MotoGP Niemiec
14.07.2013 | Hohenstein - Sachsenring
Going Out
Food and Drink: The main meal of the day in Germany is traditionally lunch, with a light snack eaten at about seven in the evening, but this is changing along with working patterns. Breakfast usually consists of a boiled egg, bread rolls with jam, honey, cold meat and cheese slices, juices and coffee. Available from snack bars and cafes are grilled, fried or boiled sausages (wurst) with a crusty bread roll. Sausages are a popular snack, served either boiled or grilled with a bread roll (brötchen). In restaurants, a salad plate will often be produced before a main course, whether or not a starter has been ordered; it is not a side dish, waiting staff will expect this to be eaten before the meal is brought – it can cause confusion for non-Germans. There is an emphasis on meat, potatoes and noodles, but fish dishes are also popular. International speciality restaurants, such as Chinese, Greek, Turkish and others, can be found everywhere in the western part of the country.
Thingstoknow: Bars can either have table service and/or counter service, although often drinks consumed are simply marked on a beer mat to be paid for on leaving. Minors are allowed to go into a bar if accompanied by an adult. Opening hours depend on the proprietor but generally bars in major towns and resorts are open all day and close around midnight or later. Exceptions are Berlin and Hamburg where every pub can open for 24 hours.
Nationalspecialities:
• Bratwurst (grilled sausage).
• Eisbeinmitsauerkraut (leg of pork) and mashed potatoes.
• Schwäbischemaultaschen (large savoury ravioli from Stuttgart).
• Eierpfannkuchen (pancakes).
• Schwarzwälderkirschtorte (Black Forest gateau).
Nationaldrinks:
• Beer of many varied kinds.
• Ebbelelwoi (apple wine – principally in Hessen).
• Schnapps (available in hundreds of varieties).
• Kirschwasser (cherry spirit, principally from the Black Forest).
• Rhineland wines.
Legaldrinkingage: 18.
Tipping: It is customary to tip taxi drivers, hairdressers, cloakroom attendants, bar and restaurant staff; a 10% tip is standard.
Nightlife: In all larger towns and cities in western Germany and also in the major eastern cities, visitors will have the choice between theatre, opera (DeutscheOperBerlin, HamburgischeStaatsoper and the NationalTheatre in Munich are some of the most famous names), bars with live music, and nightclubs catering for all tastes. Berlin, in particular, is famous for its large selection of after-hours venues. Traditional folk music is found mostly in rural areas. There are bierkellers in the south and wine is drunk in small wine cellars in the Rhineland Palatinate, Franconia and Baden region. Hamburg’s Reeperbahn is the country’s best known centre for ‘adult’ entertainment.
Shopping: Special purchases include precision optical equipment such as binoculars and cameras, porcelain, handmade crystal, silver, steelware, Solingen knives, leatherwear, sports equipment, toys from Nuremberg and BavarianLoden cloth. Special purchases in eastern Germany include musical instruments, wooden carved toys from the Erzgebirge Mountains, and Meissen china (the workshops in Meissen are open to the public). Cuckoo clocks, contrary to popular myth, did not originate in Switzerland, but from the Black Forest region.
Shoppinghours: Most large shops are open Mon-Fri 0900-2000, and Sat 0900-2000. All shops, except a few bakeries, are closed on Sunday.
Food and Drink: The main meal of the day in Germany is traditionally lunch, with a light snack eaten at about seven in the evening, but this is changing along with working patterns. Breakfast usually consists of a boiled egg, bread rolls with jam, honey, cold meat and cheese slices, juices and coffee. Available from snack bars and cafes are grilled, fried or boiled sausages (wurst) with a crusty bread roll. Sausages are a popular snack, served either boiled or grilled with a bread roll (brötchen). In restaurants, a salad plate will often be produced before a main course, whether or not a starter has been ordered; it is not a side dish, waiting staff will expect this to be eaten before the meal is brought – it can cause confusion for non-Germans. There is an emphasis on meat, potatoes and noodles, but fish dishes are also popular. International speciality restaurants, such as Chinese, Greek, Turkish and others, can be found everywhere in the western part of the country.
Thingstoknow: Bars can either have table service and/or counter service, although often drinks consumed are simply marked on a beer mat to be paid for on leaving. Minors are allowed to go into a bar if accompanied by an adult. Opening hours depend on the proprietor but generally bars in major towns and resorts are open all day and close around midnight or later. Exceptions are Berlin and Hamburg where every pub can open for 24 hours.
Nationalspecialities:
• Bratwurst (grilled sausage).
• Eisbeinmitsauerkraut (leg of pork) and mashed potatoes.
• Schwäbischemaultaschen (large savoury ravioli from Stuttgart).
• Eierpfannkuchen (pancakes).
• Schwarzwälderkirschtorte (Black Forest gateau).
Nationaldrinks:
• Beer of many varied kinds.
• Ebbelelwoi (apple wine – principally in Hessen).
• Schnapps (available in hundreds of varieties).
• Kirschwasser (cherry spirit, principally from the Black Forest).
• Rhineland wines.
Legaldrinkingage: 18.
Tipping: It is customary to tip taxi drivers, hairdressers, cloakroom attendants, bar and restaurant staff; a 10% tip is standard.
Nightlife: In all larger towns and cities in western Germany and also in the major eastern cities, visitors will have the choice between theatre, opera (DeutscheOperBerlin, HamburgischeStaatsoper and the NationalTheatre in Munich are some of the most famous names), bars with live music, and nightclubs catering for all tastes. Berlin, in particular, is famous for its large selection of after-hours venues. Traditional folk music is found mostly in rural areas. There are bierkellers in the south and wine is drunk in small wine cellars in the Rhineland Palatinate, Franconia and Baden region. Hamburg’s Reeperbahn is the country’s best known centre for ‘adult’ entertainment.
Shopping: Special purchases include precision optical equipment such as binoculars and cameras, porcelain, handmade crystal, silver, steelware, Solingen knives, leatherwear, sports equipment, toys from Nuremberg and BavarianLoden cloth. Special purchases in eastern Germany include musical instruments, wooden carved toys from the Erzgebirge Mountains, and Meissen china (the workshops in Meissen are open to the public). Cuckoo clocks, contrary to popular myth, did not originate in Switzerland, but from the Black Forest region.
Shoppinghours: Most large shops are open Mon-Fri 0900-2000, and Sat 0900-2000. All shops, except a few bakeries, are closed on Sunday.