Hallo Leute! Make sure to check out PART II of this video where we visit Reichsburg Cochem castle and take our kids to see one of Germany's oldest cities...TRIER! ruclips.net/video/-KCXwxZAxT4/видео.html
Ha! As i said this being next. Now Cochem? Was there not long ago. Mosel area is always nice. Except the fact every place to drink or dine has a highly active road between sight and river.
Your kids must be the luckiest in the world. They have seen so many beautiful places in only a few mounth. You`re really best parents showing the kids our country. I´m looking forward to your next video. Stay safe.
I grew up in the area and remember hiking up to Burg Eltz. We kids kept asking "Are we there yet?" and our father kept telling us "Around the next curve...then we will be there". Let's say there had been many curves....LOL
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife maybe it was mentioned and I missed it, but here a little interesing info (which I am sure you know) : Burg Eltz was on the old 500 DM Note de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:500_DM_Serie3_Rueckseite.jpg I am looking to the video about Trier
Thanks for your video. I always enjoy watching them. You guys are doing the exact right thing for your kids. By moving to Germany you make them adapt to a different environment, to a different language and culture but embedded in a family that makes sure they are not alone if things don't go so well. Most people encounter this experience in their 20s when moving abroad as a university student. Your kids have already made that experience when they are really young. They benefit from this enormously.
Love the positivity in your videos, I really enjoy watching these kind of montages/videos. Me and my family moved to germany when I was 10 from Hungary. I live near Dortmund, in NRW. I find it interesting to hear the views of an american because most of the foreigners in Germany are from Eastern/Central Europe. I personally was afraid of moving to Germany because I couldn't speak German at all, now I'm 14 and can fluently speak German. People here in Germany/NRW are very helpful and friendly. I didn't watch many of your videos till now so I don't know what your childrens hobbies are but I would recommend some kind of Sport if possible, there are many great options like Football (Soccer), Tenniss, Ping-Pong, Handball, Basketball, Athletics and so on. No pressure of course. As already said, I love your videos and your positivity. I hope you keep this up!
So glad to get a comment from a young man like you! Yes so two of the boys have been doing ice hockey! And their lessons started back this week. Your English is amazing. So cool that you’ve lived in both Hungary and Germany and speak English also! You are a smart young man. We wish you all the best! 💕
I was so lucky to have a child hood in the Rhineland my dad was in the service and we did what your family is doing had a great time on both river's what a life experience it was and I knew it as a kid too it also helped to have grandparents of European descent any way done many of the same thing s and some great memories. It's kinda of nice got this Rhinelander in me and my Illinoisan roots in me thanks for sharing make some memories.. and have fun ..
Nice video! I'm Canadian and have been living here, not far from Burg Eltz on the Rhine River for 26 years. Been many times to Burg Eltz. I find it the prettiest, and most romantic of all the castles I've seen in Germany thus far.
For my first trip to Germany this August 2023 we plan on visiting the Burg Eltz as our first castle. Thanks for the tour and the great info. Then we make our way south to Bavaria.
Great choice! While you're up there, you might want to see Reischburg Cochem on the Moselle. It's super close to Burg Eltz. That whole region is gorgeous!
In Austria, where I live, if you drive for six hours, you could be in a number of different countries, like Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy... :D Actually, you would have left some already, like Slovenia, lol. I find six hours long too. But it was certainly worth it since the place is so special to you two! Great video.
Yes so true! Depending on where someone is, 6 hours can take you to many different countries! Which is soooo different for Americans. We drive 6 hours and are still in the same state! Haha
Burg Eltz is truly a phantastic sight to see. Mirabellen are quite common in large parts of Germany. In Franconia they get turned into spirit mostly. If the kids leave enough on the trees ;-))
Love your family! Thank you for doing these videos! It's so hard to find any videos about families with kids who move abroad from the USA. We are considering it but cannot find examples, so thank you for this! Please keep making more!
My parents and I moved to Germany about 15 year ago (I was 10 back then). Germans tend to be extremely hospitable towards people who show just a little bit of an effort, especially Americans. I think Germany’s connection to the US is much stronger than that from a US perspective. I am thankful my parents made the decision (not that the US is a particularly bad place to live, but I think we all now the obvious reasons). So if it helps at all: if you can truly see yourself living hear, do it, don’t be scared (easier said than done - I know), they’ll welcome you with open arms.
Thank you! Yeah it’s a lot harder to live abroad with kids, but so far, we will say the experience has been worth it. The hardest part for us was moving far away from friends and especially our families. Learning German has been a challenge since our kids are in German schools but they are doing really well now.
I just LOVE your videos so much! I've always loved Burg Eltz as well, it's not too far from where I come from in Germany so visited a couple of times but we should try to visit again. Thanks so much guys.x
Thank you so much, Kirsten! I’m so glad RUclips connected us. Yeah isn’t Burg Eltz amazing? But now we’ve got to see Hohenzollern after watching your video!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Actually,it wasn't happening during my childhood.We moved to Germany eight years ago and since then visiting castles and museums became one of our hobbies.Two weeks ago we were at Drahenfells castle and i highly recommend it for you too.It's in Königswinter,Rheinland-Pfalz. Anyway,really like your chanel,you seem like a top family.Wishing you all the best on your journey.Greetings to you all.
Das die letzten beiden Videos an einem Mittwoch kamen, statt wie sonst Sonntags, das ist dein Kritikpunkt? Drei Tage später als üblich und es ist nicht mehr regelmäßig? Im Ernst? Sie waren im Urlaub, da hat man eventuell auch noch etwas anderes zu tun, als kostenlose Videos zu schneiden für nörgelnde Menschen, die anscheined keine Ahnung davon haben wieviel Zeit das kostet und wie kostbar diese Zeit ist, wenn man 4 kleine Kinder hat. Anstatt sich einfach mal zu freuen, dass sie ein Stück ihres Lebens mit uns teilen.
I'am living close to Trier in a small little town called Saarburg and I'am looking forward to see your tour through the oldest city in germany. I was at Burg Eltz myself 5 weeks ago. I totally aggree with your opinions about it.
No it was the 3rd time for me as an adult. But it was the first time for our two children. They were constantly asking questions to the Tour guide, because they were so fascinated 😋
I went to Burg Eltz on a school trip back in the 1970s. Also Trier, Cochem and Koln. I can’t remember where we stayed. We travelled from England on an overnight ferry.
If you want to remember your Burg Eltz trip:The „Lego“ Burg Eltz has been around for some time (not Lego the brand, the Lego type of blocks). It's by the German brand Bluebrixx. They sell several German and European landmarks, like Neuschwanstein, Mont St. Michel, Hamburger Michel, Semperoper, Akropolis… My favourite is the fictitious Burg Blaustein. Which teaches you in its single sets the history of German castle building from 1200 to 1600. It‘s not made for children, it‘s for teenagers and adults - 5000 parts and much more. I can absolutely recommend it, if you are interested in castles.
Thanks for the beautiful video! I visited Trier some years ago to see my son who was living there at that time, and it's a very charming city for sure - but much to my regret there was no time to go to Burg Eltz. Every other crossword puzzle, however, has got the ''Burg in Rheinland-Pfalz, 4 letters'', and thanks to you I have an idea now of how it looks like. B.t.w. - I remember the yellowish little thingies from my childhood (northern Germany); we called them "Mirabellen" too.
I was born and raised in Trier, and when I was a kid, we used to do biking tours to Burg Eltz. It was not a very touristic spot at that time - very calm and mostly visitors from maybe 50 to 100 km around. And guess what....... I am so so looking forward to watching your Trier video! (Because I am so homesick, but have no chance to get back there.) I am sure your next video will be one of my absolute highlights on your awesome channel!
Traveling with the whole family is always a little stressful, especially with the traveling program you guys are doing in the moment. But i totally understand your reasons and both areas are pretty cool and worth to visit. It's one more of a little of interesting places Germany and Europe has to offer. I'm personally a huge fan of traveling by train, whenever i get the opportunity to do it, I'll go for it. I enjoy it, even if something unexpected happens. Caring about all these old castles is very expensive And your kid's are so adorable, infront of the camera omg!! Traveling and visiting other places is a wonderful way for education and to learn something about eachother to overcome unnecessary stereotypes. Places like that can show everyone that Germanys countryside is a lot more than just Dirndl, Lederhosen, beer, pretzels and White sausages. Thanks for your wonderful video and showing us your adventures.✌️👍
I agree, Robert, traveling by train is so much more relaxing and easy! We think we might try to go by train on our next big trip, which won’t be until next year. 🤣 Yes Germany is a lot more than its stereotypes!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife after all these amazing trips and so many wonderful things you have done. A little rest could be necessary. And one advantage you guys have, is that you are living in an area where a lot of people like to go on vacation.
I was there with my two best friends on the same day as you! But I figured we were too late to see you, we came at around 1 because we overslept 🤭. I would have loved to chat ^-^
Once more a fantastic video of one of your trips in Germany. Probably you visit Rheinland-Pfalz again. Today (friday) I came back from a short two days trip to northern Germany with two friends. We have visited the Vogelpark Walsrode (biggest birds-park in the world) and afterward the nearby Serengeti-Park in Hodenhagen (both parks near the city of Hannover). In the Serengeti Park we stayed for two nights and slept in an so called "Abenteuer Lodge" (adventure lodge). I can really recommend it for you and your kids to visit it! You can see animals from all over the world and an amusement park with rides and shows for the whole family. It was absolutely worth to see and we had a lot of fun there!!! Viele Grüße aus Rheinland-Pfalz
A picture of Burg Eltz was the backside of the old 500 DM bill (1960ies to 1990ies). They used to sell beach towels with that motif at the gift shop, I'm wondering if they still do.
Wonderful to see you back in my neck of the woods - sort of. Unfortunately, I am still in the US, and will only return in October, but I am glad to hear that you had somebody else guiding you around Trier, and I am looking forward to seeing the video of that. Hope your health holds up and you and the kids get to enjoy your time in buildings that are even 1000 years older than the ones you saw today at Burg Eltz. Trier is amazing, and I hope you get to hear about some of it, while the kids climb up the Porta Nigra or around the Amphitheater or the Kaisertherme, depending what is on the program to do for the day. Trier has so much to offer, you can anyhow just see a small piece of all that is to see, and with kids you want to target those sites that are more fun for them. For the return drive, maybe interrupt your trip in a town that has a big swimming pool =Freibad (assuming you have a nice weather day), or one of the many kids friendly sites (i.e. the technic museum in Speyer).
You should definitely go to the Mosel for the wine festivals in September. Bernkastel-Kues, Traben-Trabach or Cochem are wonderful places where you can try very tasty wines. The wine festivals are very nice every year
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife But if you don't want to make long car journeys with the kids, Bavaria still has so many beautiful places - like Garmisch Patenkirchen with the Zugspitze - Germany's highest mountain. Passau is located in the Bavarian Forest - a city on three rivers and many nature reserves and nature parks with many native animals. Or drive in the other direction to Lake Constance (Bodensee), which lies exactly between Germany, Switzerland and Austria. I myself live in North Rhine-Westphalia, from there it's about the same distance in all directions. I love the North Sea very much. Unfortunately, it is really too far from Bavaria to drive there in a day trip.
I love Burg Eltz, I've been many times since I was a child and the Mosel Tal is beautiful. If you have time left during your visit, maybe check out the town Cochem and the castle there and on top of one of the mountains surrounding Cochem is a small Amusement and Wildlife Park called "Wild- & Freizeitpark Klotten /Cochem". The kids would probably enjoy that very much and you get amazing views down into the valley. For longer hikes to make it easier for the kids, maybe try Geocaching? My husband and I started last year and already had a lot of fun with it. You can walk many kilometers without really noticing it, because your so invested to finding everything. For example just on the way down from the parking lot to Burg Eltz, there would have been 3-4 Caches hidden beside the pathway.
Yepp, Mirabellen as well in Hessen. I remember sitting in one of the three or four Mirabelle trees in our tiny village as a kid when these ripened and ate to my heart's content (or rather, till I got sick of them 😁🤢🤮.
...an absolutely gorgeous lookin' cat. My lord, I wish I could have your kids energy level again... just once. 😅 @Kevin: Rouladen with red cabbage is one of my all time favorite meals. 👍
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife The one you get in glasses in the supermarket is ok-ish. Would recommend to put in half a chopped apple (semi sweet), some chopped onion and a drop of balsamico. Heat it up with one or two cloves but fish those out before serving. Or make it from scratch. Just get those cloves out before you serve it to your kids ;) EDIT: If you want it more hearty leave out the balsamico and add chopped bacon ;)
Where I live the fruits are called Mirabellen (plural) or Mirabelle(Singular) so basically same word as in french, just with a german ending. As someone who grew up with 3-10 castles within an hours drive (depending on the driver) it's fascinating to see something like that through the eyes of someone who comes from a land where the oldest buildings are not older than the house I grew up in^^
Hey, Happy belated half-year anniversary! Anyway, It is time for a "Weird stuff we found in Germany" Video. I love those type of videos. Maybe, whren you find the time :-). Lots of love from the Lippe Area!
Was ich mich gerade gefragt habe... haben eure Kinder sich verändert seit ihr in Deutschland seit? Sind sie vielleicht abenteuerlustiger, wilder öfter draußer oder so? Viele Grüße!
Kudos to visiting this authentic medieval castle. It's truly gorgeous. Everyone knows Neuschwanstein - but to me, this place has always been the real deal.
Hi! I loved your video!, I will be visiting cologne next month, but I can not find tours to get to Eltz, do you have any suggestions on how to get there? I don’t have a car thou …. Thanks
Ha! As i said this being next. Now Cochem? Was there not long ago. Mosel area is always nice. Except the fact every place to drink or dine has a highly active road between sight and river.
Definitely expensive if someone owns such a castle and has to pay for the repairs that are true to the original. Everything has to be made by hand, nothing corresponds to today's prefabricated parts. There is a wood-green mobile phone mast between the trees, custom-made, hidden in the forest. Not to be seen but necessary.
The taxes alone are a killer if you don't have some sort of income you get out of it, never mind the repairs. But I guess Burg Eltz has no problem to manage...
There also is the "Denkmal Bestimmung" or whatever it is called. Meaning: Every item has to have the look (in style and material) of the Era the Denkmal originates. Friends of ours own a Denkmal-Stadt-Villa. Everything on the out and inside has to be preserved (accept of bathrooms). If they decide to have the flooring re-done, someone from the Bauamt has to come around and approve both the changes and the materials about to be used. They once had an issue with the perimeter walls, it was a whopping 150.000€ job for a total of 15 Meters of a replacement wall.
@@KevinJohnBusche It is listed, but being listed is not only a restriction, it is also helping as they get some money for necessary repairs and restorations from trusts set up for listed buildings.
Thanks to you I heard a new english word today "tapestries" which I had too look up. Never came across this word. Interestingly we call it Wandteppiche (wall carpets) in german. But a wallpaper which would be directly translate to "Wandpapier" we call Tapete.
Maybe go by train next time? it is way less stress. The kids can run anround, explore the train. In the summertime some train routes also have a sort of kids club on board where they do some painting or crafting. The public transport system is pretty good in Germany as you have already stated and in the touristy regions even more (like the shuttle bus for example). If you need a car maybe rent one or look out for car sharing (or rent bikes?) My kids dont like car rides, too and we always travel by train.
Oh wow, some of them have kids clubs? Do you know which trains? Yes we’ve been talking about traveling by train ever since the trip. I think we would all enjoy it much better!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Yes, It's called Der kleine ICE" and as the name says it's only in ICE trains, mostly during the weekends in the summer. due to corona they come to your seat now as it seems. When we last travelled by train there was a specific waggon where they met- Most trains also have a board restaurant, where you can get like sandwiches and something to drink (juice, water, coffee)and if you travel first class (check for "sparpreis", sometimes first class travelling isn't that much more expensive then second class) The have a cart - just like in planes - or xou can order something to drink or eat and they bring it to your seat. As a family of six you could choose to travel in your own compartment, it's a little room with a door and six seats. check here for routes with program for kids' www.db-kinderbetreuung.de/
We in Austria are making jam, cakes and high quality Schnaps out of "Mirabellen"..singular "Mirabelle"...and we also have especially in the North East a Mirabell subspecies which is called "Kriecherl" in Austria and usually those are mainly blueish but in the mentioned North East they are yellow as like Mirabell therefore hardly to distinguish ...also used for jams, cakes and Schnaps. While the Mirabell is a "cultivated plant" the Kriecherl is a "wild plant" ..."the wild brother" of the Mirabell so to say. The Salzburg Schloss Mirabell (background in the Movie "Sound of Music") has its name because it had a big Mirabell garden full of Mirabell trees in the past. And "Sorry" always when I see a breadcoat of a "Wiener Schnitzel made in Germany" as like the one at the beginning of the vlog I have to cringe heavily..that´s not how it supposed to look like.... the breadcoat has to be evenly golden brown and the breadcout has to be "coating" - loosely - the meat and not "stick on/glue on" the meat...yours stuck on the meat and was on the edges burned and in the middle the colour was way too light....it is in fact very easy not to say extremly easy to make a decent coated Schnitzel when you know "how" and when its made with "love/respect"...but 9,9 out of 10 Germans are always butchering it ..which makes my eyes and also - as a Viennese/Wiener - my heart bleeding because "such a thing" doesn´t deserve to be named "Wiener Schnitzel"....and I presume it was ordered made by a german professional...and things like that besides other german cooking things/mannerisms is the reason why german chefs and "german cuisine" have a very very bad reputation in Austria in general..Sorry to say that but it is simply a fact which I now have to mention at least once just for the record..
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I´m far from maintaining that everywhere in Austria you´ll get a Wiener Schnitzel unexceptional as it supposed to be...but in Vienna you will.
Mirabelles are Mirabellen in Germany. My niece has a tree in her garden (she is living near Burg Eltz) but they are hard to get where i live in Hessia.
Tip for your family Visit the "Deutsche Märchenstrasse" The Route where Brothers Grimm collected their famous fairy tales. I like Sababurg the castle of the sleeping Beauty.
Wenn ich fragen darf: Hattet ihr eine deutsche oder eine englische Führung auf Burg Eltz? Vielen Dank für dieses sehr schöne Video. Man bekommt direkt Lust, ihr auch selbst mal wieder einen Besuch abzustatten. Und das Moseltal als solches ist auch sehr liebreizend. Eine zeitlang bin ich öfters mit dem Zug durch das nahe Mittelrheintal gefahren. Interessanterweise fühle ich mich hier der deutschen Kultur am nächsten. Für einen Zwischenstopp empfehle ich die unlängst eröffnete (H)alb-Zeit an der A8 bei Merklingen auf der Schwäbischen Alb - falls das mal auf eurer Reiseroute liegen sollte. Auch liegt dieser Ort sehr nah an meiner Heimat Geislingen an der Steige. Hier befindet sich unter anderem die erste, eine mittelgebirgsquerende Eisenbahnstrecke Deutschlands. Von dem Burgfried der Ruine Helfenstein hat man eine wunderschöne Aussicht auf einen Teil dieser Steige, auf die sich im Tal befindende Fünf-Täler-Stadt und auf das Umland. Ein wenig hat man von dort oben den Eindruck, vor einem liege eine Modelleisenbahn, die man steuern kann. Auf jeden Fall wünsche ich euch bei all euren weiteren Unternehmungen viel Freude und den Kindern einen guten Start in das nun bald neu beginnende Schuljahr. Liebe Grüße Stefan Schuster
Good morning! First video to watch today, and the intro music really woke me up, contrary to what's on the radio. Try to make (and pronounce) Mirabellenmarmelade. Some people like it, some don't. I must be one of the few people who haven't seen Burg Eltz, although I was stationed with the army in the Mosel area for a quarter year. Only excuse I have is that it was in winter. On the other hand, I have seen Fürstin Gloria's palace in Regensburg when there was a christmas market on the precinct. The only christmas market, btw, where they take an entrance fee. Can get expensive with four kids. Cats, I think, are free. edit, about lions: I once was at the Nürnberg zoo waiting for a male lion to get up, so I could take a picture of him. After an hour, I gave up. Lions are cats, they can sleep all day. And did you really buy your son a wooden sword? Then teach him knightly behavior, especially the Minnesang towards women. And next year, when hopefully the pandemic is over, I would like to invite you to Furth im Wald, Bavaria, and especially to the "cave gladium" (Latin for: Beware of the sword) festival. Entrance fee is five euros, but those who come in medieval gown can pass for free.
I can recommend Colditz Castle for an interesting excursion. Very interesting in relation to German and allied world war history. Perhaps you've heard or read about "Escape from Colditz". Be sure to take part in a guided tour (in German or in English).
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I am actually a student of historical european martial arts (HEMA), there are some good courses and clubs here, if he is interested to learn swordfighting :D Can take some time to find, but its a great sport for everyone, and less risky than other martial arts.
Die Burg kannte ich gar nicht. Ich finde es supersüß wie toll ihr Deutschland findet. Wir Deutschen sind ja schnell dabei zu maulen und zu schimpfen was uns hier nicht gefällt. Umso schöner wenn man sieht wie ihr hier alles so findet. Schön dass ihr hier seid und ich wünsche euch einen superschönen Herbst in Deutschland. Gerade in Bayern sind die Wälder im Herbst ein Traum.
Hallo Leute! Make sure to check out PART II of this video where we visit Reichsburg Cochem castle and take our kids to see one of Germany's oldest cities...TRIER! ruclips.net/video/-KCXwxZAxT4/видео.html
Ha! As i said this being next. Now Cochem? Was there not long ago. Mosel area is always nice. Except the fact every place to drink or dine has a highly active road between sight and river.
Your kids must be the luckiest in the world. They have seen so many beautiful places in only a few mounth. You`re really best parents showing the kids our country.
I´m looking forward to your next video. Stay safe.
Thank you so much! Same to you, hope you stay healthy and well.
I remember playing in that river by the castle as a kid! Man, that makes me want to go back there. Great video!
Oh that’s so cool!!
I grew up in the area and remember hiking up to Burg Eltz. We kids kept asking "Are we there yet?" and our father kept telling us "Around the next curve...then we will be there". Let's say there had been many curves....LOL
🤣🤣🤣 that sounds about right!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife maybe it was mentioned and I missed it, but here a little interesing info (which I am sure you know) : Burg Eltz was on the old 500 DM Note de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:500_DM_Serie3_Rueckseite.jpg I am looking to the video about Trier
@@queenieofdarkness yes so cool! We should’ve mentioned this in the video.
Am so pleased watching how you are making memories with your children. Thanks for sharing them with us.
We’re so happy we have these memories on video to enjoy for years to come.
It truly is a fairy tale styled castle! What a beautiful area and hiking around looked like an amazing time. Thanks for sharing! 👏
Yes it really is a fairy tale castle!
Your kids are super sweet, super smart! 😍
Thank you!
Thanks for your video. I always enjoy watching them. You guys are doing the exact right thing for your kids. By moving to Germany you make them adapt to a different environment, to a different language and culture but embedded in a family that makes sure they are not alone if things don't go so well. Most people encounter this experience in their 20s when moving abroad as a university student. Your kids have already made that experience when they are really young. They benefit from this enormously.
Love the positivity in your videos, I really enjoy watching these kind of montages/videos. Me and my family moved to germany when I was 10 from Hungary. I live near Dortmund, in NRW. I find it interesting to hear the views of an american because most of the foreigners in Germany are from Eastern/Central Europe. I personally was afraid of moving to Germany because I couldn't speak German at all, now I'm 14 and can fluently speak German. People here in Germany/NRW are very helpful and friendly. I didn't watch many of your videos till now so I don't know what your childrens hobbies are but I would recommend some kind of Sport if possible, there are many great options like Football (Soccer), Tenniss, Ping-Pong, Handball, Basketball, Athletics and so on. No pressure of course. As already said, I love your videos and your positivity. I hope you keep this up!
So glad to get a comment from a young man like you! Yes so two of the boys have been doing ice hockey! And their lessons started back this week. Your English is amazing. So cool that you’ve lived in both Hungary and Germany and speak English also! You are a smart young man. We wish you all the best! 💕
I was so lucky to have a child hood in the Rhineland my dad was in the service and we did what your family is doing had a great time on both river's what a life experience it was and I knew it as a kid too it also helped to have grandparents of European descent any way done many of the same thing s and some great memories. It's kinda of nice got this Rhinelander in me and my Illinoisan roots in me thanks for sharing make some memories.. and have fun ..
So cool you got to live abroad as a kid! It isn’t easy but we’d like to think it’s worth it.
Ramstein, Kaiserslautern or Spangdahlem? I life in Spangdahlem
Great to have you around. Greetings from the nearby Koblenz. In Germany the Mirabelles are called Mirabellen. :)
That castle and Bernkastel Kues are my favorites! Can’t wait to see Trier, and how the family likes it.
Nice video! I'm Canadian and have been living here, not far from Burg Eltz on the Rhine River for 26 years. Been many times to Burg Eltz. I find it the prettiest, and most romantic of all the castles I've seen in Germany thus far.
Ah very cool! What brought you to Germany?
Originally to learn the language for a career in tourism, but ended up marrying and having kids here. So, here I am 😉
8:11 amazing. Exterior and interior of castle are breathtaking. Really like in fairytale.
Yes it really is straight out of a fairytale!
The Moselle valley is such a gorgeous little corner of the world. 🥰
It really is! So much charm and such rich history.
Beautiful Germany very nice enjoy
So much fun! Thanks for showing us your trip!
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching.
For my first trip to Germany this August 2023 we plan on visiting the Burg Eltz as our first castle. Thanks for the tour and the great info. Then we make our way south to Bavaria.
Great choice! While you're up there, you might want to see Reischburg Cochem on the Moselle. It's super close to Burg Eltz. That whole region is gorgeous!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Yes we will spend a bit of time in Cochem as well and maybe see that castle too or at least explore the area.
I also have a cold and been rewatching all your vids, they are so good! Uplifting :) And I'm German, so compliments don't come easy
Well then we really appreciate your compliments! Thank you and hope you feel better soon.
In Austria, where I live, if you drive for six hours, you could be in a number of different countries, like Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Croatia, Germany, Czech Republic, Italy... :D Actually, you would have left some already, like Slovenia, lol. I find six hours long too. But it was certainly worth it since the place is so special to you two! Great video.
Yes so true! Depending on where someone is, 6 hours can take you to many different countries! Which is soooo different for Americans. We drive 6 hours and are still in the same state! Haha
Omg I'm so looking forward to the video 😍 It's so beautiful there 👍🏻
So beautiful!
They're called "Mirabellen" in German :)
Your visit to Burg Eltz and Trier brought you kinda close to my home in Saarland.
I was there as a kid and I loved it so much!! Thank you for posting 🤗
Awe cool! It’s an amazing castle!
Burg Eltz is truly a phantastic sight to see. Mirabellen are quite common in large parts of Germany. In Franconia they get turned into spirit mostly. If the kids leave enough on the trees ;-))
Ooo Mirabelle spirits - yum!
Love your videos. Wonderful family.
Schoene Erinnerungen an Burg Eltz.
Thank you so much! Burg Eltz is one of the very best!
Love your family! Thank you for doing these videos! It's so hard to find any videos about families with kids who move abroad from the USA. We are considering it but cannot find examples, so thank you for this! Please keep making more!
My parents and I moved to Germany about 15 year ago (I was 10 back then). Germans tend to be extremely hospitable towards people who show just a little bit of an effort, especially Americans. I think Germany’s connection to the US is much stronger than that from a US perspective. I am thankful my parents made the decision (not that the US is a particularly bad place to live, but I think we all now the obvious reasons). So if it helps at all: if you can truly see yourself living hear, do it, don’t be scared (easier said than done - I know), they’ll welcome you with open arms.
Love hearing your perspective! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you! Yeah it’s a lot harder to live abroad with kids, but so far, we will say the experience has been worth it. The hardest part for us was moving far away from friends and especially our families. Learning German has been a challenge since our kids are in German schools but they are doing really well now.
Thank you for yet another successful video.
But most important I hope all of you are felling much much better.
Stay safe.
Sehr nett, vielen dank! Wir sind wie besser.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife sorry but I don't speak German. I speak Armenian (mother tongue) and Arabic. Sorry
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife she said that you are very kind, thank you, and that they are feeling better. 😀
@@sisuguillam5109 thank you for translation
@@vickenkodjaian5265 you are welcome!
Ohhh Mirabellen,delicious!.Burg Eltz and Trier are good solutions to have vacation.
Very nice views. Thank you for sharing. Have a good time!
Thank you!
You guys had such wonderfully perfect weather for the castle visit!
Yes we did! It rained the rest of the week! We got so lucky!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife As we say in germany: wenn Engel reisen.
I just LOVE your videos so much! I've always loved Burg Eltz as well, it's not too far from where I come from in Germany so visited a couple of times but we should try to visit again. Thanks so much guys.x
Thank you so much, Kirsten! I’m so glad RUclips connected us. Yeah isn’t Burg Eltz amazing? But now we’ve got to see Hohenzollern after watching your video!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Oh yes, social media definitely has some pros too. Hohenzollern is great as is the whole area.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife my hometown ! Schwaben 🥰
I see you are enjoying your time! Continue to do so.
If you keep on exploring at that pace, you will get to know Germany better than most of us natives.
You guys are great!
Enjoy your Mirabellen.
Haha! We can’t keep up the pace anymore. 🤣 We are very tired after that trip! But it was worth it.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife thanks for showing us "Burg Eltz" . Never heard of it. Too many castles in Germany :D
Mirabellen are one of my favorite fruit. I am very excited when there are in season 😊
They are so yummy!
15:12 This is a perfect poster to attach a frame to and put on a wall or even turn it into a painting by an artist
I was also here a few times with my family.Absolutely wonderful.Great video.Greetings from Altenkirchen,RLP.
What great childhood memories those must be!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Actually,it wasn't happening during my childhood.We moved to Germany eight years ago and since then visiting castles and museums became one of our hobbies.Two weeks ago we were at Drahenfells castle and i highly recommend it for you too.It's in Königswinter,Rheinland-Pfalz.
Anyway,really like your chanel,you seem like a top family.Wishing you all the best on your journey.Greetings to you all.
Super, ein neues Video! Hoffentlich in Zukunft wieder regelmäßig! ;-)
Und die Kinder essen gesundes Brot: 13:10 ;-)
Dankeschön!
Das die letzten beiden Videos an einem Mittwoch kamen, statt wie sonst Sonntags, das ist dein Kritikpunkt? Drei Tage später als üblich und es ist nicht mehr regelmäßig? Im Ernst? Sie waren im Urlaub, da hat man eventuell auch noch etwas anderes zu tun, als kostenlose Videos zu schneiden für nörgelnde Menschen, die anscheined keine Ahnung davon haben wieviel Zeit das kostet und wie kostbar diese Zeit ist, wenn man 4 kleine Kinder hat. Anstatt sich einfach mal zu freuen, dass sie ein Stück ihres Lebens mit uns teilen.
Great Video as always ;)
Thank you!
I'am living close to Trier in a small little town called Saarburg and I'am looking forward to see your tour through the oldest city in germany. I was at Burg Eltz myself 5 weeks ago. I totally aggree with your opinions about it.
Ah very cool you were at Burg Eltz recently! Was it your first time?
No it was the 3rd time for me as an adult. But it was the first time for our two children. They were constantly asking questions to the Tour guide, because they were so fascinated 😋
Another proof, that this is a small world… Nochmal Saarburg hier😂
We all could have met for a nice glass of wine🍷
I went to Burg Eltz on a school trip back in the 1970s. Also Trier, Cochem and Koln. I can’t remember where we stayed. We travelled from England on an overnight ferry.
The Eltz Castle is my favorite🥰🥰🥰 such a beautiful castle!
It’s so amazing!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife have you been the the Vianden castle in Luxembourg? We went there a few weeks ago. Super nice and beautifully restored!
If you want to remember your Burg Eltz trip:The „Lego“ Burg Eltz has been around for some time (not Lego the brand, the Lego type of blocks). It's by the German brand Bluebrixx. They sell several German and European landmarks, like Neuschwanstein, Mont St. Michel, Hamburger Michel, Semperoper, Akropolis…
My favourite is the fictitious Burg Blaustein. Which teaches you in its single sets the history of German castle building from 1200 to 1600. It‘s not made for children, it‘s for teenagers and adults - 5000 parts and much more.
I can absolutely recommend it, if you are interested in castles.
Thanks for the beautiful video! I visited Trier some years ago to see my son who was living there at that time, and it's a very charming city for sure - but much to my regret there was no time to go to Burg Eltz. Every other crossword puzzle, however, has got the ''Burg in Rheinland-Pfalz, 4 letters'', and thanks to you I have an idea now of how it looks like.
B.t.w. - I remember the yellowish little thingies from my childhood (northern Germany); we called them "Mirabellen" too.
Ah cool! I hope you’re able to get back to see it one day!
I was born and raised in Trier, and when I was a kid, we used to do biking tours to Burg Eltz. It was not a very touristic spot at that time - very calm and mostly visitors from maybe 50 to 100 km around.
And guess what....... I am so so looking forward to watching your Trier video! (Because I am so homesick, but have no chance to get back there.) I am sure your next video will be one of my absolute highlights on your awesome channel!
Oh I do hope you’ll enjoy our Trier video! Only sad thing is we didn’t see much because of a cold and exhaustion 😢.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I did, and I commented :)
Traveling with the whole family is always a little stressful, especially with the traveling program you guys are doing in the moment. But i totally understand your reasons and both areas are pretty cool and worth to visit. It's one more of a little of interesting places Germany and Europe has to offer.
I'm personally a huge fan of traveling by train, whenever i get the opportunity to do it, I'll go for it.
I enjoy it,
even if something unexpected happens.
Caring about all these old castles is very expensive
And your kid's are so adorable, infront of the camera omg!!
Traveling and visiting other places is a wonderful way for education and to learn something about eachother to overcome unnecessary stereotypes.
Places like that can show everyone that Germanys countryside is a lot more than just Dirndl, Lederhosen, beer, pretzels and White sausages.
Thanks for your wonderful video and showing us your adventures.✌️👍
I agree, Robert, traveling by train is so much more relaxing and easy! We think we might try to go by train on our next big trip, which won’t be until next year. 🤣 Yes Germany is a lot more than its stereotypes!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife after all these amazing trips and so many wonderful things you have done. A little rest could be necessary.
And one advantage you guys have, is that you are living in an area where a lot of people like to go on vacation.
I am an bavarian period 😊Its such a pleasure to see my country through ure eyes 👍
❤️❤️❤️
Burg Eltz is not in Bavaria though.
@@d.7416 hat ja auch keiner gesagt , bist du Hauptschüler ? 😆 oder brauchst du medizinische Hilfe? 😊 LOL.... D E P P
That Griffin Sword Swings were awesome
🗡⚔️🗡⚔️
Long time ago i made the same visit to Burg Eltz with my parents. Sadly, i don´t got this sword ...
Sweet memories ! Thank you for that.
Ah maybe you’ll have to go back and get a sword! ⚔️ Griffin is still playing with it.
I was there with my two best friends on the same day as you! But I figured we were too late to see you, we came at around 1 because we overslept 🤭. I would have loved to chat ^-^
No way!! That is so cool! I think we were down by the river around 1 pm, so maybe you were inside.
you're doin great. nice vlogs!
Once more a fantastic video of one of your trips in Germany. Probably you visit Rheinland-Pfalz again. Today (friday) I came back from a short two days trip to northern Germany with two friends. We have visited the Vogelpark Walsrode (biggest birds-park in the world) and afterward the nearby Serengeti-Park in Hodenhagen (both parks near the city of Hannover). In the Serengeti Park we stayed for two nights and slept in an so called "Abenteuer Lodge" (adventure lodge). I can really recommend it for you and your kids to visit it! You can see animals from all over the world and an amusement park with rides and shows for the whole family. It was absolutely worth to see and we had a lot of fun there!!! Viele Grüße aus Rheinland-Pfalz
A picture of Burg Eltz was the backside of the old 500 DM bill (1960ies to 1990ies). They used to sell beach towels with that motif at the gift shop, I'm wondering if they still do.
So cool!
Wonderful to see you back in my neck of the woods - sort of. Unfortunately, I am still in the US, and will only return in October, but I am glad to hear that you had somebody else guiding you around Trier, and I am looking forward to seeing the video of that. Hope your health holds up and you and the kids get to enjoy your time in buildings that are even 1000 years older than the ones you saw today at Burg Eltz. Trier is amazing, and I hope you get to hear about some of it, while the kids climb up the Porta Nigra or around the Amphitheater or the Kaisertherme, depending what is on the program to do for the day. Trier has so much to offer, you can anyhow just see a small piece of all that is to see, and with kids you want to target those sites that are more fun for them.
For the return drive, maybe interrupt your trip in a town that has a big swimming pool =Freibad (assuming you have a nice weather day), or one of the many kids friendly sites (i.e. the technic museum in Speyer).
You should definitely go to the Mosel for the wine festivals in September. Bernkastel-Kues, Traben-Trabach or Cochem are wonderful places where you can try very tasty wines. The wine festivals are very nice every year
Ooo that would be wonderful!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife But if you don't want to make long car journeys with the kids, Bavaria still has so many beautiful places - like Garmisch Patenkirchen with the Zugspitze - Germany's highest mountain. Passau is located in the Bavarian Forest - a city on three rivers and many nature reserves and nature parks with many native animals. Or drive in the other direction to Lake Constance (Bodensee), which lies exactly between Germany, Switzerland and Austria. I myself live in North Rhine-Westphalia, from there it's about the same distance in all directions. I love the North Sea very much. Unfortunately, it is really too far from Bavaria to drive there in a day trip.
Das stimmt. Vor allem das große Feuerwerk in Bernkastel-Kues während des Weinfestes ist fantastisch!
Interesting! Can you include a shot of an area map to show approx. where this places are located geographically?
Ooo that would’ve been good! Thanks for the suggestion.
Kevin fifteen years ago: "Next time we're here we'll bring our *four kids!"*
Sarah: "Wait _what?!"_
Right?!?! 🤯😱🤯😱
...wait, the cat counts as well! 😉
I love Burg Eltz, I've been many times since I was a child and the Mosel Tal is beautiful. If you have time left during your visit, maybe check out the town Cochem and the castle there and on top of one of the mountains surrounding Cochem is a small Amusement and Wildlife Park called "Wild- & Freizeitpark Klotten /Cochem". The kids would probably enjoy that very much and you get amazing views down into the valley.
For longer hikes to make it easier for the kids, maybe try Geocaching? My husband and I started last year and already had a lot of fun with it. You can walk many kilometers without really noticing it, because your so invested to finding everything. For example just on the way down from the parking lot to Burg Eltz, there would have been 3-4 Caches hidden beside the pathway.
Yes Cochem will be in our next video! We wanted to take the kids to the Freizeitpark but didn’t have enough time. 😰
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife There is so much to do in that area. 🙈 Maybe you can go back some day 😊
They are called "Mirabelle" in German. But be aware that regional name differences may exist.
In Austria we call them Kriacherl, so it's maybe the same in Bavaria
Zipperla in Franconia.
Yepp, Mirabellen as well in Hessen. I remember sitting in one of the three or four Mirabelle trees in our tiny village as a kid when these ripened and ate to my heart's content (or rather, till I got sick of them 😁🤢🤮.
...an absolutely gorgeous lookin' cat.
My lord, I wish I could have your kids energy level again... just once. 😅
@Kevin: Rouladen with red cabbage is one of my all time favorite meals. 👍
That dinner was amazing! It was the first time I had tried red cabbage in Germany and both Kevin and I LOVED it.
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife The one you get in glasses in the supermarket is ok-ish. Would recommend to put in half a chopped apple (semi sweet), some chopped onion and a drop of balsamico. Heat it up with one or two cloves but fish those out before serving. Or make it from scratch. Just get those cloves out before you serve it to your kids ;) EDIT: If you want it more hearty leave out the balsamico and add chopped bacon ;)
Or add apple, a little sugar and some apple cider vinegar. A friend of mine adds raspberry jam...
@@dagmarfrerking2235 I suppose there are many variants of red cabbage in germany.
Where I live the fruits are called Mirabellen (plural) or Mirabelle(Singular) so basically same word as in french, just with a german ending.
As someone who grew up with 3-10 castles within an hours drive (depending on the driver) it's fascinating to see something like that through the eyes of someone who comes from a land where the oldest buildings are not older than the house I grew up in^^
Yeah I bet that is fascinating!
Hey, Happy belated half-year anniversary! Anyway, It is time for a "Weird stuff we found in Germany" Video. I love those type of videos. Maybe, whren you find the time :-). Lots of love from the Lippe Area!
Hahaha that was actually one of our first videos - so cliché, I know! 🤣
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife i know
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife keep in mind, there always is weird stuff popping up in Germany. Even for me, living here for almost my entire life
Finally...Burg Eltz re-visited
Btw: Mirabelles = Mirabelle(n) in german... one of thousands of Gallicism (french words) in the german language. ;-)
Right! Hahaha we mentioned it a month ago.
OMG! So pretty! 😍😱😍😱
Isn’t it beautiful!?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Magical 🥰
Was ich mich gerade gefragt habe... haben eure Kinder sich verändert seit ihr in Deutschland seit? Sind sie vielleicht abenteuerlustiger, wilder öfter draußer oder so?
Viele Grüße!
Oh my god it's gorgeous
In times of "Deutsche Mark" (currency) I loved the Burg Eltz especially. It was printed on the 500-DM note :)
Kudos to visiting this authentic medieval castle. It's truly gorgeous.
Everyone knows Neuschwanstein - but to me, this place has always been the real deal.
It’s such an amazing castle!
Hi! I loved your video!, I will be visiting cologne next month, but I can not find tours to get to Eltz, do you have any suggestions on how to get there? I don’t have a car thou …. Thanks
Hi! There are your buses that go up to the castle. But that’s all I know - hope you have a great trip!
Some very serious swordsmanship there!
🤺🤺⚔️⚔️ right? ☺️
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Oh yes!
Ha! As i said this being next. Now Cochem? Was there not long ago. Mosel area is always nice. Except the fact every place to drink or dine has a highly active road between sight and river.
Yes that’s true! It would be nice if the road was on the other side of restaurants and shops.
Definitely expensive if someone owns such a castle and has to pay for the repairs that are true to the original. Everything has to be made by hand, nothing corresponds to today's prefabricated parts.
There is a wood-green mobile phone mast between the trees, custom-made, hidden in the forest.
Not to be seen but necessary.
The taxes alone are a killer if you don't have some sort of income you get out of it, never mind the repairs. But I guess Burg Eltz has no problem to manage...
There also is the "Denkmal Bestimmung" or whatever it is called. Meaning: Every item has to have the look (in style and material) of the Era the Denkmal originates. Friends of ours own a Denkmal-Stadt-Villa. Everything on the out and inside has to be preserved (accept of bathrooms). If they decide to have the flooring re-done, someone from the Bauamt has to come around and approve both the changes and the materials about to be used. They once had an issue with the perimeter walls, it was a whopping 150.000€ job for a total of 15 Meters of a replacement wall.
@@KevinJohnBusche It is listed, but being listed is not only a restriction, it is also helping as they get some money for necessary repairs and restorations from trusts set up for listed buildings.
@@KevinJohnBusche Denkmalschutz or Denkmalpflege.
@@sisuguillam5109 thx
Kevin, you're welcome to Mosel, but you shouldn't have to drink a 🍻. You should have a wine 🍷 Moselwein. 👍 😍 😂
🤣🤣 I was drinking a Moselwein but didn’t film it! Haha but also Kevin was drinking a Kölsch - does that make it better?
Hahaha! Well it was a Kölsch and not a Weissbier at least!
When you are back at home, you have to visit the „Eibsee“.
Perhaps you could show your kids the
Berlin Airlift Memorial in Frankfurt, and hit Kelsterbach Park for some minigolf.
Thanks to you I heard a new english word today "tapestries" which I had too look up. Never came across this word. Interestingly we call it Wandteppiche (wall carpets) in german. But a wallpaper which would be directly translate to "Wandpapier" we call Tapete.
Ah cool! Wandteppiche - makes sense!
Maybe go by train next time? it is way less stress. The kids can run anround, explore the train. In the summertime some train routes also have a sort of kids club on board where they do some painting or crafting. The public transport system is pretty good in Germany as you have already stated and in the touristy regions even more (like the shuttle bus for example). If you need a car maybe rent one or look out for car sharing (or rent bikes?) My kids dont like car rides, too and we always travel by train.
Oh wow, some of them have kids clubs? Do you know which trains? Yes we’ve been talking about traveling by train ever since the trip. I think we would all enjoy it much better!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Yes, It's called Der kleine ICE" and as the name says it's only in ICE trains, mostly during the weekends in the summer. due to corona they come to your seat now as it seems. When we last travelled by train there was a specific waggon where they met- Most trains also have a board restaurant, where you can get like sandwiches and something to drink (juice, water, coffee)and if you travel first class (check for "sparpreis", sometimes first class travelling isn't that much more expensive then second class) The have a cart - just like in planes - or xou can order something to drink or eat and they bring it to your seat. As a family of six you could choose to travel in your own compartment, it's a little room with a door and six seats.
check here for routes with program for kids'
www.db-kinderbetreuung.de/
So you have been in my neighbourhood. I live about 15 km away from Treis-Karden. Come up to Mörsdorf and walk across the suspended bridge.
Ah so cool!!
When you life in Southern Bavaria you should visit Area 47 in Austria. The kids will love it.
We in Austria are making jam, cakes and high quality Schnaps out of "Mirabellen"..singular "Mirabelle"...and we also have especially in the North East a Mirabell subspecies which is called "Kriecherl" in Austria and usually those are mainly blueish but in the mentioned North East they are yellow as like Mirabell therefore hardly to distinguish ...also used for jams, cakes and Schnaps.
While the Mirabell is a "cultivated plant" the Kriecherl is a "wild plant" ..."the wild brother" of the Mirabell so to say.
The Salzburg Schloss Mirabell (background in the Movie "Sound of Music") has its name because it had a big Mirabell garden full of Mirabell trees in the past.
And "Sorry" always when I see a breadcoat of a "Wiener Schnitzel made in Germany" as like the one at the beginning of the vlog I have to cringe heavily..that´s not how it supposed to look like.... the breadcoat has to be evenly golden brown and the breadcout has to be "coating" - loosely - the meat and not "stick on/glue on" the meat...yours stuck on the meat and was on the edges burned and in the middle the colour was way too light....it is in fact very easy not to say extremly easy to make a decent coated Schnitzel when you know "how" and when its made with "love/respect"...but 9,9 out of 10 Germans are always butchering it ..which makes my eyes and also - as a Viennese/Wiener - my heart bleeding because "such a thing" doesn´t deserve to be named "Wiener Schnitzel"....and I presume it was ordered made by a german professional...and things like that besides other german cooking things/mannerisms is the reason why german chefs and "german cuisine" have a very very bad reputation in Austria in general..Sorry to say that but it is simply a fact which I now have to mention at least once just for the record..
I guess we gotta go back to Austria to get a really good Schnitzel! Thanks for all of these cool facts on Mirabellen!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I´m far from maintaining that everywhere in Austria you´ll get a Wiener Schnitzel unexceptional as it supposed to be...but in Vienna you will.
Very nice video! :)
Dankeschön!
right before im watching this video, i was picking my last mirabelles from the tree. what a coincidence
No way! So cool.
In the third series of Deutsche Mark banknotes, the 500 DM banknote had an image of Eltz Castle on the reverse...
So cool!
Mosel... they have a lot of vineyards there
Warum sind Americans immer so positiv eingestellt? Das ist super cool 😃
Oh Danke! 😍
Hi my friend like 👍❤️ good video haaaa
What is the nearest train station for this castle and how to go from train station to castle
Mirabelles are Mirabellen in Germany. My niece has a tree in her garden (she is living near Burg Eltz) but they are hard to get where i live in Hessia.
So cool! We’d love to grow a Mirabelle tree.
Was on the 50 d markiert, anad a Blitzer Station
With your Deuter-Backpack you are finally germanized ,-)
Right? And two of our kids have Jack Wolfskin backpacks. 😍
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife haha nice :D
Tip for your family
Visit the "Deutsche Märchenstrasse"
The Route where Brothers Grimm collected their famous fairy tales.
I like Sababurg the castle of the sleeping Beauty.
Ah yes! I’ve been wanting to see that.
Wenn ich fragen darf: Hattet ihr eine deutsche oder eine englische Führung auf Burg Eltz?
Vielen Dank für dieses sehr schöne Video. Man bekommt direkt Lust, ihr auch selbst mal wieder einen Besuch abzustatten. Und das Moseltal als solches ist auch sehr liebreizend.
Eine zeitlang bin ich öfters mit dem Zug durch das nahe Mittelrheintal gefahren. Interessanterweise fühle ich mich hier der deutschen Kultur am nächsten.
Für einen Zwischenstopp empfehle ich die unlängst eröffnete (H)alb-Zeit an der A8 bei Merklingen auf der Schwäbischen Alb - falls das mal auf eurer Reiseroute liegen sollte. Auch liegt dieser Ort sehr nah an meiner Heimat Geislingen an der Steige. Hier befindet sich unter anderem die erste, eine mittelgebirgsquerende Eisenbahnstrecke Deutschlands. Von dem Burgfried der Ruine Helfenstein hat man eine wunderschöne Aussicht auf einen Teil dieser Steige, auf die sich im Tal befindende Fünf-Täler-Stadt und auf das Umland. Ein wenig hat man von dort oben den Eindruck, vor einem liege eine Modelleisenbahn, die man steuern kann.
Auf jeden Fall wünsche ich euch bei all euren weiteren Unternehmungen viel Freude und den Kindern einen guten Start in das nun bald neu beginnende Schuljahr.
Liebe Grüße
Stefan Schuster
Wish I could show my kids where I grew up.
Are you not living in Germany anymore?
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Haven't been in years
Good morning! First video to watch today, and the intro music really woke me up, contrary to what's on the radio. Try to make (and pronounce) Mirabellenmarmelade. Some people like it, some don't.
I must be one of the few people who haven't seen Burg Eltz, although I was stationed with the army in the Mosel area for a quarter year. Only excuse I have is that it was in winter. On the other hand, I have seen Fürstin Gloria's palace in Regensburg when there was a christmas market on the precinct. The only christmas market, btw, where they take an entrance fee. Can get expensive with four kids. Cats, I think, are free.
edit, about lions: I once was at the Nürnberg zoo waiting for a male lion to get up, so I could take a picture of him. After an hour, I gave up. Lions are cats, they can sleep all day.
And did you really buy your son a wooden sword? Then teach him knightly behavior, especially the Minnesang towards women. And next year, when hopefully the pandemic is over, I would like to invite you to Furth im Wald, Bavaria, and especially to the "cave gladium" (Latin for: Beware of the sword) festival. Entrance fee is five euros, but those who come in medieval gown can pass for free.
Isn’t that song fun? So funny and jazzy. So yeah, Burg Eltz is closed in the winter so that’s a good excuse! We buy Mirabellenmarmelade and looove it!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I added something to my comment, please read it. And, yeah, I love Mirabellenmarmelade and cats. Am I crazy?
Nope not crazy…haha you’d fit right into our family! We always have Mirabellemarmalade in the fridge and a cat. 😍
I can recommend Colditz Castle for an interesting excursion. Very interesting in relation to German and allied world war history. Perhaps you've heard or read about "Escape from Colditz". Be sure to take part in a guided tour (in German or in English).
Ah cool, no I’ve never heard of that castle! But I’ll check it out.
14:36 Ella is mood :))))
Superb Swordsmanship 12:41 watch out :D
Haha we will let Griffin know you thought so!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife I am actually a student of historical european martial arts (HEMA), there are some good courses and clubs here, if he is interested to learn swordfighting :D
Can take some time to find, but its a great sport for everyone, and less risky than other martial arts.
Sarah's music taste is impeccable.
Thank you! I do spend a lot of time picking out just the right song.
Beautiful geaman
Die Burg kannte ich gar nicht. Ich finde es supersüß wie toll ihr Deutschland findet. Wir Deutschen sind ja schnell dabei zu maulen und zu schimpfen was uns hier nicht gefällt. Umso schöner wenn man sieht wie ihr hier alles so findet. Schön dass ihr hier seid und ich wünsche euch einen superschönen Herbst in Deutschland. Gerade in Bayern sind die Wälder im Herbst ein Traum.
"Sind wir bald da?" that´s what german Kids asking at a Tour 🤣
That’s right! Haha same in the US - are we there yet?!