Southern Germany: Meet the Germans Road Trip Part 2/4

Rachel's road trip around Germany continues, and this time she's heading south to Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg. Sure, you might have heard of lederhosen, Oktoberfest and Bavarian beer – but what about "Wasen," Franconian pride and little God cheaters?

Please note: The town shown at 07:28 is actually Colmar, France and not Freiburg.

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[dweuromaxx]

Where would you like to visit in southern Germany and why?

[HayleyAlexis]

I just wanted to stop in and say hello and thank you for letting me be a part of this fun video! it was so awesome bumping into DW/Rachel here in Munich (all by luck and chance) ❤❤❤❤ Time to go eat some Weisswurst now!!

[DMiNChAn]

Ahhh, I can't believe Hayley is in the video as well! 🤩🥰We love to see it!

[somerandomedgyguy]

As someone born and raised in Stuttgart, I think you've done a great job conveying the essence of Baden-Württemberg and Southern Germany as a whole. Awesome series and glad to tune in again for the next episode (living in Eastern Germany for 5 years now, so that's something to look forward to)

[CleverHybrids]

Love the guy's analogy about the different types of beer yeast. He made it sound so poetic 😅

[loralee]

I loved living in Germany while in the military. I was fortunate to live there for 6 years. One day I’d love to go back.

[oskarbohnet]

I love that you dont just talk about Bavaria and show how Baden, Franken, Schwaben und Bayern have very different but also Same culturs.
Great work!

[tobymartin]

I moved to Bavaria for a change, to stay a couple of years and see something different. That was 21 years ago, the children are born-Münchner and I don't know if I will ever leave. It is one of the best places I have ever seen to live a happy life.

[Marta-dyuc]

Although I am not German, I grew up in Swabia, lived there for almost half of my life and regularly visit as my parents still live there. The region and the culture hold a special place in my heart, and there's really not much more comforting than "a schlonzig's Kässpätzle".

[gaborjurina]

It's always a great day when Rachel posts a video 😍

[mi-kvvm]

Shoutout to HayleyAlexis, did not expect that cameo.

[keshavgarg]

Seeing a DW video with Rachel is literally the highlight of my week!

[bugsygoo]

I spent a few weeks of this summer in Bavaria. I was blown away by how friendly the people are, especially after just having spent five days in Berlin!

[jamesdoyle]

Walked into a shop in München and was greeted by a hearty " Grüß Gott". Found Bavarians wonderful friendly people, from the first shop to the rest of my stay.

[d.j.j.g]

When we, a busload of middle-class American Mennonites mostly from Virginia, visited Ludwig II's Neuschwanstein castle, we were allowed to sing in the singing room. We sang a polyphonic anthem, all of us sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses. The suspended fir-panel ceiling made us sound gorgeous. I have never sung in a place with better acoustics, unless it was my one time at Carnegie Hall.

[BARTGARMYN]

In the late 80's I was a student In Leuven (Belgium) and we often made visits to Heidelberg with my student organisation. So did the students from Heidelberg to Leuven !. Great friendships still exist till today. My best friend is from Östringen (Baden). I visit southern Germany several times a year, and really love the friendship and culture. (Bart from Antwerp.)

[jps]

When I started watching German TV online WAPO Bodensee was the first show that caught my attention. Looks like a good place for a base camp to explore a lot of beautiful places.

[carlfenger]

I live in Switzerland, but my favorite day-trip destination is Bad-Säckingen, right on the border on the Rhine in Baden-Württemberg. It's a gem of an old town with great food and friendly people. And it even has a Woolworths, something many Americans have become nostalgic for since the chain closed in the USA in 1997.

[LucasBenderChannel]

That's the best explanation of the difference between Hellem Beer and White Beer that I've ever heard!

[KaushikDatye]

Beautifully presented. The bodensee, the schwarzwald region, the Frankonian region, swabian region, the zugspitze. Covered everything in such a small time frame.