Christmas greetings from Munich *LINK*

Re: Christmas greetings from Munich

Kevin French, Antrim NH

>BEEN THERE, DONE THAT.

We were there in '82'. VERY crowded. My wife turned just in time to see me youngest son (about 5 at the time), push an old lady. My wife yelled at my son. His reply was "She pushed me FIRST". Little old ladies in Deutschland are not to be messed with.

You can find a lot of nice "stuff" there.

Love the "Gluehwein"

Re: Christmas greetings from Munich

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Absolutly Breathtaking! Thanks for the pic Conger.

I'll have see about sending you one. TRhink I've got just the thing too, eh Ted? ;~)

Todd O.

Re: Christmas greetings from Munich

Dan Clermont in Burnaby

>Merry Christmas Conger

Dan Clermont

Re: Christmas greetings from Munich

CONGER - the Irish diaspora in Munich

>Thanks for the pic Todd O'. I am amazed that you were able to type the e-mail to me with so few mistakes. It takes a strong man with a well practiced hand, eh!

Happy Christmas, -g-

Re: Christmas greetings from Munich

Bill Houghton, Sebastopol, CA

>Conger,

I've really appreciated your occasional photos and explanations of customs in Germany - I've enjoyed learning from you about more than just wood.

Especially loved the pic this last year of the hedgehog, with whom our main cat must share some genes, as she resembles a hedgehog.

Enjoy your holiday.

Re: Christmas greetings from Munich

Wiley Horne--Glendora CA

>Hi Conger,

Thank you very much for the photos from Munich, not only this one, but all through the year--city scenes, home scenes. Most welcome!

It's also an excellent reminder of the many posts and contributions made by the small but mighty band of European contributors to this forum. I won't name names lest someone be left out, but warmest wishes to you all, and thank you for the fellowship!!

Wiley

Re: Christmas greetings from Munich

Mike G.

>Well...is the bier still as good as I remember from over 25 years ago? A memorable trip to Octobrefest with a detour through Fusen(sp). I'll have to dig up my pictures from then.

Mike Guenther

Merry Christmas to you & yours, Conger!

Frank Mutchler in Colorado Springs

>

... and from Austria

Christian Aufreiter, Austria

>Thanks, Gerard.

I'd also like to wish you a Merry Christmas and all the best for 2005!

Here's a pic of the Christkindlmarkt in Salzburg, Austria.

Regards,

Christian

Fantastic photo!!

Wiley Horne--Glendora CA

>Thank you, Christian. The photo is magnificent, and particularly with the fortress and towers on the heights in the background. What is that structure? Makes me wonder if it was there before Mozart left.

Wiley

Re: Fantastic photo!!

Christian Aufreiter, Austria

>Hi Wiley,

thanks for your reply. I had a long day and my brain already fell asleep but my body is still sitting here in front of my computer. So please forgive my question but what exactly do you mean by "structure"? The fortress?

More on that tomorrow.

Regards,

Christian

Historic buildings?

Wiley Horne--Glendora CA

>Christian,

You are up late! The Christmas Market occupies most of the photo. Is this the historic center of Salzburg?

However, I was referring not to the market, but to the building in the upper center of the photo, in the background, surrounded by the night sky. Looks like it's on high ground, and set off by towers.

All of this architecture looks quite historic to me, hence my question. Maybe a dumb question.

Wiley

Re: Historic buildings? - OT

CONGER - the Irish diaspora in Munich

>Wiley,

That is the castle, or 'burg', in Salzburg where Chris is currently studying.

The castls is absolutely magnificent, on top of a LAARGE stone cliff.

You can get to the castle by a path, or via a sweet(?) cable car.

According to my theory, the king who lived there was called Richard deFitt, because he went down to the market three times a day to get his fresh bread rolls.

My own claim to fame is that I ran UP the path while pushing a pram (US lingo 'baby-buggy', with Ciaran in it).

I believe that in the '80s the king (then called Richard the NotSoFitt) had someone to deliver his fresh bread rools, and the delivery boy went on to become the Governor of California!

-g-

WOW!!

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Thanks for the beautiful picture Christian!

I so do enjoy seeing pictures of The Old World. It's so amazing to me that such glorious structures such as the castle where built before the advent of all the machinery and materials that we today, and that they are still standing and functional.

Saddens me deeply to see pictures of old buildings that have fallen into very bad condition over the centuries.

I guess that you just take seeing such things for grated, but to me they are absolutly spellbinding.

Todd O.

Thank you!

Wiley Horne--Glendora CA

>Conger,

Wonderful panorama of the castle, and good story to go with it. I still like Christian's version, with the castle looming in the background also. Do you suppose all that rock for the construction was quarried at the top, or did someone haul that up there, too? Either way, I suspect it was the working folks who were fit, and the livestock who pulled the carts.

Arnold is the average Austrian bodybuilder who comes to America, wins contests, gets in the movies, buys a lot of real estate, marries a Kennedy, becomes Gov. of California, and seeks a Constitutional change to maybe become President. Most folks are giving him pretty good marks at this point--he leads from the front.

Wiley

Re: Historic buildings?

Christian Aufreiter, Austria

>Hi Wiley,

sorry for the delay.

Gerard already provided helpful information and a great pic but there might be a few things I could add. Honestly, I�m not an expert at Salzburg�s history and sights because I�ve been living (studying as Gerard mentioned) there for about 3 months now.

The fortress is called �Festung Hohensalzburg� and you can find more information and photos here.

The building next to the �Christkindlmarkt� is the �Salzburger Dom� (�Salzburg�s Cathedral�).

Please check out this website for further pics and information on Salzburg and its sights.

Regards,

Christian

PS: I�m definitely not a big fan of Arnold. But that�s a different story.

Salzburg has it! *LINK*

CONGER - the Irish diaspora in Munich

>I have to hand it to Salzburg Chris. It is definitely prettier than Munich. The Getreidegasse is fascinating; and of course the Burg... all we have here in Munich is Nymphenburg, with a picture of Lola Montes (born in my native Limerick) who brought down the king of Bavaria (looking at the picture, I cant�really see why - maybe she had hidden talents), and also with that wonderful fountain with the water-driven-water-pump!

The middle of Munich was devastated during WW2, and the post-war architecture is horrible. Still, the city resonates with history.




The beautiful(?) Lola Montes

Re: Historic buildings?

Pam Niedermayer - Austin, TX

> I�m definitely not a big fan of Arnold. But that�s a different story.

Apparently neither was the rest of Salzburg. :)

Pam

Re: Historic buildings?

Christian Aufreiter, Austria

>"I�m definitely not a big fan of Arnold. But that�s a different story.

Apparently neither was the rest of Salzburg. :)"

I think there are still lot's of "Arnie fans" in Austria and there are also "Schwarzenegger-buildings" in Graz where he was born.

Regards,

Christian

Re: Salzburg has it!

Christian Aufreiter, Austria

>Thanks, Gerard.

I'd like to assure you that it was NOT my intention to start a "Who lives in the most beautiful city" discussion.

Sch�ne Gr��e nach M�nchen!

Christian

Thank you!

Wiley Horne--Glendora CA

>Christian,

I am sure your school schedule has you very busy, so I particularly appreciate this extra work of running down references and links.

It may seem odd to you that your everyday surroundings could draw so much comment. However, those of us thousands of miles away have associations with Salzburg and Austria--from Mozart to Arnold!--and the photos give us something real to hang our thoughts on.

Your efforts are much appreciated, as are Conger's.

Wiley

Re: Thank you!

Todd O. Cronkhite Maine Native in FL. Exile :~(

>Definatly want to echo wiley's comments. I had no idea of the beautiful Salzburg Fortress. I have no association with Salzburg, or Austria I only enjoy to see such spectacular places in Old Europe.

I do wonder how woodworking is done in Austria tho.

when we pulled into Treaste Italy some years back some ofthe boys went to Austria for a skiing trip, but I didn't go as it was winter time and I felt that I wasn't properly equiped if something was to go amiss while on the train in the mountains. Silly me eh?

Did get to Pompeii, and the top of Mt. Versuvius tho.

Todd O.

Re: Thank you!

Christian Aufreiter, Austria

>No problem, Wiley.

I'm glad that I sometimes can contribute a few lines to this great forum.

Actually, I should spend more time learning than reading woodworking postings here:-)

Take care,

Christian