American's First Time in Germany (Döner, Food/Drinks, Store, Neighborhood, Train)

[@TorbenNielsen-yg3wh]

Hej Heidi I love your praise of Germany, they really deserve it. They have it all, beautiful nature, lovely cities, fantastic castles, great food and very nice people. I love our southern nabours (I'm from Denmark)

[@dasmaurerle4347]

As a German, it's not difficult at all to express love and appreciation towards Denmark. A great neighbor. Very welcoming, yet critical. Luv it to pieces!❤

[@dockingtroll6801]

@@dasmaurerle4347 Awwwww.... ;-)

[@mariuss4766]

as a german, would love to live in denmark too ;)

[@avalon4612]

Thank you Torben for your kind words! Actually I’m on the German island Sylt for vacation and are going on a trip to Tonder tomorrow! I first thought about taking a fairy to Romo but this island is a little too small for a day trip. I like your country a lot 👍🏻

[@markusschenkl7943]

I chuckled a bit, because I KNEW you're danish before I even read it in your comment. 😄 Best regards from Germany!

[@akacocox6114]

I'm from the UK and yes Heineken is not good, it's essentially a dutch Budweiser, there are much better beers all over Europe, Heineken is just marketed everywhere, hope you managed to find a good one to enjoy

[@Lord_Ralph]

As a Dutchmen, I agree: Heineken is piss.

[@Koen030NL]

As a dutchman that grew up in the east of the country I was tought Heineken isnt any good. Now I think its just ok. Prefer Grolsch or Hertog Jan though. But Heineken has mastered the advertisement part.

[@Needlestitch]

Unfortunately H. is a Dutch beer not to take pride in as a citizen of one of the Low Countries. Drinking H. is one of the most dangerous assaults on yourself. Avoid this beverage unless you love headaches, stomachaches or instant hangovers.

[@AxeGaijin]

Heineken, better known in the Netherlands by it's true name: Slootwater. (Ditchwater).

[@seppomobiili316]

Anywhere in Europe avoid all places with Heineken on tap. Guaranteed tourist trap and water that tastes like piss sold as beer.

[@andreastietz8231]

If you want to freak out a German just say Heineken is a German Beer 😝

[@anouk6644]

As someone from the Netherlands, I’m so, so sorry

[@vornamenachname9905]

@@anouk6644 To be fair I love drinking "Grolsch". This upsets lots of my german friends :)

[@anouk6644]

@@vornamenachname9905 At least Grolsch is a step up from Heineken, especially when you get the ‘beugel’ bottle 😉

[@vornamenachname9905]

Indeed!@@anouk6644

[@DawnOfMutilation]

HERESY *blam* .)

[@leszekk.73]

To prepare a delicious garlic sauce for kebab, we need the following ingredients: - 200 ml of natural yogurt or cream (18% or 30% fat) - 3-4 cloves of garlic - 1 tablespoon of mayonnaise - 1 teaspoon of lemon juice - salt and pepper to taste - optional: fresh herbs such as parsley, dill or chives Preparing garlic sauce for kebab is really simple and quick. Just follow a few steps to enjoy a delicious addition to your favorite dish: 1. Mix natural yogurt or cream with mayonnaise in a bowl. If you prefer a lighter version of the sauce, you can use Greek yogurt or kefir. 2. Pass the garlic through a garlic press or chop it finely with a knife, then add it to the yogurt and mayonnaise mixture. 3. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste. If you want, you can also add chopped fresh herbs, which will add even more flavor and aroma to the sauce. 4. Mix all ingredients thoroughly until you obtain a smooth consistency. Before serving, chill the sauce in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes to let the flavors mingle. 😘

[@50733Blabla1337]

The hero we need

[@dasmaurerle4347]

...or simply go to your nearest Döner place and buy some sauce for €5. Granted, they will look at you funny at first, but deep down they understand😳😂🍻

[@axelk4921]

But I would also make the Maxonese myself, the stuff sold in the USA tastes like vomit and isn't healthy because there are so many additives in it (must be cheap to make) Simplest mayo recipe: put an egg in a mixing cup. as much vegetable oil as the egg. a teaspoon of mustard (to your own taste) pinch of pepper and salt. Mix everything up with the mixer and you're done

[@dasmaurerle4347]

​@@axelk4921you forgot to mention the 'get rid of the gooey white stuff that surrounds the yolk'-part of the process. Not doing that is considered a felony in the Netherlands. Well, it should be, as far as I'm concerned...😂❤

[@leszekk.73]

@@axelk4921 If there is a Polish store nearby, you can buy tasty mayonnaise there ("Kielecki" or "Winiary").

[@gwaptiva]

If you enjoyed Frankfurt, there's probably no other place in Germany you won't like :D

[@beldin2987]

Haha .. that was a good one. But yeah, when i was in Frankfurt around 30-35 years ago, i also didn't really thought its a special beautiful place.

[@zeisselgaertner3212]

... Gelsenkirchen, Ludwigshafen, Pforzheim, Neumünster.... Soll ich die Reihe fortsetzen ? 😂

[@agn855]

@@zeisselgaertner3212 - …those have been beautiful places too (sort of), but than a few Americans visited them around 1944-45. That’s the way it goes.

[@zeisselgaertner3212]

@@agn855 you're partially right. It's also the result of brainwashed architects who hated tradions and socialist politians who thought they can reeducate and transform mankind by architecture.

[@mrm7058]

@@agn855 But nobody forced them to rebuild those cities in such a dull and ugly way. Other cities have done a better job in this regard.

[@albin2232]

Glad you had a nice time. I'm Scottish, but spent a lot of time in Germany. The people are nice and very kind. The food is tasty. Healthy if you want it to be! Lol. The scenery is breathtaking, especially in the south. Nobody does hospitality better than the Germans, though a few do it as well. Nice outfit, btw.

[@Riddler0603]

"The scenery is breathtaking" - I guess this means a lot, coming from somebody from Scotland 👍 Sadly, I've never been to Scotland, but what I've seen from videos and pictures is just stunning.

[@albin2232]

@@Riddler0603 ❤️

[@dhtran681]

I ❤the UK & Ireland aswell. Greetings from Germany

[@albin2232]

@@dhtran681 Alles gute 👍

[@lukasscholtes252]

Söner sauce is often Joghurt based so it is not that heavy and fat and a LOT of garlic ❤

[@dasmaurerle4347]

Yes, German Döners are a gift from heaven. I don't think i have ever witnessed someone trying this precious yet very unpretentious 'sandwich' for the first time and not go bonkers for it. Many thanks to you, my german-turkish brovs and sis' for inventing this absolute bomb of a dish...i'm starting to drool just thinking of it😂😂 The funny thing is, you won't find anything comparable in Turkey. Yes, they have Kebaps - very delicious ones, no question about it -, but nothing really compares to the €5 thing you can purchase on virtually every corner here in Germany. It's a fkn phenomenon😂😂 Very nice skirt, btw. It suits you well. It displays this very unique german vibe of classy understatement. Well done!👍🍻

[@larswilhelms1]

Yep its fascinating! I went too the most remote random place in Germany this summer, (Warburg) for a canooe trip. cute tiny little place and even there the Doner kebab was something else! loved the kind of bread they used for it! so for someone coming from another very remote place some thousands KM north of Germany approves these 5eur doners you got going there! them schnitzel's were good too! Prost!

[@publicname]

Doner in Turkey better imo they put juicy and spicy meat inside rather than using bunch of sauces on top of dry meat like they do in Germany tho

[@dasmaurerle4347]

​@@publicnameDry meat? What kind of Döner-place do you attend to?

[@PickupthePieces76]

We have lots in The Netherlands too.

[@dasmaurerle4347]

​@@PickupthePieces76i know...but do they compare? Let's be real: there's better Indonesian food in Holland than there is in Indonesia. Hands down. But Döner? I think it's close to impossible to beat Germany on the Döner-front...😂😘🍻

[@sandraankenbrand]

I do love yr attitude... you're so open and authentic...

[@Attirbful]

Hi Heidi. German here, actually born in Frankfurt and living nearby. I am currently renovating my parents’ house and the first thing I got is new windows wITH screens. Best investment ever! Particularly since I love to sleep with an open window and the mosquitos would eat me alive… P.S: Frankfurter Grüne Sauce has been my favorite dish all of my life! I make it regularly, winter, summer, I don’t care!

[@manub.3847]

We have had fly screens since around 1990, when my father built the frames himself from wooden strips. I wanted fly screens because of our small children at the time and you could only buy the "stick-in" version (with Velcro tape). My mother always brought fly screen fabric with us for our vacations, so that she could attach it to the bedroom windows, often with real adhesive tape of a particularly sturdy type and yet easy to completely remove :)

[@guinessdraught2758]

Fly screen: A device on windows that prevents flies from leaving the room.😂

[@Moleman0815]

Fellow german from Frankfurt here, i moved some 20 years ago and the only thing i really, really miss is Frankfurter Grie Soß... i love that stuff so much, but sadly i can't get it here, not even the special herbs to prepare it. myself. 😕

[@Attirbful]

@@Moleman0815 can‘t you have someone send seeds and grow and freeze them? I often use freshly frozen herbs for the Kasseler variant and it works wonderfully…

[@peterdonecker6924]

Frankfurt-Guy here, Heidi you nailed it. Frankfurt griee Soos (green sauce) and Ebbelwoi (Apple Wine) at Solzer's is really where the locals go "when in Rome do like the Romans" Römerberg is really the most touristy spot in Frankfurt. And what's really cool, you just have to step in the tram U3 and have a 30 minutes drive and up in the beautiful Taunus mountains😊

[@travelandliveingermany7295]

Frankfurt is a very nice City. Good to live and very diverse.

[@juwen7908]

​@@travelandliveingermany7295Hey, weißt du, was sie mit dem Drohnen-thing meinte? Ist das was, eine Ausstellung oder so, von der Schirn oder vom Senckenberg Museum? Habe lange in Frankfurt gearbeitet, wohne jetzt aber wieder im Berliner Umland 😉

[@travelandliveingermany7295]

@@juwen7908 hey Nein tut mir leid. Das weiß ich leider nicht

[@juwen7908]

@@travelandliveingermany7295 schade, hätte mich interessiert. Grüße nach Frankfurt 😉👋

[@Peter_Cetera]

Finally Germany!🙂 Looking forward for more reactions about your experiance in Germany.

[@monikadeinbeck4760]

I love how attentive you are to the things germans love and do. like living near nature but close to a tram station and a grocery at the same time. like loving to be in nature so a few drops of rain don't bother. that perhaps the best german dish was created by turkish immigrants.

[@hellmalm]

I also love Germany. Every place I have ever been, everyone have been super nice. But some Germans was little disappointed that I didn’t know german (as Swedish person my English is good but I have forgotten most of my high school german). But some Germans really spoke English quite well after getting over the embarrassment barrier, also some beers usual helps! 🇸🇪❤️🇩🇪

[@michaelgoetze2103]

I think Swedish English is a little too good. My sister moved there and it took her years to learn Swedish because Swedes would switch to English whenever they heard her struggling :)

[@hellmalm]

@@michaelgoetze2103 One of the reasons to this is that unlike our Europe brethren we have a very small population size speaking our language. So when we interact with the rest of the world it's quite natural to speak English. More over English is very closely related to Swedish (and the other nordic languages) both through "Old English" being almost the same language as "Old Norse" and through the vast interactions with the vikings. Unlike German and the romance-languages we don't use feminine and masculine definitions of any inanimate objects so grammar is much more similar to English. Also we don't dub any movies or tv-series unlike the French, Germans, Italians and Spaniards do, we only ever have subtitles. That said, I think the people your sister interacted with were rather inconsiderate. I had people learning Swedish at my place of work and people didn't speak English with them unless they specifically asked for it.

[@AnoNymInvestor]

Haha, greetings to our swedish comrades!

[@michaelgoetze2103]

@@hellmalm Part of the problem may have been that she teaches in a school whose main medium of instruction is English so only about half the teachers were Swedish so they adapted to English rather than the other way around. But you are correct - I went shopping with my niece once and the shop assistant offered to speak English to her but she asked if they could stay with Swedish as she was learning and they carried on in Swedish. I think you just need a bit more discipline to stay with Swedish because it is so easy to use English.

[@hellmalm]

@@michaelgoetze2103 That’s an understandable explanation. It’s probably true that we need to be more disciplined, especially under those circumstances. 😉

[@ChocoLater1]

Where I travel I always talk to locals and ask them what their favourite local beer is. They are never wrong.

[@imcrazedandconfused]

That was a lovely video. I like your relaxed style of telling us your experiences. It is the large amount of small things, that are different, that makes another country such a huge experience. Let alone another continent... I'm very glad, that you enjoyed your stay in Germany. To say it nicely... Frankfurt would have been most probably one of the least favorite places that I would have recommended when visiting Germany, LOL. But OK, it has that mixture of skyline and old places, that's OK. I'm excited what you have to say about Köln, though. Warms my heart that you finally made it to Europe after a one-year journey of glimpsing at places outside the US and learning about life in the rest of the world in your KZbin videos. And what a journey that was, you were not shy to get into it, even when they did not let the US shine in the brightest light. And this summer, you made it finally to Europe to make your own first experiences in countries other than the US. That's really great. I hope you come back to Europe at some point in future, and that you keep us Europeans in good memory. Have a great week and all the best.🙂

[@HailHeidi]

Thank you so much! 🥺💜

[@miceandmen]

Ha, yeah, I'm from there, and I was like: Really? Frankfurt? You come from USA to Germany and you go to Frankfurt? It used to be very beautiful, but there was not much left of it after the war. To be fair, it still has a lot of beautiful places, you just have to find them.

[@rasmuswi]

@@miceandmen that's also kind of the thing about Germany, so many places have been rebuilt from scratch after the war. In some places you can really see that things were built in a hurry, because nobody had a roof over their head, in some places things are being rebuilt to look like they did before the war.

[@miceandmen]

@@rasmuswi Absolutely. Cities bombed to ash, so many people without a home, refugees pouring in, practicality had to take precedence over beauty. Strongly industrial areas like the Ruhr area and the area around Frankfurt were hit hardest and reduced to rubble. They were rebuild in the fastest (and cheapest) way possible to give people shelter.

[@maxking3]

@@miceandmenI guess you have never really been to Frankfurt and just regurgitate the old stereo types. There is hardly any “cheap” architecture left in Frankfurt, as the city is constantly reinventing itself. The “Neu Altstadt”, which replaced the terrible “Technical cityhall/Technische Rathaus” is a spectacular success. Gallus, Gutleutviertel and even the Bahnhofsviertel are slowly “gentrifying” l, which actually is not really always a good thing, as there is enough expensive living space available, while ordinary salaries get slowly forced out. But spending a few days in FRA, checking out the Museumsufer, Bornhein&Bergerstrasse, Jog/Walk the Anlagenring and find the well hidden “Garden of heavenly peace” in Bethmannpark before going on a culinary trip in Sachsenhausen (not the touristy part) is highly recommended. Walk around Kleinmarkthalle and have some “street food” for lunch. Take as Basketball or Football and walk to the Osthafenpark near the European Central Bank or just walk there for fun and a drink at the Honselbrücke, or just stop by at Oosten, if the walk is too long. And generally Frankfurt can be completely explored by foot & tram, as it has one of the biggest pedestrian areas in Europe. Plenty of great place to dine out, with more restaurants per capita than Berlin. Take a train into the Taunus (I recommend Idstein) and enjoy a Disneyland like medieval old town and great hiking opportunities. Take a train to the Rheingau and spend some time in a UNESCO world heritage site (Mittleres Rheintal), before finishing the day in Wiesbaden’s posh old town and sip a wine in touristy but cosy Goldgasse. I could go on and on. Rhein-Main is a 5.8M people metropolitan area. Frankfurt is its crown jewel with dozens of beautiful “gems” around it. This crap normally comes from people who have never spent any time in Frankfurt and I hear “But the Bahnhofsviertel is dirty and the Zeil was really boring, when I visited in a Sunday.” … Yeah, right!

[@bararobberbaron859]

Red wine is meant to be kept at 'room temperature', back when 'room temperature' actually meant 16-18c (60.8-64.4F). You can of course store it a bit colder, but yeah, not surprised putting it in the freezer didn't turn out great. Generally you can look at how it's stored in the supermarket for how to store it at home. Though of course that rule doesn't work for everything, like sauces are stored at 'room temperature' until they're opened and then you're meant to refridgerate them. Also as a Dutchy, Heineken and Brand are awful, I'd try a Grolsch bokbier, though again, that's if you ever come back and visit the Netherlands.

[@MoDKoP]

Some of the lighter German red wines should be cooled like a white wine too. An example would be Spätburgunder. Colorwise it´s darker than a rose but it´s not nearly as dark red as the typical French, Italian or Spanish red wine!

[@arnodobler1096]

@@MoDKoP Spätburgunder is Pinot Noir 🤔🤷‍♂️

[@MsPaulathomas]

@@MoDKoP I well remember my brother-in-law's reaction to a bottle of German red "It's German white except it's red!".

[@justTyping]

"Generally you can look at how it's stored in the supermarket for how to store it at home." This hardly works for any drinks, since they are mostlyy stored without any cooling and people tend to drink stuff stored in the fridge. ;)

[@rschroev]

Some people do put red wine in the fridge (not the freezer!), and for a long time I thought that was foolish. But I tried it, and it's actually pretty good, especially in summer.

[@CobraChicken101]

No worries, Heineken is a disappointment to everyone with functional tastebuds 😊, we dont actually call that beer but you 've Got to hand it to the dutch, they could sell sand in the desert. 😂 We have some great Dönerplaces here in Belgium, but i've also lived in Germany ( Leipzig) and i must admit somehow the place there had even better food than ours. Damned getting hungry thinking about it...., i know what's for dinner tonight 😂. 🤘❤️

[@Lord_Ralph]

As a Dutchmen, I agree: Heineken is piss.

[@Retro_Care]

To be honest, i love restaurants in Belgium a lot, there are a lot of living room like restaurants and family run are so good!!!. Here in The Netherlands we also have good food but somehow price and quality is on par in many places in Belgium, specially the restaurants in small villages, i love exploring.. In The Netherlands many small Bistro or Eet Cafe's have great food too, and Doner depends on what kind is is and where you get it, its not good and not bad every where, it just differs from place to place. I love and miss Belgium, have to drive there again some day :).

[@jukkakopol7355]

Funny thing but we finns we sell shipload of sand to saudis and to Irak and Iran earlier. And yes Heineken is not beer.

[@callsigndd9ls897]

Heinecken or Beck’s are export beers that last longer, even in the tropics. The funny thing is that here in Europe I don't particularly like either type of beer and prefer to drink other brands, but I have drunk Heinecken and Beck's in the Caribbean and I like them better there in the heat. I think the guys from Heinecken and Beck's thought something of making the beers this way and not any other way.

[@M4tti87]

Heineken is like Becks in ym opinion.

[@klaus2t703]

And to enter the high speed train you don´t need to take your shoes off ;-) Heineken isn´t a German beer brand. It should be easy to find better beers in Germany. Nice that you had a great experience in my home country. I think that when traveling it is always a good idea to do a mix of visiting tourist places and places away from tourism, such as a walk in the Alps or walking around Hamburg for a whole day without any plans.

[@teotik8071]

Yes Heineken is torture, so awful.

[@nntflow7058]

Well she didn't try it because it's german, she tried it because it's her nickname.

[@Lord_Ralph]

@@teotik8071 As a Dutchmen, I agree: Heineken is piss.

[@klaus2t703]

@@nntflow7058 I did understand this. But somehow she brought this up in her "German review". And maybe people - who are not familiar with Heineken - may think this is a German beer. Indeed there even are Heineken breweries in the US.

[@KalleKilponen]

@klaus2t703 Taking your shoes off is luckily no longer mandatory on many airports either.

[@wora1111]

I love your attitude: Trying all kinds of things and telling your opinion without judging about how others should see it.

[@lingling4891]

I love how passionate you are about my home country of all things, please come and visit again when you can!

[@ChrisSeilerLFD]

2:10 I'm glad that Heineken is not a German beer brand. 7:40 Wow!!! That looks 🤩🤩 10:35 A short tip for warm weather. Drink warm water or tea or take a warm shower instead of taking cold showers. Both methods warm the body and you no longer notice the external heat as much.

[@HootMaRoot]

Also drinking a warm or hot drink doesn't put your body into shock and make your pores and sweat glads close, while warm drinks keep your glands open so sweat can be released easier and in smaller droplets and evaporates off your body faster If you go to asain countries most local shops have drinks at room temperature but in tourist traps most drinks are refrigerated

[@DerAlteMann1974]

German here... I love screens also. We installed them on the windows of our bedrooms. So, we can keep the windows open at night

[@domramsey]

It's so nice to hear you had a nice time in Europe. It's very sweet hearing about the things you loved or found unusual. I hope you'll come back soon, and come to the UK! Also I really recommend organising a little meet-up next time you travel. Finding new friends in the places you visit is often the best part, and can really help you find the more most interesting spots to visit.

[@mouser78]

In Belgium, the pub's collect the water from their dishwashers and sell that to Heineken. They then bottle it and sell that as beer for the tourists.

[@southafrica73]

@@mouser78 That made me laugh!

[@TheAlja]

I just had family from oversea visit here and i think one of the nicest things we had to offer them, was our living situation. My dad has a house in the tiniest of villages, surrounded by green fields and forest (and a castle here and there of course) and some part of my family have their homes in hamburg. So our visitors were able to experience two very different sides of germany, the quiet fairytale one and the big touristy spot, including some great attractions like the harbor, the Miniaturwunderland or the Reeperbahn. I really think, when you come back, just book a stay in some quiet village somewhere where there aren't many world renown attractions, just the quiet village life. Where you can go on walks, have some nice food and look at old buildings. It is just beautiful. A Döner is not like a McDonalds Burger, that is supposed to taste similar everywhere. Every Dönerman (or woman) has their own way. The basic rules stay the same, white bread, meat, salad, sauce. But how much of each, what kind of, the seasoning - very different with very different results. It is a good thing in general, but it comes in varying degrees of yummy. And some are not even as exceptional as others.

[@friddevonfrankenstein]

Döner or in my case Dürüm (which is basically a Döner wrap) is one of the foods I could eat every day and never get sick of it ❤

[@TheMegaSpotter]

7:30 OMG, your shirt and skirt looks so beautiful. Classy perfect style.

[@Selbstversorger-Kanal]

Hallo Heidi, I always make the doner kebab sauce myself: you need yogurt, quark, salt, pepper, chilli, garlic, milk. Squeeze 5 cloves of garlic through the garlic press, add 500g yoghurt, 2 teaspoons salt, 150g quark, pepper and chilli to taste, then add milk until it has a thick consistency. Ready

[@butenbremer1965]

I should've known you planned on visiting my hometown! As a local, I could've given you a tour of the best, not so touristy spots in Frankfurt. If you come to visit again, please do so during summer and let me know! Glad you enjoyed it. 🤩

[@mcme7209]

Its really nice to listen to your expericene and how much you like it. Im from around Frankfurt and this really brings me joy.

[@Frohds14]

This year has been very humid, but mosquitoes have only been a problem for me since two weeks. The reason: I left the lid on the almost empty water barrel open and grew some myself. But you can easily keep them away by attaching the usual German “screen”. Velcro and a nylon grid, for example. There are now also pop-up grids with a silicone edge that fix themselves in the window. Most people have such things. My neighbors have a screen on their roller shutters. You can lower and raise it in the same way as the roller blind - electrically. But here you only need something like that near lakes and rivers. I have some stitches right now, but these are the first stitches I've had this year and I always sleep with the window open. Apfelwein is appel wine, the German version of cider. Apple wine is slightly stronger than cider because different apples grow in our climate. The Rhine-Main area is famous for its apple wine culture. The Bämbel, an apple wine stone and the typical apple wine glas are popular souvenirs. You drink apple wine straight, there are different types, like wine, depending on which apple varieties and locations were used. Of course, the bars also offer mixed drinks, the best known are apple wine spritzer (sour spritzer), apple wine with Fanta (sweet spritzer), apple wine cola, and of course there are also combinations with hard liquor. In winter you can also make a very tasty mulled wine from apple cider. The Plastic Museum was probably the Frankfurter Schirn, THE art museum in Frankfurt. They had the “Plastic World” exhibition until October 1st.

[@berndheghmanns1437]

Sometimes the birds really have different sounds, because researchers have found that birds have adopted the sounds from cell phones, for example.Since we have different sounds on our cell phones here than in the USA, that's why there are different sounds here.

[@prjw73]

Your outfit suits you very well and I am sure you have turned a few heads. I am also happy for you that you have experienced what in Europe is called the 'quality of life'.

[@MrLunarlander]

I can understand you having a culture shock when visiting Europe - as a Brit who once spent 3 weeks in Utah on business, I can assure you that the shock works both ways, particularly when it comes to your complex rules on alcohol purchase and consumption!

[@jamesdenton3725]

With Utah being one of the weirder places in the US regarding that...

[@hans-dieternichau5467]

A warm hello from Germany! It's great that you enjoyed it Here so much ,maybe you'll come and visit for a longer Period of time! Great Outfit you're wearing ! Summer is always the best time to visit Germany! Yes Döner ist very popular here,and every city says it has the best Döner🤣! If you want to know anything,I'm Happy to Help! Best regards 💪🌞

[@MrSailplane]

Interesting that you love döner kebab so much. Its originally a Turkish dish of course imported to Germany by the many Turkish imigrants. Its the way they grill the meat by an upright spear, so all the meat sauce doesn't escape into the fire, but instead is collected in the lower layers of the meat on the spear. Heineken beer is dutch! When in Germany you drink the local brew which is very very good. Apfel wein is cider. It can be with or without alcohol. Germany is a very beautiful contry with great nature variety, edible food and of course a very valued neighbor to Denmark.

[@araymffm7854]

Hiho, Glad you enjoyed your visit. As a local im very pleased that you've tried the local cuisine. 😅 Green Sauce is a hit or miss (from my expierence) for expats/visitors. Same with the Applewine, it's nice that you liked it. I pass Nazar almost daily on my way to work and I think it's good, but there are even better Döner-Shops in and around Frankfurt. Dont know which building you entered, but there are many Museums, cultural & artsy places around the "Römer"-Area. Wish you the best an hope you'll visit germany again. Whe habe plenty beatiful Cities and a ton of Castles 😂

[@miceandmen]

I am from the Frankfurt area, and I'm pretty impressed you liked the Ebbelwoi (Hessian for apple wine, not apple beer...). It's typical for the area, and quite often not even Germans from other parts can stand the stuff 😂 Looked like you had it "sweet" though, mixed with lemonade, not "sour", mixed with sparkling water. The "Green Sauce" is a traditional Frankfurt dish, and that one is really delicious. made from seven different herbs and sour cream. Absolutely yummy, especially on a hot day as you said. I can give you my Mom's recipe, if you like, she makes the awesomest Green Sauce ever. I'm happy you liked your experience here in Frankfurt 😊

[@dockingtroll6801]

Can the rest of us have the recipe as well... ;-) Please....??

[@svenbekgb1619]

Apfelwein is a thing?

[@rosshart9514]

I doubt SOLZER serves apple wine /Apfelwein (Ebbelwoi) with sweet lemonade. It's a crime.

[@miceandmen]

@@rosshart9514 I know 😂 It's terrible. But you get it everywhere around here. Where I live (Langen, just south of Frankfurt) we have the Ebbelwoifest in summer where Ebbelwoi even comes out of our city fountain (don't ask), and even here they serve Süßgespritzer everywhere. I don't like it either, but some friends do.

[@miceandmen]

@@svenbekgb1619 Oh yes. A really big thing around here, with a lot of different brands and styles.

[@GGysar]

14:40 You can drink your wine however you want and how it tastes best to you, but generally red wine is said to be best at around 16°c (give or take 2°c depending on the wine), or in other words, cellar temperature, not fridge cold.

[@mr.stingray8709]

As a german, you've inspired me to have a Döner tonight. Seems to be more special than I thought, as I can get one everywhere here. And yes, they are awesome! 👍

[@donbergeson6771]

I'm going to Germany in a week and a half. It'll be my 1st time there. Mainly going to Dusseldorf for Doro Pesch's 40th anniversary concert and will be there 3 days but stopping in Munich for a day first for a different concert. Then from Deutschland I'll be heading to the UK for a few days (I've been there before and I love it). Very much looking forward to my 1st time in the Fatherland.

[@derwolf9670]

Hi from Düsseldorf. Hope you enjoyed our city

[@lordofnumbers9317]

Hello Heidi, it's nice to see that you enjoyed your time in Germany. Heineken is not a German beer. I recommend "Erdinger Weissbier", "Köstritzer Kellerbier", "Köstritzer Schwarzbier", "Warsteiner", "Wernesgrüner", "Hasseröder", "Radeberger" or "Flensburger" (the Plopp to open the bottle is great). The "Döner" is a really good food invention. Thank our turkish fellow men for that in Germany. A "Döner" is a hole meal. Bread, Meat and Vegetables together with a creamy sauce. You can get "Knoblauchsoße" (garlic sauce), "Kräutersoße" (herbal sauce) or "Scharfe Soße" (hot sauce). The best bread for "Döner" is "Steinofenbrot" (stoneoven bread), freshly prepared in only a few minutes. If you are very, very hungry or a big guy you can get a "Big Döner". I hope you come back to Germany very soon. We need people like you.👍❤

[@Nikioko]

When you are in Frankfurt, you should drink Binding or Ehringsdorfer.

[@Amadrath]

Apfelwein (transl.: apple wine / cider) is a wine, made from apple juice instead of grape juice. It is typical for the region, Frankfurt is located in (Rhein-Main). While you get it in most bars and restaurants in Frankfurt, there are some pubs, which are focused on it. The "Oktoberfest"-style outdoor area with big umbrellas and long, foldable benches and tables is called a "Biergarten" (transl.: beer garden). Many restaurants have one in the backyard or sometimes in a court in the front and open it through the summer.

[@Devillunar]

I'm from Germany but lived with my parents for 15 years in Turkey and returned to Germany a few years ago. For the döner I can say that German döner is authentic. Döner was invented by a Turkish person living in Germany so it spread in Germany just like it did in Turkey and adopted its own variation. I see it like another regional variation of döner, just like in Turkey. Everywhere else is just Turkish or German variation, maybe changed slightly for regional taste. So no wonder that you liked the döner in Cologne. It was a döner tried and tested by many, that had to compete with other döner restaurants in the vicinity. You can make döner at home as well. It is not that difficult. I would recommend the video of "Refika's Kitchen". She has a very easy recipe for it and tells about the difference about Turkish (Istanbul variation) and German döner as well. Oh and yeah, screens are for some reason not very popular here. I had to buy and install my own and I never see them in the houses of my friends.

[@johnsmith-cw3wo]

do any döner in Germany or Turkey have fried potatoes in it ?

[@Devillunar]

@@johnsmith-cw3wo Yes, in both countries there are döners with fried in it. In Germany it is I would say in the majority, while in Turkey it is getting more popular but there are still some who do not add it

[@bryantwhitis6446]

Around Christmas Heidi the German Christmas markets especially in Nuremberg is spectacular

[@sarumanork-orphanage5612]

Eggs with green sauce was famously the favourite dish of Goethe (German poet) and it's definitely a speciality of Frankfurt. appel wine - or Apfelwein, Äppelwoi, Bembel - is also definitely a speciality of the region around Frankfurt, it just stretches more. Another speciality around Frankfurt, if you go there again is "Handkäs mit Musik" -- "hand cheese with music" the music is just a sauce and the cheese is weird, but its definitely special, you like it or you don't, but it's the only region where you get it ^^

[@goatbrother8718]

Glad you liked over here. And don’t be sad, you can always move to Germany 😁

[@BlissLovePeace]

Hello Heidi, greetings from Germany. Next time you visit, you have to see Hamburg, Berlin, and certainly places in the South like Munich, Stuttgart and Freiburg and Lake Constance. And Summer especially Jul/Aug/Sept are perfect for that ... I am originally from the Frankfurt/Darmstadt area but meanwhile we live in the Breisgau/Freiburg region and love it.

[@efwewfwef1549]

heidelberg wäre auch ganz in der nähe gewesen :)))

[@BlissLovePeace]

@@efwewfwef1549 Klar ... die Liste lässt sich noch um einige weitere Highlights erweitern.

[@haraldschuster3067]

Döner Sauce is easy - if you get a good meat and bread and all that is off is the sauce ... mix Mayo and Sour Cream to your liking, add a tad of lemon juice (not unlike Ranch) and add dried Dill. Work in garlic as needed and there you go. If it feels too thick, add milk to make it runnier. Then get your Döner without sauce and pimp it with your homemade to perfection. Sauce in a sealed jar keeps for 1 -2 weeks in the fridge but also works well with a salad.

[@kellymcbright5456]

German döner is unique. I can confirm. Every once a while i return to Germany, i urgently need to get döner and eat it three times a day. It is nowhere else in the world nearly as crispy.

[@Hansen710]

i lived in different germany nederland and denmark and i can suggest better resturants in denmark to get them better taste and better rules when it comes to hygene nederland tested their kebabs and ended up telling old and weak people not to eat them, over 50 % contain bacteria that could make you sick.. that is why the german or dutch kebab often also makes a nasty toilet when it comes out in dk we have rules to prevent that and to close those kind of places

[@Zeylo89]

that depends on the kebab stand youre getting it from, never had problems with a döner, living in germany since 34 years@@Hansen710

[@nirfz]

-The wine in the freezer: I saw a video of a scientist once who said you can "freeze distil" that way: by freezing wine the water parts freeze but the alcohol parts don't. So you basically get wine liqour that way. Anyways putting a glass bottle into the freezer of any mostly water fluid is a bad idea. (Haven't had any use for that myself though, as i don't drink) -The screens. I am "one country to the south" of where you were (austria) and at home have insect screens on every window we open during summer. The screens are actually build into the window, so we can lower them when needed, and retract them over winter. I prefer that over the fuss with mosquitos etc. (I hate bugs) -The Schnitzel you hb. got: Makes me happy to see it done correct! Perfect color for the whole crust and no additioinal drenching in sauce. I'm going to make some enemies here, but there's some gemrans and some places in germany that aren't able to do it "correctly". (But increasingly there are those who do) To get it that golden consistently all over the crust you need more fat in the pan than people want to use, and so they often times "roast" it in a way and that makes the parts that touch the pan dark and the other parts light yellow. And the second thing some germans (the place you went to did it the right way there too) do "wrong" in the eyes of us austrians, is they put lot's of "Tunke" (some sauce like mushroom sauce or similiar things) onto that kind of Schnitzel (which ruins the crust). But they are so numerous that in some touristy parts of austria it has become a thing that you can order. (even though the majority of austrians would want to expell everybody who even thinks of doing that from the country immediately. There's quite some passion about the "Wienerschnitzel" or "Schnitzel wiener art". It's one of the few small national prides we have ;-) )

[@cellevangiel5973]

We Belgians don't think to high of the Dutch beer. They tell the story that Heineken once send their beer to a laboratory. And they got the answer : your horse is a diabetic. But you are cute and I love your "how do you call it" on KZbin.

[@1Apep1]

When I was in the Netherlands, they were selling Belgian beer pretty much everywhere, so they seem to agree.

[@stevenmortelmans2877]

La Trappe is a good beer though.

[@tjvanbenthem4333]

Even as a Dutch person I hate Heineken. Even Grolsch is so much better. We have many beers better than Heineken but unfortunately they aren't marketing them much outside the region

[@Oradon01]

"And they got the answer : your horse is a diabetic." Ach Gott... ich hab' Tränen gelacht! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@19Darshan63]

Great video, you were so close to the Netherlands and that is definitely recommended the next time you are in Europe 👍

[@susijosyntyessaan]

I was 2weeks in North-Germany countryside, one week at Alt Rehse and one week at Lassan. We ate at our camping/staying area, some basic home food I believe, and it was all really good. No idea what those foods were called but really good. Coffee was little bit too strong and people seem to use more butter and cream, definitely not light-products or diet-products. I am a foodie-traveler and listening+seeing what people eat during their travels is always interesting.

[@yournemesis192]

Did you like the people there? North easterners are known for being rude in Germany. Nature is very beautiful and untouched though

[@susijosyntyessaan]

@@yournemesis192 all the people I came across were okay, maybe little bit quiet but not rude. Although, if they were bad mouthing me, I wouldn't know since I don't speak Germany that well :D

[@paulsalyer6866]

I just subbed. I feel comfortable here and I am not boisterous. I enjoy your great content so far. Thank you.

[@vojtechpribyl7386]

The thing is that Germany had had a heated public debate about arming their military drones and how much autonomy their weapons should have a few years ago. Ukraine conflict kinda changed a lot in that reagard, but the posters you saw were likely part of that. EDIT: About the alcoholic drinks in the freezer - it's all about the concentration of ethanol in the bottle. Wine or beer have way too much water to stay liquid. Typically the safe bottles are like 30 % ethanol.

[@Pancake_Nix]

Yea, generally it's not a good idea to put non-hard liquor in the freezer. I think we all had an experience with an exploding beer in the freezer at one point 😅😂

[@kragth]

Im so happy that you loved to be in Germany. 🙂

[@Slippy6582]

Döner Kebap is a strange food, because it tastes SO DIFFERENT in a lot of places. In my area (round about 10 km) are at least 20 different options. 2 of them are AMAZING and always my go to, i would say 5 of them are good, but the rest is not good or even terrible. I tried them all, i stay with the 2 very good options and that is just a small glimpse of how different it can taste!

[@jojostag]

I totally agree. Most of the Döner places that I have been to have good to enjoyable food. Some of them are amazing. But also very, very few are horrible. Maybe my standards are low but that's how it feels for me.

[@Noqtis]

@@jojostag defiantly low standards. 95% of all Döner places make gross Döner. About 4% are okay. 1% is amazing. But the amazing ones are mostly 'fancy' in some kind of way (exotic other food or ingredients are offered) and like double the price, therefore use better quality stuff. with a few exceptions where you wouldn't expect an amazing Döner. but that's about 10 places in the whole of Germany...

[@jojostag]

@@Noqtis fair assumption. But maybe also based on local experience? Because I did not really eat Döner so far outside of the region that I'm living in. If I'm somewhere else I usually go for local cuisine..

[@Noqtis]

@@jojostag na it's based on absurdly high standards. I'm in the top 1% of the most picky eaters in the world. Some of my friends use me when they need a new place to eat and it has to be perfect. They know if I'm eating there no person on the planet will dislike the food, lel xD You don't wanna know how many Döner I bought at new places. Bitten once. Threw it in the garbage right in front of the cashier and never visited again. I bet a few of the places you enjoy I helped actively make better; When they saw how disgusted I was, they felt so ashamed, they bought better quality meat... But jokes aside. Döner Quality is going down because of inflation. I spoke with some owners and they do crazy shit to save some bucks. about 20-30 years ago, the quality was much, much better. You could basically eat at every place and even if something sucked, the meat was always enjoyable because it was 100% real meat. Today you mostly get meat that is mixed with other ingredients which makes it cheaper to produce but also much less tasty. Many don't notice this because of all the other flavors that get mixed in but if you eat a lot of Döner at some point you start going only for the good meat. Dunno. The mixed up meat tastes to me a bit like hamburger petties at mcdonalds. It has a slight meat aroma but that's it. Oftentimes the meat doesn't even get crispy anymore... But that's maybe my pickiness shining through lel

[@walker1447]

quick wine tip. red is drunk at room temp rosé is drunk chilled white is drunk cold for storage keep wine in a cold and dark area when not opened. when open keep it in the fridge but make sure to put the cork back on the bottle so it does not oxidize. don't keep opened wine for to long as it go's bad rather quick ( couple of days at most)

[@andreaseufinger4422]

Glad you like Apple-Wine. It is really wine made of apples. Most of us mix it with sparkling water (one part water, two parts apple-wine). But if you find a really good one, you can drink it without water. Many people coming to Frankfurt don't like it (even Germans). But you probably got a good one at Solzer, it's like beer and wine, they are more or less good. And green sauce is also one of my favourite meals. Ever since I discovered it, I order it when I'm in Frankfurt, because this is really a local thing. Red wine you don't put it into the fridge. You drink it at room temperature. (about 18 degrees) White wine should be put in the fridge and you drink it about 8 degrees (Celsius) Döner, you must have been lucky. There are many good Döner in Germany, but also bad Döners. The chance is, I would say 50/50 to get a quite good one. If you found a good Döner shop, stick to it ;) And of course: Trains are the best way to travel distances up to 500 miles. I',m saying this as an employee of an airline.

[@martinkasper197]

I prefer Biramoscht (Birnenmost) over Appelwoi or Apfelmost....I live in Swabia...🤓

[@davesaunders7080]

Trains are great way to go ! No screens yes but we found hardly any bugs in Bavaria strangely in August. Close stores are so nice and fun to explore them as well. The clothing is very nicely designed. Apflewine is Frankfurts specialty,similar to hard cider and we also had some of the same foods there.

[@alexia2189]

As a Romanian that used to make wine at home, it is so weird to hear you speak about wine like it is gold. In most European countries you can find wine in supermarkets. Even as a kid I was allowed to buy wine. Nobody asked me about it. Of course it was for my parents, but like...

[@Zuemmel]

Like we used to buy beer when we were like 12 or 13. Our dads were 'waiting outside'

[@alexia2189]

@@Zuemmel At 9 or 10yo I would buy a 2,5 l bottle of beer and 2 Winchester packs of cigarrets for my parents. The ladies never questioned me. They knew they were for my folks. Not to mention going to the club at 14yo. :)))) Eastern Europe, baby!

[@Zuemmel]

@@alexia2189 Yeah, it was so chill back then. I used to buy like 10 packs of cigarettes for my mum. The shop owner knew me and my mum since I was baby. The beer I mentioned above was not for our dad, but for us. We used the waiting dad as an excuse 😂

[@alexia2189]

@@Zuemmel you were naughty. :))) I started smoking Marlboro red at 14yo and quit at 17yo. Now at 33yo, I smoke Vogue. That Marlboro bs gave me stomachache. :)))

[@hvbvninho]

Hey Heidi, great to hear that you visited my home town. We would love to welcome you back anytime soon. In Frankfurt you should also try the locally known Handkäse (be careful, very intense cheese). Also you can go to Apfelwein Wagner. Döner is a Germany invented Turkish origin food which is addictive!!!

[@Carnivore.A.J]

For me, Munich and Ratisbona (Regensburg) are the most beautiful German cities. I find Bavarian culture to be lovely, and the food there tastes the best. Bavarians also have a great sense of humor, and you can observe beautiful architecture. Plus, they brew the finest beer.

[@rudolfclemens8798]

So far okay, except "finest beer". Sorry, finest beer is our Bitburger ("Bitte ein Bit") and of course the best white wine of the world, our Riesling from the Mosel valley. Greetings from Rhineland Palatinate.

[@OldGuyJan]

Really liked this video Heidi, watched the premiere and we had some interesting conversations underway about what you told us.

[@Simon-ct6nq]

Just a quick Beer tip, if oyu are for more herb beers you should try nordic german beers (Jever, Flensburger). If you´d like to try more all around beers who are a bit softer in taste I would recommend southern german beers (Paulaner, Rothaus, Benediktiner, Erdinger), some other great ones are SChöfferhofer and Krombacher. Those are the in all of Germany most popular beers imo. hope you had and will have a great time in Germany. Greatings from Berlin

[@miskatonic6210]

90% of these beers got bought by american brands and are cheap boring garbage. Get her some local craft beer.

[@Simon-ct6nq]

@@miskatonic6210 I did some research and atleast six of those eight aren´t owned by any american brands. Don´t really know what you mean... also there are way too many craft beers in germany that would be worth tasting...

[@wallerwolf6930]

Thank you for this very refreshing video, from a very nice person! A nice report that comes across as very authentic and emotional. ;-))

[@beldin2987]

Nice to hear you liked it in germany, even since Frankfurt for me wasn't really a specially beautiful town when i was there. But that was also already over 30 years ago. And Heinecken is btw. a Dutch beer, not german. But i must say, whenever i was in the Netherlands i drank it and didn't found it thaaaat bad. But yeah its quite on the light and very mild side.

[@maxking3]

Maybe this changes your mind: Here is a clip for those, who have not been to Frankfurt, but want to get the vibe of this spectacular place… kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3epq6l5r5eLjas

[@Nithrade]

I soooo agree about the screens for windows! No idea why they aren't installed from the get go. You can buy and install them after. Maybe it is like with the fixed shower heads that are standard in the US for some reason? My mom said, she didn't like them because air didn't get into the rooms as easily. Maybe that is why. And the few I've seen were kind of dirty. That could be another reason. Glad you liked it, and I think it is great that you did stay in one place for a while and didn't rush from one tourist attraction to the next.

[@Chatinbed]

I love the local supermarket here ( Netherlands ), very close, as nearby as the pharmacy, a fast food restaurant etc. We mix residential and small commercial areas unlike the U.S. where there is a strict seperation between residential areas and the rest. Thats part of the car-driven society that is the U.S. ( and Canada ). I don't have a drivers license, i never needed one. Public transport, pedestrian areas and bike lanes are much better organised ( and safer ) than in the U.S.

[@piepflitze788]

Same for me. This is very unusual for a german though, but neither do i need nor want a car. What i do need are friends who help me every couple of month with stuff, it wouldnt work if nobody had a car/license. And i really do need my bike and electric skateboard for everyday purpose. Generally, being born and living in Solingen, i consider the dutch our likeminded neighbours. Proost

[@Chatinbed]

@@piepflitze788 Proost

[@seanthiar]

Bug screens are not standard in Europe, but you can buy screens for DYI in every home improvement store if you want them. Removable ones if you live in a rental or permanent ones if you own the property. Another thing is many have roller shutters and close those for the night, but leave them open just a bit to get the air moving and leave the windows behind them open. Apfelwein or Äpplewoi is known in France as cidre and in English talking countries as cider. You brew it out of apple juice, wine lees and sugar in about 8 weeks. Regionally different even in Germany and it has nothing to do with beer. Apple beer is something different and you can't sell it in Germany under the name Bier. Apple beer is beer with apple juice added for taste, it's a fruit beer. You can buy it in Germany but it is called Fassbrause Apfel and not Bier.

[@DigitalTanuki]

Next time you're in Germany, you definitely have to visit Hamburg. :-) and we have many more delicious dishes than just schnitzel :-)

[@felixklusener5530]

Apple wine or cider is made the same way regular wine is made. The only difference is that normal wine is made from grapes and apple wine is made from apples. We learned how to make apple wine in school by the way. I think it was in 9th grade if I remember correctly. Our chemistry teacher told us to bring like 4 or 5 apples each to the last school lesson before autumn hollidays, all the apples were pressed by a machine to get the apple juice out of them and then we filled the juice and some yeast into a fermentation bottle. 3 weeks later, after we returned from autumn hollidays, the wine got filtered and rumors say that a few drops of the wine evaporated each time the teacher did not have a closer look on what we were doing. After that we distilled the rest of the wine that did not evaporate by accident in 6 groups of 4 students each using the schools tiny show distilleries. There was a little challenge between the groups who gets the highest alcohol concentration by volume after just a single run. The group I was in won with 86 % by volume. But unfortunately the teacher was a little more strict about making it clear that she doesn´t want to have any distilled alcohol to magically evaporate as we were all minors at the time and after all in a public school under her supervision.

[@sadistico308]

No surprise you tried "Heineken" and got disappointed. It is dutch and not german. 🤣

[@zapster252]

You look georgeous in this outfit Heidi! And I am very happy that you enjoyed your stay with us grumpy Germans! Much love from Germany!❤

[@anttikalpio4577]

I had the same experience with birds in Australia. They have some freaky birds down under 😂

[@beldin2987]

In australia they have maybe still pterosaurs 😄😄

[@anttikalpio4577]

@@MrDjTilo hahaha! 🤣

[@jansebb]

man.... cant belive u whent to sweden and germany BUT NOT NORWAY!!!!! but love this line of videos... hope u take more trips in the near future....

[@Lord_Ralph]

As a Dutchmen, I agree: Heineken is piss.

[@jasminemuller7148]

I live in Germany and you can buy screens for your windows. All my windows and glass sliding door all have screens. I also think screens are a must. Love your channel, love your outfit. I subscribed just now. Keep up the cool videos 👍

[@blackneonpatch7010]

Hey i really liked your Video, and the Fun Part is I Life directly in Frankfurt :D Hope you had a Great Time

[@randomdude8877]

If you ever get the chance to visit germany again i can highly recommend Bamberg. They call it the german Venedig. Glad you enjoyed your tour trough europe. Traveling the world is a privilege of the 21st century :)

[@jamesdenton3725]

Absolutely agree. And while you're at it, visit nearby Bad Staffelstein for a high concentration of pub breweries 😀

[@mrHello420__]

Yes window screens are really uncommon. But I love them! I installed it everywhere in my apartment

[@dirkschittko]

Lived in both countries. The food is so much better in Germany, its GMO free and its easy to buy really good meat and vegetables from local farmers. BTW Good Döner places use fresh baked bread (real bread, not the us one ;) )

[@bryantwhitis6446]

So you only been too Frankfurt wait and see you have a big surprise exploring the rest of Germany never gets old and boring each city/town is an adventure. 😯😊

[@marvinh4893]

I'm happy to see such a reaction. Unfortunately, many Germans do not see the wealth that the country itself has. As a German who travels a lot, I can personally recommend these places to visit in Germany should you visit again ^^ ... Kassel when Documenta is on. Konstanz at the Bodensee because u can easily travel to switzerland and got a stunning lake right outside the door. And for nature enthusiasts i recommend the Schwarzwald, Eifel, Lüneburger Heide, Spreewald, Elbsandsteingebirge and the alp region like Schönau am Bodensee, Wachelsee, Elbsee at the Zugspitze and Oberstdorf for easy hiking trips on the Rubihorn and Nebelhorn.

[@andik859]

Kassel Bergpark Wasserspiele.

[@666LonesomeSailor]

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte und das Schweriner Schloß, Rügens Kreidefelsen, Lübeck, Hamburg, ect. ... ... so many things and places to visit in Germany you can´t do wiithin a week or a month of vacation.

[@4455thor]

We bougt windows opening into the house in order to be able to put bugscreens on the outside of the windows. Though it's only about 1-3 months a year there are bugs bothering us. But we live in Denmark. There might be more bugs further south for a longer time though. Red wine should be served at room temperature. White wine is best cool. My friend is baker journeyman, the crisp crust is best made by having water in the oven with the bread as it's baking. The professional bakers have ovens with built in water sprays above the baking plates. The plates in European ovens are usually solid, not a grill. But prof plates are filled with lots of little holes.

[@knutvoberg4236]

I understood that Heidi wanted to expose herself to the chemical self-experiment with Heineken only in Germany, in order to always have a good beer handy to get rid of the taste quickly ... 😂

[@holger_p]

I rather think , she thought Heineken would be a german beer.

[@caccioman]

It’s great you could make all these experiences 🥰

[@Sniper335]

Its funny that you enjoyed your stay in Frankfurt. I would say this is one of the most unpopular choice's to travel nationally in Germany if you ask a German. I would highly recommend Cologne, Hamburg, Celle, most Citys in Bavaria and Leipzig. Most Germans I know have screens. They are not included in housing, so you have to install it on your own, when you move to a new place. In Airbnb and hotels you will find it rarely. 😅

[@Hansen710]

as a dane i would suggest you just keep on driving and dont stop the car to you get to a border..🤣 it cant get worse it will only get better, no matter what border you cross to get out of germany

[@michaelgrabner8977]

Apfelwein/applewein is made like wine but with apples instead of grapes BUT it is no "hard cider"...the difference is a "hard cider" has way less alcohol content and is cloudy as well. BUT Apfelbier/Applebeer does exist...it is basically a mixture out of Apple juice + beer + bit carbonated water + a bit fresh pressed lemon juice (and often optional + a little bit of pommegranate syrup )...it is basically a "beer cocktail" and very refreshing Red wine should have room temperature in general in order to experience the whole flavour (additionally it should poured out very slowly into the red wine glas (it has a wider body than a white wine glas extra for that) so that it has an air flow..for the good wines there is an extra vessel = carafe called "decanter" with a wide body for the air flow for pouring out the wine from the bottle entirely into that vessel and then after a couple of minutes in order to let the red wine "breath" as it is called only then from that vessel the wine got poured into the glas = that procedure is called "decantation" and for the real good red wines (=premium wines) that is a necessity to do)...but there are some special sorts of red wine which are drunken like a white wine cold or just a little tiny bit warmer ( + 3 to 5 degrees) than white wine...but those are all exceptions and usually not available in the grocery´s but in a wine store. Döner sauce (white sauce) 150 gramm (= roughly 5+1quarter oz) turkish or greek yoghurt or any yoghurt with a high fat content = "very creamy yogurt" 3 soupspoon Mayonaise the juice of half a lemon 1 soupspoon extra vergine olive oil "that´s the base" 2 garlic gloves pressed 2 tea spoons fresh chopped dill 3 tea spoons fresh chopped parsley pinch of salt pinch of pepper pinch of sugar (in behalf of garlic, dill, parsely salt, pepper sugar those are just points of reference (I personally just use my visual estimate for all those and do tasting) so you can use a bit more or bit less if you want for your personal taste) All mixed up together in a vessel and let it rest for a while in the fridge but at least half an hour

[@arnodobler1096]

Your outfit looks so good on you!

[@SupremeCommanderBaiser]

What outfit? A plain white shirt is not an outfit.

[@arnodobler1096]

@@SupremeCommanderBaiser 7:47

[@eagle1de227]

Glad you enjoyed it ! Feel free to come back whenever you want ! And no i don't like screens. Most of the time we don't have bugs because it's not the season and i'd feel imprisoned by screens.

[@RustyDust101]

Hello Heidi, yeah, the experience of having any kind of grocery store within a 5-7 minute walking distance really hammers home the convenience of walking vs driving. In the States, if you're a bit better off that means opening the garage, getting in your car, backing out, closing the garage, driving to a mall (which is usually further than five minutes away), finding a parking spot closer than three minutes walking distance from the entrance, doing your shopping, ... and then do the whole thing in reverse again. All of this easily takes 30 minutes of activities centered around the car that had nothing to do with the actual shopping itself. In most of urban Europe the five minutes walk back and forth is almost identical to the American walking to and from their car, but without the additional hassle of driving. Okay, sure, you can't buy the huge amounts you could with a car if you're walking; totally true and accepted. But when you don't NEED to waste 30 minutes driving, instead you get in a little bit of your daily walking or exercise just by GOING/WALKING to the store, then carry your daily or two days worth of groceries in a backpack, then you don't need to buy huge amounts. You get your stuff fresh every one or two days, maybe even only once a week, if you haul back one backpack plus two tote bags full of groceries. That throws in a little weights exercise as well, plus a bit of cardio, if you need to climb a few stairs to reach your apartment.😂 It's not a huge amount of exercise but it does add up over time. And if you forgot to buy something it's not really a hassle to just pop over and get it if you really need it. Edit: I grew up in the greater Frankfurt a.M. area, so yes, I am familiar with Apfelwein/apple wine (or cider, as it has only between 3-4% alcohol) and Grüner Soße/Green Sauce. The Hessian dialect just calls it "Grie Sos" or "gree saus" which is so typical for many German words: straight to the main point. Btw: the Green Sauce was Goethe's favorite dish. He was one of Germany's famous poets, born in Frankfurt. Many German schools and institutes carry his name in their title. Often the cider is also an apple cider spritzer... or a Gespritzter in German, meaning you add some sparkling water. Just like in English. Guess where that term may have come from? 😂 Yes, that is a very refreshing, slightly alcoholic drink. Not recommended for dry ex-alcoholics, but otherwise very safe, especially as the spritzer variant which is watered down roughly 50%. Döner, the best fusion food of Turkish origins, and THE most popular late night snack after a night out clubbing. I know no one who despises Döner Kebab. Thanks for that addition goes to all Turkish descendants here in Germany.👍

[@volkitriebel1301]

Frankfurt is known for its "Cidre" or cider. There are countless small and large cider restaurants there, like the one you described. And yes, "Apfelwein" is apple sparkling wine (also called Apfelsekt or Apfelperlwein) is a term for sparkling apple wines that are fermented from various types of apple.

[@grzegorzach3891]

Pity you did not visit Poland, but even though we have some advantages over Germany (food, sense of humor, "can do it" attitude) overall Germany wins and would be my favourite place to live and work. Love our western neighbours

[@JorlinJollyfingers]

Looking forward to your cologne video (born and raised there, still in the area). As a local i can't see much beauty in this city (flattened in WW2 by 262 airraids and rebuilt hastily). But there are corners and places that either got spared or are interesting in some other way.

[@pimrutten3561]

Yeah, guy from the Netherlands here; Heineken beer IS piss!😂 (Heineken is Dutch) Here it is also regarded by a lot of (if not most) people as bad beer, and even refered to as pissbeer. No idea how they got so famous around the world. Some say it is the “neutral flavor”, but it’s just bland and bitter. When in Germany, or any other country, ask the locals. There is some great beer out there! 🎉

[@kingboris1]

Apfelwein is similar to Cider, and the outside of german restaurants call Beer garden mostly, nice to hear you like Germany and german food

[@imcrazedandconfused]

That's a cute thumbnail.

[@MarcRöger-r7q]

cool video👍🏻, I find it very interesting to hear other people's perceptions. Many Germans should listen here and reflect on how good we have it 😏 glad you enjoyed it here. Greetings from Frankfurt 👋🏻