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Historically and politically , Bavaria has always occupied a special position within Germany. Although a wealthy duchy within the Holy Roman Empire, its rulers preferred artistic patronage to the territorial expansionism and dynastic feuding characteristic of the rest of the nation. A fundamental change in Bavaria's status occurred at the beginning of the nineteenth century, when it profited from Napoleon's decision to re-order the map of Germany: it was doubled in size, and promoted to the rank of a kingdom. Thereafter, it retained much of its independence and its own monarch, even after the union of Germany in 1871. Following the demise of the monarchy at the end of World War I, Bavaria briefly became a free state, but quickly degenerated into a hotbed of right-wing extremism where Hitler had his first successes. This reputation for reactionary politics continues to the present day: Bavaria has continuously been ruled since World War II by the ultra-conservative CSU, whose stranglehold on power seems unshakeable.
Bavaria is made up of four distinct regions, each with its own identity and culture, and its cities are equally varied in character. In Munich the Land has a cosmopolitan, if conservative, capital that ranks as one of Germany's star attractions. The city lies at the centre of Upper Bavaria , the state's heartland, a region that ranges from the snow-capped peaks of the Alps to gentle hop-growing farmland. It's a traditional, deeply Catholic area whose rural traditions continue in spite of the inroads of mass tourism. Leave a Comment
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 Karl Valentin by globetrott
He had a great DRY humor and made plenty of b&w movie-scenes of his sketches.
There is even a Karl Valentin-musäum in Munich ( and THIS is also the ONLY museum written with "Ä" in German !)
There you may see important inventions by Karl Valentin such as
The toothpick for a cold winter ( coated with fir )
The musaeum is open Mo+Tue+Fr+Sat.
11.01 a.m. - 05.29 p.m. on sunday already open at 10.01 a.m.
The entrance-fee is 1,99 €uro / 1,49 € for students
children under 6 and people with an age of 99 years, accompanied by their parents are FREE of charge !!!
This statue of Karl Valentin is on Viktualienmarkt
Please click here for : Karl-Valentin-musaeum.de Leave a Comment
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 BMW-4cylindre in Munich by globetrott
That museum is a Must for all fans of old automobiles.
BMW stands for "Bayerische Motoren Werke" - even although all diesel-engines for BMW are built in Steyr / Austria...
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 Walter Sedelmayer by globetrott
He was able to say a simple word like yes or No in so many different intonations, and his face would also have so plenty of different expressions at the same time...
Walter Sedelmayer was killed some years ago under really bad circumstances
THIS small poster I saw recently in a window of the restaurant "Zum Sedlmayer" in Munich.
It was part of a series of commercials he had for a brewery :
He is asking his dog, bringing the hat already : " May I take another beer ?? Leave a Comment
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 Schäffler - and important
profession in Bavaria by globetrott
Of course a region like Bavaria needed a lot of them for their beer-poduction, that way Schäffler became rich and wealthy.
Today you may still see them performing their well-known "Schäffler-tanz" :
Normally it is a group of several people in their traditional costumes dancing with a garland, like to be seen on my picture.
Also on the rathaus / townhall in Munich you will see some "Schäffler" performing their dances with the Glockenspiel / chimes.
Schäfflerstrasse in Munich - where I took this pic - is halfway from Marienplatz to Odeonsplatz Leave a Comment
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 Aloisius in Hofbräu-zelt by globetrott
Alois Hingerl was working as an outporter (I found this word for Dienstmann in my dictionary, but it sounds strange to me) at the trainstation in Munich and died during his duty.
He came to heaven and was not able to adapt to the "strange customs" of the angels singing Hallelujah all day long.
He started to shout at St.Peter and God, and so they had the idea to send him down to Munich again for 1 day every week , in order to take some letters with "advices from heaven" for the governement of Bavaria.
So angel Aloisius flew down to the townhall, took down his wings and thought, why not having a beer in Hofbräuhaus before delivering the letter...
In Hofbräuhaus he had one beer after the other, and could not stop it, but finally forgot the letter for the governement...
Aloisius is still sitting there, having his beer, and the governement still does not know what to do...
This is a simply translation of the story of Aloisius.
If you are able to understand german, you might like to read the story, with all the funny details under this link :
CLICK here for : ALOISIUS - Ein Münchener im Himmel
Aloisius is singing Hallelujah and playing his harp on a cloud in Hofbräuhaus-Zelt on Oktoberfest - this is where I took this picture. Leave a Comment
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 Bavaria & Ruhmeshalle in
Munich by globetrott
You may climb up inside this 18 meters high statue and have a look out through her eyes.
1560 tons of iron - won from melted cannons from former sea-battleships - were used to build this sculpture 1843-1850.
The whole sculpture consists of 6 pieces set togeather .
Only a limited number of persons is allowed to enter the sculpture, when they are down again, the next group may walk up.
During Oktoberfest there will be a long line of people waiting... Leave a Comment
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 Auf gehts beim Schichtl on
Oktoberfest by globetrott
THIS is where the expression comes from :
"Schichtl" is an old traditional "illusion-theatre" shown on Oktoberfest since more than 100 years. A few years ago the gentleman in front with the lederhosn took over Schichtl and since then it is MY favorite place to go and watch mainly ( I have to admit it ) the show that is made in order to get people into the tent.
I also saw the show several times, but somehow the pre-show is the best, and you certainly should not miss it, even if you do not know enough German ( and Bavarian ) to understand the great jokes and humor.
INSIDE they will use their gouillotine with one of the customers, and it really looks frightening ( but so far everybody survived it )
Outside they say : For just 3 € we take off the whole head of a person, for the same amount you may not even get a haircut at other places...
There are also a "butterfly dancer", Miss piggy and magicians... Leave a Comment
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 The Bavarian Lion & the
Lederhosen by globetrott
This rare animal is called WOLPERTINGER !
So far NOBODY ever saw it ALIVE, but sometimes hunters find the dead bodies of these clever and shy animals, they prepare it and sell it to the shops.
It is also rather strange, they all look different, almost no-one is alike another...
For infos, pics and prices, please have a look on my links :
Wolpertinger for sale
Wolpertinger-Galerie
On my pic, you may see the Bavarian Lion in Lederhosen...
...I am working hard to get a pic of a wolpertinger for VT as soon as possible !! Leave a Comment
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 Charivari on a traditional hat by globetrott
But mainly "Charivari" is all these small things hanging on a traditional hat or lederhosn, on a chain around the neck or arm, that male and female Bavarians wear with their traditional costumes.
And it could be any kind of a "hunting-souvenir" like the tooth of an animal, horns of a wolpertinger ;-), Edelweiss prepared and conservated behind glass etc.
When you click on my picture, you may see the plenty of "Charivari" this Bavarian has fixed to his tradtional hat. Leave a Comment
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