Where would you like to visit in southern Germany and why?

@paulsj9245

Жыл бұрын

I recommend Schwäbisch Hall over Rothenburg - and I've been there!

@youtubekommentar5494

Жыл бұрын

To all tourists going to southern Germany: Also like the northern half of Germany doesn't unterstand south-German dialects. So don't wonder if learned German and then you meet some "more native natives" from there. But it's also vice versa for them with other German dialects ;-)

@TimothySielbeck

Жыл бұрын

Everywhere. Because it's Germany!!!

@ricomcsuave6348

Жыл бұрын

Soccer pilgrimage: Allianz Arena & Mercedes-Benz Arena!! ⚽ =D

@jdmagicmusic

Жыл бұрын

i've been to Stuttgart for a week (great city, although horrible architecture since most of the older buildings were bombed in the war); i was planning on eventually getting to Munich, Lake Constance, etc., but circumstances combined me to get 'stuck' in Hamburg, which was actually a saving grace (long story lol)

I just wanted to stop in and say hello and thank you for letting me be a part of this fun video! it was so awesome bumping into DW/Rachel here in Munich (all by luck and chance) ❤❤❤❤ Time to go eat some Weisswurst now!!

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

A nice bit of serendipity! Greetings from Köln ❤

@ann-katrinb.5759

Жыл бұрын

a cooperation with you and dw would be really cool

@nematube

Жыл бұрын

It's a weirdly small world.

@schale8051

Жыл бұрын

Your appearance was one of the highlights of the video😄

@HayleyAlexis

Жыл бұрын

@@nematube aint that the truth!

Ahhh, I can't believe Hayley is in the video as well! 🤩🥰We love to see it!

@arnodobler1096

Жыл бұрын

me too

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Us too!

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

This was pure coincidence - she walked past us in the street and I was like HAYLEY 😆

@arnodobler1096

Жыл бұрын

@@RachelStewart04 Oh Great! 😍🤣

@hinekde

Жыл бұрын

@@RachelStewart04 just wanted to ask exactly that question, was it planned or coincidence. I mean, what are the odds 😄

As someone born and raised in Stuttgart, I think you've done a great job conveying the essence of Baden-Württemberg and Southern Germany as a whole. Awesome series and glad to tune in again for the next episode (living in Eastern Germany for 5 years now, so that's something to look forward to)

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@timogisinger5528

Жыл бұрын

@@dweuromaxx I dont like that there wasn't much Spoken about Baden

Love the guy's analogy about the different types of beer yeast. He made it sound so poetic 😅

Shoutout to HayleyAlexis, did not expect that cameo.

I loved living in Germany while in the military. I was fortunate to live there for 6 years. One day I’d love to go back.

I love that you dont just talk about Bavaria and show how Baden, Franken, Schwaben und Bayern have very different but also Same culturs. Great work!

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@FrankenHerzEuropas

Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

I moved to Bavaria for a change, to stay a couple of years and see something different. That was 21 years ago, the children are born-Münchner and I don't know if I will ever leave. It is one of the best places I have ever seen to live a happy life.

Although I am not German, I grew up in Swabia, lived there for almost half of my life and regularly visit as my parents still live there. The region and the culture hold a special place in my heart, and there's really not much more comforting than "a schlonzig's Kässpätzle".

I spent a few weeks of this summer in Bavaria. I was blown away by how friendly the people are, especially after just having spent five days in Berlin!

@achimschroter8046

Жыл бұрын

Haha you nailed it

@Mike8827

Жыл бұрын

We can be quite friendly to tourists , as long as they plan to leave here again 😜. On a serious note , northern Germans can be very cold and reserved at first , but once you get into their friend zone , it’s actually easier to get accepted as one of them . While in Bavaria , you can be 2nd generation from another German state and still will be a „Zuagroaster“ ( =someone who moved here from somewhere else ). I had a Northern German telling me that she’s been living down here for 10+ years but her neighbors didn’t invite her into their houses once .

It's always a great day when Rachel posts a video 😍

When we, a busload of middle-class American Mennonites mostly from Virginia, visited Ludwig II's Neuschwanstein castle, we were allowed to sing in the singing room. We sang a polyphonic anthem, all of us sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses. The suspended fir-panel ceiling made us sound gorgeous. I have never sung in a place with better acoustics, unless it was my one time at Carnegie Hall.

Seeing a DW video with Rachel is literally the highlight of my week!

Walked into a shop in München and was greeted by a hearty " Grüß Gott". Found Bavarians wonderful friendly people, from the first shop to the rest of my stay.

In the late 80's I was a student In Leuven (Belgium) and we often made visits to Heidelberg with my student organisation. So did the students from Heidelberg to Leuven !. Great friendships still exist till today. My best friend is from Östringen (Baden). I visit southern Germany several times a year, and really love the friendship and culture. (Bart from Antwerp.)

Жыл бұрын

This almost as weird as Rachel (and the team) running into Hayley, seeing Östringen in a comment on KZread. I went to Gymnasium there, being from the nearby village of Malsch (not the one near Karlsruhe, were I now live).

Ich vermisse wirklich viel Rachel. Sie erklärt alles lustig, klug und hilfreich. Sie ist Prima

I lived in Freiburg in 1984. Greatest year of my life.

I live in Switzerland, but my favorite day-trip destination is Bad-Säckingen, right on the border on the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg. It's a gem of an old town with great food and friendly people. And it even has a Woolworths, something many Americans have become nostalgic for since the chain closed in the USA in 1997.

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip! (Also love that Woolies has become a selling point 😆)

I've lived in southern and northern Germany. Southern Germany is by far the best place.It's cleaner, has a more relaxed culture and the landscape is really beautiful.

Hayley!!! And Rachel 😍😍😍😍

That's the best explanation of the difference between Hellem Beer and White Beer that I've ever heard!

When I started watching German TV online WAPO Bodensee was the first show that caught my attention. Looks like a good place for a base camp to explore a lot of beautiful places.

@arnodobler1096

Жыл бұрын

Wapo Bodensee most shots are from my town Radolfzell am Bodensee. Greetings

Thank you. Loved your presentation. I was born in Niederbayern. My heart is weiß blau.🤍💙

Beautifully presented. The bodensee, the schwarzwald region, the Frankonian region, swabian region, the zugspitze. Covered everything in such a small time frame.

Living in Stuttgart now. Wow. Amazing place. The food is awesome and the bier is delicious.

@fredexton4873

Жыл бұрын

Stuggitown rocks,we live in the west a few hundred metres from the Feuersee,and I work a few evenings in the kitchen of a pub in stöckach....life is good in Stuttgart.

@SnoopyDoofie

Жыл бұрын

I lived for 10 years in Korntal (just outside of Stuttgart). They were the happiest years of my life.

I have never been to Germany, but from this documentary section, I love the "we are who we are" motto of the Bavarians and the funny phrase of the Baden meal, "God cheater". One key note is the Franconians who refused to be called Bavarians. This shows that Germans are have a strong character, language and culture of being who they are and not blending into other people's culture

Again, I really can’t imagine anyone else doing DW Meet the Germans, but or our dear Rachel here 😊. Great impressions though 😍

Käsespätzle are one of the best comfort foods there are...

@Krampus360

Жыл бұрын

Especially for Kommissar Kluftinger! 😀

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@Kivas_Fajo

Жыл бұрын

@@Krampus360 Wer isch jezz au dees?

Honestly, my highest praises for these two episodes about the North and the South! It really shows, that you're not talking about strangers as outsiders. Rather you've clearly been talking to a lot of locals to get your narrative right! Great work!^^

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! It has been such a pleasure to explore the different areas ☺️

Thanks for this! Not German but I had the very good fortune to live in Lahr in Baden Wurttemburg for 2 years as a child. The man who said the locals are friendly and warm hearted was exactly right.

Жыл бұрын

Lahr? You're not a canadian "army brat" by any chance? ;-) (Friend of mine from university lived in Lahr with his german mom and his canadian step-dad).

@rogerthomson9461

Жыл бұрын

@ Air Force 67-68 we were the first I after the French left.

1974, Berchtesgaden, Germany, Bavaria - I was 19, living and working in Berchtesgaden on the bobsled track on the Konigsee. That was a "dream life" come true for me. I had studied German for 3 years before coming to Germany. First, I worked on a farm in far northern Germany, then I hitchhiked around Germany and eventually ended up in Berchtesgaden. My German improved in northern Germany, but not much in deep southern Germany. Germans could understand me fine, but I had difficulty understanding the German dialect/s in the Alps. It was a glorious time for me there, in spite of working out in the cold, rain, snow, and slush. I loved ice skating outside and cross-country skiing, and the special friendships I had in Berchtesgaden. Later that year, I lived and worked briefly in the Swiss Alps. The Swiss German dialect was even more difficult! That was 50 years ago, and it changed my life. John, northern California

Hello Rachel,just to correct you without trying to be a" Klugscheisser",Semmelknödel are made from Semmel which is the bavarian word for Brötchen -bread rolls.Made from Bröthen from a few day before.Soaked in hot milk.Mixed with eggs herbs and seasoning.Either form a ball like a normal potatoe dumpling or a roll using cling film and the either steam or put in boiling water ,turn off heat and let simmer until they swim on top.If you cool down the roll you can then unwrap and slice it and fry with bacon in a pan.Or you put the mix them in a big ball and in a linen napkin and then cook.Then you have Serviettenknödel.And I know this because I`m a chef,just in case somebody is wondering.

Lindau and Fussen were both my favorites small towns in 2009 and 2010. I had great time in Stturgart too.

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Great to hear!

I live right on the border of Bayern in Baden-Württemberg on the Donau. I have been here for over two decades first more north in BaWü, now quite south. The further south the more in love I fall.

I’m German and when it comes to the south, I know way more about Bavaria than Baden-Württemberg. So I did learn quite a bit too from this video.

Really great video for an overview of southern Germany. Finally there is someone explaining that there is a difference between Swabians and Badner. So many people don't even know that Baden exists. But also overall a great and well researched video, without mixing up stuff! Grüße ausm Allgäu (aber eig. vom Bodensee und im Herzen Badner)

My go to place every time I go to Germany. The food, the people. Nothing better. It also helps that all my relatives live in that area. Oh the food………..

Hayley!!

Wunderbar!! I'm really enjoying this series, thank you DW!! =D

As a Bavarian, I say this is REALLY well made!

@iche9373

Жыл бұрын

As if you would speak for the whole Bavarian people.

@fredlfesl6026

11 ай бұрын

Würdest du sagen, dass "Mia san Mia" das Motto des Staates Bayern ist? Ich sehe des eher als Motto vom FC Bayern München.

Absolutely LOVED our visit to Bayern! Thanks for all the nostalgic scenes 😊

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Our pleasure!

Thanks for another great video DW and Rachel always look forward to the: Meet the Germans videos.

You forgot to mention Karlsruhe, which was at one point the capital of Baden

Please make more frequent Meet the Germans episodes! Each of them is so good!

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Imola! New episodes coming soon :)

Rachel, your videos are so good! You should make a new one every other week, at least!

How could you not mention Karlsruhe as being in Baden!? 😮 It’s the capital and has the high court.

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Ah apologies to Karlsruhe! So much to mention!

Much of my family left Swabia nearly 300 years ago for the then British colony of Pennsylvania. The Swabian Alps in particular are quite similar to the mountains of Central PA. I can see why many of my ancestors came to this part of America; it reminded them of their heimatland.

I lived in Sindelfingen for a couple of months back in 2022 and I absolutely loved Baden! Be it Stuttgart, Tübingen, Heidelberg, black forest or Freiberg I still miss it till today, hope I can be there soon 🫰🥺

I am living in Karlsruhe (Baden) for more than 3 years now and I love being so close to the Black Forest and the French border!

another great episode. I'll be traveling to the south this upcoming summer, so this video is much appreciated!

0:19 Nice to see Hayley

As usual a great video to show a bit of southern Germany. I love how you always add that bit of historic contextualization regarding politics and war references. That helps people to sort of connect the dots around a bit better. I wanted to visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and I was pleasantly surprised when I went there last year. Nuremberg is also lovely. I am missing Heidelberg, and I am really looking forward visiting there. And regarding people, I think indeed people from Southern Germany are the most welcoming and happy ones there. I have been 4 times in that region and I always had a great time there.

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love a good dose of historical context :D

Жыл бұрын

@@RachelStewart04 It is always appreciated :).

Can't wait to see the East and West episodes! :D

Great video Rachel! I have to watch part 1!

This is a wonderful statement of love to (Southern) Germany!

Es siempre muy interesante saber mas de Alemania, me encantan los videos de Meet the Germans son mis favoritos en DW

I love your series!

What an excellent video; thank you! I was in Bayern earlier this year - loved especially Tegernsee - and hope to visit Baden-Württemberg next summer!! 🤓✨

Look towards to see the next eps of this road trip! The vídeos are great 🥰

I, a simple guy from Schleswig-Holstein, have to admit: Maultaschen are the one thing I can not get enough of!

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Are you a soup or a fried-in-the-pan fan?

@julianosvonskingrad7009

Жыл бұрын

@@RachelStewart04: SOUP! I love Suppen-Maultaschen the most!

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

​@@julianosvonskingrad7009 haha I have always gone for the pan variety because I like them to get a little bit crispy :D

@Mozartkugel

Жыл бұрын

Soup/Broth is the way to go! Add some swabian potato salad, too, which works best if you dunk it in the soup bowl spoon by spoon.. 🥰🤤

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

@@Mozartkugel Mmmm this sounds goood!

As an Upper Swabian I capitalize the "upper", because the Swabian cliché does not apply to Upper Swabia. Württemberg consists actually of three parts: Old Württemberg, Hohenzollern (which was under Prussian rule 1850 - 1945) and Upper Swabia; Hohenzollern and Upper Swabia except Ulm, but including Tübingen and Reutlingen from Old Württemberg were in the French occupation zone after WW II and formed the state of Württemberg-Hohenzollern until 1952 (capital was Tübingen in Old Württemberg). Upper Swabia was before 1805 a patchwork consisting of Catholic Vorderösterreich (Fore Austria) and the territories of multiple Imperial Cities and Imperial Abbeys. The Imperial Cities were either Protestant or 'parity' - Catholics and Protestants on equal terms, each with their own mayor, who governed together. The other territories were mostly Catholic in contrast to Protestant-Pietist Württemberg, so the culture was more like in Baden (which was at that time also far smaller). Then came Napoleon and redistributed Upper Swabia, Fore Austria and Tyrol to his allies Baden, Wüttemberg and Bavaria (doubling their respective territories). There are still some cultural differences between Upper and Lower Swabia - Upper Swabians are (mostly) less workaholic and like to enjoy a more "baroque" life style.

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this - so much interesting regional history in this area!

Recently been on a road trip of my own across Bavaria Austria and Switzerland and I can say everything you mentioned in theis video is to the point! 😇

It broke my heart a bit that Rachel didn't talk about Kaiserschmarrn... but it completely shattered my heart that I didn't bump into her while she was in München 😅😂

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Kaiserschmarrn gets a very short cameo at 1:02 :D

@geofturner986

Жыл бұрын

Kaiserschmarmm ‐ Mmmmmm just great after a morning skiing

Wonderful intro to southern Germany

A great overview of southern Germany. Thanks Rachel - I want to visit now!

Baden Württemberg gefällte mir sehr. Ich will gleich wieder besuchen!! :)

It is interesting, that from my perspective as somebody who grew up in the North, the Southern nations have many similarities, but from their perspective, they have so many differences. When I moved to Freiburg, it was really a cultural shock

Traveled both of these regions over the years and I can say you were spot on! So much to do and eat in these regions which always felt like home rather than a vacation. Well done!

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Super video! My favorite parts of Germany!

I'm new here and glad I found your channel. I love travel and you cover so much in your videos. I'm excited to follow your adventures.

Always nice to see your videos

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

Wow Rachel you visited Tübingen! 👍Best choice! The segue from the Zugspitze to Bavaria was perfect 😅

My wife and I just came back from that region in September it's beautiful we went to Munich Garmisch and fussen. Her family was base in Wiesbaden

Pretty sure the shot of "Freiburg" does not show Freiburg at all, but rather Colmar. One can clearly identify the French writing in the bottom left and Hôtel Le Maréchal on the right.

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately we made a mistake here, sorry! It's the French City of Colmar we will add it to the description! Thanks for letting us know.

I have lived un Bad Kreuznach, Heidelberg, and Karlsruhe. I am leaving Thursday, October 20 and taking a Viking Rhine River cruise to Switzerland, France, Germany, and Holland. I am so excited to get back to get back to my favorite country, Germany. Thank you for your wonderful videos.

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

How lovely. Enjoy your trip ❤️

Well done on the video. Really diverse with a lot of different aspects covered. Looking forward to the rest of the series. Good job Rachel and team.This really gives off some nice summer vibes. ;)

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Thank you :) the Bayern summer landscape certainly helps

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! And yes it was definitely "Hochsommer" when we filmed :D

@LaCorvette

Жыл бұрын

@@RachelStewart04 Good thing, that Nürnberg for example is just as good in autumn or winter. :)

Hi, Bavarian here, living in Northrhine Westfalia. Thanks for your video! But now I'm a little homesick. :-D

Nice. On point.

Brilliant. . Great video. . Now I wish to visit southern Germany. . . 👍😁

Wow, I love the explanantion of that beer sommelier Mr Staudinger.

Love it!!! Thank you

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

This summer I spent in one of the most beautiful places in the world “Baden-Württemberg” particularly I lived in Freiburg. I fell in love with this astonishing city. So pretty and atmospheric🥹❤️Konstanz is also very beautiful place and absolute top is Neustadt Titisee 😁😍 I miss Seepark in Freiburg and can’t wait to be back there asap✨!!! Strongly recommend to visit this region of Germany I am sure everyone will find here something special !

I have fond memories of touring Bavaria with my then girlfriend and her sister back in the 80's, and asking her to marry me in a quaint little Garmisch-Partenkirchen hotel. Fun times! 🥰

I was in Heidelberg some years ago and really loved it.

"weil es hier guten Wein gibt" In general a very true statement. But quite ironic with the Tübingen backdrop.

Fantastic !!!!

I grew up in the north of Baden-Württemberg but since my father is from south Bavaria I also spent a lot of time there. Thanks for teaching me the differences in brezels. I didn‘t know, that this is a regional thing, I always missed the crusty center 🙈😂

I am going to be an Erasmus exchange student in Esslingen, and now I'm planning to visit every place in South in my spare time(My plans were about visiting Netherlands, France, Austria and Italy before, wasn't aware of Germany's touristic value).

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy!

Marc bester Mann 😂

@marcwinter7475

Жыл бұрын

Thx Simon 😅

best area by far!

0:19 hey i've seen some of her Yt videos! Beautiful video, Rachel and team!

@dweuromaxx

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

As my grandfather Braun (requiescat in pace!) had come from the southeasternmost end of the Oberpfälzee Wald, you can understand my attachment to Bavaria, somewhat.

I love this video as I love BY and BW. And Rachel is always great and worth watching! Reg. certain attitudes Bavaria is famous for such as "Mia san mia" - I think it's to be rather taken with a grain of salt. Most Bavarians have a good sense of humor and a sense of irony and are friendly. I also think Bavaria is not that conservative as often portrayed. True, most of its inhabitants are Catholic, but it's rather a liberal kind of Catholicism in many areas. My impression often is that Catholicism has to adapt to the Bavarian mentality (loving to celebrate etc...) , and not the other way round.

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Interesting - thanks for this perspective!

Жыл бұрын

A big factor here is rural vs urban. Many of the big cities in Bavaria have a center-left (SPD) mayor, while of course the government of the state is center-right/right CSU. So, the state *is* verifiably conservative, while the urban centers are more liberal.

Schloss Neuschwanstein, I've been there! Well, only once and for a very short time. We passed it in the winter darkness while tour skiing our way up. It was more or less down in the valley while we were going up and down the mountains on our telemark skis.

South of Germany is one of My favorite part . I have visited some parts of this Magnificent Beauty of Germany 🇩🇪

I very like your live channel.

Favourite place is Heidelberg! Must visit for a day or two. Also, nice to have bumped into Rachel in Saarbrücken! Maybe there's a video coming along on Saarland? :P

@RachelStewart04

Жыл бұрын

Ah hello again! :D Yes keep your eyes peeled for Saarland 👀

Salüüüü Rachel, from Freiburg. Great video as usual!! Yes, the "Freiburg's" photo is from Colmar in France. "La petite Venice" is the name given to the course of the Lauch (the river in the photo). Smth to laugh: The Freiburg's Christmas market in 2021 was cancelled due to covid but the Christmas market in Colmar was open! Needless to say, almost half of Freiburg's population during these days was drinking Glühwein in Colmar 😂😂

I live in a small town called Holzgerlingen a little north of Tübingen. When we go to our Bäckerei, we buy and eat Brezels. We have gone to both the Wiesen and Wasen. Each different but fun in their own way.