need help from native English speakers!

[monochrom]

Here is my whole plan.


July 9-20, travel south, drink lots of beer, do tourist type things, hopefully meet some locals to show us the metal scene in whatever area we're in
July 21-23, Earthshaker Festival/Manowar Megafan convention

Hmm, the Earthshaker Festival is in Northern Franconia, so you might actually wanna visit the Czech Republic, as it is just around the corner. You have got eleven days, so Prague should maybe be on your list. I mean, for you Canadians Europe is really very small...

 

[Quark]

and the belgiums drink even more beer than we germans. (shame on us, but then some of the belgium beer, nobody would call a beer in good ol' germany )

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AN example please??

 

[Brat]

Yeah i meant half a liter.. approx. a pint if that helps you. just a tad more.
oh you can drink anything you like in frankfurt. the state in which frankfurt is, is called "Hessen" and every true Hessian tell you that the only Drink there is is "Äppler" its also nickedname "Gödderdrobbe" which is in the Hessian akzent and translates as much as "Drink of the Gods". Its also cheaper than beer and has more alcohol ('prox double the %) and sometimes you mix it with lemonade ( a "sweet" äppler) soda water ("sour") or coke ("Korea").

is that anything like Apfelmost? (not sure about the spelling)

anyway, I think that's what mono was drinking last year when I hounded him about where he got it...

I hear Finland also has fabulous apple or pear cidar mmmm


FYI I usually budget 500 Euro just for Wacken...I'm almost a non-drinker by german standards, but I do go crazy on the merchandise, tho

 

[DarthFreak]

AN example please??

didnt remember the name.. but somethign with "blonde" in the name, but ucks that was bad beer


@brat

"Äppler" ist something like Cider just stronger and with a definite Edge to it. Also a bit sour.

Apfelmost is i think freshly squeezed apple juice with bits in it .. but not sure on that

 

[Quark]

didnt remember the name.. but somethign with "blonde" in the name, but ucks that was bad beer

A Leffe Blond(e) maybe??? But it's one of Belgians finest beers!!!

 

[Segger]

Hmm, the Earthshaker Festival is in Northern Franconia, so you might actually wanna visit the Czech Republic, as it is just around the corner. You have got eleven days, so Prague should maybe be on your list. I mean, for you Canadians Europe is really very small...

yea it wouldn't be a bad idea do check out prague, what does a train ticket from nurnburg to prague cost? lol and yea europe it tiny to us

 

[Segger]

I've got a train question here i'm just looking for which train pass i should get and i came across this

You Get:

Unlimited travel on the national rail networks of Germany and on steamers

Any 4 days unlimited train travel in a 1 month period

Travel days may be used consecutively or non-consecutively

2nd class

Special travel bonuses

and its only $170 canadian, thats VERY cheap, so i was wondering. Is the national rail network of germany the normal trains, fast, and they go everywhere in germany? or is this another rail line that isn't as good, because it really is cheap, and an extra day of travel is only $18 canadian

 

[monochrom]

yea it wouldn't be a bad idea do check out prague, what does a train ticket from nurnburg to prague cost? lol and yea europe it tiny to us

Something between 40 and 80 Euro, I'd say, depending on the kind of train you want to take.

 

[monochrom]

I've got a train question here i'm just looking for which train pass i should get and i came across this

You Get:

Unlimited travel on the national rail networks of Germany and on steamers

Any 4 days unlimited train travel in a 1 month period

Travel days may be used consecutively or non-consecutively

2nd class

Special travel bonuses

and its only $170 canadian, thats VERY cheap, so i was wondering. Is the national rail network of germany the normal trains, fast, and they go everywhere in germany? or is this another rail line that isn't as good, because it really is cheap, and an extra day of travel is only $18 canadian

The normal german train network goes nearly everywhere (Even into towns where you wouldn't have a bus stop in the US ), is quite reliable and reasonably fast. There are faster trains which might cost more. What is the name of this ticket so I can check it for hidden pitfalls?

 

[Zombi]

hidden pitfalls?

it's the Super Fun Happy Ticket from Lionel Hutz Travel Agency!

 

[DarthFreak]

it's the Super Fun Happy Ticket from Lionel Hutz Travel Agency!

 

[dittohead]

wasnt it a business card/sponge?

 

[Segger]

The normal german train network goes nearly everywhere (Even into towns where you wouldn't have a bus stop in the US ), is quite reliable and reasonably fast. There are faster trains which might cost more. What is the name of this ticket so I can check it for hidden pitfalls?

perfect, so even into itzehoe then? here's a link to the pass *http://travelcutsca.raileurope.com/canada/rail/passes/german_rail_youth_pass.htm

 

[Segger]

and the belgiums drink even more beer than we germans. (shame on us, but then some of the belgium beer, nobody would call a beer in good ol' germany )

Yeah i meant half a liter.. approx. a pint if that helps you. just a tad more.
oh you can drink anything you like in frankfurt. the state in which frankfurt is, is called "Hessen" and every true Hessian tell you that the only Drink there is is "Äppler" its also nickedname "Gödderdrobbe" which is in the Hessian akzent and translates as much as "Drink of the Gods". Its also cheaper than beer and has more alcohol ('prox double the %) and sometimes you mix it with lemonade ( a "sweet" äppler) soda water ("sour") or coke ("Korea").

You should probably try the sweet version first, because its got a very distinctive tang to it which to anyone drinking it for the first time can be something to get used to, also to a "non hessian stomach" it will make itself noticeable the next day, just a like a good chilli... it stings when it goes in, and it burns when it goes out

and a normal drinking evening in "sachsenhausen" which is frankfurt's pub district would be like this: meet up frankfurt city center, buy a small barrel of beer (5 liters) drink that plus some mead, some äppler some wine, then go to the pub drink some (the damage will be round 10-15€) when the pubs closes at 2-3 a.m. go to the next pub which closes round 5 am and the slouch off to a healthy mcdonalds breakfast

the closest thign i can think of to this 'appler' is a drink we have here called 'strongbow' its kinda like a beer/cider type thing, and its quite sweet, but its only 5 or 6% so i'm not sure if its anything similar. 10-15€ isn't bad at all for a night of solid drinking

 

[Brat]

"Äppler" ist something like Cider just stronger and with a definite Edge to it. Also a bit sour.

Apfelmost is i think freshly squeezed apple juice with bits in it .. but not sure on that

is "Äppler" the same thing as Apfelwein/Ebbelwoi?
Is if fizzy or still?