bavaria

Volume: v. 1-2
By: Schäffer, Jacob Christian, 1718-1790 - Persoon, C. H. (Christiaan Hendrik), 1755-1837
Publication Details: Erlangae, Apud J.J. Palmium, 1800
Contributed By: New York Botanical Garden, LuEsther T. Mertz Library

In Podcast 12 I talk about visiting the Oberammergau Passion Play in Bavaria, Germany and also visiting the pilgrimage town of Altötting that's known for the shrine of the Black Madonna where many miracles are believed to have taken place. You'll hear about  our walk around Altötting with many stories and anecdotes about the religious sites there and our afternoon cycling to the swimming lake or badesee. I'll tell you about the painted houses of Oberammergau and wood carvings, with useful information for attending the Passion Play and my impressions of the play performance with background music from the Passion Play.

 

In my latest Podcast I'm taking you to the Christmas Markets in Munich getting into the festive spirit, with snow on the ground, German carol singers and the smell of gingerbread in the air. You'll hear about my visit to the Residenz Palace, the market we found in it's courtyards, the ethnic, alternative Tollwood Winter Festival and all the Bavarian food and drinking specialities we tried while we were there.

In the podcast you'll hear about our weekend visit to Munich in December 2009 for the Christmas Markets;

• How we easily got from the airport into the centre of Munich using public transport
• The famous glockenspiel on the facade of the Neues Rathaus in Marienplatz which chimes every day at 11am and noon
• Our visit to the Residenz Palace and the Treasury in the heart of Munich, home of the Kings and Electors of Bavaria
• Trying the famous Kafee und Kuchen at a Conditorei near the Residenz
• Eating the Bavarian speciality of spit roast pork knuckle and dumplings at the Haxnbauer restaurant
• Christmas shopping at the Tollwood Winter Festival where we tried some ethnic food for lunch
• Drinking a mulled wine with a difference called Feuerzangenbowle with a kick of rum and amareto
• The Christmas market in the courtyard of the Residenz, with Christmas music, food and drink, gifts and a talking reindeer for the children
• The view from the church tower of St Peter's overlooking Marienplatz in the biting cold.
• Our hotel was Hotel Falkenturm which is a modest, pension style hotel and was very well located in the old town centre for sightseeing.
• The introduction music was Venus as a Girl by Andy McKee on MusicAlley.com
• All other music was recorded in Munich at the Christmas Markets
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