Wedding Day

Thanks to all for making our wedding day special. An email is doing the rounds with info on how to upload your pics. I will make a web album shortly to share some of the photos.

Things To Do In And Around Schrobenhausen

Well, Schrobenhausen is not exactly a metropolis...actually it's far far from it..It's a fairly small town, none the less there are a few things to do.
It is worth walking along the old wall and there are a couple of museums. You will see I was telling the truth, there is actually an asparagus museum "Europaeisches Spargelmuseum"..since Schrobenhausen is the capital of German asparagus..ok, ok, I certainly will not expect you to visit it..

There are a number of bars and pubs around the centre and plenty of restaurants, local ones as well as Italian, Greek, Chinese and not to forget the good old Kebab shops...please believe me, the Kebabs are so tasty, you can eat them the whole day..not only for drunken nights out! It is worth walking through the back streets of the town centre since the best restaurants are hidden there! Oh and last time I was there, there were 4 ice cream shops...
If it is really hot and you have some time, there is also an outdoor swimming pool not far from the centre (Freibad). You can find out more about what you can do in town and the surrounding area here.
Apart from walking, drinking and eating, there is not much to do in Schrobenhausen, but you could always make a trip to Ingolstadt, a 20 minute train ride away, for some shopping, or to Augsburg, about 40 minutes on the train. For some information check this website.

Handy German Words and Phrases

Here are some handy German phrases:

How to say Hello / Goodbyes in Baveria
People you know / Younger people / Less Formal
Greetings - Gruess Dich
Hello - Servus (A very Bavarian colloquial term, locals will be impressed)

Bye - Tschuess (A very 'Northern German' word, the locals wont like it)
Farewell - Pfiati 'pronounced: fear-tee' (This one is better)
So long - Servus (A bit like 'Ciao' use it to say goodbye also. FYI its also common to hear people say Ciao in germany)

People you don't know / Older people / More formal
Greetings - Gruess Gott
Nice to meet you - Ich habe die Ehre (Another good local one for local people)
Excuse me - Entschuldigen Sie bitte

Goodbye - Auf Wiedersehen
Nice to meet you - Ich habe die Ehre (They are good at recycling in Germany)

At the Airport / Auf dem Flughafen
Where is my luggage? - Wo ist mein Gepaeck?
Where can I hire a car? - Wo kann ich ein Auto mieten?
Where is the toilet? - Wo ist die Toilette?

At the Hotel / Im Hotel
We have a reservation in the name of... - Wir haben eine Reservierung unter dem Namen...
We parked over there, that's OK yeah? - Wir haben da drueben geparkt ist das in Ordnung?
When do we get breakfast? - Wann gibt es Fruehstueck?

Food and drink
English Yes, I would love to have another litre of your fine [beer / wheat beer / dark wheat beer / lager / dark lager].
German Ja, ich würde gerne noch einen Liter von ihrem feinen Bier [Weizenbier / dunkel Weizenbier / Helles / dunkles Bier] haben.
Easy version Ja, Noch ein Bier bitte *point at the one you want*.
Don't underestimate the communicative power of pointing at stuff

English No more beer for me I am already totally wasted.
German Kein Bier mehr für mich, ich bin schon sternhagel voll.
Easy version Kein Bier Mehr

English I am so hungry I could eat a horse, but I guess I will settle for a boat load of them there sausages.
German Ich bin so hungrig, ich könnte ein Pferd essen aber ich denke ich werde mich mit funf paar weisswuersten zufrieden geben.
Easy version Mehr Essen bitte!
'funf parr' = 5 pairs... Miriam said she never met anyone that could eat 10 weisswurst

English Good god that was some tasty apple strudel, but I could not possibly eat any more thanks.
German Um Gottes Willen, das war ein leckerer Apfelstrudel, aber ich kann unmöglich mehr essen Danke!
Easy version: Ich Bin Satt, Danke!

General
Thing / Things - Dings (The most spoken word in germany I've been told)
Yes - Ja
No - Nein
Help - Hilfe
I See - Ach So
Yes indeed it is true - Doch!!
It's fine - Es Passt Schon (Another good local phrase)

Cheesy chat up lines
No translations here, makes it more fun eh?
Deine Augen funkeln wie die Sterne
Erzaehl mir einen Schwank aus deiner Jugend
Ausziehn Schnell!

Feel free to add more handy phrases or make requests in the comments..

Staying In Schrobenhausen

Hotels in the town:

Altstadthotel Farmer-Bräu GmbH & Co.KG Gabriele Lugmayr Wolfgang Niederhuber In der Lachen 2 86529 Schrobenhausen Tel. +49 8252 881200 Website

Prices Single room: €58-€72 Double room: €68-€85 Double with an extra bed (Sleeps 3): €105

A small hotel located alongside the old town wall, also has a bier garden. English speaking staff. We have reserved rooms for the Wedding so be sure to mention 'Florian/Wingate Wedding' when booking.

Hotel Grieser Alte Schulgasse 3A 86529 Schrobenhausen Tel. +49 8252 89480 Tel. +49 8252 89490 Website

Prices Single room: €49 Double room for one person: €52 Double room: €68 Parking €4.50 per day

Well established hotel in the town centre, one old building and one newly built one. English speaking staff. We have reserved rooms for the Wedding so be sure to mention 'Florian/Wingate Wedding' when booking.

Pension Alter Wirt Ingolstaedterstrasse 42 Muehlried Schrobenhausen 86529 Tel. +49 8252 8107090

Prices Single with shared bathroom from €30 Ensuite rooms from €40

B&B around the corner from Miriam's Parents house. German
speaking, Miriam will book it for you!


Miriam is happy to book any of the hotels for you, as it maybe the case that not all the staff speak English! If you ring up to book, mention that you are attending the Wingate/Florian Wedding on the 30th of July as we have reserved rooms for our guests.

Travelling To The Wedding

Getting to and from Schrobenhausen:

By Planes
The nearest airport is Munich Airport (MUC) which is about 1 hr by car to Schrobenhausen. We will be organising pickups form the airport, there are also all the usual car hire companies at the airport.
Directions from Airport to Schrobenhausen
Airport Website (in English)

By Trains
The nearest train station is Bahnhof Schrobenhausen this is close to the middle of town.
Germany's National Rail Company (They only have the one there.. )

By Automobiles
They have plenty of roads in Germany.. Some of which you can drive as fast as you like on! Parking is not a problem in Schrobenhausen.

Wedding Location

Our wedding will be held on Saturday the 30th of July 2011 in Schrobenhausen, Germany.


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Schrobenhausen is located to the North West of Munich the capitol of Baveria in the South of Germany.

Weisswurst Frühstück (White Sausage Breakfast)
Miriam's Parents
Herbert & Heidi Florian
Altenfurter Strasse 9
86529 Schrobenhausen
Map Link

Church
St.Jakob
Pfarrgasse 2
86592 Schrobenhausen

After the Church
Landgasthof Brummer
Wallerdorfer
Strasse 8
86554 Pöettmes-Reicherstein
Website

Save the Date!

Andy and Miriam are getting married on the 30th of July 2011 in Miriam's home town of Schrobenhausen, Germany.