😄
oh woooow i live there it is so cool to watch💕
You have to look in the internet for the "Landshuter Hochzeit". 1475 a polish prinzess was married to Herzog Georg dem Reichen (the rich one). There is kind of history show or festival every 4 years for this was such an event in former times. Last time it was in 2017. Look in youtube, you'll find some videos and fotos. After some years the real bride in middle age wasn't loved any longer from her husband and ended up in BURGHAUSEN CASTLE to be banned. ruclips.net/video/cDIWpgQsvHw/видео.html
So cool!! Thanks for letting us know.
After two long corona years, the beautiful medieval *Burgfest* will happen again ! From Friday July 8th to Saturday 10th of July 2022 you may celebrate a stunning turn back in time into the 16th century. A big procession starts on Saturday noon with most performers walking with cheers, music and costumes from the oldtwon up to the castle, it´s a must see. 🙃
Yes!! We really want to go but we haven’t been able to buy tickets online. Can we still go without tickets? And I feel like it will be so crowded that it might be tough for the kids.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Tickets are available only at the entrances to the castle.
It will be definitely crowded, but they take care that it's not overcrowded.
Your kids will love it, knights warriors ladies & lords, open air music and markets, delicious food, met , and all kind of crafters, your family will love it 🤗
It`s very children friendly by the way !
If you like to costume yourself (lots of people do it) than you will get a discount for the entrance tickets
So wonderful, I love your travelling vlogs
Yes that works! And thank you!
I'm learning more about Germany in this video than I did in my whole life although I grew up here😂
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Very beautiful. I have plan to go there. Ich denke es dauert 25 minuten mit dem Auto
Oh that is close! You should really go!
Great video! (- again) I'm so glad you share your exploring adventures with us.
I wonder when your kids will say " oh no, not another castle/fortress!" There are so many cool places in this region. Like Kevin, I couldn't get enough. We took our daughter to so many, so it'll likely be in your future, but as you inserted, schokolade eis sure helps keep the mood!
BTW, how's your German driver's liscence project coming along?
Oh and Happy 4th of July!
Thank you, Connie! Yeah the kids are telling us already they don’t want us to take them on more trips! Yes, schokolade eis helps A LOT! That’s awesome you were able to take your kids to see castles, too.
I live in Burghausen
Ah cool!!
Great vlog! 😀
Thank you!
Thank you!
Happy 4th of July guys :D Best regards from Bayreuth
Thank you!
Ich bin Deutsche, habe aber noch nie ein Mettwurst Brötchen gegessen. Warum ist dies für Amerikaner so wichtig? Vielen Dank für die schönen Videos
Ich weiß nicht! Haha, it doesn’t sound tasty to us. 🥴
hehe, dann wird´s Zeit. Es sei denn, Sie sind Vegetarier.
Weil für Amerikaner alles was nicht in Chlor geduscht wurde oder was roh ist automatisch "unhygienisch" und ekelig ist.
Nicht Mettwurst. Es geht um Mett. Oder Hackepeter. Rohes Hackfleisch mit Zwiebel auf dem Brötchen. Ich esse es selber höchstens einmal im Jahr und dann auch nur aus Tradition...
@@juliaclaire42 ich mag es auch überhaupt nicht, noch nicht mal einmal im Jahr. Nur weil man hier geboren ist, muss man das nicht mögen.
Your kids remind me of my 10-year-old self, when my parents would take me and my brother on trips and hiking tours like that in different regions in Germany (such as the Harz mountains, Eifel mountains, Vogelsberg region etc.). My father loved to explain just as Kevin did. And everything felt magical and fantasy inspiring. I'm happy for your kids you show them around like that. I am from Germany, but I've never heard of that Burghausen before (there are many other towns of the same name throughout the country). Looks very pretty! Great choice of music!
Thank you! How wonderful that your dad also explained things and took you on hikes and trips. I imagine those are special memories.
Very nice video and great that you explore so many places in Germany. Or at the moment (unfortunately) only South Germany.
Yeah we’ve only been taking day trips. But we can now stay in hotels with negative COVID tests!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I hope you will have a lot of fun in Germany!
I think Griffin would have made a really really good mediaval Knight :D Kudos to him.. PS: The people that are tuning those big church flutes when they are real earn in the 100k+ area :D Its crazy to tune them with perfect hearing and it takes plenty of hours for each pipe :D My old trumpet and guitar teacher told me that :D fun fact on the side. You always have those big flutes in churches all over the globe, but tuning them is a really really interesting job.
Yes Griffin would’ve love to have been a knight! Wow that is so cool to know about those who tune the organ pipes! 100k a year! Such a specialty.
Sehr schöne Bilder, Landschaften und historische Bauwerke. Nur finde ich die Musik manchmal zu lebhaft, um die schönen Bilder optimal genießen zu können. Der Grenzfluss zu Österreich, die Salzach, hat eine leicht grünliche Färbung. Einige Kilometer nördlich mündet die Salzach in den Inn, der in Passau in die Donau mündet. Das Wasser der Salzach fließt somit in's Schwarze Meer.
Toll! Danke!
Awesome
You can also hike up on the Austrian side to get a panoramic view of the whole castle. Did you get to see the huge lake on the other side of the castle?
Yes! If the kids had the energy, we might’ve done that.