 ell, here we are again in Bavaria - Germany. We did not take a lot of
photographs on this occasion due to us having visited most of the locations
before. Also due to the small number of photo's that we have taken we have
decided to place them all on one page instead of individual one's for each
place. Our starting point was the North Eastern region of Bavaria. We visited
Sibyllenbad and Mitterteich before going on to our featured trip to Bayreuth.
Bayreuth
The name Bayreuth (buy-royt) is roughly translated from old German name of
Baierrute as `Bavarians Forest Clearing`. It is mainly famous for the Richard
Wagner Festival which has taken place during September of every year since 1876.
The Festival lasts for 30 days, and plays a different Opera every night. Tickets
are virtually impossible to come bye, and requires an application via post for a
number of consecutive years before becoming successful. The Festspielhaus holds
2,000 people per Opera and so during the 30 days, gives a maximum allocation of
60,000 tickets to be available for between 600,000 - 800,000 yearly applicants.
So if you apply every year, it will take you around 7 years to get a ticket!
Unbelievable.
The Alte & Neue
Schloss in the Hofgarten.
Robert & Korina
spend a lovely fresh day on the `Green Hill` outside the Richard Wagner
Festspielhaus.
Inside of the Opera
house and backstage with some of the scenery for the forthcoming festival.
Sorry for the
photo's being so dark, but backstage and below stage had no lighting and were
pitch black.
Below stage, where
the orchestra perform from; it is a unique and bizarre idea where the sound reflects
up onto the stage to the performer's via the black reflective boards and
surfaces shown, where it bounces from the wall behind the singers` and is mixed
with the singers` voices and finally makes it's way to the audience in the
house.
The side of the
Festspielhaus, the view down the `Green Hill`, and a statuette of the head of Richard Wagner.
The Richard Wagner
park which runs along side the Festspielhaus, and Korina taking a photo of her parents.
To apply for tickets, you must send a letter (no phone, fax or email) to
the Festival chairman, whom by the way, is Wolfgang Wagner, the composer's
grandson. Applications should be sent before September of the year before you
want to attend (but don't hold your breath)...
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All photographs were taken in Bayreuth -
Germany on the 5th March 2004.
Munich
As part of our short trip around Bavaria, we were in the
regional capital of Munich from 6th to 8th March 2004, we did not take many
photographs, as we are quite often in Munich and all the photo's have been taken
before. We did enjoy the Genesis Tonight Lasershow that we attended though, and
so have included a small section on this.
Korina drinking a
cocktail in the Forum Hotel Bar
The Volksbad next to
the river Isar, then the Volksbad and the Gasteig
The Band at the
Hofbräuhaus
A view of the new `Allianz`football
stadium near Fröttmaning being built for the 2006 World Cup Finals. FC Bayern
München will also be playing their Bundesliga & Champions League games there
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went to see the Genesis Tonight Lasershow at the Planetarium in the Forum am
Deutschen Museum in Munich on Sunday 7th March 2004. Below is the poster, song
list, images & some background information from the show.
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Invisible Touch |
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Land of confusion |
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In too Deep |
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Calling all Stations |
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Mama |
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I can't dance |
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Jesus he knows me |
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Home by the Sea |
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"A bombastic audiovisual
experience and at the same time a nostalgic journey into the past of the
band around Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks. The Planetarium-Popheaven
stretches from the very first hits in the seventies up to the bands massive
success in the nineties." This is how the "Genesis tonight" Lasershow in the
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After a
production time of 10 months, Markus Steblei and his production team completed
an audibly and visually impressive spectacle for the senses.
You get to listen
and watch approximately 60 minutes packed with Genesis classics, live versions,
oversized pictures, animations, slides, computer animations and spectacular
Lasereffects.
The Basis of the show is of course built up on original Genesis tunes, which
have been superbly remixed by Nick Davis and blow you away through a digital
12.000 watt; 6 Channel Surround Sound System. Tony Banks has played an active
role in selecting the songs for the show together with Dieter Schwab and Markus
Steblei.
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On the visual side, you won't
only get especially overworked Picture and Video recordings projected onto
the 20m(65feet7inch) in diameter huge dome but you will also get especially
created material e.g. rotating dollar signs during "Jesus he knows me",
animations during Mama and (one of my favourites) the animations and video
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All photographs were taken in Munich -
Germany from the 6th to 8th March 2004.
Our Bavarian excursion continued to the South Eastern Region
below Munich. We firstly visited Rosenheim, which we found to have very little
character, apparently the town does have three museums and regular street
concerts. It is worth mentioning that it was a Sunday, and we were not there very
long. It does have a large number of shops, restaurants and bars, and so is worth
a visit on these grounds alone. But If I were to return here, I would ensure I
came when the shops are open.
A small park in the
town centre and the Rathaus.
Wandering around the
deserted shopping region of Rosenheim. This is a normal sight in German towns
and city's on a Sunday.
The `Fußgängerzone`
of the town, where there are a number of good bars and restaurants.
All photographs were taken in
Rosenheim - Germany on the 7th March 2004.
Finally on our journey South, we reached the Alpine town of
Oberaudorf, which is situated at the foot of the Eastern side of the Bavarian
Alps. It is typical of all the small Alpine village's in this region, with the
traditional Bavarian Alpine wood cabin style architecture and the handful of
hotels and bars; plus the customary skiing area with ski lift.
If you like outdoor activities you can do almost everything
here. Besides hiking, mountain climbing and skiing, people enjoy paragliding,
swimming, biking, tennis. One of the preferred routes takes you through an area
called the "Tatzelwurm". There are many stories about the "Tazelwurm". This is a
lizard-like beast that has been sighted in a number of locations in Bavaria and
looks a bit like a dragon with a cat's head.
An Alpine panorama
of the town.
Robert and One of
the town's three ski slopes, with a ski jump to the right
All photographs were taken in
Oberaudorf - Germany on the 7th March 2004.
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