Loved your trip through Germany, it brought back many memories of my time there. I was stationed in Germany for 18 months when in the Army. I visited the Octoberfest 3 yrs running, 1968, 1969, and went back in 1970. Loved the country, loved the people, loved the food, and loved the BEIR!. Thank you for the memories. Oh, love your travel videos, and Jason is a lot of fun. He would have loved the beer.
My hubby & I just got back from Munich a couple of weeks ago. We did a walking tour with Radius & our guide recommended Augustiner Keller also! It was warm so we got to sit outside in their beautiful beer garden. We loved the restaurant so much we went back the next night for dinner again!
I’m glad you got to have a good time in Munich. I actually lived in Germany for 4 1/2 years and my husband‘s last duty station was in Bad Aibling and on long Saturdays We would take the train from where we were in Bavaria to Munich to spend the day.. the Neuschwanstein castle was also the inspiration for the beauty and the beast castle that the beast lived in.
I was in the Marines and visited the second castle. Being proud Marines we decided to walk up that steep winding road to the castle in the hot German summer. What an idiot I was. Luckily they had that beer hall halfway up. That yellow castle is pretty cool too. It actually had running water in some rooms. Bought a handmade coo coo clock in the village at the bottom of the hill.
The Glockenspiel knight who wins is Bavarian. The other knight represents the House of Lorraine. The couple in back of the knights are the groom, Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria and the bride, Renata of Lorraine.
My father was stationed in Germany - I’ve been there and done that. What a special experience I had as a child of a military man! Thank you! I loved seeing it again! By the way … the Neu is pronounced as noi as in the word noise.
Warm beer. We went to Germany in 1991 to visit all the castles we could and cathedrals. We saw Cinderella‘s castle but we couldn’t find the road. We didn’t have cell phones or GPS on those days. But we saw it high up on the mountain/hill across the fields.
Thank you for video - was fun to watch, especially about my city of birth Munich and famous Hofbräuhaus.😢 I'm now a bit homesick to my beloved Bavaria. Btw you should put in at your Vlog information link to Schloss Neuschwanstein as you already have done for Burg Trausnitz. Greetings from Moorea (sister island of Tahiti) in French-Polynesia 🌴 🏖 😎 🇵🇫 🇫🇷 🇪🇺
Really enjoyed these videos. Great job😊 side note. We always thought we were mostly German. Found out we were only half German and mostly English and Norwegian 😂
Being of German descent myself, I've been to Germany three times, visiting very distant cousins through genealogy research. We enjoyed each trip, and yeah, we went to the tourist trap of Neuschwanstein on our first trip, that's a one and done, and Linderhof I thought was better. Anyway, Bavaria alone has hundreds of castles(over 800) and castle ruins, as do the other states of Germany. THe whole country has thousands., and I'm happy that I've been to a few dozen. The churches are beutiful as well, especially the catherals(Dom) along the Rhine.
Schloss Neuschwanstein is by far not a tourist trap. It is one of the most famous castles in Bavaria with great history behind. Even for people living in Bavaria/Germany it is a spot to visit when travelling in own country. And prices for visitors are moderate - 18 Euro (19 USD) per adult. Persons under 18 years are free. Electronic audio device in foreign language is provided. If you have time, visit three castles in this area - Schloss Neuschwanstein, Schloss Hohenschwangau and Schloss Linderhof. There are combination tickets available for these three castles.
@@monikaliebold4225 Yeah, no....I've been to Linderhof, Hohenschwangau and others in B-W, R-P, and along the Rhine...Neuschwanstien was the most touristy. Is it beautiful? Yes,.Is it historical? Only recent history compared to other castles in Germany. I've been to ruined castles such as Burg Stienberg, Krautheim, and Kaiserwerth, all semed more fascinating and magical to me than Neuschwantein. But, that's my opinion after visting Germany on multiple trips.
You should extend river cruise along Danube river with more beautiful landscapes to see. So you can dock at Regensburg (where we lived long long years before moving to French-Polynesia), one of the oldest cities in Germany. History of Regensburg goes back to roman times A.D. 79. Inner city of Regensburg is UNESCO World Heritage.
To explain: Wiener Schnitzel is definitively veal - the name "Wiener Schnitzel" is a registered brand name. Therefore if you read "Wiener Schnitzel" on a menu, it has to be veal. If you read "Schnitzel Wiener Art" (translated: Viennese Schnitzel), then it is definitively pork.
You and Jason need to go to Germany and rent an RV. There are short and one day boat rides on several rivers. I have been on ones that are on the middle Rhine ( between Koblenz and Mainz ), Mosel from Cochem, Neckar ( from Heidelberg ) and one I haven’t been on which is on the Danube from Kelheim to Weltenburg Abbey which has been brewing beer since 1050 !
*sigh* Can't wait to go back and see Munich properly. My traveling companion wasn't feeling well when we were there so we didn't get to see too much other than Neuschwanstein. Had to eat out alone one night because he was zonked out in bed, plus...he will not eat a sausage. hahaha. Welcome to your German roots! Have fun discovering your ancestors! I'm still trying to work out if mine were from Bavaria or from the Black Forest region of Baden-Wurttemberg. Tracing ancestry is sometimes mind boggling! Not a big Disney fan per se but we here near Anaheim know our castle. Sleeping Beauty castle is based on Neuschwanstein. I know, I know, I'm being pedantic. LOL
Burg Trausnitz is partly accessible. The guided tour is not suitable for wheelchairs. The floors are only accessible by stairs (approx. 30 steps per floor). There are some steps within the rooms. Flooring is partly uneven. To rooms of Chamber of Art and Curiosities at Burg Trausnitz there is access without steps via lift - length 140 cm (4,6 ft), width 100 cm (3,3 ft). Doorways are at least 80 cm (2,6 ft) wide. Schloss Neuschwanstein is accessible. You should book tour in advance with tour operator or directly as place for wheelchairs might be limited due to fire and safety reasons. Unfortunately it is not allowed to drive up to castle by car. There are designated parking places at Hohenschwangau. You can go with foldable wheelchairs up to castle within a horse carriage. Drivers will help with boarding, but there is no ramp. Note: Electric wheelchairs are not allowed in horse carriage. At the end of ride there is a distance of approx. 450 m (1500 ft) to castle on a tarred road with gradient up to 15 %. Other possibility direct to entrance of castle: Vehicle of Bavarian Red Cross. It is only possible on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 am and 12 noon (safety reasons). Btw you found information with all castles in Bavaria and Germany online, most of them are bilingual. Hope, this information is helpful. Greetings from Moorea (sister island of Tahiti) in French-Polynesia 🌴 🏖 😎 🇵🇫 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 - born in Munich and lived long long years in Bavaria 🇩🇪
Im gonna give you an assist on some german pronunciations. In german the W makes a "v' sound and a V makes an 'f' sound. So take the word Volkswagen, Its pronounced Folks-Vog-en. Which translates to 'the peoples car'. A castle in german is called a Schloss (shloss) and Neuchwanstein is pronounced Noysh-Van-Stine. Another thing to take away is that sometimes a double S is written as a double S for latin character set, but its a place holder for a character called an Eszett which (lets hope the character comes through on here) looks like ß
@@EECCTravels Oops, I forgot to cover the IE EI combination. They don't have the I before E except after C rule. Its a silent blend where the second letter makes the long vowel sound. So EI makes the long I sound like when you drink out of a stein. Whereas IE makes a long E sound such as Auf Wiedersehen [ ouf vee-duhr-zey-uhn ] or Bier. That IE-EI rule comes up a lot.
To me this has been the best and most enjoyable Vlog series you have done.
Glad you enjoy it! I loved this trip!!
Loved your trip through Germany, it brought back many memories of my time there. I was stationed in Germany for 18 months when in the Army. I visited the Octoberfest 3 yrs running, 1968, 1969, and went back in 1970. Loved the country, loved the people, loved the food, and loved the BEIR!. Thank you for the memories. Oh, love your travel videos, and Jason is a lot of fun. He would have loved the beer.
What a great 👍 trip. Germany 🇩🇪 is on my dream list . And uk 🇬🇧 and Ireland 🇮🇪
Oh my goodness, the scenery, the swans & schnitzel😍
YES!!! ❤️
Thank you for bring us along your trip you did à great job loved all your historique info made me traval with you ❤
My hubby & I just got back from Munich a couple of weeks ago. We did a walking tour with Radius & our guide recommended Augustiner Keller also! It was warm so we got to sit outside in their beautiful beer garden. We loved the restaurant so much we went back the next night for dinner again!
It was the best meal! And such great atmosphere!
I’m glad you got to have a good time in Munich. I actually lived in Germany for 4 1/2 years and my husband‘s last duty station was in Bad Aibling and on long Saturdays We would take the train from where we were in Bavaria to Munich to spend the day.. the Neuschwanstein castle was also the inspiration for the beauty and the beast castle that the beast lived in.
Oh that is interesting! I had not heard that before.
When you said stuffed animals I had to look again. I was thinking stuffies lol. I’ve been to Munich multiple times and really love being there.
I was in the Marines and visited the second castle. Being proud Marines we decided to walk up that steep winding road to the castle in the hot German summer. What an idiot I was. Luckily they had that beer hall halfway up. That yellow castle is pretty cool too. It actually had running water in some rooms. Bought a handmade coo coo clock in the village at the bottom of the hill.
Just seeing the alps in your video made me cry!! Stunning!!!
It’s so beautiful!!
You do such a good job of giving the history of each location you go to.
❤️❤️thank you ❤️❤️
The Glockenspiel knight who wins is Bavarian. The other knight represents the House of Lorraine. The couple in back of the knights are the groom, Wilhelm V, Duke of Bavaria and the bride, Renata of Lorraine.
My father was stationed in Germany - I’ve been there and done that. What a special experience I had as a child of a military man! Thank you! I loved seeing it again! By the way … the Neu is pronounced as noi as in the word noise.
I agree that this has been the best, most informative, and very enjoyable Vlog series you have done!! Really excellent work!!
What a adventure
Beautiful views and great tours!
Safe travels home!
Being of German decent these vlogs of Germany are such a delight to watch thanks for sharing
Glad you like them!
You explain things with a good amount of detail that does not get tedious. I think you should visit Japan, Korea, Namibia, and Argentina.
Warm beer. We went to Germany in 1991 to visit all the castles we could and cathedrals. We saw Cinderella‘s castle but we couldn’t find the road. We didn’t have cell phones or GPS on those days. But we saw it high up on the mountain/hill across the fields.
Thank you for video - was fun to watch, especially about my city of birth Munich and famous Hofbräuhaus.😢 I'm now a bit homesick to my beloved Bavaria. Btw you should put in at your Vlog information link to Schloss Neuschwanstein as you already have done for Burg Trausnitz.
Greetings from Moorea (sister island of Tahiti) in French-Polynesia 🌴 🏖 😎 🇵🇫 🇫🇷 🇪🇺
Great video ❤❤❤❤
This has been such a wonderful vlog series. I hope you return to Europe and do another river cruise.
Glad you enjoyed it! I definitely want to do more river cruises!!
I enjoyed these vlogs! It seems like you’ve been there for a long time… but I’m sure you spaced out the vlogs!
Yes they are spaced out. The trip was 11 days total.
One of my favorite trips was Germany. I don’t know why it’s not a popular vacation spots! Nice people good beer and food🇩🇪
Totally agree!
Really enjoyed these videos. Great job😊 side note. We always thought we were mostly German. Found out we were only half German and mostly English and Norwegian 😂
Being of German descent myself, I've been to Germany three times, visiting very distant cousins through genealogy research. We enjoyed each trip, and yeah, we went to the tourist trap of Neuschwanstein on our first trip, that's a one and done, and Linderhof I thought was better. Anyway, Bavaria alone has hundreds of castles(over 800) and castle ruins, as do the other states of Germany. THe whole country has thousands., and I'm happy that I've been to a few dozen. The churches are beutiful as well, especially the catherals(Dom) along the Rhine.
Schloss Neuschwanstein is by far not a tourist trap.
It is one of the most famous castles in Bavaria with great history behind. Even for people living in Bavaria/Germany it is a spot to visit when travelling in own country. And prices for visitors are moderate - 18 Euro (19 USD) per adult. Persons under 18 years are free. Electronic audio device in foreign language is provided.
If you have time, visit three castles in this area - Schloss Neuschwanstein, Schloss Hohenschwangau and Schloss Linderhof. There are combination tickets available for these three castles.
@@monikaliebold4225 Yeah, no....I've been to Linderhof, Hohenschwangau and others in B-W, R-P, and along the Rhine...Neuschwanstien was the most touristy. Is it beautiful? Yes,.Is it historical? Only recent history compared to other castles in Germany. I've been to ruined castles such as Burg Stienberg, Krautheim, and Kaiserwerth, all semed more fascinating and magical to me than Neuschwantein. But, that's my opinion after visting Germany on multiple trips.
You should extend river cruise along Danube river with more beautiful landscapes to see. So you can dock at Regensburg (where we lived long long years before moving to French-Polynesia), one of the oldest cities in Germany. History of Regensburg goes back to roman times A.D. 79. Inner city of Regensburg is UNESCO World Heritage.
::waves::: looks fun!
A lot of times you can find a really good Spoetzl at Aldi’s I don’t know the name brand but it comes in a bag.
Great vlog series! I am definitely going to make it to Europe soon!
You should! I have loved each trip to Europe!
Are you sure the Wiener schnitzel was pork? Most is veal. Loved following your tours 😀
To explain: Wiener Schnitzel is definitively veal - the name "Wiener Schnitzel" is a registered brand name. Therefore if you read "Wiener Schnitzel" on a menu, it has to be veal.
If you read "Schnitzel Wiener Art" (translated: Viennese Schnitzel), then it is definitively pork.
Thank you for explaining that! Super helpful 👏🏻👍🏻
I was in Schwangau and at the castle in 2001. Absolutely beautiful area!! If I could live there I would!!
You and Jason need to go to Germany and rent an RV. There are short and one day boat rides on several rivers. I have been on ones that are on the middle Rhine ( between Koblenz and Mainz ), Mosel from Cochem, Neckar ( from Heidelberg ) and one I haven’t been on which is on the Danube from Kelheim to Weltenburg Abbey which has been brewing beer since 1050 !
That would be incredible!!
*sigh* Can't wait to go back and see Munich properly. My traveling companion wasn't feeling well when we were there so we didn't get to see too much other than Neuschwanstein. Had to eat out alone one night because he was zonked out in bed, plus...he will not eat a sausage. hahaha.
Welcome to your German roots! Have fun discovering your ancestors! I'm still trying to work out if mine were from Bavaria or from the Black Forest region of Baden-Wurttemberg. Tracing ancestry is sometimes mind boggling!
Not a big Disney fan per se but we here near Anaheim know our castle. Sleeping Beauty castle is based on Neuschwanstein. I know, I know, I'm being pedantic. LOL
Wow!!! This series of videos has been marvelous. Thank you for sharing.
Glad you like them!
How accessable were the castle tours?
Burg Trausnitz is partly accessible. The guided tour is not suitable for wheelchairs. The floors are only accessible by stairs (approx. 30 steps per floor). There are some steps within the rooms. Flooring is partly uneven. To rooms of Chamber of Art and Curiosities at Burg Trausnitz there is access without steps via lift - length 140 cm (4,6 ft), width 100 cm (3,3 ft). Doorways are at least 80 cm (2,6 ft) wide.
Schloss Neuschwanstein is accessible. You should book tour in advance with tour operator or directly as place for wheelchairs might be limited due to fire and safety reasons. Unfortunately it is not allowed to drive up to castle by car. There are designated parking places at Hohenschwangau. You can go with foldable wheelchairs up to castle within a horse carriage. Drivers will help with boarding, but there is no ramp. Note: Electric wheelchairs are not allowed in horse carriage. At the end of ride there is a distance of approx. 450 m (1500 ft) to castle on a tarred road with gradient up to 15 %.
Other possibility direct to entrance of castle: Vehicle of Bavarian Red Cross. It is only possible on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 am and 12 noon (safety reasons).
Btw you found information with all castles in Bavaria and Germany online, most of them are bilingual.
Hope, this information is helpful. Greetings from Moorea (sister island of Tahiti) in French-Polynesia 🌴 🏖 😎 🇵🇫 🇫🇷 🇪🇺 - born in Munich and lived long long years in Bavaria 🇩🇪
Not very… one of our friends with us has knee issues and she made it through but it was tough. There are stairs so no wheelchair access.
Could you give us some costs for this trip?
you ate your way through Europe
Cranes exist since antiquity.
True wiener schnitzel is made with veal, not pork. However most is pirk and is called Schnitzel Wiener art
pork, not pirk 😂😂
Wienerscnitzel is traditionally veal.
And it’s pronounced “noy-shvan-stine”
Sorry. The old German teacher was cringing. Beautiful spot
Im gonna give you an assist on some german pronunciations. In german the W makes a "v' sound and a V makes an 'f' sound. So take the word Volkswagen, Its pronounced Folks-Vog-en. Which translates to 'the peoples car'. A castle in german is called a Schloss (shloss) and Neuchwanstein is pronounced Noysh-Van-Stine. Another thing to take away is that sometimes a double S is written as a double S for latin character set, but its a place holder for a character called an Eszett which (lets hope the character comes through on here) looks like ß
Thank you for this!!
@@EECCTravels Oops, I forgot to cover the IE EI combination. They don't have the I before E except after C rule. Its a silent blend where the second letter makes the long vowel sound. So EI makes the long I sound like when you drink out of a stein. Whereas IE makes a long E sound such as Auf Wiedersehen [ ouf vee-duhr-zey-uhn ] or Bier. That IE-EI rule comes up a lot.
Love your videos i’m interested you did the DNA test. What is the rest of your background reveal?
Me and Jason have very similar DNA with both of us @60% English. We also have Scottish and Irish.
Wonderful!
Pronounced - New-shwan-stine. :-)
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