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#202
Posted: 5/28/06 at 1:42pm
I am so disgusted....in todays Desert Sun is a whole article on the World Cup, and the various cities the games are in, and what there is to see there. Now, Munich is my second favorite city after Rome, and I have been to Munich many times.
Here is what is listed:
Alte Pinothek (I totally agree)
Glockenspiel (I agree but the description was "statues that move")
and.....AND....Hofbrauhaus.....EEK, WHAT CRAP IS THIS? Why would I go to a restaurant with BAD food, and filled with American and Japanese tourists pretending to be Germans???? There are so many better restaurants.
What about these sites:
Frauenkirche
Residenz
Marienplatz
Asam Kirche (how could ANYONE miss this?)
Englischer Garten
The four "tors" to the city
Nymphenburg
Schleissheim (the three palaces, old, new, and Lustheim)
Church of St. Peter (one of the best views of the city at the top)
Tomb of Ludwig II (in St. Michels)
Dallmayr (nothing like getting lunch and taking it outside)
and for those interested:
Olympic Staium and Village
BMW World HQ
Bavarian Air Museum (next to Schleissheim)
Hofbrau house? HAH!
Here is what is listed:
Alte Pinothek (I totally agree)
Glockenspiel (I agree but the description was "statues that move")
and.....AND....Hofbrauhaus.....EEK, WHAT CRAP IS THIS? Why would I go to a restaurant with BAD food, and filled with American and Japanese tourists pretending to be Germans???? There are so many better restaurants.
What about these sites:
Frauenkirche
Residenz
Marienplatz
Asam Kirche (how could ANYONE miss this?)
Englischer Garten
The four "tors" to the city
Nymphenburg
Schleissheim (the three palaces, old, new, and Lustheim)
Church of St. Peter (one of the best views of the city at the top)
Tomb of Ludwig II (in St. Michels)
Dallmayr (nothing like getting lunch and taking it outside)
and for those interested:
Olympic Staium and Village
BMW World HQ
Bavarian Air Museum (next to Schleissheim)
Hofbrau house? HAH!
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
Updated On: 5/28/06 at 01:42 PM
#203
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:04pm
Elphaba, you're fantastic. If I ever travel around Germany, I'll make sure to ask you for tips on what sights to visit!
#205
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:07pm
yessica, please do. I spent three years in the Army there, and would be happy to give you some ideas.
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
#206
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:09pm
It seems that people around the world think of beer and Sauerkraut when thinking of Germany... But is that news?
Sad, but true.
And Yessica, if you ever travel around Germany, come visit me! *g*
Sad, but true.
And Yessica, if you ever travel around Germany, come visit me! *g*
In the real world the only people who burst into song are the hopelessly deranged...
Updated On: 5/28/06 at 02:09 PM
#207
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:11pm
lol, GuyfromGermany, let's face it: even Germans think about that when thinking of Germany 
#208
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:13pm
Well... okay... yes... but... Sauerkraut actually isn't THAT tasty, is it?
Couldn't there be something nicer connected with Germany?
Couldn't there be something nicer connected with Germany?
In the real world the only people who burst into song are the hopelessly deranged...
#209
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:14pm
You can't eat Goethe, Schiller or Brecht, can you?
But then how about Lübecker Marzipan?
But then how about Lübecker Marzipan?
#210
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:16pm
Oh my... I almost wrote "Or Mozartkugeln!"
I guess I'm a little confused today.
I guess I'm a little confused today.
In the real world the only people who burst into song are the hopelessly deranged...
#212
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:22pm
If that's you in your avatar, I definitely will 
My favorite story is that of a few friends of mine who had just arrived in Germany (they are an American military family) and were looking for "real" Germans. They went to a carnival and spottet some in traditional German Lederhosen and tried to ask them if they could take a picture with them in German. The "real" Germans, turned around with a confused look and said: "Ich bin Amerikaner,... English bitte?
My favorite story is that of a few friends of mine who had just arrived in Germany (they are an American military family) and were looking for "real" Germans. They went to a carnival and spottet some in traditional German Lederhosen and tried to ask them if they could take a picture with them in German. The "real" Germans, turned around with a confused look and said: "Ich bin Amerikaner,... English bitte?
#213
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:24pm
Or another friend of mine, whose husband is in the airforce. When she learned that she'll be moving to Germany for a bit she went out to buy 20 new pairs of jeans, because she didn't think they sold stuff like that over here...
#214
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:24pm
yuck sauerkraut.....however rotkraut, or blaukraut depending if you are north or south is heaven.
Mozart balls are nasty.....
but the ABSOLUTE best
LEBERKAS!!!!!!!!!!!! at the Victualienmarkt in Munich
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
#215
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:25pm
well, praise to them that they tried it in German at least. I didn't find it a common thing that all English language tourists would communicate abroad in the indigenous language.
#216
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:25pm
Ahaha, that's a great story!
And yes, that's me in my avatar. I thought since almost everyone on this thread has a picture of himself as his avatar, I should follow... *g*
And yes, that's me in my avatar. I thought since almost everyone on this thread has a picture of himself as his avatar, I should follow... *g*
In the real world the only people who burst into song are the hopelessly deranged...
#217
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:25pm
Elphaba you have to educate the rest of America!
#218
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:26pm
me oh my, Alphaba, now I'm getting hungry! *runs into the kitchen*
#219
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:27pm
I loooove Mozartkugeln! But I like sweets in general. :)
In the real world the only people who burst into song are the hopelessly deranged...
#220
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:28pm
You know what they don't sell in the States? Kohlrabi, they don't have it anywhere...
...my mom made some last night, cause she knows how deprived I was..
...my mom made some last night, cause she knows how deprived I was..
#221
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:28pm
now that's a scary thought yessica, but I am more than happy to suggest places to visit in Europe.......
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
#222
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:29pm
Wow, where is that? That's pretty.
Edit: I know scary stuff...Let me just say there are very few scenarios that could make me want to return to the South of the States after having lived in Atlanta for a year...
Edit: I know scary stuff...Let me just say there are very few scenarios that could make me want to return to the South of the States after having lived in Atlanta for a year...
Updated On: 5/28/06 at 02:29 PM
#223
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:33pm
I try to come up with a nice picture of my hometown but I can't find one on my computer... grr!
In the real world the only people who burst into song are the hopelessly deranged...
#224
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:34pm
Back from the Kitchen - NOT with Sauerkraut.
Hasn't your hometown got a website, Guyfromgermany? There should be pictures
Hasn't your hometown got a website, Guyfromgermany? There should be pictures
#225
Posted: 5/28/06 at 2:34pm
the Charles Bridge in Prague. The last six days of our July trip are there. A very beautiful city, and some of the friendliest people in Europe.
When I was there in 1998 we were standing on the Charles Bridge looking at a map, and a businessman came up and asked where we were trying to go. He showed us on the map where to go, AND suggested a wonderful restaurant nearby (Klub Architecto). I was not used to that.
When I was there in 1998 we were standing on the Charles Bridge looking at a map, and a businessman came up and asked where we were trying to go. He showed us on the map where to go, AND suggested a wonderful restaurant nearby (Klub Architecto). I was not used to that.
It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City is itself a detective story...
AGATHA CHRISTIE, Life magazine, May 14, 1956
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