Is it possible to visit all of Germany's castles?

 

Volker Eichener

Professor at Hochschule Düsseldorf

Theoretically, yes. But you must start early in your lifetime.

If you do not have to work and if you do not have other obligations and if you have ample funds you might be able to visit 2 castles per day. If you do this on 200 days per year - excluding some time for resting on weekends, for illness and for vacation - you might visit 400 castles per year.

If you maintain your speed you will have visited all 25,000 castles in Germany after 63 years. This means, you should not be older than 20 when you start with your task. And you should be the heir of a billionaire. And you should not have any other interest.

Good luck!

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Six secret things you should never tell to people

 

Sneha

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1. Don't tell people your plans. They will sabotage you.
2. Don't tell people your weaknesses. They will use them against you.

3. Don't tell people about your failures. They will always see you as a failure and never give you the opportunity.

4. Don't tell people your next big move. Move in silence, take action, and shock them with your results.

5. Don't tell people your secrets. Only a fool reveals secrets.

6. Don't tell people your income or the source of your income. Always make them monder.

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• Motivate you
• Strengthen your mindset
• Adding value in your life

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What facts about the Philippines do people not believe until they come to the Philippines?

 

Dionne Estrada

BTS ARMY since Fire Era

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Your random fan of books, art, kpop, and anime. I’m not that active here anymore, though I now review books on my downtime while making art in between. Still in a book coma, but I answer questions in my niche when I come around here.

Born and raised in The Philippines, here are some things some first time travelers here really need to adjust to.

Traffic is immensely worse as it sounds. If you plan to tour within the capital, or around metro manila, never expect to get anywhere in time if you don’t leave in advance.

We are most likely to be late. Yes, traffic sucks, but don’t expect many filipinos to come on time either. Most of my fellow countryman would give you valid reasons why they are late, from heavy traffic, to not getting onto public transportation sooner, to even having some home chores done first before heading out. When you set the time to meet up with a filipino, we have this term “Filipino Time” which means, set the meet up time an hour or two advance if you don’t want to be end up waiting for a long while.

Yes, we have so many nice natural tourist destinations, but I bet you that not many Filipinos have explored the whole country yet. At most, we only visited 5–10 out of the hundreds of islands and cities you’d google up on our country.

When in Manila, there is literally a 7/Eleven store at every corner street.

There is security bag checks whenever you enter a mall.

Yes, we are world-known for being nice, friendly and hospitable but don’t leave your stuff alone when eating in a restaurant or have your phone out when riding a jeepney or walking down busy sidewalks. Philippines isn’t 100% crime free, there are phone snatchers and thieves in the capital so be street smart.

We don’t actually use the term “Mabuhay” when greeting each other in public. Just say hello or hi like a normal person.

That’s all I remember so far, I will just add more when I remember something.

What are some uniquely German dishes that don't get talked about a lot?

 

Volker Eichener

I start with fish, since most (American) tourists eat German meat dishes.

Forelle Müllerin - trout with almond butter.

Scholle Finkenwerder Art - plaice Finkenwerder style - with bacon bits

Büsumer Krabbenbrot - Büsum-style shrimp sandwich: German black bread (Pumpernickel) with shrimps and fried or scrambled egg

Heringsmarinaden - marinated herring. Herring is abundant in the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. We eat salted herring (Matjes), raw herring and fried herring, plain, with rolls or as salads. Just a few examples:

Matjesbrötchen - salted herring roll

Brathering - fried herring, marinated

Rollmops - marinated raw herring, rolled up

Heringssalat - herring salad (often with red beet)

Seezungenröllchen - Dover sole rolls

I stop here. Now, vegetable dishes (or dishes where vegetables play the dominant role).

Semmelknödel mit Pilzen - bread dumplings with mushrooms

Leipziger Allerlei - peas, carrots, asparagus, morel, cauliflower and crayfish

Grünkohl - cale, extremely popular when in season (in wintertime), usually served with bacon, smoked sausage and cured pork

Kohlrouladen - cabbage rolls, stuffed with minced meat

Now, the meat dishes.

Königsberger Klopse - meatballs, Königsberg style with anchovys and capers, in a creamy sauce. One of the most popular German dishes.

Rouladen - beef roulade

Hühnerfrikasse - chicken stew

Kaninchen - rabbit

Rehrücken - venison (rack of roe deer)

Himmel und Erde - Sky and Earth, blood pudding with mashed potatoes and caramelized apple

Mett - raw pork

Now, the one-pot-dishes, stews or rather: thick soups. Made from potatoes, peas, lentils, barley or just vegetables.

Graupensuppe - barley soup

Linsensuppe - lentil soup

Finally, a few desserts.

Kalte Hundeschnauze - cold dog’s snout. A classic for children birthday parties.

Bienenstich - bee’s sting

Frankfurter Kranz - Frankfurt wreath (?)

Maulwurfkuchen - mole pie with banana

Flockensahnetorte - whipped cream pie with lingonberries

I could continue forever…

EDIT:

Thank you all for your comments. Some mentioned that similar dishes occur in cuisines of other countries, like Scandinavia, Switzerland, Austria, Netherlands, Poland, even Ukraine, or France. This is right.

Many recipes are several hundreds of years old and were not invented by a certain chef, but gradually evolved from the products and ingredients which were available in a certain region. Some of these dishes developed before nation states came into existence in the middle of the 19th century. Also, people used to travel, especially between neighbouring countries. So, it is natural that neighbouring countries with a similar climate have the same dishes. Please refrain from claiming that a certain dish is the “national” dish of a certain nation. This would be an ahistoric, nationalist view.

I just listed dishes which are popular in Germany, being aware that they are popular in other countries, too.

My dad once told me: “By age 35, you should be smart enough to realize this:

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My dad once told me: “By age 35, you should be smart enough to realize this:

1. Stay silent. Not everything needs to be said.

2. Silence is better than unnecessary drama.

3. If you find someone smarter than you, work with them, don't compete. Competition is a weakness.

4. The family you create is more important than the family you come from.

5. Your current job doesn't care about you. They only pay you enough to kill your dreams.

6. Free yourself from society's advice, because most of them have no idea what they're doing.

7. Most people drift through life.

They have no purpose, no direction, and zero intent.

Learn their needs and lead them.

8. It's better to have 1 friend who's:

• Happy for you
• Supports your wins
• Encourages your dreams

Than a bunch of acquaintances who are:

• Lazy
• Self-centred
• Jealous of your success

9. You'll be 10x happier if you forgive your parents and stop blaming them.

10. No one will ever come save you. Your life is 100% your responsibility.

11. Your inner circle should be more focused on money, success, and starting a family.

12. You don't need 100 self-help books. All you need is actions and self-discipline.

If you made it this far, congrats, you're part of the 1% who finish what they start.

This is a major trait for success.

Believe in your heart and soul that you are capable of big things in your life.

The only thing that is standing in your way is yourself.

Remove Your Glass Ceiling.

Type YES if you agree.

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