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Exploring the Laaber Valley

January 2, 2011

Here are some of my favorites in the Laaber Valley, also known as the Labertal or Laabertal.  For more to do, see my page on the Oberpfaltz. Hotels: Hirschenhotels, Parsberg Landgasthof Friesenmühle, Friesenmühle 1, Beratzhausen Landgasthof Hotel Frauenberg, Marienplatz 7, Frauenberg Restaurants These are restaurants in or near the Laaber valley, that I recommend.   Just [...]

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Off the Beaten Path: the Oberpfalz

September 26, 2008

The Oberpfalz, or Upper Palatinate in English, is a region in the German state of Bavaria. Regensburg, Amberg and Weiden are some of the larger cities of the region. Here are five things worth doing if you happen to find yourself in the area: Hike along the Jurasteig – the Jurasteig is a 230 km [...]

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Dinners, birds, spargel and Landshut

May 27, 2008

Our busy weekend started with a walk through the forest and countryside near Laaber. On our walk, we met our landlord at his MIL’s place and they invited us in for coffee. As the men talked about the sale of the regional train routes to a private company, she told me she had something to [...]

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