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Local Customs: SCOTLAND - Traditional Highland Games
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When in Scotland - check out the dates for " Highland Games "
These games are a tradition since several hundred of years and you may see plenty of unique competitions like :
Tossing the Caber - Tug of War - Pipemusic-competitions - traditional highland dances - different heavy-weight competitions.
At the tourist information in Edinburg you may get a small booklet with all dates of Highlandgames of the year. - and on my link below you may search for highland-games all over Scotland in alphabetical- or chronological order !
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Website: http://www.albagames.co.uk/Highland_games2000.htm
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Local Customs: AUSTRIA > Hallstatt - a unique cemetery
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The little village of Hallstatt is built on a very small piece of land between the mountains and the lake. Also the church and the small graveyard are built into the mountain, and as space was limited since centuries, graves could be used only for a few years, before the bones were put into the so called 'Beinhaus', after beeing beautifully decorated and inscribed with the names of the dead bodies.
I guess, a visit on a graveyard like this, where you may actually still see your relatives and ancestors has to be something special.
The "Beinhaus" is normally locked and you may just have a look through the fence-door - but at certain times (mainly in summer )you may enter there, paying a small fee
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Website: www.hallstatt.at
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Local Customs: GERMANY > Munich & Oktoberfest
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Oktoberfest will always start in SEPTEMBER !
It will always end the 1st sunday in October, and will start 2 weeks before on saturday at 12.00 noon.
As October 3rd is the German national holiday, this rule is a bit different, and the fest might be extended, when Oct. 3rd is a monday or tuesday .
sounds complicated, but it is not !!
The schedule for the next years is :
2005: Sept.17th - Oct.2nd
2006: Sept.16th - Okt 1st
2007: Sept.22nd - Okt 7th
2008: Sept.20th - Okt.5th
2009: Sept.19th - Okt.4th
2010: Sept.18th - Okt.3rd
2011: Sept.17th - Okt.2nd
Be prepared :
1)Book your hotel by all means, at least when you plan to come to Munich on Friday-Sunday +oct. 2+3.
2)Leave your car at home, take the subway - police is everywhere watching you, and the subway and S-bahn connections are great !
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Website: www.oktoberfest.de
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jumpingwithnorman Fri Aug 14, 2009 00:02 UTC
Hi, Michael. Only about 2 more weeks before I & my brother, Norman, head out on our bday trip to Portugal, Milan & Paris. Loved reading all your tips...ciao, Nannette | unaS Sun Jul 12, 2009 12:28 UTC
Interesting the way you put so many different countries and cities on on e Europe page... I spent 3 nights in Brugge and could have stayed for another 3 with pleasure. | jumpingnorman Mon May 11, 2009 20:32 UTC
lol, I'll put Fooking on my Wishlist... | traveloturc Tue Apr 1, 2008 22:09 UTC
Hi Michael I want to thank you for your fair evaluation about Turkiye all the best |
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