Oktoberfest

It is a fact that the first and true Oktoberfest is celebrated annually in Munich and as the time draws near many cities, clubs and other organizations try to cash in on it’s popularity. The day is October 17. 1810, … Continue reading

Schnitzel in Cream Sauce

Every time we stay in Bavaria we are always invited to a friend’s house for dinner. The meals his wife Heidi prepares for these occasions can only be described as “heavenly”. She makes the best Liver Dumpling Soup I ever … Continue reading

Herzogliches Bräustüberl, Tegernsee

Posted by H.-G. at our Bayrisches Allerlei blog. Herzogliches Bräustüberl Tegernsee Peter Hubert GmbH & Co. KG Schlossplatz 1 83684 Tegernsee   Located just 30 miles south of Munich on the east shore of the Tegernsee is the monastery “Kloster … Continue reading

Gasthof Neuwirt, Garching b. München

Posted by H.-G. at our Bayrisches Allerlei blog. Gasthof Neuwirt Garching Münchener Str.10 85748 Garching At the northern edge of the Bavarian Capitol Munich is the town of Garching within easy reach of the “Allianz Arena“, the home of the … Continue reading

Franken Wine and Meter Bratwurst

This article is dedicated to the nice people at the VGem Kitzingen, the official association of five villages around the city of Kitzingen. In my article Bratwurst Mecca Franken I used some pictures from local, mostly German, websites and trying … Continue reading

Are you a Bayer?

Even if this will not influence in any way your political rights and does not have any practical uses anymore except maybe as part of your pride, the Constitution of the Free State of Bavaria (page 4) from 1946 still … Continue reading

Tourist magnets:

Many of the locations in Bavaria are famous world wide and be it for their beauty, magnitude or history have to be included in a visit to this region. We call them the tourist magnets, as these really draw the … Continue reading

The Dirndl and the Lederhosen

If you think of Bavaria, pictures of girls dressed in Dirndls and guys in Lederhos’n come to mind. So before I started this blog I wrote an article on my “Things Bavarian” webpages about the subject of “Why they dress … Continue reading