I just came back from a medieval festival in Meersburg at Lake Constance / Bodensee, and I am surprised by the enthusiasm so many people put into medieval costume, with huge axes and swords and Gandalf-style giant wooden wand ---- not just by young people, but also elderly and entire family with kids dressing up for the event.
@NearFromHome10 ай бұрын
I know right! They seem to really try to make them historical.
@martinstock10 ай бұрын
0:27 St. Martin's Church bell tower has a height of 130.6 m (428 ft). Since 1500 the highest brick building on this planet. Not counting a few chimneys, which have however normally also steel supports. Just an indication that Landshut was in medieval times an important city.
@NearFromHome10 ай бұрын
It's so cool!
@volkerbauer1974Ай бұрын
The Landshuter Hochzeit - been there 12 years ago and still remember it, as it were yesterday, as it was so amazing. Since then I've been back to Landshut many a times, as I think it is the most impressive Late Medieval town we have got in Bavaria with its lovely gabled, colourful houses, the brick gothic church with the world's largest brick tower and its wonderful castle.... what more could you ask for? Oh yeah, a local beer, a second hand book shop and a Shop for hand crafted chocolate of course. But don't despair. Landshut has all of that as well. And then, close to Landau, in a small little village, there is the "growing rock", a truely hidden gem that makes any lover of stones' heart skip a beat. .... reading through these lines again, I think I should quitt my Job and start working for the tourist board. 😂 Thanks for a wonderful Video again.
@butenbremer196510 ай бұрын
Ich hoffe, dass ihr auch bei dem traditionellen Trachtenumzug am ersten Sonntag des Oktoberfests gewesen seid. Der beste Platz, diesen tollen Umzug zu erleben, ist übrigens der Odeonsplatz. Für die eingeladenen Trachtenvereine (aus ganz Europa) ist die Teilnahme eine ganz besondere Ehre und der Höhepunkt des Jahres!
@NearFromHome10 ай бұрын
No, we weren't! That sounds really cool though. We will have to go next year.
@deutscherStolz799 ай бұрын
This is really a very nice video, it's very good to see that you Americans really like it here in Germany, especially in Bavaria and also in Landshut, because it's always said that we Germans aren't that popular in the world. It's just a video like this really nice to look at. Thank you for this nice clip. Greetings from Landshut
@NearFromHome9 ай бұрын
Thank you. Tbh, Germany is a huge upgrade from America for us!@@deutscherStolz79
@mccproc2 ай бұрын
Once again i am hooked on your fantastic videos Great job. My wife and i were in Lanshut on our way to Switzerland but not around Festival time. Loved your perspective.
@NearFromHome2 ай бұрын
Thank you so much :)
@LucaSitan10 ай бұрын
I used to live in the Uk (for 8 years until Brexit) and I'm sure there must have been medieval festivals there too but I can't remember any...The ones in Germany are brilliant though, especially the medieval Christmas markets!
@NearFromHome10 ай бұрын
We actually talk about this all the time! There are so many remnants of medieval history all over Britain, but not a lot of these festivals. Surely there must be some. I haven't seen the same enthusiasm for big community oriented cultural festivals in the UK in general though... :,)
@derwaldjungeАй бұрын
The horror of walking for 20 minutes… It sure is an American perspective.
@NearFromHomeАй бұрын
I was pretty clear that we did not enjoy the 20 minute walk because it is on a main road....not because it was 20 minutes...