Travel to Bavaria and Southern Germany – Amateur Traveler Episode 188 Transcript

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Chris: And we’re talking Germany wines so I’m assuming we’re talking white wines.

Janie: Yes, definitely and typically sweeter white wines as well.

Jason: The sugars taste different. A Riesling that you buy in the United States will taste much different. It’s got a drier sweetness than the wine that you would buy in Germany.

Chris: Ok.

Jason. So definitely a different experience for the palette. And if you are a red wine lover as the Germans say, “ Es tut mir leid”. I’m very sorry. But their white wines are wonderful.

Janie: This little city, Gengenbach, is where Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was filmed. The movie with Johnny Depp.

Chris: Ok. Interesting.

Janie: And it is unbelievably picturesque. I’m looking at the pictures right now and you just almost can’t believe that a town this cute exists. It’s a wonderful little place.

Jason: I remember we were driving in and someone in the car said “Wow. This looks like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” And it was Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. So this really is where it was filmed. And then we went to Nuremberg. It’s mainly known for a couple of things: the first thing that it’s known for, even though it wasn’t the official capital, it was the seat of the Holy Roman Empire. So every time a new emperor was crowned, he had to come to Nuremberg to hold his first Parliament session and in effect to kiss the ring. The second thing that Nuremberg is known for is the Nuremberg trials after WWII where all the Nazi officials were tried by the occupation government. Very picturesque. Has a very nice castle on top of the hill. Has a wonderful altstadt that can be walked in probably a half a day with a lot of bridges. There’s a river that divides the city.

That whole area is very pedestrian friendly. They have very large pedestrian zones. They also have a wonderful – it’s called a Marksplatz, which is a market place. Where you can buy fresh fruit and vegetables. So if you are going to many of these German cities, especially the smaller, older cities, you can pretty much skip your lunch and buy fresh fruit and vegetables and just nibble and munch on them. And it’s also usually a good way to save money if you’re traveling on a budget.

Chris: And I recall racing to get to the central square of Nuremberg by noon so that we could hear the town’s clock strike noon and go through all of the different characters coming out and celebrating that it was noon.

Jason: Yes. It has that and we’ll talk about the other notable clock, which is in Munich in a minute. It is also part of the Marksplatz. There’s a square where they have all the markets. What we recommend and we thought was very good is there are a couple of cafes. If you’re facing the clock off to your right side, there are cafes that are on the second story of the buildings that line that edge of the Marksplatz. You can go up and grab a coffee, grab a beer, grab a Riesling (although a Riesling might be a little early for noon) and sit there and you’re above the crowds and you’re away from the crowds so you’re plenty close enough to actually see what’s happening and to hear the bells, but you’re far enough away from the crowds that you don’t get the hustle bustle and the jostling.

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