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DirectorTravelVideoStore.com
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Release Date2007
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Runtime1 hr 17 min
BAVARIA & THE BLACK FORESTFilmed and produced by Fran & Brooke ReidelbergerScripted and narrated by Fran ReidelbergerThe Romantic Road, from Fuessen to Wuerzburg --Fuessen -- home of Neuschwanstein and the story of Mad King Ludwig II;Augsburg -- the historic Fuggerei, DeVries sculptures and the latest in transportation;Dinkelsbuehl -- a charming village that annually celebrates with a Children's Festival;Rothenburg -- a preserved medieval walled village and home to carved Nutcrackers;Creglingen -- a "walled" town without a wall, a maker of thimbles and his museum, a magnificent hand-carved 16th century alter by Tilman Riemenschneider;Wuerzburg -- city of churches, the mighty Residenz, beer steins and white wine;Frankfurt -- the arrival city for most north American visitors with a renown zoo and botanical gardens and a great center for touring Mainz and the Gutenberg museum, Hanau and the Brothers Grimm, Wiesbaden with its strong U.S. military presence;Baden Baden -- ancient health resort town with luxurious hotels and spas;Ulm -- birthplace of Albert Einstein and site of Europe's tallest cathedral spire;Triberg -- wood carving, Black Forest pastries, cuckoo clocks and Germany's highest waterfall;The Bodensee-- Germany's water playground -- home of Lindau, Constance and Mainau, a sub-tropical garden full of exotic flowers and enchanting butterflies; Upper Bavaria -- misty mountains, cheese making, an annual "cow festival" and the popular sport of hang gliding.Mittenwald -- colorful frescoes and violin making; Oberammergau -- home of the famous Passion Play and near-by Ludwig II's Linderhof Palace;Garmisch-Partenkirchen -- flower gardens, stage coaches, a tram ride to Germany's highest mountain top and winter skiing in the Alps;Springtime in Bavaria -- wildflowers and a May pole festival in the tiny village of Unterwoessen and a visit to Ludwig's palace, the sumptuous Herrenchiemsee;Berchtesgaden -- Bavar