Tag Archives: Bavaria
Euro 24 Match Day 6 – Germany v Hungary
Fresh from their 5-1 thrashing of Scotland, hosts Germany take on the Magyars who started the tournament with a 3-1 defeat v Switzerland. Germany Munich is the capital of Bavaria, one of the wealthiest and most powerful regions in the German Democratic Republic. I have been several times, first in 1987 on my first inter-rail […]
Euro 2024 Match day 1 – Germany v Scotland
As I did in 2016 & 2021 I will be blogging on every match day with some pictures from the countries in football opposition. Hosts Germany kick things off today against Scotland. Germany I visited the fairytale like Neuschwanstein castle in Bavaria around 20 years ago. We drove from Munich through a snowstorm. Tricky conditions […]
Friday Photo – Neuschwanstein Castle, Bavaria, Germany
Neuschwanstein Castle is rumoured to have been the inspiration for Disney’s castle. There are plenty of other candidates but I am sure it had some influence. We drove there a few years ago from Munich to the site in south-west Bavaria. A fierce snowstorm accompanied us for much of the journey, and returning after dark […]
