German Christmas Market in the Alps Garmisch
German Christmas Market in the Alps Garmisch
Overview
John Daub takes a break from Japan to explore the festive atmosphere of Southern Germany, specifically the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria. Accompanied by his wife Kanae Daub and friends Dominique and Tom, John contrasts this intimate, relaxed Christmas market with the bustling, crowded markets of Munich and Nuremberg. Set against the backdrop of the Alps, the group samples local specialties like fortified Glühwein, Bratwurst, and chocolate treats while discussing travel logistics and cultural differences.
The video captures the charm of smaller German towns during the holiday season, highlighting the slower pace, friendlier interactions, and scenic beauty often missed in major cities. John shares practical tips on train travel using the Bayern Pass, the tradition of collecting Christmas market mugs, and the nuances of German humor. The episode serves as both a travelogue and a cultural comparison, ending with the group preparing to cross into Austria for further Christmas market exploration in Innsbruck.
Highlights
- 00:04 John introduces Garmisch as a chill contrast to Munich and Nuremberg.
- 03:26 Tom notes the Glühwein here is fortified and stronger.
- 04:14 Close-up of the unique Glühwein mug featuring Santa and a bunny.
- 05:21 Discussion on mug deposits (Pfand) ranging from 2 to 4 euros.
- 07:54 Dominique reveals being vegetarian is easy in Germany despite the meat-heavy reputation.
- 10:24 Connection made between König Ludwig beer and Neuschwanstein Castle.
- 14:27 Recommendation to visit smaller villages like Abensberg for better Christmas spirit.
- 16:05 Tip on exchanging useless Japanese 1-yen coins at airport vending machines.
- 25:51 Story of accidentally meeting Dominique on the train from Munich.
- 40:27 Humorous anecdote about being allowed to use the public toilet only after two Glühwein.
Timeline / Chapters
- 00:00 Introduction to Garmisch Christmas Market
- 02:57 Meeting Friends & Glühwein Tasting
- 05:00 Christmas Mug Collection & Deposits
- 07:15 Bratwurst Hunt & Vegetarian Options
- 10:00 Beer & Local Specialties
- 14:00 Best Christmas Market Recommendations
- 16:00 Train Logistics & Coin Exchange Tip
- 23:00 Chocolate & Kinderpunsch
- 28:00 The Train Meetup Story
- 31:00 Chocolate Waffles & Treats
- 39:00 Chestnuts & Cheese Humor
- 46:00 Walking Through Garmisch Town
- 52:00 Departure & Innsbruck Plans
Japan Travel Tips
- Coin Exchange: If you accumulate useless 1-yen coins in Japan, some airport vending machines allow you to exchange them for larger denominations by inserting them and canceling the transaction.
- Christmas Markets in Japan: Hibiya Park in Tokyo hosts a German Christmas market where you can start collecting mugs locally.
- Travel Passes: The Bayern Pass is useful for group travel in Bavaria (up to three people mentioned), offering cost savings on regional trains.
- Toilet Fees: Public toilets in Germany often require payment, though some market stalls may allow usage after purchasing drinks.
- Small Towns: For a more authentic Christmas experience, visit smaller villages (like Abensberg or Garmisch) rather than major cities like Munich or Nuremberg.
Japanese Language & Culture Notes
- Omiyage (お土産): John refers to the Christmas mug as a good omiyage (souvenir), highlighting the Japanese custom of bringing gifts back from travels.
- Kuri (栗) / Maron: John compares German Marroni (roasted chestnuts) to Japanese kuri, noting the cultural similarity in winter street food.
- Perspective Shift: John mentions that leaving Japan helps refresh his perspective, as societal rules don't apply outside, allowing him to return more relaxed.
- Gift Giving: Dominique presents John with beer from Tegernsee, reflecting the custom of bringing local specialties as gifts.
Food & Drink Guide
- Glühwein (Mulled Wine): 03:26 Fortified with Obstler (40% fruit liquor), served in collectible mugs. John notes it is stronger here than in Nuremberg or Munich.
- Bratwurst: 07:11 Grilled sausage served with mustard or pommes sauce. Cost around 4 euro. John rates it 10/10 stars.
- König Ludwig Beer: 10:19 Local beer associated with the king who built Neuschwanstein Castle. Described as lighter than Augustiner.
- Kinderpunsch: 24:02 Non-alcoholic children's punch (mocktail). Kanae enjoys this instead of alcohol.
- Chocolate Waffles: 31:07 Large waffle sticks resembling Twix bars, available in vanilla and coconut flavors.
- Marroni (Roasted Chestnuts): 42:42 Hot chestnuts. John notes the smell is better than the taste.
- Käsespätzle: 36:38 Cheese noodles with onions. Smelled strongly but not purchased in Garmisch.
People
- John Daub: Host, American living in Japan for 30+ years. Enthusiastic about food, travel, and cultural comparisons.
- Kanae Daub: John's wife. Joins him on the outing, prefers ketchup on bratwurst and non-alcoholic drinks.
- Dominique: German friend of John. Previously met on a train in Munich. Vegetarian, knowledgeable about German culture and beer.
- Tom: English friend of John since elementary school. Speaks German and Latin, prefers mustard on bratwurst.
- Bratwurst Staff: Local vendor from Nuremberg, helpful and humorous.
Key Takeaways
- Smaller Christmas markets offer a more relaxed, authentic atmosphere compared to major city markets.
- Collecting Glühwein mugs is a popular tradition; be aware of the deposit fee (Pfand) if you choose to keep them.
- Vegetarian options are more available in Germany than stereotypes suggest.
- Train travel in Bavaria offers stunning Alpine views, but timing is crucial to catch daylight.
- German humor can be dry and situational (e.g., the toilet rule anecdote).
Notable Quotes
- 01:21 "So why not Only in Garmisch, which makes no sense. But it sort of does, doesn't it?"
- 05:21 "You can keep the cup. Dominique, I don't know if I want to keep this cup. It's going to sit in my house and then three years later, I'm like, I want to remember where we got this cup."
- 12:02 "By the way, Kanae Daub goes for ketchup. Just so you know."
- 16:05 "I have two bags full of Japanese coins because the one yen coins are totally useless... There are new vending machines for exchange. That's what coins a lot of people don't know."
- 44:17 "There's two words, foot and cheese should never meet. In fact, cheese with any other noun is not good, is it?"
- 49:18 "For people in Japan, including me, who's been there for over 20 years, we like to leave the country and refresh, because staying inside of Japan can be a little stressful."
Related Topics
- Munich Christmas Markets
- Nuremberg Christkindlesmarkt
- Bavarian Train Travel
- German Food Culture
- Winter Travel in Europe
- Only in Japan Go Europe Specials
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Full Transcript
00:04 John Daub: Hello everybody. Greetings to Garmisch in Germany in the south. Just a small, really pretty town on the border, not too far away from Austria, about an hour and a half from Munich. And here to the right side is a really small Christmas market. It really isn't very big at all. And contrasts really well with Munich and Nuremberg and Prague and some of the Christmas markets that we went to before. Of course, at night it's a lot more colorful and vibrant, but during the daytime it's so chill. I can't believe how relaxed.
00:42 John Daub: They have this little teeny ride for kids, which is maybe one-fifth the size of the one in Munich. Nobody's riding it right now. But they have all the same things. They have a chocolate stand, just one, but it's there. They have Glühwein (warm spiced wine, mulled wine), of course. They also have all different kinds of booze. Here, it's a lot more vibrant at night, of course, but during the day you can still feel a little bit of Christmas, but it's a different feeling. It's a very different feeling than in Munich when there's so many people.
01:21 John Daub: And here in the middle is this Christmas tree, very natural-looking Christmas tree. You don't have to put a lot of lights on it, but you get that feeling that this is the holiday season. How you doing, everybody? Welcome to Garmisch. This is a beautiful city. And Kanae Daub's over here. I love wine. But I thought I would spend some time and introduce this place to you because I really didn't see a lot of content about this Christmas market on the Internet. So why not Only in Garmisch, which makes no sense. But it sort of does, doesn't it? So let's take a look around and see what they got here.
01:59 John Daub: First, we'll go and take a look at Kanae Daub. We'll go meet up with Kanae Daub. And Dominique is here and Tom, of course, my friend from England. There's a hamburger stand. How cool is that? Alright, we'll go and get some bratwurst or something. We're already drinking Glühwein. And Dominique, he's the German guy who got me drunk in Munich. Really drunk. And he joined us on the train. Check it out. Do you see above there? Is this not so beautiful? Look at this. That's the Alps up there. It's all overlooking this market.
02:57 Kanae Daub: What do you think of Garmisch?
03:03 Dominique: It's very beautiful and quiet.
03:08 John Daub: Very relaxing now. I know. It's a very big contrast to Munich. And definitely Nuremberg, which is so crowded. This is too chill. It's too relaxing.
03:20 John Daub: What do you think, Tom?
03:22 Tom: It's nice.
03:24 John Daub: And the Glühwein is better?
03:26 Tom: It's been fortified. Strong.
03:31 John Daub: It's not a fair comparison. Tom is a Glühwein aficionado. We've been traveling around trying the different kinds of Glühwein. The one that we had in Prague was interesting. But Nuremberg was good. But I thought a little bit too sweet. Then Munich was just 20% more expensive. And now... It was really expensive. But I thought that was a good balance. I don't know why Nuremberg is famous for Glühwein, but they are. And then here, it's fortified. It's strengthened.
04:03 John Daub: Dominique, what did they put inside it?
04:05 Dominique: Obstler. It's like a... Obstler. It's hard liquor. Maybe 40%. 40% extra.
04:14 John Daub: Why do they need... But this is white wine. This is white Glühwein. It comes in such a beautiful mug. Check this out here. I like it because every single Christmas market has their own original Glühwein mug. And this is what this one here looks like. Of course, it's 0.2 liters or 200 milliliters. There's Santa. Is that the German Santa? Looks like that. American Santa, but... German Santa. It's the Coca-Cola Santa. Look at the bunny warming by the fire. There's a lot of snow here. And there's twinkling stars because you can see the stars quite well here.
05:03 John Daub: You can see the bottom because it is a white wine. It's more clear. It's fortified and very strong. It's very strong. Dominique, can we keep these?
05:14 Dominique: Yeah, of course. It's everywhere the same. It depends if you want to have the deposit back or not.
05:21 John Daub: All right. There's usually a deposit. In Munich, it was four euro, which is really expensive. In Nuremberg, it was three euro. So you can keep it, but it'll cost you the deposit, which is three or four euro depending on where. Here was three euro. This was two euro. So you can keep the cup. Dominique, I don't know if I want to keep this cup. It's going to sit in my house and then three years later, I'm like, I want to remember where we got this cup. You can always use it. You can always take a picture. Good omiyage (souvenir). It's a good omiyage.
05:53 John Daub: Dominique has been to Japan many times. Where's your favorite place in Japan?
05:58 Dominique: Nara.
06:00 Dominique: Top three is Nara, Itsukushima, and Ise.
06:07 John Daub: Itsukushima is Miyajima, by the way, if you weren't sure. It looks like we could find some deer around here. There's some deer right there. That's not a deer. It's a doggy. How you doing? I like he's got a little jacket going on. It is a little chilly here. For those joining us up there. You can see the Christmas market has a towering mountain over it, which is so beautiful.
06:33 John Daub: Burita TV has a collection of Christmas mugs. I think that's pretty cool. You can go around all of the markets around Germany and collect mugs. Not just Germany, but the world, right? They have Christmas market in Hibiya Park in Tokyo, so you can collect that.
07:11 John Daub: I thought I would take you and we get a bratwurst. Do you want one, Tom?
07:20 Tom: (no response, not into it)
07:23 John Daub: Dominique, you want a brat?
07:24 Dominique: No, I'm vegetarian.
07:28 John Daub: It's only me. Me and Kanae Daub. Alright, Kanae Daub, you want one or you're good?
07:37 Kanae Daub: Yeah, sure.
07:38 John Daub: Okay, we'll share one, I guess. Alright, come on. Oh, you stay here? Okay. I'll just come with you. Alright, Dominique's coming. Is it hard being vegetarian in Germany?
07:54 Dominique: No. You can even be vegan here.
08:03 John Daub: My image is that everything is meat here, sausages and... steaks and schnitzel and that's Austria. Oh, look at the town. It's so pretty. Oh, this one here is different. Oh, that's not bratwurst there. Okay. Alright, Dominique's going to ask for us. Check it out. I'm going to take you a little bit further into the town away from the Christmas market, but this is just so small and it's the size of it, the small size of it that makes it so pretty, I think, to me. And the music playing in the background, I have no idea if it's royalty free or copyright, but it's so relaxing to me to be here with this cooler.
09:16 John Daub: It's so relaxing in Garmisch. It's not too much. Nuremberg, too many people.
09:27 Bratwurst Staff: I'm from Nuremberg.
09:47 John Daub: And he is American, lives in Tokyo. And he wants something smaller. Oh, there's the mustard here. Yeah, we have mustard, then we have pommes sauce, maybe like mayonnaise and tomato ketchup. Like french fry sauce, I think. Mayonnaise. Very good. Getting hungry.
10:19 John Daub: There was a beer here. König Ludwig. Do you know König Ludwig?
10:24 Dominique: That's the king who built the castle Neuschwanstein. The blue one.
10:33 John Daub: I'll have to try that one. It says hell on it. Hello. How does a beer bratwurst look like? There's even a beer bratwurst. Why? Is that it? Is that this one? No, it's not this one. I like the spicy one, but I'm good with any bratwurst, anything.
11:03 John Daub: Ah, this is so much fun. Just like less than a week ago, I was on a stage in Tokyo, and here I am in Garmisch. It's awesome. It smells like Christmas here. The tree, you know, like the Christmas tree. Smelling the grilling meats and spiced wine. And chocolate in the background. And just really calm music. It's such a really nice combination. I think at night, it is much different at night. But during the daytime, it's also something special. And it's a reason for you to come out in the day, take a little break, and then come back at night.
11:48 John Daub: Wow, check that out. That's big. What sauce do you recommend?
11:54 Dominique: I think mustard. In Germany, it's like only... Kids take tomato sauce and tourists.
12:02 John Daub: By the way, Kanae Daub goes for ketchup. Just so you know. Kanae Daub, she only likes the ketchup. Alright, let's go back to the table. Kanae Daub, you like ketchup though, right? You're allowed to. Okay. You like mustard? All right, you can take the first bite. I know. This is spicy one? It makes a good sound. Good? How many stars out of ten?
12:49 Kanae Daub: A hundred. Ten stars.
13:01 John Daub: All right, very good. Is this made here in Garmisch? It's a local brat?
13:08 Dominique: I'm not sure, but I think it's not from far away.
13:15 John Daub: It's hot. It's really good. This is four euro. It's about five dollars. It's not so cheap, but it's Christmas. You got to make a living, right? It's Christmas. But it's not so small as well. So maybe it's okay. For Christmas market prices, sometimes you get even more expensive stuff from 10 euro for Schupfnudel (potato dumplings with sauerkraut).
14:27 Dominique: I would say so. What is the best, in your opinion, the best Christmas market in Germany? No, I think Abensberg was really nice. I went there with my friend from Nagasaki and Abensberg is like small and cozy and it has from the artist Hundertwasser a tower there, so Abensberg is really nice. I think it's a good place to go. But I would always recommend go to the smaller places, not the big cities. Not Nuremberg, not Munich. Maybe one day Munich and then go to the small, just to the small village. Every village has a Christmas market in Germany. So it's more Christmas spirit. I could feel it a little bit more here. I think just starting the Christmas market, it hasn't, I think in the evening it gets more lively, but you can feel it though.
15:19 John Daub: People are a little bit friendlier. They're easier to talk to. Even the brat guy, when we got this, they were making jokes a little bit. Easier to talk to, even in English. And everybody can speak a little bit of English. At least a little bit. Enough to make a joke and to order your Glühwein and your bratwurst. I also noticed that I keep accumulating lots of coins, so I have to at one time use these. That's a lot of weight.
16:05 John Daub: I have two bags full of Japanese coins because the one yen coins are totally useless maybe for the shrine, but I think you also don't use this at the shrine. Probably not. There's at the airport you can exchange it. There are new vending machines for exchange. That's what coins a lot of people don't know that take all your coins dump it into a vending machine and then just cancel and it'll come back and give you all the bigger coins. So this is secret. Sorry did I say that out loud? That's a very good, that's a very secret hint. Hey what should we do so what time is the train? This is just a whistle stop what 14 minutes. All right we got 14 minutes but it's a slow train then we take the fast train so we should take the faster train but then we'll lose the light and you won't be able to see the Alps or the... it's a trade-off.
17:04 John Daub: See we have to get to Innsbruck we go through the Alps it's one of the most beautiful the Mittenwald train that goes through the Alps to Austria it's beautiful but if we stay here longer we're going to lose the daylight but if we don't but if we leave then we're going to miss this amazing experience of being in this beautiful market Tom how long will it take to get the tickets do you think you can do it on your phone should we go you want to see the Alps by train it's up to Tom now Tom lead us.
18:45 Tom: We have to change trains in the middle but the view from the middle is really nice.
19:00 John Daub: I'm going to put you on the spot there you have choices Dominique but Dominique says stay here until four to me it's not my business it's up to you you are the tourist you want to see the Alps i'm starting to become a local i was thinking of moving here only in only in germany the problem is maybe we can't make it it was not so it was not so close that's so we have an excuse we won't make it anyway so just stay here longer does that make sense to you Tom.
19:30 Tom: I think it could be a little bit.
19:38 John Daub: Tom I've known Tom since like elementary school he was the smarter of the two now we've changed places i don't think so no i'm i'm definitely the weakest link i'm the weakest link yeah only in germany would be pretty cool channel um somebody better start at brita maybe um we have really a lot of amazing um community members from germany a lot of viewers here so even i think i i didn't really announce the lives the meet up in nuremberg very far in advance but had a really good audience about 15 people showed up i didn't count it's to me it seemed like 15 is probably like like 10. i don't know it was 15. it was 15.
20:55 John Daub: Who gave us the cookie? Alex, right?
20:57 Tom: Yes.
20:58 John Daub: Yeah, Alex gave us cookies. I have them in my bag. Alex, I ate most of it, though. And that's the reason why I got this double chin. Like, Alex, you did this. But I also have a present. Where is this from? It's from Tegernsee.
22:08 Dominique: Tegernsee. A lake in Bavaria.
22:11 John Daub: Here's the label here, guys, so you know exactly what it is. Oh, that's beautiful. Look at it. It looks like a winter wonderland. That's nice. No, but it's not like a special winter. Things looks always like this. Even in summer? It always looks like this. Here you go. So these cups that were for wine are now for beer. Tom? Tom's in on this. Hey, is this copyright music, do you think? You don't think so? All right. Prost. Prost to you too out there. That's really good. It's not bad. It tastes a little bit lighter than Augustiner. It's not bad. It's not as strong as the wine. The Glühwein was super strong because they put a shot of something in it.
23:34 Dominique: Obstler is like a fruit liquor. It's a fruit liquor and it was good. It's very strong.
23:42 John Daub: It's still daylight, but seems everything's getting more glowing. But you see those stars. I see more stars. It's glowing more. There's also some chocolate on the other side. Kanae Daub, would you like some chocolate?
23:57 Kanae Daub: Yes.
24:02 John Daub: We'll go get some chocolate next. Even if you don't drink alcohol, you can have fun in the Christmas market. You can eat the chocolate and the bratwurst. You can drink the Kinderpunsch (children's punch, non-alcoholic Glühwein). Kanae Daub, are you enjoying the Kinderpunsch?
24:24 Kanae Daub: Yeah. You drank all your Kinderpunsch?
24:32 John Daub: Kinder means children or child. And Kinderpunsch is children's punch, which is a mocktail. Wait, is that a police car in the background, or was that part of the song? They started the roundabout. They started the amusement ride that we started this last time. We're going to meet up with some kids we just live stream with. Oh, he's riding the bicycle, and yet he's not going anywhere. That's awesome. Tom, that could be you. Tom's a bike rider. Terry says, Kanae Daub, you're charming.
25:21 Kanae Daub: Thank you.
25:30 John Daub: Kanae Daub is pretty charming. Dominique was on the train. I met her by accident on the way to a train random train toilet. You have to hear this story. Dominique was going to come and meet us in person in Nuremberg but uh was sick.
25:42 Dominique: Yeah.
25:51 John Daub: A lot of the people in the live chat were going where is that guy who got you drunk in Munich it's not the same without Dominique so Dominique saw that because he was watching the live stream and then when we got we and we left this morning on the Bayern Pass. Bayern Pass yeah you have one as well Tom got one digitally it's for three people and we came down here and on and when we changed trains in Munich because we spent an hour here guess who was on the train I took my breakfast beer and went into the train and I was sitting down and then I saw an Asian woman walking by then I was watching looks like Kanae Daub then I sent him a message are you in the same train then she right back I said can I and she yeah that's right the craziest Kanae Daub is a representative of the entire continent of Asia yes that was that was funny and then I I saw Kanae Daub stop and then talk with somebody they're like scared maybe no no no I wasn't I knew 50 50 it's Dominique I don't know why I just knew that it was Dominique would not would come and come to drink and here he is so yeah I am it's my duty to drink with John.
28:36 John Daub: Alright I'm on a mission now let's get Kanae Daub some chocolate let's get to kind of some chocolate okay let's go get some chocolate Tom you want chocolate well someone has to stay with the bags you stay with the bags here Dominique staying with the bags yeah I why wouldn't I trust you what does that mean I hope you trust me in Japan we would leave our bags here naturally there would no who's gonna where are they gonna go Tom is actually a runner he'll catch them what all right now I now got to Is he gonna take our bags? No, I trust him. Dominique, okay.
29:31 John Daub: All right, this is the chocolate place, and Tom is the leader now. But I have a pocket full of change, and Kanae Daub has a big stomach. So I'm figuring we're gonna have to get some chocolate here. Oh, here's another Glühwein stand. Ah, this looks so good. They have everything that they have at all the other Christmas markets, except on a much smaller scale. Oh, no chili pepper. Oh, there's the bananas. Tom can speak German and Latin. We studied Latin in high school together. So these are sticks of, they look like really big Kit Kats. Oh, look at the, Kanae Daub. Tom, that looks like a, what was that the thing in high school that we ate? A Twix. Twix, that looks like a Twix. Oh, I gotta get a Twix. You want a Twix? That looks like a big wafer. Kanae Daub, what do you want to eat? This is strawberries and these are bananas. And that's apples in the background. In the back, you can see the chocolate apples.
31:07 Tom: I'm getting a Langer (long waffle).
31:23 John Daub: Dominique's not here, so our German skills are very limited. Wait, is that a Twix too? What's that there in the middle? The old chocolate Twix. This one? Coconut a coconut wafer are you gonna get the turkey okay tonight uh prater bomb is there alcohol in it no okay which one that's coconut whoa which one vanilla vanilla one and tom you this coconut one and a cocos waffle and a langer luthash yes please yeah uh hold on a second hold this i get some coins one two four thank you thank you.
32:51 John Daub: Kanae Daub got a lot of chocolate she's gonna eat it in i'd like the music's really infectious dun dun all right let's just take a quick look at this christmas tree this christmas tree is totally real and uh uh it's really nice the one in the station was plastic though i have to tell you all right i might have had too much glühwein hey dominique is that's vegetarian right good because i was i'm gonna i was gonna give you half vegetarian for those that are joining us we're surrounded by the alps it's such a beautiful place.
33:42 John Daub: This is Garmisch that's about eight minute walk from the station we're here for another i don't know 10 minutes because we missed our train what yeah what's what are you laughing at yeah i wanted to get that but no one would help me eat it all right that's mine you can do it on your own no way look at that look at it look at the texture on it tom got a cocos waffle and it Kanae Daub got a vanilla what's on the what's on the bottom oh it's a lego waffle yeah the same except mine's way longer all right Kanae Daub you go first ladies first eat it it's huge it's like that what's inside it's just like a monster i want to bite too it's a show cook show cookies yeah that's so good that's so good.
35:04 John Daub: There's also a little bit like a politically incorrect name for it i will tell you after the last politically incorrect name for it oh my we can't call it anymore you want half of this just a little part i think i have to go to toilet and there you go i got the lion's share pink all right down the hatch is it bad childhood memories really it does it's really this is really big but it's fun it's so light too yeah tastes lighter than this tom how's yours this is tom's got the cocoa coconuts wafer satisfying it's better than a snickers it's better than a snickers it's really satisfying no it's pretty good all right it's good nothing special but no i like fish missing garnish you should live here i could could you live here.
36:38 John Daub: I think so it smells like where's the cheese smell you smell it i think it's Käsespätzle (German pasta style with the onions and a lot of cheese) that's here it smells like i think over there is you know what that is the good stuff i think this one is it is you want some of that tom really it tastes better than it smells like i mean it smells like really strong stinky cheese but tastes better than it smells i love freaking you i love stinky cheese that's good dude all right one bite just search for a toilet i'm coming back okay take your time it's getting cold so you have to add layers it's just really good but i don't know you know what it's light it's flavorful it's big and looks fun and i think very important part of of this is there anything else tom something you want to eat oh the chestnuts yeah.
39:15 John Daub: Christmas markets are incredible and the reason why we came back is because we wanted to just feel a little bit more of that christmas spirit and we got just a taste of it less last year in munich and said we gotta come back and just try a little bit more tonight we're gonna be in innsbruck and if you're in innsbruck we're gonna meet at 7 30 p.m at the big tree in the middle of the christmas market in the center of innsbruck and uh if you're around come join us we're gonna have some glühwein tom's gonna have his third cup of glühwein and we're gonna be comparing to see if innsbruck's glühwein is as good as the ones in germany i have a feeling it will be about the same but this one is stronger because we're going to have even more to it if we get to 200 likes i will put this in in one bite i can eat this in one bite if we get to 200 likes it's up to you community do it.
40:27 Dominique: Just because people think germans don't have any humor i asked the guys we bought the glue line from where's the public toilet and then they asked you are not allowed to go to public toilet because you only drink one glue wine What? Then I said I drank a little bit more before and then he said okay. Then he told me where the public toilet is. So you are just allowed after two, he said. After two Glühwein. After two Glühwein, you are allowed to use the toilet.
40:59 John Daub: It depends how bad I gotta go. That's funny. That's really funny. But I said I'm allowed to. I drank beer before. Oh yeah, we had the beer too. It's important. Some Germans have humor. Germans have humor. You have to read between the lines sometimes, typically. It's funny. Did you laugh? Were you laughing? Yeah, I was laughing and I said I'm allowed to. I drank enough. I always drank enough so I'm not scared that I can't use the toilet. It's also a good thing. You don't have to pay for the toilet because in Germany you usually have to pay for public toilets. So I'm happy about that.
42:00 John Daub: So typically at a German market you have a bratwurst stand, you have a chocolate stand, several Glühwein stands. You have like a hats and gloves stand. Some local craft stands. And if you go to Nuremberg it's just ten times the same like copy and paste. That's my opinion. Of course Nuremberg people don't hate me. What is that steaming in your hand?
42:42 Tom: Marroni (roasted chestnuts).
42:52 John Daub: Marroni. Can you eat it as is or you have to skin it? Tom went for Marroni. Look at that. We say Maron in Japanese or kuri (chestnuts). That's kuri right? They're hot. I'm not a big fan of this. Yeah but it's vegetarian. It doesn't matter. People like it. Because it smells good. Yeah the smell is better than the taste. Like cheese feet, do you say it in America or in English?
44:06 Dominique: Because we say like Käsefüße in German.
44:17 John Daub: Well, even with the German accent, foot cheese does not sound good or appetizing. That's true. There's two words, foot and cheese should never meet. In fact, cheese with any other noun is not good, is it? Except it's a color, red cheese, foot cheese maybe. Emmentaler cheese. Gouda cheese. Cheddar cheese. There's no plan. Alright, body parts with cheese is not good. There's no body part would be good with cheese. Foot cheese, arm cheese, head cheese, ear cheese, nose cheese. It doesn't work. So, no body parts with the cheese.
45:09 John Daub: I'm gonna go over here and investigate. Let's go for just one minute and just check this out, okay? I wanna go check out this cheese place. It's really cheesy. Let's see the menu here. Käsespätzle, look at that. So I wanted just to take a quick look. It smells so good. Ah, that's what we're smelling. Rassle cheese on a bread roll with gherkin, red pepper stripes, and silver skin onions. Speedy Gonzales. They have a bunch of different kinds of cheese. Wow. This is the cheese area. Wow. I'm thinking of getting some now. But it does smell very strong. It's nice, isn't it? This market? What do you guys think? It's really nice. It's peaceful, this market.
46:27 John Daub: So Tom and Dominique and Kanae Daub are there at the market. I'm gonna take you for about 2-3 minutes this way. And I wanted to show you a little bit about Garmisch. It's 45 minutes into the stream. I really appreciate you guys hanging in this long. This is what you subscribe for. And just a quick look at this really picturesque looking town. Look at this. This is a reason why you stop and get off of the cities. And this is another reason when you do go to Japan, you don't want to stay on the main street. You kind of want to, the main path, you kind of want to get off of it and take a look at the smaller towns. And the same is true with Germany or anywhere else that you go.
47:08 John Daub: Look at that little alleys there that you can explore. Here's some for the cheese, J&K. Oh, we're gonna get some cheese tonight in Innsbruck. You got that right. I don't know if we're gonna get it there, but we're gonna get some cheese in Innsbruck tonight. So that's gonna be good. And what I love about it is in the distance above it all is that beautiful mountain. And I guess all of you have Google too, so you can see it. But the peak is overlooking the entire city. And it's so picturesque. I kind of, I'm wishing that I was staying here. Staying here for another, staying here for a night. But we're moving on to Innsbruck on the next train out of here.
47:51 John Daub: So it's not a very long stay in Garmisch, but it's long enough to really absorb it. And I'm glad that we did that. I'm glad that we stayed. I'm glad that we stayed for another hour just so we could take a look at it, because there's something really special. The town is quiet. There's not a lot of tourists. You have a lot more space. You can relax a little bit more. Less stressed, more relaxed. There's something really beautiful about the countryside. The food is good. Here's a little stand here on the side of the road. Wow. And the architecture also is very nice. There's some more mountains behind that building. Do you see that? Beautiful. The air is so clean. That's another thing. When you're out inside the countryside, away from the cities, the air is sweeter. It's cold. It's chilly air, but it's so, I don't know, refreshing. It tastes good. The air, breathing it.
49:18 John Daub: We're going to walk about another 50 meters or so, and the peak's going to really come into view. Look at that beautiful German-looking building there in the corner. For people in Japan, including me, who's been there for over 20 years, we like to leave the country and refresh, because staying inside of Japan can be a little stressful. I don't know why, but leaving it gives us a new perspective. And then we come back. The societal rules of Japan don't apply out here. When we come back, we're a lot more relaxed. Look at that art on the wall there. It's such a beautiful country, Germany is.
50:15 John Daub: So at the end of the street, let's see what we can see. This is my first time walking the street as well with you. I'm walking straight down the middle of it. Oh, look at these hats. I'm always looking for a good new hat. Wow, what a beautiful little town this is. It's so quiet. And in the middle there is another Glühwein. It's like a mini Christmas market. Like I said, on all the corners, there's always something really small. Look at this on the corner here. There's a little teeny sign. And they put a stuffed animal there, a plushie. The mountain's up there. And if you just pan around on the corner, here is such a lovely little building. Do you see that? It does look like a scene from a Hallmark card or something. Look at that building. Gorgeous. Absolutely well said, Steve. Gorgeous. It's so relaxing. I'm a little bit sad though because we're going to jump on the train. We're going to leave towards there in about 10 minutes.
52:04 John Daub: But manholes here aren't as colorful as Japan. But we're going to go back to the station in a second. But I'm a little bit sad because it's going to get too dark. And I want to be able to see the peaks of the Alps. As we take this train from Garmisch to Innsbruck. But I don't think we're going to be able to. So you can't do both. You can't have that view.
52:41 John Daub: All right, guys. Thanks so much for watching. I hope you enjoyed this. This was a lot of fun. This is the view back to the Christmas market, the Main Street in Garmisch. It's really lovely. And if you have any questions or comments, definitely hit us up in the comments section below. You can write us. You can write us in the Discord server. We're taking a week vacation from Japan. And I guess we're calling this only at Christmas markets. Only at Christmas markets, this segment. But yeah, we'll be back on the 13th of December for some more Japanese-based content. But until then, thank you so much for watching. And we'll be in Innsbruck tonight in about two, three hours. We'll check into the hotel. And then we're going to go outside for another meetup and see who shows up at the big Christmas tree in the center of Innsbruck. At 7.30 p.m. The market is open until 9 p.m. That'll give us two hours to take a look around and put a great ribbon on a beautiful day traveling through Germany to Austria. I hope you enjoyed it. Merry Christmas, everybody. Happy holiday. See you next time on the next livestream, which is going to be sooner than later. Bye, everybody. Bye from Garmisch.