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 15th Hamburg-Berlin Classic Rally 2024 from May 2nd to 4th, 2024
 
This year, the 15th Hamburg-Berlin-Klassik" is rolling together with the "Classic Trophy Hamburg" in a rally from Berlin via Wolfsburg to Hamburg

Classic car - Porsche 356 - Placeholder: Helga Waess press archive

The Autostadt in Wolfsburg is the stage destination on May 3rd for the around 100 participating teams / i.e. “meet and greet” at the MONDO ITALIANO racing legend Hans-Joachim Stuck, TV presenter Horst Lichter, racing driver Tim Schrick and Autostadt managing director Edith Gerhardt



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MUNICH: Traditional white sausage breakfast as a cultural asset

Hofbräuhaus in Munich, photo: Helga Waess

"Weisswurst" - white sausage with sweet mustard, a pretzel and a wheat beer are a breakfast classic in Munich - Bavarians love savory foods

Weisswurst is a cultural asset in Bavaria!!!


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Munich breweries - Beer Day on April 23rd

 Inns, beer gardens and traditional brewery tents

A beer mug in the Munich beer tent, photo: Helga Waess


Six Munich beers you should try! ... So off to Munich! ... - the beautiful city on the Isar is always worth a visit with its beer festivals...

Munich has six major breweries: Augustiner, Hacker-Pschorr, Löwenbräu, Hofbräu, Paulaner and Spaten


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  Journée allemande de la bière a le 23 Avril 2024
23 avril 2024 – « Journée de la bière allemande »

Serveuse à l'Oktoberfest de Munich, photo d'archive,
Photo de presse : Helga Waess

Loi de pureté et test de bière avec des pantalons en cuir : si le banc coinçait, la bière passait
 
Hormis l'eau, le malt, le houblon et la levure, rien n'est autorisé dans la cuve de brassage - les sommeliers de bière connaissent tous les types


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23 aprile 2024 - “Giornata della birra tedesca”

Cameriera all'Oktoberfest di Monaco, foto d'archivio,
Foto stampa: Helga Waess

Legge sulla purezza e test della birra con i lederhosen: se il banco si bloccava, la birra passava

A parte acqua, malto, luppolo e lievito, nel bollitore non è ammesso nulla: i sommelier della birra conoscono tutti i tipi

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April 23, 2024 - “German Beer Day” - since 1516

Waitress at the Munich Oktoberfest, archive photo,
Press photo: Helga Waess


Purity law and beer test with lederhosen: If the bench stuck, the beer passed
 
Apart from water, malt, hops and yeast, nothing is allowed in the brewing kettle - beer sommeliers know all types - (GERMAN)

 April 23, 2024 - German Beer Day

 

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 Summer festival 2024 in the Autostadt Wolfsburg
 Autostadt in Wolfsburg - Summer Festival 2024

Classic car - Porsche 356 - Placeholder: Helga Waess press archive

Summer festival “Beats, Bands and Beach” in the Autostadt Wolfsburg with 29 national and international top acts such as Katie Melua and ZZ Top

The summer festival with almost 30 live concerts will take place from June 21st to August 4th, 2024

 

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 Sightseeing: Munich Viktualienmarkt

The largest Bavarian village got the first maypole on its Viktualienmarkt in Munich's old town in 1962
International meeting point at the Viktualienmarkt in Munich

Old Town of Munich - Sparkassenstrasse - View towards the Old Town Hall and Viktualienmarkt, Photo: A. Waess

 Viktualienmarkt in the heart of Munich's old town

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 Attrazione di Monaco: Viktualienmarkt
 Viktualienmarkt nel cuore del centro storico di Monaco

Nel 1962 il più grande villaggio bavarese ha installato il primo albero della cuccagna sul Viktualienmarkt nel centro storico di Monaco

Vista dalla Sparkassenstrasse al Viktualienmarkt, archivio stampa - Foto: Helga Waess

Punto d'incontro internazionale al Viktualienmarkt di Monaco (inglese, francese)

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 Attraction munichoise: Viktualienmarkt
 Viktualienmarkt au cœur de la vieille ville de Munich

Vue depuis la Sparkassenstrasse jusqu'au Viktualienmarkt, archives de presse - Photo : Helga Waess

Le plus grand village bavarois a installé le premier mât de mai sur son Viktualienmarkt dans la vieille ville de Munich en 1962

Point de rencontre international au Viktualienmarkt à Munich


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  Munich: 11 mai 2024 - Longue Nuit de la Musique
 Conseil événementiel : Munich - Longue Nuit de la Musique

Opera di Stato Bavarese - Foto: A.

La Longue Nuit de la Musique est une fois de plus le point culminant pour toutes les reines de la danse, les rock stars et les fans de musique
 Samedi 11 mai 2024 - 23ème "Longue Nuit de la Musique" 2024 à Munich

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 Saturday, May 11th, 2024 - 23rd "Long Night of Music" 2024 in Munich

Stage at Odeonsplatz, Munich - press photo archive: Helga Waess


 The Long Night of Music is once again the highlight for all dancing queens, rock stars and music fans

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 City of Munich founding on the Isar
The city's 866th birthday will be celebrated on Saturday, June 8th and Sunday, June 9th, 2024

Old Town of Munich - Sparkassenstrasse - View towards the Old Town Hall and Viktualienmarkt, Photo: A. Waess

866th city birthday of Munich: On June 14, 1158, Henry the Lion demanded coinage, customs and market rights for Munich.

The city's 866th birthday will be celebrated on Saturday, June 8th and Sunday, June 9th, 2024 with a long adventure mile in the middle of the old town

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 Berlin: 100 years Nefertiti on display - since 1924
 Berlin 2024: Nefertiti on display for 100 years

Museum Island in Berlin, photo: Waess - press archive

For 100 years of Amarna art in the New Museum, the colorful bust was and is the most beautiful ambassador

Nefertiti is probably the most famous female bust in history - 100 years ago, the bust of Nefertiti was exhibited for the first time in the New Museum in Berlin

 

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 Click ranking: March 2024
Top topics in our blog
 
"Roberto, the talking turtle" and the lizard in the cooking pot - illustration from my children's book: Helga Waess - so far only published in German


Forest Day, a talking turtle and a little witch fairy with blue hair attracted numerous readers to the art culture blog in March
 
Art culture blog: Today we present the click ranking until April 1st, 2024 - (1st to 4th place in the click ranking)

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March 24th is “Elephant Drawing Day” in Germany

Elephant drawing from March 24, 2024, at 12 p.m. (first attempt as a one-minute drawing), by Helga Waess

March 24th is Draw Elephant Day! Yes, you heard that right!!!
Author, illustrator and cartoonist Bastian Melnyk invented today's motto



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 Cologne: International Photo Scene - Artist Meet Archive

Elements - Kunst-Kultur-Blog - Photo: Helga Waess


The artists for the 4th edition of Artist Meets Archive 2024 have been announced

AMA artists 2024/25 - International Photo Scene Cologne (GERMAN)


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Sunday, April 21, 2024 - from 10 a.m.

 18th ACM classic car meeting 2024 in Munich
 18th ACM classic car meeting under the Bavaria - Garage gold on Theresienwiese in Munich (Germany)!!!

American classic cars in Munich, photo press archive: Helga Waess

18th ACM classic car meeting “Unter der Bavaria” during the spring festival on Munich’s Theresienwiese

Sunday, April 21, 2024 - from 10 a.m. - vintage cars under the Bavaria in Munich (German)


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 UNESCO: 6 new listings - Intangible cultural heritage 2024
 UNESCO COMMISSION - Intangible Cultural Heritage

Perchtenläufer - Pressefotoarchiv: Helga Waess

What connects Schwalm whitework with Berlin techno culture and what is Viez?
All of them are “intangible cultural heritage worth protecting” in Germany

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 Exhibition tip: until July 14, 2024 in the Brandhorst Museum “From Andy Warhol to Kara Walker”

FROM ANDY WARHOL TO KARA WALKER. SCENES FROM THE BRANDHORST COLLECTION - in the Munich art area

 Exhibition until JULY 14, 2024 at the Museum Brandhorst in Munich (on the ground floor of the museum)

 

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Oldtimernfair: RETRO CLASSICS® 2024 - Stuttgart
 THE RETRO CLASSICS® 2024 - From April 25th to 28th, 2024 at the exhibition center in Stuttgart

Oldtimer beim ACM-Oldtimertreffen in München, Pressefotoarchiv: Helga Waess

RETRO CLASSICS® 2024 - The large trade fair for driving culture presents everything about classic cars, youngtimers and NEO CLASSICS in Stuttgart in April

Tuning & anniversaries at the start of the driving culture season! 


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Messestand der Glaerie Jeanne aus München auf der art Karlsruhe, Pressefoto - Courtesy Galerie Jeanne - Helga Waess


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Beispielsfoto: Messestand der Galerie Jeanne aus München auf der Art Karlsruhe - hier mit Alex Katz und Andy Warhol, Foto / Courtesy Galerie Jeanne - Helga Waess



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Dance of the market women on stage, Viktualienmarkt in Munich, Photo: Helga Waess (press archive)

English version: Carnival in the German Theater Munich
 Celebration tip: February 10th - 12th in Munich -

three carnival balls with live music in the German Theater 

Figur im Karlstor am Stachus, Karlsplatz München, Foto: Helga Waess (Archiv)

A quick swing dance taster course at the Swing Ball, live music from the 20s to 50s at the Jamboree Ball or experience Munich originals like the Spider Murphy Gang LIVE at the “089 Kult” ball!  

February 10th - 12th in Munich - Saturday: Rock That Swing Ball - Sunday: Jamboree Ball - Rose Monday “089 Kult” party


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 English: Cirque du Soleil "curious"


It will be KURIOS at the Cirque du Soleil until February 25, 2024 in Munich on the Theresienwiese

Cirque du Soleil on Theresienwiese in Munich - in the background the radio stations of ARD and BR - Photo: Helga Waess

 Englisch version: Cirque du Soleil - Theresienwiese

The acrobats travel through a cabinet of curiosities and meet Mr. Microcosmos

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 Bremen: Classic car season 2024

February 2nd to 4th, 2024 classic cars at the Bremen Classic Motorshow


Start of the 2024 classic car season

T1 Bulli, IAA Munich (2023) - press photo archive: Helga Waess


Half a century, a truly golden wedding of Golf and Scirocco and 45 years of Bulli-Volkswagen Transporter - off to the classic car party in Bremen (Germany)


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  English Version: 189th Munich Oktoberfest 2024

the 189th Oktoberfest 2024 in Munich from September 21st - October 6th, 2024


 The 188th Munich Oktoberfest 2023 with an absolute record number of visitors

Munich Okotoberfest, photo: Helga Waess

Drumroll !!! 7.2 million guests visited the Munich Oktoberfest on Theresienwiese in 2023 and drank 6.5 million pints of beer - and the 189th Oktoberfest 2024 in Munich from September 21st - October 6th, 2024 (overview see below)


A dream Oktoberfest 2023 in Munich - see photos and information about 2024 below


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English Version: German Hunting and Fishing Museum - Wolpertinger Collection in Munich

Bavarian Wolpertinger - Photo: A. Waess


How do Bavaria live with the Wolpertinger? The enigmatic Wolpertinger collection in the "German Hunting and Fishing Museum" in Munich

The Hunting and Fishing Museum in Munich shows various Wolpertinger specimens

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