Comments on: Germans can be crazy too https://germanyiswunderbar.com/german-travel-news/karneval-germans-can-be-crazy-too/ German Travel & Tourism Guide Mon, 10 May 2021 11:36:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Ever heard of German carnival? - Oktoberfest Dirndl Blog | Oktoberfest Dirndl Blog https://germanyiswunderbar.com/german-travel-news/karneval-germans-can-be-crazy-too/comment-page-1/#comment-68312 Tue, 28 Apr 2015 14:30:53 +0000 http://germanyiswunderbar.com/?p=3237#comment-68312 […] you ask most Germans, they’ll tell you that the place to go for German carnival celebrations is Cologne, and it’s certainly the largest of the pre-Lent festivals. From the Thursday before Shrove […]

]]> By: Russell Hafter https://germanyiswunderbar.com/german-travel-news/karneval-germans-can-be-crazy-too/comment-page-1/#comment-4850 Wed, 05 Mar 2014 15:31:04 +0000 http://germanyiswunderbar.com/?p=3237#comment-4850 People might also want to think about Fasching (in Bavaria) and Fastnacht, in south-west Germany (and, dare I mention it, across the border in Switzerland).

I have no experience of Fasching, but certainly had fun during Fastnacht, both in Switzerland, where I was living, and over the border in Konstanz.

I still have vivid memories of a Kneipe in Konstanz one Rosenmontag; after spending 45 minutes making my way 10 yards to the bar, two troops of costumed musicians entered the establishment and marched up and down the tables (the only place where there was some space), playing ever louder, trying to drown out the other band. Utterly bonkers.

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