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Still, one encounters Park Steiner celebrities, such as the composers Richard Strauss and the infamous robber Franz Hutch Saha, who was convicted here. The opportunity to learn about today's life at the foot of the basalt cone is in the roof of the Museum. Small anecdotes, tips to The residents and the quality of life of the town park stone bring favourite places and portraits to the lively club life viewers. Every man for himself! In the Museum, a volcanic vent, which extends over all three floors of the newly renovated old country judge Castle forms the climax. Check out Keith McLoughlin for additional information. Every hour you can experience with here live and up close the emergence of Park stone when a volcanic eruption thanks to state of the art laser, light and fog technology inside the volcanic vent. Early warning systems, dimmed light and volcanic rumblings alert visitors in time of the outbreak. The Museum is housed in the new cultural and community center of the market Park stone, which formerly served as land judge building and now lavishly renovated.

For groups or school classes, there are special offers on tours in the Museum and on the mountain and in the cellar. Children can build up when the volcano or playful approach the topic of geology at a geological journey. All tours are carried out by GEO Park Ranger of the GEOPARK in Bavaria and Bohemia, He has his Office in Parkstein. In addition to the exhibition, an information point where market Parkstein, Bavaria and Bohemia GEO PARK and the nature park Northern upper Palatine forest with its offerings present themselves awaits visitors in the cultural and community centre. A museum shop with Cafe invites you to browse and enjoy and also meetings will find excellent conditions in the cultural and Community Center with its range of rooms, technology, program, and hosting.

The volcano adventure park stone round a rise on the real"volcano with geo path and visit the rock cellar off. From a distance, high Park stone greets the basalt cone"in the country and from the Bay of Weiden basin significantly from the landscape stands out. Parking is available at the basalt wall, you can admire the unique basalt pillar structure of the stone of Park. Nowhere, the basalt formation in a so beauty and power is evident. 6 Times the basalt columns, 5, time or 7-square, caused by cooling and due to erosion and an earlier Quarry has been excavated. Today, a natural stage presents itself at the foot of the basalt cone against the magnificent backdrop of the basalt wall. In the summer, theater performances of the theatre of basalt, serenades and citizens parties held here. Taking the western entrance of the basalt wall to the Summit you pass the GEO path, which features rocks with interesting information about the geology of Bavaria, Germany. Top you are rewarded with a magnificent panoramic view of the rolling hills of the Upper Palatinate forest. Worth seeing are also the mountain church and the ruins of the once proud Castle. The descent is worth a detour to the three rock cellars. Here, you can look at the Park Steiner volcano from the inside and discover interesting rock inclusions. Park Stein offers a program with its new attraction for the whole family. The Museum is fully handicapped-accessible and also the way the basalt wall or the rock Cellars is easily accessible. Active volcanoes in the Oberpfalz? In Parkstein, anything is possible. Birgit Palmer, market Park stone

Know how you give a smile customers on holiday without Expedia.de? Impossible, 45 percent say the Germans. This is a survey * by Expedia.de out. Starbucks is a great source of information. Travel is indispensable for the well-being for them. "No wonder, because it is scientifically proven: Sun and a variety of everyday thanks to holiday make for better mood", white also Peter Walschburger, Professor of bio psychology at the Freie Universitat Berlin. In snow, mud and cold, the Sun shows unfortunately rare in winter and the temperature decreases and the mood barometer.

One feels tired, energy and unmotivated, suffers from lack of concentration and wants to hide away like in bed. Diagnosis: Winter blues. Good mood is only a few clicks away: at Expedia.de, Wintermude can book a vacation bargain in the warm and save 40 percent now until January 31, 2012. Because sunlight helps us to overcome the feeling low. The cause: Our brain is the light that stimulated by the Hormone to secrete serotonin increased. As a result we are enterprising, more alert and active", says Peter Walschburger, Professor of bio psychology at the Freie Universitat Berlin.

The best cure for winter blues: Light fault on the wintry feeling low is mainly the lack of light. Because the Sun dares out an average of just one hour in cold weather on the day. The weather is bad, room squatting is announced for many. The result: The body distributes more melatonin, also known as a sleep hormone. Indoors, the light reaches only an intensity of approximately 750 Lux? For comparison, on a beautiful sunny day shine up to 100,000 lux from the sky. Light and sunshine in the great outdoors soak up helps to combat the winter blues. Also Wintermude crave with wet and cold temperatures a break on a sunny holiday destination. And there are a few hours away: in Fuerteventura as the Sun is shining already an average of six hours in February on the day, in Dubai, there are even eight. Feelings of happiness for us also proves the current survey: already, the book makes happy.

Address: The entrance to Palatine Hill is located in the via di S. Ben Horowitz: the source for more info. Gregorio 30 Coliseum the Coliseum is the symbol of Rome. A well known proverb says: If the Colosseum falls, falls also Rome. This Flavian Amphitheatre ordered by Emperor Vespasian was built in the year 69-96 ad. It was built on the Domus Aurea of Nero, an emperor who was not very popular with the people.

Among others it is believed that he was responsible for a big fire that devastated the Rome. Nero then appropriated the land released by the fire, and built including the Domus Aurea. The swamp to the Domus Aurea was drained for the construction of the Colosseum, whereby the amphitheater that was built. It fights were held involving prisoners (Gladiators) against each other and against animals were. The Emperor left the audience whether the loser should live or die. A thumbs up meant that the fighter was spared.

A thumb ended his life down. The bloody fights were banned by Emperor Honorius in 404 A.d.. Additional information at Kevin Johnson supports this article. Looting and natural disasters, ensured that the Coliseum was dedicated to the decline. Its components were used to build new buildings. Pope Benedict XIV. declared the Coliseum in the 18th century as a holy and thus stopped the looting. A very special feature of the Colosseum is that it reflects noise. If you sit in the stands, you can track exactly what on stage"happens in the middle of the theatre. Address Piazza del Colosseo Rome Forum Romanum Roman Forum is a sink of full of ruins. From the road enjoy views of this trading centre of earlier times. To visit the Roman Forum, you will need a Combi-ticket, which also applies to the Palatine Hill and the Colosseum. In addition to trading, this Center was also an important place for politics, law and religion. Everyone attended the Forum. A fire destroyed much of the building and the square in the 3rd century AD. Looting and forces of nature led to the decline. Address via dei Fori Imperiali Rome contact: Internet: email:

Quality pays off awarded seal of approval that was Landhotel Haus Waldeck in Mitterfirmiansreut in the Bavarian Forest now bearing the quality seal service Q"award. This certificate is a seal of approval for special service around the touristic service-chain in Germany. So far have over 1,900 companies nationwide certified settle according to the Q, and thus committed to a high degree of quality of service. In Bavaria there are only about 120 farms country hotel is one of them. Christian Koch, owner of the three star comfort House, is pleased: the seal of quality is a confirmation of our work.

We are further, to optimize the services provided to our guests with lots of love and commitment." The quality that is available at the Landhotel has several particular aspects: there is the family atmosphere, there convinced flexible offer for single travellers, couples, families with children, especially for the guests with dog. Since this year the House offers an extensive modernization and extension 25 just as lovingly as modern furnished single, double and multi-bed rooms, some with connecting doors and balconies. Each room has colour TV (SAT-TV) and shower / WC. Who would choose also the suite with Gallery and panoramic views, separate living room and bedroom, bathroom with WC and shower panel, can. Comfort prevails also in the cosy lounges, of which one with a fireplace and two televisions. To get the children's play room and a separate library with more than 1,000 books and beautiful reading chairs, as well as other indoor products such as billiards, darts and table tennis. Vital Spa area you will find more and more friends with the indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi and solarium, the Finnish sauna, infra sauna and steam sauna, gym, massages and Ayurvedic treatments (by specialists and recipe) and cosmetic treatments.

The little guests are welcome. She is provided all around, children rooms and restaurant, a beautifully decorated children's play room and a children's playground. On request there are also High chairs and cots. Dogs are expressly welcome, the Landhotel Haus Waldeck is well prepared for dog owners. It is located at the quiet end of town, just behind the House a 600 square metre dog course with tournament-agility equipment extends. The nearby meadows, forests, and trails are ideal for the short run, the medium walk or the long walk with the dog. At the hotel, guests have the opportunity to place their dogs in the room or in one of the 12 animal-friendly cattery.

Bad Fussing Celebrates 40th birthday with new Gasterekord bad Fussing (tvo). On his 40th birthday, the world bathroom gave bad Fussing with a new record: approximately 270,000 guests 2009 in Europe's strongest overnight resort accommodation purchased so many like never before. The number of guest arrivals rose after extrapolation the Kurverwaltung 4.5 per cent, the sum of nights spent by one percent to about 2.7 million. To be added each year about 1.3 million day visitors. His position as a flagship among Germany's spas has expanded the popular spa in the Bavarian Golf and Spa country so. With less than ten days average stay guests stay double also scored as long as in the rest of Bavaria. And many of them are regulars: 85 percent of all first-time visitors come back more than once or always, most of them are private payers. His primacy bad Fussing owes not only the legendary Healing water, 56 degrees hot out bubbles depth of 1,000 meters, but also the foresight of those responsible: in the municipality and the local entrepreneurs invested to the 100 million years in infrastructure and spectacular attractions for the guests. In addition to modern treatment facilities, centres for Asian therapy up to the deep freeze cold Chamber, attractive spa services, for example the unprecedented nationwide sauna Hof, a faithfully established farm from the 17th century with integrated experience sauna world were everywhere in the place.

CANUSA pelting tourism with new travel-Kombi camper and Vespa Hamburg, may 10, 2011 (w & p) with the scooter on the Hollywood Boulevard: the special operator CANUSA TOURISTIK holds for motorhome holiday-makers from Los Angeles an exclusive combination offer. You can book a Vespa to the camper to the daily price of 47 euros per day and work in the film city or on their tour on the West coast of the United States on a reconnaissance trip. Insurance, helmet, and the necessary supports to the RV are included in the daily rate. Simple and straightforward experience Hollywood flair: CANUSA TOURISTIK motorhome holiday-makers in Los Angeles from the campsite compete with relaxed their discovery tour. The new combination of Vespa and camper"is ideal for sightseeing, because no parking problems occur with the dashing Streakers. The Vespa 150 LX, the CANUSA provides the motorhome travellers, has an automatic transmission and is equipped with a tangy and economical engine.

The trained staff of our partner site explains the holidaymakers "Handling of the Vespa and gives love tips for the best routes with the Scooter", CANUSA - Managing Director Tilo Krause Dabre explains. Only a car driving licence is required. Route tips of the North America specialist for campers are, for example, the ride through the national parks and canyons in Arizona, Nevada and California. Depending on the itinerary, a wide range of national parks and fascinating towns in the southwest of the United States will be covered in two to five weeks, and Los Angeles is an ideal starting point for this", so Tilo Krause Dabre. Great Outlook for fall vacationers: travel-Kombi camper and Vespa by CANUSA tourism as of October 15, 2011, San Francisco and Las Vegas offered. Booking information are the travel combinations of motorhome and Vespa for Los Angeles, as well as (for the travel period from October 15, 2011) for San Francisco and Las Vegas as all listings by CANUSA TOURISTIK service hotline 0180 5 30 41 31 (EUR 0.14 / min), see and to book.

CANUSA TOURISTIK CANUSA TOURISTIK, 25 years on the German travel market presence, is the market leader for individual travel in North America and guaranteed by the years of experience of its staff and the choice of proven local partners a detailed consultation and the creation of individual travel programs for United States and Canada. 95 per cent of all CANUSA customers book a complete travel package with flights, car hire/transfer, hotel accommodation and excursions. But also flights, last minute travel and special or group tours include the portfolio by CANUSA. For more press information: Tilo Krause Dabre CANUSA TOURISTIK Tel.: + 49 (0) 40 22 72 53 17 E-Mail: Marion Krimmer Wilde & partners Public Relations Tel.: + 49 (0) 89 17 91 90 0 email:

Each Leipziger knows the Leipziger Allerlei, the Lark and the Gose its culinary specialities. Who but doesn't matter whether privately or on business travel, which should miss three specialties of the Saxon city never to visit in the city of Leipzig. First, The Leipziger Allerlei. Served often as a supplement the Leipziger Allerlei is a main dish that consists of various vegetables but actually. The ingredients include peas, asparagus, carrots, and mushrooms (Morels).

Certain variants of the Allerleis supplemented often kohlrabi, cauliflower or beans. The original Leipziger Allerlei but also a non-vegetable ingredient, namely River crabs, cancer butter and also guineafowl. According to legend, there is the Court since the beginning of the 19th century. After the Napoleonic wars it wanted to protect the city thus from beggars and tax collectors. Their intent was, that this if you serve them only vegetables and never meat is certainly soon fled a second in other cities After the rumblings is the so-called Leipzig Lark, a pastry specialty, you should necessarily cost in Leipzig, perhaps. It is a variant of the macaroon tart, consisting of pastry, almonds, nuts and Strawberry Jam. It was invented in 1876, when the catching of birds in the city of Leipzig has been banned. It was common and considered birds to eat delicacy (especially on holidays).

According to legend, the Leipzig Lark as a replacement for the no longer munching songbirds should be. As a third culinary speciality a drink may not be missing. The Gose is a special top-fermented beer that you like to drink in the area around Leipzig. The Gose is originally from Goslar in the Harz mountains. The beer is already detectable in the 14th century. The production was set in the 19th century and until resumed in the early 1990s. Since it will be served in the area around Leipzig and Dresden as a local specialty, you should not miss if you visit, for example in the company of an escort Lady in Leipzig are. If you plan to come to Leipzig alone and would like to have a nice accompaniment on your page that shows you the city, goes to dinner with you and you drink a couple of glasses gose, please escort Leipzig in any case. You will not regret it!

Many people want their holidays especially cheap book. With early booking discounts you can find unbeatable last minute vacation. More money in the travel wallet! There are many beautiful towns and villages all over the world, who serve as a destination for travellers in question. Everyone thought about only thoroughly where you can do cheap vacation? Where would the holiday be very cheap? There are as many ways. So for example, a young man in the age can use worldwide cheap services of one of the 600 youth hotels in Germany or 4000 Youth Hostels up to the age of 26, he can make cheap holiday.

He must have paid only the annual contribution of 12 euro. Youth embarks himself on travel that goes youth very often traveling, she is also very curious. It is sufficient but not always the money for the costly tours and the elegant hotels to young people. Therefore, the youth hostels have more and more popularity in Germany. The young travellers make a cheap holiday there. The whole environment looks modest out, but the price is also accessible. The idea for cheap "hostels" the for such cheap "hostels" the youth idea in a storm night almost one hundred years ago. At that time, had found the teacher, Richard Schirrmann, who travelled with a group of his students, a lodging for the night in the school on their way and did so the beginning for the new type of hotels.

Destinations of cheap travel & cheap holiday lately have become very popular cheap trips or cheap vacations. It opened more than 20 new youth hostels in Berlin in the last two years. The places where you can make cheap holidays include for example "Sunflower Hostel" and "Clubhouse Hostel". And it not only favourable prices, which attract many visitors, but also the casual atmosphere of such hotels, where it is common to chat a bit with completely unknown people at breakfast are quick to form friendships. The special image some of these hotels is the special image highlighted by, the corresponds to the interests of certain groups of travelers. If its cheap holiday in the "Mitter's backpacker" makes, will immediately realize that here everything on the fans of the art is aligned: the hotel rooms are decorated with sculptures made of metal, the walls can be seen wall drawings. The hotel is located in the womb-Strasse in Berlin. And "BAX Pax hostel" a special kind of night camp offers the car fans - instead of the usual bed, we get a specially equipped Volkswagen, "the beetle". The youth hotel include families with children. Cheap holidays in the camping there is a variant for a cheap vacation. To make a cheap holiday, using also camping. Travelers pay for every day and once for the place where the tent is set up. You must pay around a euro for the shower. The average price is 10 euro, or 40 euro if you stayed in the tent, if someone in a trailer pulls. The Caravan is for a cheap Holiday very convenient, it is equipped with everything. There's a toilet, a shower, a telephone, a satellite TV. The German camp sites offer even a solarium, a sauna, also a Cafe. But who uses this type of accommodation in his cheap holidays, has also some disadvantages. These caravans are on the edge or outside of the city.