Thanksgiving and Two of Five Christmas Markets in Bamberg, Germany
Info and photos about Bamberg, Germany's Advent Christmas Market and the main one on MaxPlatz.
…food and travel stories by Karren Doll Tolliver
Info and photos about Bamberg, Germany's Advent Christmas Market and the main one on MaxPlatz.
November 1 is a day of honoring past family members in Germany. But it isn't like Day of the Dead in Mexico. Families do visit the cemetery, but the mood is somber, just like the weather.
Throwback Tuesday Post (TBTP) from 2012: A peaceful, late-summer bike ride through the Bavarian countryside in Germany. Warm sunshine, farm fields and scenic views - even sheep and castles!
Throwback Tuesday Post (TBTP) from 2014: Everyone knows Oktoberfest: the biggest beer party in the world. But do you know that the opening procession is for the workers? Horse-drawn beer wagons adorned with flowers and hops vines, plus all the brewery workers, beer tent wait staff and anyone serving up the suds in any way get to parade down the streets of Munich to lead the crowds to the official opening of the grandest beer party you've ever seen!
Throwback Tuesday Post (TBTP) from 2011: a retro-post in which you can join me on my first trip to the Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, the world's largest and best known beer party!