Thanks! I went back to one of your older, and most meaningful to me, videos to do this, which is long overdue, and tbh, not even enough. My husband and I were just in Bavaria from May 19-June1, and everything you told us to do just hit. Going to Weltenburg may have been THE highlight, just because it was so surprisingly delightful, and led to a perfect day, but we also prioritized a lot of your other recommendations. Just a few examples. 1. The crime museum in Rothenburg (we have both been criminal lawyers on opposite sides). 2. Wank Mountain. 3. I DID hate Neuschwanstein, but bc of you we didn't bother buying tickets (I did like Hohenschwangau though, and Linderhof). 3. Restaurants - we took several of your records to include Drei Muhle (sp?) in Munich, and were the only Americans there. 4. We also went for a few days at Christmas to visit some markets and took your advice to visit neighborhood ones. 5. Partnach Klam (sp?) 6. Having the courage to walk into a big festival tent that was coincidentally set up in Garmisch when we were there for what seems to have been a meeting of many shooting clubs (?) of Tirol. I'm not sure I'd have been brave enough to do that in a foreign country without having seen your "hey let's check it out" attitude. 7. Walking into the vintage bookstore in Bamburg and finding travel guides from when my parents lived in Germany, and an amazing English language book written to prepare people for travel to Europe from the early 30s. A total treasure. Other things you told us universally panned out to be correct also. We have some different sets of friends also going to Germany at Oktoberfest time, and will tell them to just listen to everything you say. A few other things too, I grew up in NOVA (Woodbridge), lived for a time a block from the Ballston metro, and now have captured as close to a "town" lifestyle as possible by living in Downtown Leesburg, a quarter mile from my job. I get a good sense of your values, from the videos, and insta stories, and share them. I was also instantly obsessed with the trains and buses in Germany the second I set foot on one. I wish you the best of luck getting your citizenship in Germany and will continue to watch your videos, and tell people about them. We learned about you during an Oktoberfest at a local downtown Leesburg german brewery called Black Hoof from friends of friends, who may have known you. Thank you again!
Wowo thank you so much for the tip and your kind words. This is very overwhelming. I am so glad to hear that you were able to have such a special vacation. Weltenburg amazing, and I'm glad to have made it known to some foreigners. Happy you were able to experience the best parts of the Ludwig II palaces. We also feel kinda silly just walking into big gatherings like that, so kudos! Was the books tore in Bamberg the same one from our video? I need to know who these friends of friends are :O lol Thanks so much again! :)
@@NearFromHome It was the same store in Bamburg, yes! I was wrong, it was from 1907! I'm currently reading the chapter on tips for the steamer ride - so useful! I asked my friend if she remembers who she introduced me to at Black Hoof. I will update my comment if she responds. I had had a few beers by then, so I only vaguely remember meeting them, but my husband is the one who remembered the name of your channel, and so grateful he did.
Your videos are our kind of holiday We are not big into touristy places or big crowds. We like more of these of the beaten path, interesting places, that are visited mainly by locals. Keep your videos coming. I love them. We will be staying in Riedenburg in May and were already planning a visit here
You can actually go up the hill behind the abbey where you'll find an additional small trail that provides you with a super nice view and I would not skip that!
@@NearFromHome I think it's easy to miss if you're not too familiar with that area. Perhaps even a good thing that you missed out on it on your first visit so there's more to explore for the second time! :) But yeah, the gate between the church and the brewery (at 6:46) leads you all the way up to this hill with a large open grassy area. If you follow the paved path you'll eventually find a late roman ruin (Spätrömisches Kleinkastell), which is honestly not too exciting but a neat little bonus to the whole experience. Further to the left there's a desire path that will lead you into the woods and from there you can make your way close to the rocky cliffs with a nice view over the Danube, kind of like the look out points that you covered in the vid except it's from the opposite side of the river plus it gets a lot less crowded and is therefore more suitable to just sit and take a break imo. I grew up in the area of Kelheim and Weltenburg with the Danube Gauge and all has become my comfort hiking trail that I regularly return to haha
@@NearFromHome Oh and I nearly forgot, two more things: Make sure to visit the Befreiungshalle as well! There's a path that leads right up to it from near the parking lot where you started your hike + you can continue your hike towards Weltenburg from there since there's a path that will eventually merge with those that you've previously walked on your first trip. Also, you can park for free and for as long as you want on the Volksfestplatz/Pflegerspitz, which is just a couple hundred meters away from where you parked.
How often is that boat available to take you across the river? Lol, that would be a bit of a hike to not be able to cross. Completely want to do this this June.
It's available like every five minutes. lol. I assume it stops running after the monastery closes tho. It's hard to say tho, because I think it's an independant operation
Did you try the Schneider Weiße in Kehlheim as well? I actually love the area, the Befreiungshalle in Kehlheim, which is a forgotten temple of the Bavarian nation and then going up to Weltenburg or going up the Altmühl valley wirh its many castles, the cave Schulerloch and the falcon Show in Riedenburg. That reminds me of my childhood, when my Mum took me out here from Regensburg on many a day-trip.
We did not! We actually didn't get to explore the town at all. We saw the Befreiungshalle from the river, but have't seen the other stuff you mentioned. We have been meaning to get back to the Altmühl valley for a while!
What town did you park in? Is train to that same locale an option? Loved the hike in / boat out approach but wondering if car out of Munich is only way to pull that off. Cheers!
So the closest town, and the one I parked in, is called Kelheim; and as far as I have been able to figure out, taking the train is a bit too much of a hassle. Kelheim and the surrounding towns do not have any train stations, leaving the best option to be taking the train to Regensburg and then taking one or more buses to Kelheim. That being said the train to Regensburg is an hour and a half with the bus ride to Kelheim being around an hour if you are lucky; so two and a half hours would be the quickest time if you could get all the schedules to line up. Comparing that with the hour and fifteen-minute drive, I simply couldn't justify the hassle. Which is a shame since I much prefer to take the train, and do so every chance I get, so if you see me renting a car then it is almost always because I had to. If you were to be based out of Regensburg for the weekend though then maybe public transport would work, but even in this case renting a car would give you access to so many small towns and places that it still might be preferable.
👆def think a video on car rental will be helpful! Planning on renting one but then going back and forth on it! Coming from the states, so saving time on transport is a huge factor. We managed without car in Switzerland 🤔 and I think we'd be ok for Germany although we'd probably have to cut out a few plans (ex: traveling out to see an Almabtrieb).
Yeah, I’ve always gone back and forth about car rental. Every time I think about making one, I always find 10 other videos I’d much rather make; and more trains I want to promote :) especially after my car rental disaster in Italy.
One of my favorite videos from your channel. As someone who enjoys a beer in a great setting, you never disappoint.
Thanks! I went back to one of your older, and most meaningful to me, videos to do this, which is long overdue, and tbh, not even enough. My husband and I were just in Bavaria from May 19-June1, and everything you told us to do just hit. Going to Weltenburg may have been THE highlight, just because it was so surprisingly delightful, and led to a perfect day, but we also prioritized a lot of your other recommendations. Just a few examples. 1. The crime museum in Rothenburg (we have both been criminal lawyers on opposite sides). 2. Wank Mountain. 3. I DID hate Neuschwanstein, but bc of you we didn't bother buying tickets (I did like Hohenschwangau though, and Linderhof). 3. Restaurants - we took several of your records to include Drei Muhle (sp?) in Munich, and were the only Americans there. 4. We also went for a few days at Christmas to visit some markets and took your advice to visit neighborhood ones. 5. Partnach Klam (sp?) 6. Having the courage to walk into a big festival tent that was coincidentally set up in Garmisch when we were there for what seems to have been a meeting of many shooting clubs (?) of Tirol. I'm not sure I'd have been brave enough to do that in a foreign country without having seen your "hey let's check it out" attitude. 7. Walking into the vintage bookstore in Bamburg and finding travel guides from when my parents lived in Germany, and an amazing English language book written to prepare people for travel to Europe from the early 30s. A total treasure. Other things you told us universally panned out to be correct also. We have some different sets of friends also going to Germany at Oktoberfest time, and will tell them to just listen to everything you say. A few other things too, I grew up in NOVA (Woodbridge), lived for a time a block from the Ballston metro, and now have captured as close to a "town" lifestyle as possible by living in Downtown Leesburg, a quarter mile from my job. I get a good sense of your values, from the videos, and insta stories, and share them. I was also instantly obsessed with the trains and buses in Germany the second I set foot on one. I wish you the best of luck getting your citizenship in Germany and will continue to watch your videos, and tell people about them. We learned about you during an Oktoberfest at a local downtown Leesburg german brewery called Black Hoof from friends of friends, who may have known you. Thank you again!
Wowo thank you so much for the tip and your kind words. This is very overwhelming. I am so glad to hear that you were able to have such a special vacation.
Weltenburg amazing, and I'm glad to have made it known to some foreigners. Happy you were able to experience the best parts of the Ludwig II palaces. We also feel kinda silly just walking into big gatherings like that, so kudos! Was the books tore in Bamberg the same one from our video?
I need to know who these friends of friends are :O lol
Thanks so much again! :)
@@NearFromHome It was the same store in Bamburg, yes! I was wrong, it was from 1907! I'm currently reading the chapter on tips for the steamer ride - so useful! I asked my friend if she remembers who she introduced me to at Black Hoof. I will update my comment if she responds. I had had a few beers by then, so I only vaguely remember meeting them, but my husband is the one who remembered the name of your channel, and so grateful he did.
Absolutely gorgeous. Germany just went up a couple notches on my dream travel list.
Love to hear it! :D
That give us all your money. They rise lifingcosts but the miney we get paid dont raise
Your videos are our kind of holiday We are not big into touristy places or big crowds. We like more of these of the beaten path, interesting places, that are visited mainly by locals. Keep your videos coming. I love them. We will be staying in Riedenburg in May and were already planning a visit here
Thanks so much! I really appreciate it. Hope you have a wonderful time!
Do you know "bavarian capa" come from Kelheim?
yes! :D such a cool company
You can actually go up the hill behind the abbey where you'll find an additional small trail that provides you with a super nice view and I would not skip that!
Ohh I did not know that! Will check out next time we go!
@@NearFromHome I think it's easy to miss if you're not too familiar with that area. Perhaps even a good thing that you missed out on it on your first visit so there's more to explore for the second time! :) But yeah, the gate between the church and the brewery (at 6:46) leads you all the way up to this hill with a large open grassy area. If you follow the paved path you'll eventually find a late roman ruin (Spätrömisches Kleinkastell), which is honestly not too exciting but a neat little bonus to the whole experience. Further to the left there's a desire path that will lead you into the woods and from there you can make your way close to the rocky cliffs with a nice view over the Danube, kind of like the look out points that you covered in the vid except it's from the opposite side of the river plus it gets a lot less crowded and is therefore more suitable to just sit and take a break imo. I grew up in the area of Kelheim and Weltenburg with the Danube Gauge and all has become my comfort hiking trail that I regularly return to haha
@@NearFromHome tbh the Kloster itself with its Biergarten is kind of a bummer to me cause I'm vegetarian and teetotaler haha
@@NearFromHome Oh and I nearly forgot, two more things: Make sure to visit the Befreiungshalle as well! There's a path that leads right up to it from near the parking lot where you started your hike + you can continue your hike towards Weltenburg from there since there's a path that will eventually merge with those that you've previously walked on your first trip. Also, you can park for free and for as long as you want on the Volksfestplatz/Pflegerspitz, which is just a couple hundred meters away from where you parked.
The Black Forest is wonderful in autumn, I've heard. Walhalla as well, but no hiking there.
Yes! We wanted to make some videos there this fall, but due to the increasing Corona cases, that might not happen. :(
How often is that boat available to take you across the river? Lol, that would be a bit of a hike to not be able to cross. Completely want to do this this June.
It's available like every five minutes. lol. I assume it stops running after the monastery closes tho. It's hard to say tho, because I think it's an independant operation
Did you try the Schneider Weiße in Kehlheim as well? I actually love the area, the Befreiungshalle in Kehlheim, which is a forgotten temple of the Bavarian nation and then going up to Weltenburg or going up the Altmühl valley wirh its many castles, the cave Schulerloch and the falcon Show in Riedenburg. That reminds me of my childhood, when my Mum took me out here from Regensburg on many a day-trip.
We did not! We actually didn't get to explore the town at all. We saw the Befreiungshalle from the river, but have't seen the other stuff you mentioned. We have been meaning to get back to the Altmühl valley for a while!
Camille trying not to laugh with 😸⭐ in the conclusion 😂 Great video!
Thanks! He's now a youtube star. :D
What town did you park in? Is train to that same locale an option? Loved the hike in / boat out approach but wondering if car out of Munich is only way to pull that off. Cheers!
So the closest town, and the one I parked in, is called Kelheim; and as far as I have been able to figure out, taking the train is a bit too much of a hassle. Kelheim and the surrounding towns do not have any train stations, leaving the best option to be taking the train to Regensburg and then taking one or more buses to Kelheim. That being said the train to Regensburg is an hour and a half with the bus ride to Kelheim being around an hour if you are lucky; so two and a half hours would be the quickest time if you could get all the schedules to line up. Comparing that with the hour and fifteen-minute drive, I simply couldn't justify the hassle. Which is a shame since I much prefer to take the train, and do so every chance I get, so if you see me renting a car then it is almost always because I had to. If you were to be based out of Regensburg for the weekend though then maybe public transport would work, but even in this case renting a car would give you access to so many small towns and places that it still might be preferable.
@@NearFromHome Thanks!
That looks like such a great hike! Love it.
Thanks!!!!
WOW what a beautiful place, however watching Camille holding it together was far better, who doesn't like a cat butt in your face!!
hahahah. ;)
Great video my friend. Stay safe. Greetings from Reise Visionen in Germany
Thanks! :D
It will be good if you can post the parkpltaz as well as other tourist spot google map links too in your descriptions
Where are you guys from ?
I'm originally from the UK, and Camille is from the US.
Its often difficult to separate a monastery from a brewery. 😄
With a little imagination, Germans can make anything a brewery. :D
👆def think a video on car rental will be helpful! Planning on renting one but then going back and forth on it! Coming from the states, so saving time on transport is a huge factor. We managed without car in Switzerland 🤔 and I think we'd be ok for Germany although we'd probably have to cut out a few plans (ex: traveling out to see an Almabtrieb).
Yeah, I’ve always gone back and forth about car rental. Every time I think about making one, I always find 10 other videos I’d much rather make; and more trains I want to promote :) especially after my car rental disaster in Italy.
Hi I love your vids but could you please slow down ? You guys talk too fast
Thanks! Will keep it in mind.
you can change the play speed of videos and slightly slow or speed it up. just fyi because i usually speed up videos
Could you slow down a bit?
I'll do my best :) but I think my natural rhythm is pretty fast, and so when I slow down too much I sound like a robot.