203 Munich and Bavaria; Open Phones: Faux Pas in Germany

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Rick Steves

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🗓️ 25 April 2010

⏱️ 52 minutes

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A local Munich guide describes how laid-back, traditional Bavaria, where pretzels and beer combine with legendary castles and fairy tale scenery, plays host to some important anniversaries this year including Oktoberfest and Passion Play. Plus, listeners describe some of their memorable faux-pas experiences in Germany. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Bavaria. It's where German-style efficiency meets a more laid-back approach to life.
0:05.0	We're heading to the south of Germany today on Travel with Rick Steves.
0:09.0	We are already considered as Italians.
0:11.0	We enjoy our siesta in the beer garden. I'm Rick Steeves and coming up
0:14.8	Daniela Vidal guides us around Munich and other highlights of her corner of Germany.
0:19.3	The rhythm is a little bit slower. Unlike other parts of Germany, Bavaria is more Catholic
0:23.6	than Lutheran. Catholic enough to be the birthplace of the current Pope. It's also
0:28.2	home to some classic German traditions, later hosts, pretzels, and beer.
0:33.2	No, we don't drink already beer when we are children.
0:35.4	Well, we try maybe the foam, yes.
0:37.1	With Daniela's help, we'll figure out how to navigate the crowds of October
0:40.4	Fest.
0:41.2	Attend the famous medieval passion play in Oberammergau, or just take in the post-card perfect
0:46.0	scenery of the Bavarian countryside.
0:48.7	And we'll hear from listeners whose travels that led to some amusing encounters with the language and customs of Germany.
0:54.8	We're tapping into the Bavarian side of Germany in the hour ahead.
0:57.7	It's travel with Rick Steves.
1:01.7	Something I like to stress when I'm trying to understand Europe and help others understand Europe
1:05.8	is that oftentimes we're not looking at the countries we think we're looking at.
1:09.7	When you think of Germany or Italy, those were not countries really in the middle of the 1800s.
1:14.2	Germany was 20 or 30 proud independent little countries in 1850 and only united around
1:20.1	1870.
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