Oh yes. Also available in the blac forest region, or better: to the west of it, in the Rhine Valley, which is also a well known whine region. If you happen to reach the most South western end of Germany, where Germany, Switzerland and France meet, drop me a line for food recommendations.
there's a really good medival festival at Cochem castle every year for one weekend in August, brings the castle to life, caught it one year by accident, didnt realise it was on when we visited.
As a German who grew up in America I have been to both castles. I loved them both. Maybe because you have grown up around castles you aren’t awed. To me the inside of Neuschwanstein was incredible. All of them are so exciting . I have been many places around Germany and it is so beautiful. This summer I took my children to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. They didn’t find it touristy. I hope you enjoy your American tour. I can’t wait to see what you came across at Isle Royale! My dream visit. Thanks for all the tours. From Tampa Bay.
This seems to be such a charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!
I thought it's a strange thing, potentially telling Germans what their best castles are; surely Germans might know and explain this better to us, even in English if they'd be so gracious to do so, like DW does sometimes? This is why I was curious to see the video, to see exactly what import these foreign views might have, not much, it seems. I'd take German recommendations more seriously, unless the foreigner were some sort of professor or academic, of course; but tourists? Not sure.
Thank you Travel Beans for recommendations. My girlfriend and I shall visit Cochem and Burg Eltz one day. If you like small picturesque towns you might also like Monschau and Quedlinburg. As for German wine, my favourite ones are Gewurztraminer and Muskateller.
Next time, look for a Besin, another name for a Wirtschaft. It's normally just neighborhood locals, or a Kneipe, a little corner pub. People here drink Trollinger, because it's from our area, but it's hard on the system and not so great. You two are so cute, happy to go back and see some of these old videos.
Lovely views over the river. Well done. The wine thing: Riesling (Reesling) is what we are famous for. Grau Burgunder isn‘t bad either or a nice Rosé. Really loved your video.
I guess the german lady at 6:24 is curious about what you're holding in your hand. Because her hubby immediately states (swabian dialect?) the obvious *"Des isch a Haxe"* (Haxe = short for Schweinshaxe) which translates to "It's a pork knuckle". We know our pork even meters away. 😂
Hi Travel Beans! I am a German living in the UK not far from where you are from (Westbury, Wiltshire). Please travel to the North of Germany! You will love Bremen where I come from, they have the biggest fairground in the country on in the next few weeks “Freimarkt” and one of the best Christmas Markets. You have to try Grünkohl und Pinkel as a dish and Knipp ❤️. The are is also stunning, make sure to visit Fischerhude, Worpswede, Hamburg, the Harz Mountains and Lübeck, the North Sea coast ❤️❤️❤️ Irene
The Beans at Burg Elz 😊 - yes thats a beautiful castle with a long history. 👍 Germany is famous for Riesling, but i think you prefer a fruity wine with a full flavour and a little bit sweet. So maybe try a Gewürztraminer, Muskateller, Huxelrebe, Scheuerrebe or maybe a Grauburgunder or Silvaner. These grapes are maybe the base you search for. Secondary is when the grapes are harvested and how much of the sugar in it is fermented. So maybe search for the secondary atribute "Kabinett", "Spätlese" or even "Eiswein" in ascending order to sweetness. I´m no wine expert, but its maybe a better advice than drinking completely planless of any barrel. 😜😁
I'll "second" the Gewürztraminer suggestion!! The first time I tried it my reaction was, "It tastes like a bouquet of flowers in your mouth." I mean this is the very best way.
Wow ur videos are amazing,great .best travel vlog videos i have ever seen..you show everything perfectly and Show places more than your face..you earned a subscriber
I've been living in Germany for over 5 years and visiting castles has been one of my favorite things to do. Although I do agree Burg Eltz is among the most beautiful castles in Germany, I still believe the Neuschwanstein is more beautiful also for the impressive background it has with the lakes and the mountains. The problem is that is now so well known by everyone that it is no longer so special and it can give the effect of other castles being better just because you didn't know about them before. Also it is always subjective to each person to say one castle is better than the other at the end. Anyway, there are thousands of castles in Germany, I did a video of my top favorites ones I've seen so far and I have already like 10 more ones I've seen that are also quite incredible, so if anyone is interested on my channel is the video. You guys should definitely see the area called MittleRheintal (from Koblenz down to Bingen), which has many castles over the Rhine river, many more than what you see on the Mosel. Cheers!
That’s a lovely region to visit. I love burg Eltz! And such a great walk in the city and the forest. I’ve been there twice now. The first time we also did a tour inside. And the second time I took some friends there to enjoy the view! Last week I visited Bavaria and some castles there. There is a big difference between them, but I would not be able to choose between them.
So glad you went to Eltz Castle as it is one of my favorites!! I cansee why it would be one of your favourites! You need to go Cologne to see the castles along the Rhine River as well! And Cologne Cathedral!
We live in Stuttgart, and I always make reservations for lunch or dinner. When we went on holiday I did the same. Travel during COVID. As to wine, even Rhein wines differ from region to region. Just try everything.
At last! I have found the only thing sadder than that schnitzel on the last video. It’s that sad salad leaf, alone and outnumbered, on Alex’s plate of sausage and chips. I hope you put it out of its misery! On a side note, I went to that castle on a school trip when I was like 13 and we were well impressed until they told us the history. One measly siege! Up your game Germany! Loving your German adventures so far!
Please do visit the north! Search for "Wikinger Friesen Weg" (Vikings Frisian Road) as a starting point. I guess you may also find sausages along the way. 😉
i wasnt there in a long time, but when i think of castles i always think of "Schloß Burg an der Wupper" it was the first castle i saw that wasnt a ruin and i like the small child i was back then,.... if memory serves i was 5 or 6 when i first visited with my parents... loved it,.. the outside the inside it was glorious,... cue the time i wanted to be a knight :) from their homepage it still looks like i remember it,.. so if you ever are in the region,.. go have a look :)
You should have combined the Mosel Castle tour with the visit of the city of Trier, the oldest City of Trier with the most roman buildings and ruins (north of the alps), the midieval Center and electoral palace and of course The Porta Nigra....
I grew up there and went to school in Cochem. Been to both castles and Burg Eltz is the better one hands down! But I'm a history buff and let's face it, Neuschwanstein isn't exactly "old". I think it's romanticized by Americans especially maybe because of the Disney aspect? Of course its surroundings are absolutely beautiful! Burg Eltz however has so much more history and is hundreds of years old. We also enjoyed the hike very much!!! Love your video ❤
One castle well worth a visit is colditz castle which was used as a POW camp in ww2 Colditz is a small town nr Leipzig the castle is steeped in history the tour is well worth the visit and shows some of the tunnels that were used for escape.
Thanks for showing the walk to Burg Eltz. If you take the train, that is the only way you can get to the castle. I decided not to ask my wife to make the walk and we just visited Cochem. But now I know what it would have been like if we had decided to do it.
A great video guys ! make sure you don't skip the Burg Hohenzollern on your way, that's some real life German Hogwarts out there. And as an additional tip for your way to Italy, here some places worth visiting: Heidelberg, Freiburg (Black Forest), Tübingen, Konstanz (Bodensee in general) Don't know too much about wines, but you can try the Apfelwein, if you are are in Hessen any soon. Among beers I'd highly recommend you: Grevensteiner original, Störtebecker Schwarzbier, Allgäuer Bübblebier Edelbräu, Kloster Scheyern Hell or Dunkel, König Ludwig Dunkel And among the pastries you may want to try Franzbrötchen, Walnussplunder, Streusselkuchen, Berliner, Schwarzwalder Kuchen, Kirschstrudel
Yes, English speakers often make that mistake, it's annoying, but it's a rare mistake for people from the UK to say Riesling wrong, they usually do it with names like Schlieffen.
Noice! That was really fun to watch (again)👍 Like your vibes... and Alex is such an nice/ energetic little geezar😂 Black forest area huh? I can recommend Titisee-Neustadt, there is plenty to do and see (all weather). Oh btw, "Felsele" is for free😉
I've lived in Germany for over 30 years but I'm originally British. The best German wines (and food im my opinion) you can find in Franconia (Franken), especially around the Würzburg area, personally I find Mosel wines are gernerally too acidic, if you want a special experience try Weingut Meintzinger in Frickenhausen, fantastic wine selections and a very special place to stay, it's really in insiders tip, but make sure you book in advance ! For some of the best Franconian food the Restaurant Ehrbar in the village is amazing ;-)
as a frankonian i am very happy to hear that you like the frankonian wines from würzburg better :p my favorite is Silvaner, many women here prefere Bacchus or Scheurebe. For Redwines i like a good Spätburgunder or a Zweigelt :)
I like a nice gewürztraminer. Comparing Burg Eltz to Neuschwanstein is like comparing a Rembrandt to an Andy Warhol. Sure, they're both paintings but the comparison ends there. I've been to both and they're both interesting in their own way, but I do prefer Eltz.
Absolutely lovely guys. BTW I have roots in Germany. Had relatives in the town of Stuttgart. Hehe I guess I'm one of those few oddball Americans who pretty much agreed with your assessment of Neuschwanstein! Yes, Burg Eltz out-beautifies it even just from the outside! Shame you couldn't enter the premises. OMG the closing evening scene with you two along the river...the background..I may have had chills ;) You are bringing it once again. LOL Watch out Alex you got competition in the outtro :)
Oh, try Federweißer! It´s a very sweet young wine from the early grapes of the year. Traditional we drink it with a nice warm piece of Zwiebelkuchen. it´s an onion cake and very delicious! For yout next trip I would say, take a visit to the Nationalpark Eifel, there is the famous racing track "Nürburgring". The region is called "the green hell". Then there is a very nice wild park "Hellental", where you can see a lot of wild birds of prey and there is a region, where you have a wonderfull dark night to see a lot of stars, because there is so few city lights. Castle Eltz is wonderfull! Every child in the Region has to do in school time a "Wandertag" one a year and this is a typicall school trip.
My best advise on ANY wine : Ask the waiter what he/she would drink. OK you might end up with Tempranillo at the Mosel ;-) But usually you will get a decent local wine. It is impossible to go for any grape type as quality really can be so different from one producer to the other and even year-to-year. But as mentioned here by others Kabinett is usually good quality. And if you like to spend some money: Eiswein is something really special. By the glass not by the bottle ;)
Just go to a Winzer (vineyard's owner) and ask for a winetasting, they are usually more than happy and will invite you in their garden where they will introduce to you the different wines and years they have and usually offer you some grapes, bread and cheese. Some have special dates where they do these with groups but from experience I can tell that many if not most are happy to host you if you ask nicely (though I doubt that a lot of them speak English, so it may be harder for foreign tourists outside the obvious touristy spots)
Great video. I feel I have missed something as didn't know you were back in Germany. I will have to check out your social media and see what's occurred.
If you want to try wine you have to go to one of the little winemaker´s near Cochem. Hommes in the village Ernst is one for example. There you can try any wine. Tell them what kind you like you will get it. I like Dornfelder mild and liqueur from red mosel peaches.
It seems that you guys always got "the good stuff":) For the ultimate Riesling experience I would recommend Premium Riesling at the Kartoffelkiste or weekly Market in Trier.
I'm loving your time in Germany and would love to visit there someday! Regarding "smellovision" (or whatever you called it), I think it would be great for so many things: food videos, forest tours, virtual tours of houses as a pre-screening tool before visiting when you're looking to buy (any funny smells like mold or wet dog or old cat pee?). And I've been really wanting people to share with people sometime (via video) the unbelievably wonderful smell outside our local hospital during certain times of the day when a nearby chocolate factory is in full production mode -- that whole area smells like heaven and makes me just want to stand there and inhale it for awhile!
(White) Federweißer (though red is good, too,but the white one is better imo)! A seasonal young wine, must try and now is the season! (Careful if you buy one or more bottles - which would be perfectly understandable since it’s amazing - since the bottles are not corked but only closed with a thin foil so bottles must be stored upright.)
You must try "Spätburgunder" red wine from the river "Ahr". Thats between cologne and the mosel. At the river "Ahr" you could find some of the best and most decorated wine of the world.
Flörsheim-Dahlsheim.. Best wine town in germany with the largest number of gold plated wines :P Also, Rheinhessen is the best wine region in germany, perion :P
Another great vlog! Cochem looks charming. However, I have noticed the term "touristy" being used in a negative way with travel vloggers. I must say that if someone is visiting a place or country for the first time, they should not stop from seeing a place because it is "touristy". Some of the most beautiful places I have seen around the world are also touristy. Those who choose to pass because of this, but have never been there, are selling themselves short.
If you are still in Germany, try Eiswein. Grapes are picked when frozen so only the very intense juice gets squeezed out, not the water, before being made into wine.
Well. The Ancestral Puebloans, Native Americans in the Four Corners region of the present day USA, build there own "castles". This was around the same time when European castles where build. E.g. Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. As a German I am a bit surprised, that Americans are so, lets say, disconnected from there pre-columbian history and culture.
@@TheKartoffel101 On my trail runs I regularly pass by structures build by Celts about 2000 years ago. That is even older then my country, which is Germany.
The Eltz castle is on the Mosel, not the Rhine. The Mosel flows into the Rhine River in Koblenz, or Deutsches Eck. The German Corner. Another huge (albeit very touristy castle on the Mosel is in Cochem, but across the Mosel on the other side of Cochem is a beautiful little village of Beilstein. Sitting above the Mosel on a patio formed by ancient grape vines, sipping a Grauburgunder or Riesling........homesick once again. You are right, Cochem Castle is beautiful, but I am sad there was such a long line waiting to get into Burg Eltz. It is amazing inside. The family, over generations, kept expanding the castle as more family members wed and needed their 'own space'. What blew me away while visiting Eltz, is the size of the beds and the armor lining the walls in the official family room. So tiny. The people must have all been under 4'5"! Enjoy your journey through Germany!
If you are in the region, make sure to visit Bonn, birthplace of Beethoven (and also West German capital between 1949 and 1990), which is a beautiful student and UN City along the Rhine. Plus, we have the Ahr region (another whine region, red whine!) nearby. In the black forest, try "Schäufele" as a meal.
ach, I was just there literally last week :(. Wish I'd have found you guys sooner. You earned a subscriber and if you come to the region of Aachen (and the surroundings), a guide as well. Have fun! Edit: to answer your question about which wines to try, try as many as you need to until you find the one you like, same goes with beer hehe. The best in either cases is the one you get for free, so if you find a place to get a free beer or glass of wine, that'd be the best you've had in my opinion
Neuschwanstein is to a castle as the Winchester Mystery House is to a Grand Victorian Mansion. They are caricatures created by lovable eccentrics. Both are worth visiting.
I personally enjoy Franconian wines. The largest town in the Franconian wine region is Würzburg. There's a good chance the wine you enjoyed in Rothenberg was from this region.
Wine recommendation; white and grey Burgunder... "Weißburgunder" and "Grauburgunder" - ain't got any better than that, except for Bavarian beer, of course.....
Ok, as someone living in a winearea, close to the rhine river, maybe i can give some insight, Suggesting wine? Mhhh. It depends on your likings, and your taste. Easy to drink are the white wines, usually. Varietys like Riesling, Grauburgunder, Gewürztraminer, Kerner, Bacchus, Gelber Muskateller, Müller Thurgau, Silvaner, Scheurebe, Huxelrebe and even Chardonnay can be found through out the regions. They usually come in the varieties trocken (dry), Halbtrocken (halfdry) and lieblich (sweet). So feel free to taste yourself through the different grapes and find your own favorite wine. If you want the "heavy" stuff, you can also try the red varieties (and yes, we got quite a few). Varieties like Dornfelder, Spätburgunder, Schwarzriesling, Saint Laurent, Cabernet Sauvignon, Domina, Acolon, Merlon, Shiraz and so on are cultivated in the different areas as well. So classical french grapes are grown here in Germany and produce some awesome red wine. In the end, its the same with beer, cider (which the germans have too) and every other beverage. It depends on your own taste. If you´re lucky and in the region, sometimes there are wine tastings, which you can book yourself into. So you can drink a variety and dont get wasted on only one type of grape ^^
What about places to stay in area? Where did you guys stay. Looks a great place to visit and when we can fly from US again, will certainly look into. Thanks 😊
Cochem is a lovely place to pass through but unfortunately not a good place to drink wine.....it is all tourist vinegar despite being so close to many good wineries. The town of Bernkastel close by has some good wineries or further up the River towards Trier and Saar there are excellent wineries (Trier is also one of my favourite cities to visit as a tourist in Germany). There are quite a few good wine brands in the area making nice Rieslings - Markus Molitor, Peter Jacob Kuhn, Clemensbusch, Van Voxlem are all pretty famous ones that you could get in a supermarket for 15 euro a bottle. If you want to go all out then you can buy a bottle of Egon Muller! Also there are so many different types of Riesling - Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese to name a few that depend when the grapes were picked. The Spatlese and Auslese are quite sweet (not as sweet as desert wine) as they are picked later than Kabinett and really quite delicious.
What you could try now would be "Federweißer" - new fresh wine. Best served with Zwiebelkuchen (onion cake).
Uhhhhhhhh, living in the UK and I could kill for that now 😋😋😋😋
Oh yes. Also available in the blac forest region, or better: to the west of it, in the Rhine Valley, which is also a well known whine region. If you happen to reach the most South western end of Germany, where Germany, Switzerland and France meet, drop me a line for food recommendations.
well ... Federweißer is delicious ... not exactly wine though .... yet ...
Yes! Thats really worth trying!
@@thorstenbrandenburg4338 best German area 😉
there's a really good medival festival at Cochem castle every year for one weekend in August, brings the castle to life, caught it one year by accident, didnt realise it was on when we visited.
The mosel area is beautiful been to cohem and Boppard enjoyed it very much was on a bus trip .
Great video lookfoward to your next one. Take care .
As a German who grew up in America I have been to both castles. I loved them both. Maybe because you have grown up around castles you aren’t awed. To me the inside of Neuschwanstein was incredible. All of them are so exciting . I have been many places around Germany and it is so beautiful. This summer I took my children to Rothenburg ob der Tauber. They didn’t find it touristy. I hope you enjoy your American tour. I can’t wait to see what you came across at Isle Royale! My dream visit. Thanks for all the tours. From Tampa Bay.
This seems to be such a charming place, I hope I can visit sometime in the future. Seeing and sharing places like this is why I love traveling and make videos so much!
Burg Eltz is really a beautiful castle, I recommend also Burg Hohenzollern located in Bisingen/Zimmern and Schloss Lichtenstein located in Honau.
Endlich erwähnt jemand mal die Burg Hohenzollern.
I thought it's a strange thing, potentially telling Germans what their best castles are; surely Germans might know and explain this better to us, even in English if they'd be so gracious to do so, like DW does sometimes?
This is why I was curious to see the video, to see exactly what import these foreign views might have, not much, it seems. I'd take German recommendations more seriously, unless the foreigner were some sort of professor or academic, of course; but tourists? Not sure.
Love how tipsy you got sweetie and the fact that everywhere you go, you need to check out the local wine because I do that too!!
Now it´s the best time for Federweißer. You get it just around September/October. Go for the white one!
One word...Beautiful!!!!
Loving your videos! Really digging the German ones as we are currently living in this lovely country. Keep the good times coming!
Thank you Travel Beans for recommendations. My girlfriend and I shall visit Cochem and Burg Eltz one day. If you like small picturesque towns you might also like Monschau and Quedlinburg. As for German wine, my favourite ones are Gewurztraminer and Muskateller.
But it is really refreshing to see yous enjoying yer self's and not taking everything too serious. enjoy life!!
Next time, look for a Besin, another name for a Wirtschaft. It's normally just neighborhood locals, or a Kneipe, a little corner pub. People here drink Trollinger, because it's from our area, but it's hard on the system and not so great.
You two are so cute, happy to go back and see some of these old videos.
Love you guys and always look forward to seeing what your up to. Take care
Lovely views over the river. Well done. The wine thing: Riesling (Reesling) is what we are famous for. Grau Burgunder isn‘t bad either or a nice Rosé. Really loved your video.
I guess the german lady at 6:24 is curious about what you're holding in your hand. Because her hubby immediately states (swabian dialect?) the obvious *"Des isch a Haxe"* (Haxe = short for Schweinshaxe) which translates to "It's a pork knuckle". We know our pork even meters away. 😂
And at 6:36 she is obviously upset that you just threw your trash/foil on the floor.
@@fipsvonfipsenstein6704 hope he picked it up afterwards
it's a bumble bee and they go for the nectar ... picking up pollen in the process ... great video!
Somebody had too much wine 🍷😋, you are fabulous guys
Hi Travel Beans! I am a German living in the UK not far from where you are from (Westbury, Wiltshire). Please travel to the North of Germany! You will love Bremen where I come from, they have the biggest fairground in the country on in the next few weeks “Freimarkt” and one of the best Christmas Markets. You have to try Grünkohl und Pinkel as a dish and Knipp ❤️. The are is also stunning, make sure to visit Fischerhude, Worpswede, Hamburg, the Harz Mountains and Lübeck, the North Sea coast ❤️❤️❤️ Irene
I was on a river cruise down that river in 2016.... Love the vlog, makes me want to go back and drive around without an agenda
The Beans at Burg Elz 😊 - yes thats a beautiful castle with a long history. 👍 Germany is famous for Riesling, but i think you prefer a fruity wine with a full flavour and a little bit sweet. So maybe try a Gewürztraminer, Muskateller, Huxelrebe, Scheuerrebe or maybe a Grauburgunder or Silvaner. These grapes are maybe the base you search for. Secondary is when the grapes are harvested and how much of the sugar in it is fermented. So maybe search for the secondary atribute "Kabinett", "Spätlese" or even "Eiswein" in ascending order to sweetness. I´m no wine expert, but its maybe a better advice than drinking completely planless of any barrel. 😜😁
I'll "second" the Gewürztraminer suggestion!! The first time I tried it my reaction was, "It tastes like a bouquet of flowers in your mouth." I mean this is the very best way.
@@o2bnov0307 Gewürztraminer is nice.. but not too often, in my personal taste. Atm i quite enjoy "Gelber Muskateller" as a white wine.
@@KelbenArunsun Gelber Muskateller in germany is like scottish whiskey in south dakota....very rare!
@@berndkuhnapfel3159 I got a few wineries, that offer this kind of grape 😁
I would 100% agree to that!
You two have the best content! I love your videos so much 😂🤣
If you loved Cochem and Riesling you also need to see Ahrweiler and drink some Spätburgunder blanc de noir. It's great!
Wow ur videos are amazing,great .best travel vlog videos i have ever seen..you show everything perfectly and Show places more than your face..you earned a subscriber
I've been living in Germany for over 5 years and visiting castles has been one of my favorite things to do. Although I do agree Burg Eltz is among the most beautiful castles in Germany, I still believe the Neuschwanstein is more beautiful also for the impressive background it has with the lakes and the mountains. The problem is that is now so well known by everyone that it is no longer so special and it can give the effect of other castles being better just because you didn't know about them before. Also it is always subjective to each person to say one castle is better than the other at the end.
Anyway, there are thousands of castles in Germany, I did a video of my top favorites ones I've seen so far and I have already like 10 more ones I've seen that are also quite incredible, so if anyone is interested on my channel is the video.
You guys should definitely see the area called MittleRheintal (from Koblenz down to Bingen), which has many castles over the Rhine river, many more than what you see on the Mosel. Cheers!
I toured around the Mosel valley a few years back, driving. I visited both Burg Eltz and Reichsburg Cochem, inside!
Amazing views!
LOL love Tipsy Beans!! 😂 Such a beautiful region you got to explore!
Do the Harz Mountains during Winter- /Christmasmarkettime. It's so cozy
Another great video guys! You two crack us up! Safe travels 😊
That’s a lovely region to visit. I love burg Eltz! And such a great walk in the city and the forest. I’ve been there twice now. The first time we also did a tour inside. And the second time I took some friends there to enjoy the view! Last week I visited Bavaria and some castles there. There is a big difference between them, but I would not be able to choose between them.
So glad you went to Eltz Castle as it is one of my favorites!! I cansee why it would be one of your favourites! You need to go Cologne to see the castles along the Rhine River as well! And Cologne Cathedral!
The Haxe came from Cologne😃
wild Riesling hanging from the tree^^ 3:09
i didn’t know germany was such a beautiful country till i watched these vlogs
Told ya!!! Burg Eltz is amazing.
Great Video! Greatings 😊👌☘️
Nice vlog. Got to Love a tipsy Emma 😊
Really enjoying following you guys. Keep up the great content 👍🏻😘
Thats the exact same route my grandparents and me used to hike when I was a child
We live in Stuttgart, and I always make reservations for lunch or dinner. When we went on holiday I did the same. Travel during COVID. As to wine, even Rhein wines differ from region to region. Just try everything.
At last! I have found the only thing sadder than that schnitzel on the last video. It’s that sad salad leaf, alone and outnumbered, on Alex’s plate of sausage and chips. I hope you put it out of its misery!
On a side note, I went to that castle on a school trip when I was like 13 and we were well impressed until they told us the history. One measly siege! Up your game Germany!
Loving your German adventures so far!
This Schnitzel was a mess
Looks like an amazing day. We will have to check out that area next time we make it to Europe. 🍻
Come to Germany.
We have 25.000 castles.🇩🇪
To be fair Americans didn't agree because we don't have any old castles. So any castle is amazing to us. Love your channel!
Lol love you guys! Please do Germany Christmas markets when the time comes! Viewer from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Great editing at 10:00 with the shop name.
I'm a bit late but I like the bee at 4:24 Nature is amazing
I love both castles, they are different and beautiful, but yes Eltz has something that I don't know what it is!
In Germany we have 25.000 castles🇩🇪
Great vids. New sub 👍
Yes please......more Germany.
Please do visit the north! Search for "Wikinger Friesen Weg" (Vikings Frisian Road) as a starting point. I guess you may also find sausages along the way. 😉
i wasnt there in a long time, but when i think of castles i always think of "Schloß Burg an der Wupper" it was the first castle i saw that wasnt a ruin and i like the small child i was back then,.... if memory serves i was 5 or 6 when i first visited with my parents... loved it,.. the outside the inside it was glorious,... cue the time i wanted to be a knight :)
from their homepage it still looks like i remember it,.. so if you ever are in the region,.. go have a look :)
You should have combined the Mosel Castle tour with the visit of the city of Trier, the oldest City of Trier with the most roman buildings and ruins (north of the alps), the midieval Center and electoral palace and of course The Porta Nigra....
I grew up there and went to school in Cochem. Been to both castles and Burg Eltz is the better one hands down! But I'm a history buff and let's face it, Neuschwanstein isn't exactly "old". I think it's romanticized by Americans especially maybe because of the Disney aspect? Of course its surroundings are absolutely beautiful! Burg Eltz however has so much more history and is hundreds of years old. We also enjoyed the hike very much!!!
Love your video ❤
Loved the vege in your sausage meal. Lol -Shawna🍁
One castle well worth a visit is colditz castle which was used as a POW camp in ww2 Colditz is a small town nr Leipzig the castle is steeped in history the tour is well worth the visit and shows some of the tunnels that were used for escape.
Thanks for showing the walk to Burg Eltz. If you take the train, that is the only way you can get to the castle. I decided not to ask my wife to make the walk and we just visited Cochem. But now I know what it would have been like if we had decided to do it.
A great video guys ! make sure you don't skip the Burg Hohenzollern on your way, that's some real life German Hogwarts out there. And as an additional tip for your way to Italy, here some places worth visiting: Heidelberg, Freiburg (Black Forest), Tübingen, Konstanz (Bodensee in general)
Don't know too much about wines, but you can try the Apfelwein, if you are are in Hessen any soon. Among beers I'd highly recommend you: Grevensteiner original, Störtebecker Schwarzbier, Allgäuer Bübblebier Edelbräu, Kloster Scheyern Hell or Dunkel, König Ludwig Dunkel
And among the pastries you may want to try Franzbrötchen, Walnussplunder, Streusselkuchen, Berliner, Schwarzwalder Kuchen, Kirschstrudel
10:33 "ie" in German is always pronounced like ee in English. So it's "Reeceling", not "Riceling" for "Riesling".
Yes, English speakers often make that mistake, it's annoying, but it's a rare mistake for people from the UK to say Riesling wrong, they usually do it with names like Schlieffen.
Noice! That was really fun to watch (again)👍
Like your vibes... and Alex is such an nice/ energetic little geezar😂
Black forest area huh? I can recommend Titisee-Neustadt, there is plenty to do and see (all weather).
Oh btw, "Felsele" is for free😉
I've lived in Germany for over 30 years but I'm originally British. The best German wines (and food im my opinion) you can find in Franconia (Franken), especially around the Würzburg area, personally I find Mosel wines are gernerally too acidic, if you want a special experience try Weingut Meintzinger in Frickenhausen, fantastic wine selections and a very special place to stay, it's really in insiders tip, but make sure you book in advance ! For some of the best Franconian food the Restaurant Ehrbar in the village is amazing ;-)
as a frankonian i am very happy to hear that you like the frankonian wines from würzburg better :p
my favorite is Silvaner, many women here prefere Bacchus or Scheurebe.
For Redwines i like a good Spätburgunder or a Zweigelt :)
I like both the Silvaner and the Bacchus wine! Yum!
You shoud try Bacchus and Silvaner, great white wine
I like a nice gewürztraminer. Comparing Burg Eltz to Neuschwanstein is like comparing a Rembrandt to an Andy Warhol. Sure, they're both paintings but the comparison ends there.
I've been to both and they're both interesting in their own way, but I do prefer Eltz.
Exactly! 🤣 💪🏻
Absolutely lovely guys. BTW I have roots in Germany. Had relatives in the town of Stuttgart. Hehe I guess I'm one of those few oddball Americans who pretty much agreed with your assessment of Neuschwanstein! Yes, Burg Eltz out-beautifies it even just from the outside! Shame you couldn't enter the premises. OMG the closing evening scene with you two along the river...the background..I may have had chills ;) You are bringing it once again. LOL Watch out Alex you got competition in the outtro :)
Oh, try Federweißer! It´s a very sweet young wine from the early grapes of the year. Traditional we drink it with a nice warm piece of Zwiebelkuchen. it´s an onion cake and very delicious!
For yout next trip I would say, take a visit to the Nationalpark Eifel, there is the famous racing track "Nürburgring". The region is called "the green hell". Then there is a very nice wild park "Hellental", where you can see a lot of wild birds of prey and there is a region, where you have a wonderfull dark night to see a lot of stars, because there is so few city lights.
Castle Eltz is wonderfull! Every child in the Region has to do in school time a "Wandertag" one a year and this is a typicall school trip.
My best advise on ANY wine : Ask the waiter what he/she would drink. OK you might end up with Tempranillo at the Mosel ;-) But usually you will get a decent local wine. It is impossible to go for any grape type as quality really can be so different from one producer to the other and even year-to-year. But as mentioned here by others Kabinett is usually good quality. And if you like to spend some money: Eiswein is something really special. By the glass not by the bottle ;)
Guys get visit in CY Amazing here .
My next destination I plan throw your videos .
How far is this from black forest ???
Just go to a Winzer (vineyard's owner) and ask for a winetasting, they are usually more than happy and will invite you in their garden where they will introduce to you the different wines and years they have and usually offer you some grapes, bread and cheese. Some have special dates where they do these with groups but from experience I can tell that many if not most are happy to host you if you ask nicely (though I doubt that a lot of them speak English, so it may be harder for foreign tourists outside the obvious touristy spots)
Great video. I feel I have missed something as didn't know you were back in Germany. I will have to check out your social media and see what's occurred.
If you want to try wine you have to go to one of the little winemaker´s near Cochem. Hommes in the village Ernst is one for example. There you can try any wine. Tell them what kind you like you will get it. I like Dornfelder mild and
liqueur from red mosel peaches.
Try some reds as well Dornfelder or Trollinger&Lemberger are nice wines
It seems that you guys always got "the good stuff":) For the ultimate Riesling experience I would recommend Premium Riesling at the Kartoffelkiste or weekly Market in Trier.
I'm loving your time in Germany and would love to visit there someday! Regarding "smellovision" (or whatever you called it), I think it would be great for so many things: food videos, forest tours, virtual tours of houses as a pre-screening tool before visiting when you're looking to buy (any funny smells like mold or wet dog or old cat pee?). And I've been really wanting people to share with people sometime (via video) the unbelievably wonderful smell outside our local hospital during certain times of the day when a nearby chocolate factory is in full production mode -- that whole area smells like heaven and makes me just want to stand there and inhale it for awhile!
My brother was stationed in Germany for 10 years and he raved about the Ice Wine.
Hi guys, great content.
What camera do you use?
Tipsy Emma is the best!!
Emma is so cute and adorable!
(White) Federweißer (though red is good, too,but the white one is better imo)! A seasonal young wine, must try and now is the season! (Careful if you buy one or more bottles - which would be perfectly understandable since it’s amazing - since the bottles are not corked but only closed with a thin foil so bottles must be stored upright.)
Emma teaches Alex that there was TV 📺 before the Simpsons 💡🤔🤣🤣🤣
You must try "Spätburgunder" red wine from the river "Ahr". Thats between cologne and the mosel. At the river "Ahr" you could find some of the best and most decorated wine of the world.
Flörsheim-Dahlsheim.. Best wine town in germany with the largest number of gold plated wines :P
Also, Rheinhessen is the best wine region in germany, perion :P
Another great vlog! Cochem looks charming. However, I have noticed the term "touristy" being used in a negative way with travel vloggers. I must say that if someone is visiting a place or country for the first time, they should not stop from seeing a place because it is "touristy". Some of the most beautiful places I have seen around the world are also touristy. Those who choose to pass because of this, but have never been there, are selling themselves short.
If you are still in Germany, try Eiswein. Grapes are picked when frozen so only the very intense juice gets squeezed out, not the water, before being made into wine.
We're Americans. What do we know about castles. Our most well known castle is owned by a mouse.
Which is based on Neuschwanstein Castle.
YEEEEEEES, so right!
Well. The Ancestral Puebloans, Native Americans in the Four Corners region of the present day USA, build there own "castles". This was around the same time when European castles where build. E.g. Cliff Palace in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado. As a German I am a bit surprised, that Americans are so, lets say, disconnected from there pre-columbian history and culture.
Well yeah mean the bridge in the village after the castle is proppably older than your country :p
@@TheKartoffel101 On my trail runs I regularly pass by structures build by Celts about 2000 years ago. That is even older then my country, which is Germany.
Man, I can't believe you didn't get there at 9am at latest. You missed so much by not getting the inside tour.
The Eltz castle is on the Mosel, not the Rhine. The Mosel flows into the Rhine River in Koblenz, or Deutsches Eck. The German Corner. Another huge (albeit very touristy castle on the Mosel is in Cochem, but across the Mosel on the other side of Cochem is a beautiful little village of Beilstein. Sitting above the Mosel on a patio formed by ancient grape vines, sipping a Grauburgunder or Riesling........homesick once again. You are right, Cochem Castle is beautiful, but I am sad there was such a long line waiting to get into Burg Eltz. It is amazing inside. The family, over generations, kept expanding the castle as more family members wed and needed their 'own space'. What blew me away while visiting Eltz, is the size of the beds and the armor lining the walls in the official family room. So tiny. The people must have all been under 4'5"! Enjoy your journey through Germany!
I am not from Germany, but the wine I really like is from the Franconia region. The area around Würzburg on the Romantic Road.
If you are in the region, make sure to visit Bonn, birthplace of Beethoven (and also West German capital between 1949 and 1990), which is a beautiful student and UN City along the Rhine. Plus, we have the Ahr region (another whine region, red whine!) nearby.
In the black forest, try "Schäufele" as a meal.
ach, I was just there literally last week :(. Wish I'd have found you guys sooner. You earned a subscriber and if you come to the region of Aachen (and the surroundings), a guide as well. Have fun! Edit: to answer your question about which wines to try, try as many as you need to until you find the one you like, same goes with beer hehe. The best in either cases is the one you get for free, so if you find a place to get a free beer or glass of wine, that'd be the best you've had in my opinion
Try Gewürztraminer, its tasty
if you want to see fairy towns you have to visit "Heidelberg" and "Bad Wimpfen" ;) i'm a german born in this area
Neuschwanstein is to a castle as the Winchester Mystery House is to a Grand Victorian Mansion. They are caricatures created by lovable eccentrics. Both are worth visiting.
This is, after Füssen I'm Allgäu, my second favorite place in Germany
I personally enjoy Franconian wines. The largest town in the Franconian wine region is Würzburg. There's a good chance the wine you enjoyed in Rothenberg was from this region.
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Try Burghausen and Nördlingen😎
If you are coming to switzerland / Zurich, I would bpy to show you round and let you stay round. take care xox
Wine recommendation; white and grey Burgunder... "Weißburgunder" and "Grauburgunder" - ain't got any better than that, except for Bavarian beer, of course.....
6:30 Eine halbe Haxe geht immer. :D
Ok, as someone living in a winearea, close to the rhine river, maybe i can give some insight,
Suggesting wine? Mhhh. It depends on your likings, and your taste.
Easy to drink are the white wines, usually.
Varietys like Riesling, Grauburgunder, Gewürztraminer, Kerner, Bacchus, Gelber Muskateller, Müller Thurgau, Silvaner, Scheurebe, Huxelrebe and even Chardonnay can be found through out the regions. They usually come in the varieties trocken (dry), Halbtrocken (halfdry) and lieblich (sweet). So feel free to taste yourself through the different grapes and find your own favorite wine.
If you want the "heavy" stuff, you can also try the red varieties (and yes, we got quite a few).
Varieties like Dornfelder, Spätburgunder, Schwarzriesling, Saint Laurent, Cabernet Sauvignon, Domina, Acolon, Merlon, Shiraz and so on are cultivated in the different areas as well. So classical french grapes are grown here in Germany and produce some awesome red wine.
In the end, its the same with beer, cider (which the germans have too) and every other beverage. It depends on your own taste.
If you´re lucky and in the region, sometimes there are wine tastings, which you can book yourself into. So you can drink a variety and dont get wasted on only one type of grape ^^
What about places to stay in area? Where did you guys stay. Looks a great place to visit and when we can fly from US again, will certainly look into. Thanks 😊
Cochem is a lovely place to pass through but unfortunately not a good place to drink wine.....it is all tourist vinegar despite being so close to many good wineries. The town of Bernkastel close by has some good wineries or further up the River towards Trier and Saar there are excellent wineries (Trier is also one of my favourite cities to visit as a tourist in Germany). There are quite a few good wine brands in the area making nice Rieslings - Markus Molitor, Peter Jacob Kuhn, Clemensbusch, Van Voxlem are all pretty famous ones that you could get in a supermarket for 15 euro a bottle. If you want to go all out then you can buy a bottle of Egon Muller! Also there are so many different types of Riesling - Kabinett, Spatlese, Auslese to name a few that depend when the grapes were picked. The Spatlese and Auslese are quite sweet (not as sweet as desert wine) as they are picked later than Kabinett and really quite delicious.