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Is it possible to combine Zugspitze and Eibsee in one day? Can I rent a bike from the bottom of the Zugspitze peak tram and bike to the lake?

Neuschwanstein isn't really a castle so much as a work of art. IMO it is best seen from a distance against the mountains. We went inside and toured it a long time ago (late 1990s) and it's true that it just doesn't seem real enough. (Plus it's unfinished.) Last week we were in Fussen and decided to experience Neuschwanstein from "above." We took the Tegelbergbahn gondola from just east of Neuschwanstein up to the top of the slightly more than mile-high mountain and then hiked down. The views of the castle from the gondola were spectacular. The trail that takes you down behind the castle is long (about 8 miles) and surprisingly treacherous for those of us who are "light weight", inexperienced hikers (on either side of age 60). It's not a family stroll and half way through we were wondering if we had made a mistake by trying it. But the views of the surrounding mountains were breathtaking an we managed to survive the 3.5 hour trek down. (The 2 hours that the signs say are estimates for only German mountain goats.) Anyway, I thought you folks might like an alternative idea for the Neuschwanstein area because it is worth seeing.

We finally had the chance to go to Eisenberg and Hohenfryberg castles on this past Thursday. They were WONDERFUL! It was a day with some rain showers which ended up being a blessing in disguise since we were mostly alone at both castles except for short periods of time. Hohenfryberg was defiinitely the more impressive, but I really enjoyed being able to go all around the inner part of the outer wall of Eisenberg castle. Thanks again for pointing out an adventure in Bavaria that I would have probably never heard of otherwise. Here's a little tip though... (We were staying overnight in Fussen, not doing it as a day trip from Munich.) If you're coming from Fussen, there is a bus that leaves from the train station that will drop you off much closer to the base of the castle trails than the train.

Thank you for your content. My wife and I are heading to Bavaria in August and plan on using some of your ideas to make our trip more enjoyable. I appreciate you two!

Look die Donau insel beats the volks garten on shear size

Awesome video. My wife and I are coming to the Edelweiss Lodge in Garmisch this August for 11 days. We love the area and food. Thanks for the Wonderful ideas for a small hike and dinner

You're very well articulated man, kudos to you.

Excellent as always

Thank you for not only the video but your words. I appreciate your taking the time to address the ‘elephant in the room’ and the issues that still exist. Well said.

I appreciate that you included the darker history of the city. Of course it's not a fun topic but would be inappropriate to ignore and you handled it very well. If anyone is interested to learn more while visiting Nuremberg, check out the Documentation Center museum which is an excellent resource about the N4zi regime and its relationship with the city.

Austria is over rated in general... need to do an exam and a test to get a fishing licence, can't swim in most lakes, no wild camping. All the beautiful nature that you can't enjoy

Your parting comments are not only appropriate but needed and eloquently stated. Thank you!

You had it good with the train.We decided to hike in the week to Tegernsee as we thought less crowded than weekend all was good until we arrived at Harras when a flash mob of noisey teenagers from a school entered filling train up instantly.They got out at Schliersee as we did and this rable continued to follow is to the trail head.- nightmare experiece when we just wanted a peaceful day in the country

You gave us a sunset spot 🥰.

I’ve lived in Bavaria for over 30 years, German at C2 level & gainful employment for the whole period. I have begun the process for German citizenship so that I can leave the country for more than 180 days without losing my residency. The S2 to Erding is terribly unreliable, so public transport is only mittelmäßig.

I suspect you haven't discovered Cafe Winklstüberl yet in Fischbachau near Schliersee

Yesterday June 18th 2024 you still can’t walk to the waterfall, still blocked off.

Love this video! I’m staying in Rothenburg on der Tauber for 10 days this October ❤️

What about the wonderful art?

I had the privilege of growing up in Nuremburg. I loved every minute of it. A cool (but morbid fact) is they used to hang people off of the bridges. Well said at the end, Ben.

Khinkali is the best food in Georgia, vegetarian or meat possible, delicious food because you only eat it with your hands 😁😋😁

Hey Willkommen in "meiner" Stadt bzw. in Franken ;)

Very good video. Thank you

THE ONLY reason I am coming to Vienna IS because of BEETHOVEN and Schubert, Mozart, Brahms, Schoenberg, etc!

Very well done to both of you! Thank you, Ben, for the inclusion of the importance of recognizing not all has been quaint and charming and being respectful of what happened. On the other hand, this is definitely a city which would be on our German itinerary.

I know it’s an old video … but rock creek park is nice and right there. Great falls park. Skate in winter on C&O canal. Greenbelt park. The mall on 4th of July and folklife fest. I think you’d enjoy Seattle more. Smaller. Decent transport and the weather is almost as bad as in Germany. Talking to people who left Seattle, worst adjustment for them was coming to Los Angeles. It was their first week here at work and they looked outside and it was a beautiful day so they went outside and sat in a park for about half an hour and then came back in. They told her coworkers why is everybody inside? You should be outside it’s such a beautiful day. Just get some time out There, And they said everyone looked at them like they were crazy. It’s like this every day. So yeah, in Seattle, they really look forward to being outside . Denver too. I was visiting a friend in Seattle, and one of her housemates worked for the Seattle ballet. So I asked what do people do here for fun on the weekend and the answer surprised me. All you can do so much you can go camping you can go hiking go up into the mountains. And I said yes I can do all of those things at home. I have mountains near me that go up to over 10,000 feet as well. But this concentration on outdoor activity was coming from a woman who worked for the ballet. She didn’t work for REI. She didn’t work for an outdoors concern. Nor does she work for an environmental group let’s say. But this is just what everyone did. One strange thing I noticed in DC, maybe you noticed the same, during lunch hours, lots of people who work on the hill and elsewhere, change their shorts and go running. In the middle of the day. Leaving work coming back, skipping lunch and going running/Pretty much long-distance running. I thought it was odd. Also, it’s never clear to me, even though I have quite a few friends who live in DC, how much the museums are used by locals and how much they are used by tourists. What the breakdown is. In New York it’s a lot of locals. But I think in DC, many of the museums are swamped by tourists. That also will have an effect on people just hanging out. To be fair, some cities have more of a Flaneur mentality. DC, very type A Just to continue for a moment, as a tourist, sometimes I will find things that are amazing and that I can see very few people locally will use. At one point I rented a car and drove around the area right outside New York City. I’ve always wanted to see the Great Falls of the Passaic in Patterson. They are stunning. They’ve been used since the late 18 century for water power so there are some older mills around them but the falls themselves are just so striking. And there’s a little park nearby where you could easily have a picnic and just watch the Falls and have a great time , and yes, I do know that Paterson is a poor city, and there is a fear of crime whether or not there really is crime at a park in an NPS area . But having a picnic in areas near DC is so much fun. Theodore Roosevelt, Island, or the LBJ memorial grove with great views, and right near the water. Or in Great Falls Park in Virginia or in the Parkland around Fort Washington just south of DC on the Maryland side near the Narrows near Mount Vernon. For me, the whole Chesapeake Bay area is a little too humid, as a Californian. But it’s really interesting. Plenty of places just to walk around. If you go to Gunston Hall you can also enjoy the grounds. But Bavaria might just be a good fit for you,

It's an owl. See the letter in it's talons? Now think Harry Potter.

Amazing stadt I Wil spend day of trip from Munich next month By the way I think Saturday is all so beautiful from both sides of the fllus

btw, i have a question about the trains. Im in germany austria and switzerland for 5 weeks. I'm doing 3 or 4 long train rides, the rest should be shorter. I was thinking of buying a eurail pass with like 5 or 10 full travel days, and then maybe the 49 euro a month ticket? Sound reasonable?

There are another 3 reasons to pay Murnau a visit. 1. It has its own coffee roastery. 2. If you take the boat from the crazy- golf at the Staffelsee you can get to the really nice beergarden Alpenblick in Uffing. There is also an algae growing in the lake that you can only find here and in Russia. On the boats they Display bits of it in sort of jam jars. It is a really uggly looking thing. 3. (And best of it all) Murnau has not only one but two breweries: Griesbräu at the top end of the old town and Kargbräu at the bottom end. Griesbräu is good, but Kargbräu is even better. They specialise on Weizen and even other Braumeister that I talked to mentioned to me that Karg beer is one of the best Bavaria has to offer. I hope I could sell Murnau to you. Have a lovely time there.

Wow, I never thought that anyone would do a youtube vid about the Volksfest in Weilheim. I used to live in Weilheim for one year. I completely Fell in love with the main square and my partner loves the Kneip-facilities in the Park near the river. But we both thought that the Volksfest is a bit naff. The two langer Volksfests we really like though are the Gäubodenfest (09. - 19. Aug) and the Gillamoos (29.08. - 2.09.). The Gäubodenfest is the Oktoberfest without tourists and a bit more traditional, well worth a visit. Afterwards you can stroll in the old town of Straubing which is more than pleasant. The Gillamoos is in Abensberg, a typical small Bavarian town with a really pretty main square. The brewry is very sprcial. They specialise on Weizen and their dark Weizen is out of this world. Of course you can book brewry-tours. The owner of the brewry is a Fan of the architecture of Hundertwasser and has too much spare change. As everybody needs a hobby, he had himself a Hundertwasser-tower built, which looks like something out of Alice in Wonderland. That's a real great day out and I always take beer-loving relatives to Abensberg, as it's a great laugh.

Not to sidetrack the conversation, but... we just did Eibsee and took your advice to go anti-clockwise, seeing the best views first and powering past the crowds at the end. AND... a couple of weeks ago, we went to San Romedio on public transport (just to prove it could be done) and based on your visit. Thanks for the show.

Very important words towards the end. Niemals Afd!

Your tough topic was handled perfectly. It's an unfortunate human trait, that has & is being mirrored all over the world in one form or another.

my mom grew up in a village near by. Ostheim

Another wonderful video! The tough topic was gracefully articulated. Nuremberg is 100% added to the German road trip! Cheers and keep up the awesome work!

Thanks!

Great video as always...great mix of information and what to expect...I visit Germany every year from Ireland

Advocating for spoiling a perfectly fine Schnitzel with gravy..... you Heretic! you unbeliever!

Hello again! I visited Nurnberg last August and the Duerer Haus was my primary focus of the trip, but I was somewhat limited in my walking by a slowly healing ankle surgery. The castle had been on my "to do" bucket list but was unable to do that much walking and stairs. I'm sure that Camille knows that Albrecht Duerer was the Leonardo da Vinci of Germany, and his works are wonderful. Some of his original paintings are in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. I stayed at a Paulanerbraeu Gasthaus near the Hauptbahnhof, which was very pleasant but with steep stairs to my room. I'm considering another day trip to Nurnberg in about 2 months on my way to Lutherstadt Wittenberg and then Dresden.

Ok, I hope you know by now that Georgia is not an oriental country and this nasty oriental music you put on the video is completely wrong 🤣I can't listen to this anymore and I turned off the video

very useful video

Only meaty khinkal has juice. I am ashamed that vegetarian khinkali was brought to you in this form. Vegetarian khinkali, as a rule, is without a handle, it should be served hot, put butter on top and eat with a knife and fork

Thank you so much for doing this video, and thank you all the more for addressing the dark history of Nuremberg that addresses the continual process of othering in an open and honest way. As a Jewish medieval historian (who also grew up in Munich and all that entails) I appreciate this a great deal.

Nice to see my beautiful hometown through the eyes of a visitor.

Great info as always, also congrats on passing 20K subscribers, so well deserved!

The same thing is happening now to Palestinians and I don’t understand why the Germans out of all people support that. Here in the USA we have the lobbyists paying the politicians and the evangelicals who think that’s going to help them go to heaven. It’s hard to understand how people can be this rotten. I’ve been to the Dachau Concentration Camp and it’s very clear that we are seeing the same thing happening and we are not going anything to end it yet again.

I was there last month! Nuremburg was probably my favorite stop on my two week trip to Bavaria and Austria! I need to back!

Great video - my wife and I will be visiting Nuremberg in Dec for the Christmas markets. I think a summer trip would be awesome too!

I normally do a daytrip from Landshut (two hour's) or so and it's never long enough, next time I will stay overnight. 😊