Germany

DVD. 2 Hours & 31 Minutes. From his base at Berlin's luxurious and historic Hotel Adlon, Rudy offers a new take on the Old World with unforgettable visits to this dynamic city's world-class cultural sites. In Munich and Bavaria, Rudy is your guide to the lively Marienplatz with its outdoor cafes, shops, and street musicians, as well as magnificent palaces and spectacular vistas. In musical Salzburg, Rudy visits the house where Mozart was born. In Austria's "Sound of Music" land, visit magical ice caves and stroll picturesque spa towns once frequented by German royalty. Extra Features: Scenic Tours: The Egyptian Museum, Sommer Rollerbladen, Tegelberg, Hellbrunn Palace Water Garden, Nasch Market. Maps: Berlin, Munich and Bavaria, Salzburg, Vienna. Rudy's Travel Tips: E-mailing in Germany, getting around, medical insurance. Bonus Program: Medieval Germany. Rudy Maxa is public radio's original Savvy Traveler, a contributing editor for National Geographic Traveler magazine, and host of the American Public Television series--Smart Travels. In Germany to the Max, Rudy captures the vitality and character of Germany's magnificent cities. Lushly filmed in high-definition, each program goes beyond the guidebooks to discover hidden treasures and off-the-beaten-path surprises. Rudy's authoritative tips enhance the travel experience for beginning and seasoned travelers alike.

DVD. Client Denn Digital Camera. 85 Minutes. Germany's long history, varied land and its location in the heart of Europe have created unparalleled diversity. Verdant, fertile valleys, rushing rivers, spectacular mountains and the North Atlantic Ocean are key settings that have helped develop one of the world's top five economic nations. That prosperity is evident in an excellent transportation system that joins together Germany's rural villages and quaint hamlets with her large metropolitan areas. History has not always been kind to the German people, but their great spirit shines through and lights up everyday life. Carnivals, country festivals, art shows, Medieval Fairs and outdoor markets are outward symbols of a warm and open people. From the Black Forest to the North Sea, from the Rhine River to the Blue Danube, Germany is an adventure of discovery in a rich and ancient land.

DVD. . 52 Minutes. Big D travels to Germany for the Biggest Sports event in the World, the World Cup 2006. Catch all the action as Big D travels through Germany to celebrate this amazing gathering of international soccer fans. Tour Hamburg's St. Pauli District, the center of entertainment. Cruise along the Reeperbahn, Germany's most famous Red Light District. Celebrate with the German Fans in Cologne, Germany. Take a tour of the oldest Brewery in Germany, and much more....

DVD. Globe Trekker Video. Situated in the heart of Germany, Germany has had a huge impact on the face of Germany. A country of rich history and culture it offers a wealth of vibrant, bustling cities. Outdoor activity is an integral part of German life. Its landscape provides wonderful opportunities for cycling, skiing, hiking and mountaineering. Traveler Justine Shapiro's journey starts in Berlin where she learns about Germany's experiences during World War II From there she hitches a ride to Nieb?ll before continuing on to the incredible beaches of Sylt. After a stop in Hamburg, she moves on to the grand city of Nuremberg before completing her trip climbing Mount Yenna in the Bavarian Alps. Along the Way... $_$_START_LIST ? See the last remaining sections of the Berlin Wall. ? Spend the night in a 'Hay Hotel'. ? Visit the German birthplace of modern nudism. ? Hitch a ride in a hydrogen-driven car. ? Find work as a barmaid at the world's most famous beer festival. $_$_END_LIST

DVD. Visions of. 79 Minutes. From its origins in the Swiss Alps, the Rhine follows a lyrical path south to north through western Germany. Aerial footage, an informative narrative, and a local soundtrack, including works by native sons Ludwig van Beethoven and Richard Wagner (and, if you listen closely, the siren song of the Loreley) combine for an enchanting journey.

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places Bavaria has a place of its own in Germany, both geographically and culturally. The tour stars with the Alpine lake known as Königssee and explores the surrounding landscape, including the Berchtesgaden National Park and the gardens of Ludwig II's answer to Versailles, his grandiose Schloss Herrenchiemsee. The tour ends with the Chiemsee, its islands and its tranquil waters. The Music The music for the tour is by Johannes Brahms and his colleague and collaborator, the violinist Joseph Joachim. Brahms' Second Symphony, which accompanies the earlier parts of the tour, was described by some contemporaries as Brahms' Pastoral Symphony and provides, in its generally cheerful serenity, an apt accompaniment to views of the Bavarian countryside. Joachim's Overture In memoriam Heinrich von Kleist, written probably in the same year as Brahms' symphony, 1877, commemorates the centenary of the birth of the great German writer.

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places This tour of Germany and, in particular, Thuringia, takes us to places associated with Johann Sebastian Bach, to his birth-place, Eisenach, to Arnstadt where he had early employment, and to Leipzig, where he spent the last 27 years of his life. We also see the historic town of Gotha with Schloss Friedenstein and its surviving baroque theatre, Erfurt, and Naumburg, with its Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul. The Music The music for this tour of Germany is taken from three keyboard concertos by Bach, originally written for harpsichord but here heard on the piano, an instrument only beginning to develop in Bach's time. Bach's keyboard concertos, many of them arrangements of earlier works for other solo instruments, were written in Leipzig, where, in 1729, Bach took over direction of the University Collegium Musicum. This ensemble of talented amateurs and professionals met on Wednesday afternoons at Gottfried Zimmermann's coffee-house or in summer on Friday evenings in his garden outside Leipzig.

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The tour visits four notable baroque churches in Bavaria, the Monastic Church of the Assumption at Rohr, the Benedictine Abbey Church of Ottobeuren, the Alte Kapelle in Regensburg and the Monastic Church of St George and St Martin at Weltenburg near Kelheim. The Music Music for the tour is by Johann Sebastian Bach and is taken from the works Bach wrote for the organ. He had been familiar with the instrument from childhood, and apart from a short period from 1717 to 1723 as Court Kapellmeister to Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen, remained a respected performer on the instrument, a composer of organ music and an expert on the construction of the instrument.

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places Bavaria, in south Germany, in earlier times ruled by an Elector whose capital was Munich, is a region of the greatest variety. The places seen here start with the Bavarian Forest and its traditional craft of glass-blowing. Other scenes are of the great palace of the Thurn und Taxis Princes at Regensburg and the fine baroque monastery church of St George and St Martin at Weltenburg. The Music Music for the tour is by Telemann, a friend and contemporary of Johann Sebastian Bach, founder of the Leipzig Collegium Musicum later directed by Bach, godfather to Bach's second son and for many years in charge of music in Hamburg, where he was later succeeded by his godson. The music here includes a Suite for recorder and strings, and two concertos from his Tafelmusik, one for three violins and the other for two horns.

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The Places On a hill above the ancient town of Kulmbach stands the imposing 12th-century Hohenzollern fortress of Plassenburg. Among various collections on display is the remarkable Tin Soldier Museum, with various figures and dioramas that recreate battles and mirror the great castle itself, with a variety of scenes from all periods of human history. The Music The Music The March has an inevitable part to play in human history. Marco Polo remarked on the use of music by the armies of China to terrify the enemy before a battle. Military music, however, has a more precise purpose, whatever alarm it may strike into the hearts of those who hear it. Drums and trumpets may serve as useful signals, to advance or retreat, to eat or to sleep. The same instruments and their near relations may serve to keep an army moving together, and may serve to inspire feelings of bravery and patriotism. At the same time a march can provide a suitable accompaniment to an occasion of solemnity, a wedding, a funeral or a state ceremony. The music chosen for this tour offers a series of Marches by different composers, culminating in Mendelssohn’s Wedding March.

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places Ludwig II of Bavaria followed family precedent in undertaking an extravagant building programme during his relatively short reign from 1864 to 1886. The castles constructed on his orders included the romantic Neuschwanstein and the magnificent Schloss Linderhof, with its elaborate formal gardens, grottoes and fountains. The tour ends with a brief glimpse of the mountainous Southern Tyrol in winter snow. The Music Richard Wagner’s innovative and immensely influential music dramas were largely based on older German legend, notably on the Nibelungenlied, the basis of his tetralogy The Ring. Ludwig II was fascinated by Wagner and by his operas, on subjects that had long been dear to him. These include the opera Lohengrin, which Ludwig first saw in 1861, the beginning of the preoccupation with Wagner, and the earlier opera Tannhäuser. The music chosen also includes an overture by Heinrich Marschner to an opera based on the old Bohemian legend of Hans Heiling, son of an Earth Spirit.

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The Places Most of the places visited reflect a spirit of calm and tranquility, although the glimpse of Venice dwells briefly on carnival revellers. Other scenes range from the Bavarian Chiemsee and the Swiss Engadin to the marshy tracts of the Camargue in the South of France, with its wild horses. The Music The music matches the reflective mood of the scenes shown. Included are movements from Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Symphony No. 40, and from Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata, with Pachelbel’s ingenious Canon. From Tchaikovsky comes a Mélodie, a composition that formed part of a thank-you letter to his hostess and patron, whom he was never to meet face to face, and from Debussy the popular Clair de lune. The recording ends with Faure’s Sicilienne, familiar in so many forms and transcriptions.

DVD. Globe Trekker. 120 Minutes. Globe Trekker’s Megan McCormick and Justine Shapiro set out on a journey to look beyond the stereotypes and seek out the real Germany. Megan’s journey begins in Berlin, where she visits one of the last remaining sections of the Berlin Wall, takes a tour of the city’s WWII sites and explores Kreuzberg, an ethnic Turkish neighborhood. She ventures out along the “Romantic Road” passing through some of the prettiest towns in Bavaria, including Dinkelsbuhl and Rothenburg. She visits the extraordinary Neuschwanstein Castle, before heading on to Friedrichshafen to fly in a Zeppelin. Megan’s journey ends with a visit to Dortmund’s famous Love Parade. Justine’s travels begin in rural Lower Saxony, with an overnight stay at a “hay hotel” near the village of Landeloh. She continues on to the island of Sylt, the birthplace of modern German nudism and visits Munich in time for Oktoberfest. Justine ventures on to Berchtesgaden, Hitler’s mountain retreat near the Austrian border and ends her journey with a climbing expedition up Mount Jenner. Click here for more information on Globe Trekker Germany 2. Also featured on this DVD.... Planet Food: Germany - The producers of Globe Trekker and presenter Merilees Parker take you on a culinary tour of Germany. The journey begins in Munich at the world famous Oktoberfest, where Merilees discovers the best of German beers as well as the Weisswurst - Bavaria's very own sausage! Nursing a hangover, she heads off to uncover the history of the pretzel and tries her hand at making the delicious Black Forest Gateau from one of the best bakers in the country. She discovers two sides of the capital Berlin, sampling its new and sophisticated cuisine as well as its nostalgic produce that originated from the former GDR.

DVD. The World Atlas. 110 Minutes. The Atlas steps into the digital age. A new one-of-a-kind World Atlas covering all parts of the globe with animated maps from Rand McNally and in-depth cultural and historical information. Each episode is dedicated to different countries, containing four distinct features - physical geography, political geography, popular locations, and thematic maps. The new digitally animated one-of-a-kind version of an Atlas of the World like you have never seen before!

DVD. Back Roads of Europe. 23 Minutes. A gilded crown atop a beautiful tower welcomes us to a wonderful example of German and European history. In Southern Sauerland we wander through a region as rich and colorful as any in Europe and feel the effects of those who made this area unique.

DVD. Back Roads of Europe. 23 Minutes. It's a wonderful holiday area where people from Europe come to enjoy the summer weather and cool waters of the area lakes. It's also a region filled with European and German history. There's much to see and do in the Bodensee region of Germany.

DVD. Back Roads of Europe. 23 Minutes. The Schwabisch Alb area of Germany contains a charming old University city with a personality all its own. The region also has colorful markets, where shoppers find delightful merchandise, and majestic castles that are a wonderful part of German history.

DVD. Back Roads of Europe. 23 Minutes. The history in Germany's Thuringen area goes back to 1150, when many of the towns in the area were founded. That history lives on today, in the castles that still stand and in the hearts of the people.

DVD. Back Roads of Europe. 23 Minutes. Between the cities of Hamburg, Hannover and Brunswick lies a wonderfully beautiful land. It is filled with beautiful scenery and provides a look at those who lived in the area centuries ago. This is what is known as Germany's Luneburg Heather.

DVD. Back Roads of Europe. 23 Minutes. Partly in the Czech Republic and partly in what was Eastern Germany, these mountains provide a wide panorama of lifestyles and scenery. We explore what past generations have left behind.