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  • Lacey TravelsCentral Europe & the AlpsViaggiatore

    Sound of Music Tour 1

    12 settembre 2018, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Began the tour with a trip out of town to Schloss Hellbrunn where parts of the movie were filmed - the avenue of trees where the kids climbed and the glass summerhouse where they danced. We whizz past the palace where they filmed the outside of the Van Trapp's house - the long yellow wall where the song "I have confidence" was filmed.
    The guide tells us a mix of the movie scenes interspersed with the real story.    Leggi altro

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  • Lacey TravelsCentral Europe & the AlpsViaggiatore

    Quirky Things Around Salzburg

    12 settembre 2018, Austria ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C

    The Stiegl-Keller is the oldest brewery in Salzburg. Beer has been brewed here continuously for more than 500 years.
    Shopping alleys are a delight.
    This car drives up the steep, narrow lane and tortuous turn to get into the parking space - amazing!
    Fancy a horse-drawn carriage ride - plenty available; but the smell of horse urine continues after hours!
    Lots of Christmas stores in Salzberg.    Leggi altro

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  • Lacey TravelsCentral Europe & the AlpsViaggiatore

    Neues Rathaus, Marienplatz

    14 settembre 2018, Germania ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    The New Town Hall is on Marienplatz. It hosts the city government including the city council, offices of the mayors and part of the administration. First built between 1867 and 1874, before being severely bombed in 1944. It was rebuilt after WW2. The famous glockenspiel is on the facade.
    The internal courtyard has lots of gargoyles, dripping water after some rain overnight.    Leggi altro

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    Glockenspiel at Neues Rathaus

    14 settembre 2018, Germania ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

    The Rathaus Glockenspiel dates from 1908. Every day at 11am and 5pm ( as well as 12 noon in the summer) it chimes and re-enacts two stories from the 16th century. It consists of 43 bells and 32 life-sized figures. The top half of the Glockenspiel tells the story of the marriage of the local Duke Wilhelm V (who also founded the world famous Hofbräuhaus) to Renata of Lorraine. In honour of the happy couple there is a joust with life-sized knights on horseback representing Bavaria (in white and blue) and Lothringen (in red and white).

    This is then followed by the bottom half and second story: Schäfflertanz (the coopers' dance). 1517 was a year of plague in Munich. The coopers are said to have danced through the streets to "bring fresh vitality to fearful dispositions." The coopers remained loyal and their dance came to symbolize perseverance and loyalty to authority through difficult times.

    It lasts somewhere between 12 and 15 minutes depending on which tune it plays that day, At the very end of the show, a very small golden rooster at the top of the Glockenspiel chirps quietly three times, marking the end of the spectacle.

    There are huge crowds on hand to watch the show and we get stiff necks from looking up.    Leggi altro

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  • Lacey TravelsCentral Europe & the AlpsViaggiatore

    St Michael's Church

    14 settembre 2018, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    St. Michael's is a Jesuit church and is the largest Renaissance church north of the Alps.The church was consecrated in 1597, after fourteen years of construction.Having suffered severe damage during the Second World War, the church was restored in 1946–48. Finally, between 1980 and 1983, the stucco-work was restored. The crypt contains among others the tombs of these members of the Wittelsbach dynasty. The crypt contains the tombs of many members of the Wittelsbach dynasty including several Kings of Bavaria and their families. The church is free to enter but there is a fee for the crypt.Leggi altro

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    Karlsplatz

    14 settembre 2018, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    The most important buildings dominating the square are on the east side of the Karlstor, a gothic gate of the demolished medieval fortifications together with the rondell buildings on both sides of the gate. During the summer, a large fountain operates in front of the Karlstor and in winter an open-air ice rink is installed there. We have lunch not far from here at a traditional German Beer Hall.Leggi altro

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    Peterskirche

    14 settembre 2018, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    St Peter's Church is the oldest church in the city. There have been monks on the site since the 8th century. The current church was built in stages and was completed in the early 17th century when the spire was added.They located a cannon ball from a previous battle and have implanted it back into the wall. Once again, there are frescoes and lots of gold. There are many Gothic masterpieces on the walls.Leggi altro

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    Rindermarkt

    15 settembre 2018, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    We booked a free city walking tour (3.5 hours) with Sandemans. The meeting place was Mary's Column in Marienplatz. Our guide talked us through the history of Munich and the places around the Old Town. In WW2 more than 90% of Munich was bombed. Only the few towers remained and they were used as landmarks for the bombing raids. Post WW2, the buildings were rebuilt in the old style, but using concrete with the detail painted in.
    The guide points out detail on the glockenspiel we saw yesterday as well as the symbol of the city, the Child of Munich, sitting high on the spire of the Neues Rathaus.
    We stop at Peterskirche, the oldest church in Munich that we had also visited before. Only the red brick part at the back of the church was left standing, the rest was rebuilt. They located a cannon ball from a previous battle and have implanted it back into the wall.
    The Lion's Tower at Cattle Market (Löwenturm Rindermarkt) is from the Medieval period & remains standing at the location of Rindermarkt in the Old Town. The seven-storey brick structure is 25 metres tall and was part of the city fortifications back to the 12th century. It is made from the original red bricks and was not bombed in WW2.    Leggi altro

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    The Viktualienmarkt

    15 settembre 2018, Germania ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Over the years, the market has evolved from a farmers' market to a popular market for fresh food and delicatessen products. It offers exotic ingredients that are not available anywhere else in the area, and is renowned for its diversity and size: 140 stalls and shops offering flowers and plants, fruits and vegetables, venison and fowl, eggs, butter, honey, fish, meat, sausages, herbs, spices, delicatessens, wine and tea are assembled on an area covering 22,000 square metres.
    The Maypole in the centre carries figurines displaying the trades and crafts of this part of Munich. They are signposts. The figurines are changed from time to time.    Leggi altro

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