Visiting the Munich Christmas Markets - Podcast Episode 4
December 20, 2009 by admin
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.
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The Christmas Market in the Residenz Courtyard in Munich
This was a weekend visit that I took with my parents and our visit was ideal to get us into the Christmas spirit, but all too short to really explore the city of Munich. I’d love to return in the summer when the air won’t be so chilly and I could see something of the parks and lakes near Munich and the alpine scenery of Bavaria. I hope you enjoy the slideshow of photos from the trip which is designed to accompany the podcast.
Shownotes
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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Other Munich articles to enjoy
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Postcard from the snow in Munich
Postcard from the Christmas Markets in Munich
Munich Resources
- We stayed in Munich at Hotel Falkenturm, a comfortable, 2 star hotel which is well-located for sightseeing
- The guidebook I used on this trip was the pocket sized Dorling Kindersley, Eyewitness Top 10 guide to Munich, which I found ideal for sightseeing if you are there for a short time.
- Official Munich Tourism Website
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Fida on Sun, 20th Dec 2009 8:15 pm
Great slideshow! Looks like you had a full packed itinerary in Munich!
Mark H on Sun, 20th Dec 2009 8:59 pm
Superb article. The podcasts keep getting better and better,
jen laceda on Sun, 20th Dec 2009 10:27 pm
Dang, I wish i lived closer to Europe. So many places to see….argh! (can you hear my frustration?)
Barbara at Hole in the Donut Travels on Mon, 21st Dec 2009 12:46 am
Heather - this was an awesome post/podcast. Everything I want to know about Munich at Christmas and more.
Anil on Mon, 21st Dec 2009 12:24 pm
Fantastic slideshow. I’ve also downloaded the podcast and will catch up on my iPod
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Sherry Ott on Tue, 22nd Dec 2009 4:43 pm
Great podcast! I can’t believe they didn’t have German food - hilarious! I totally agree with you regarding too much Palace viewing. I get bored with that stuff rather easily…I’d rather sit outside and people watch normally!
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