Germany Festivals. anyone who might know!

[snpr520]

There are 3 festivals in Germany when I plan on going. I dont have a designated stops yet but I know I do want to see Germany and I think one of these festivals might be fun. I would like some info if anyone has any.

the 3 festivals are
Wine Festival in Wurzburg
Carival of Cultures in Berlin
Master Draught show in Rothenburg

If no one knows anything about these, its all good.
But those who have been to Germany and have any suggestions to where I should go. Let me know. I have 4 days to visit one city from May 25th to the 30th. But those dates could very alittle if anyone knows somthing cool going on.

[commie]

i think this is a very good guideline about germany:
20 things to keep in mind when visiting Germany

[Eagle]

commie, thanks for posting that! Some of the points were very entertaining (I especially enjoyed the one about Wal-Mart).

snpr520, to decide which Festival to attend, try to decide which of the subjects will be of most interest to you. It occurred to me that the Wine Festival in Wurzburg might be a good choice, as it's relatively close to Rothenburg. Therefore you not only might be able to attend two Festivals, but also have a short tour of both Rothenburg ODT and Wurzburg (I usually look for the most efficiency in travel situations).

Cheers!!!

[herrbert]

Great list, only for 1, try your beer in Belgium, it's even better, and don't try the wine. Number 2: nowadays you find a lot of speed limits on the autobahn. If you want to race, try the Nürburgring, you can pay for one lap, and go as fast as you like in your own car.

And it's true, Germans don't know how to smile

[me]

herrbert said:

And it's true, Germans don't know how to smile

When i studied in Münster, there was a brick wall beside the main street to the suburb where i lived. someone had painted on it, in big letters, Lächeln, the German word for smile. ;D

ps. Czech beer is also good and train stations in German big cities have stores with longer shopping hours. Wal-mart may have closed because they could see the political handwriting on the wall: the pro-business party couldn't get into government, even after an unexpectedly good showing in the 2005 elections.

[madamtrashheap]

Excellent site commie! Still laughing...because it's true! And David, I saw a similar piece of graffiti in Bremen (further north, less smiling!) - love it!

snpr520, the Wine Festival in Wurzburg is good fun and a great sample of the wines of the region. There is also a festival called Rhein in Flammen that skips up and down the Rhein Valley (north of throughout the year that might be of interest (fireworks, wine, etc) if it coincides with your visit (although it's usually later in the year). Keeping with th ebeer theme, in Munich there is a Starkbierzeit (strong been time) in May that signals the limited release of the strong malt beer that was originally brewed by monks as part of Lent. Maibock time starts at the end of April and runs into early May (more strong beer) but you may miss that if you only have 25th-30th to play with.

Herrbert's point about Belgian beer is a good one, but it's still worth comparing them, purely for research purposes! ;D And then there's Czech beer (as per David)....this could get messy.

[me]

Belgian beer & Czech beer are both great! very different, though. [actually, i'm drinking a Fat Tire ale from New Belgium brewery in Colorado as i type] but, oftentimes i just want a pils type beer. at those times, there's nothing better than a Budvar - problem is that i can't get it here. Anheuser-Busch won't let it be imported.

[some minutia: five - six years ago there was a Czech beer from Ceske Budejovice on sale here. it tasted just like Budvar. but alas, it was marketed under a name that yet another brewer had copyrighted. then, three or four years ago, another beer from Ceske Budejovice went on sale. it also tasted like Budvar. unfortunately, it also disappeared from stores & bars within months]

madamtrashheap said:

Herrbert's point about Belgian beer is a good one, but it's still worth comparing them, purely for research purposes! ;D And then there's Czech beer (as per David)....this could get messy.