As arctic temperature froze rivers and lakes in northern Germany, workers at houseboat charter companies were already gearing up for what they expect to be a busy summer season. Cross-border travel restrictions due to the coronavirus pandemic last summer prompted a run on domestic tourism, including on floating accommodation. Many expect that 2021 will be no different. FILE PHOTO: Kormoran boats lie in icy water at the dock from the houseboat rental company Kuhnle Tours on lake Claassee near Rechlin, Germany, February 4, 2021. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse/ “I think that big trips abroad and flying will still not be the dominant type of vacation for people this summer,” Dagmar Kuhnle, spokeswoman at the Kuhnle Tour houseboat charter company in the northeastern Mecklenburg lake district,...
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Basti Bruecklmaier shows off a selection of nuts and raisins over which he pours flour, sugar, butter and a secret blend of spices to make one of Germany’s tastiest treats - and some of his stollen is destined for Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. The 28-year-old has for years been making the traditional Christmas cake at the family bakery in Munich. A Stollen (Christmas cake) lies on a table at the bakery of Sebastian Bruecklmaier, who reportedly counts Britain's Queen among his clients, in Munich, Germany, December 14, 2020. REUTERS/Andreas Gebert “When you get to deliver your product to such a personality and they like it so much that they want it again, then it of course makes us proud,” he said, adding a chocolate powder crown to the top of his creation. “It’s a bit stupid to sa...
Read MoreGermany has issued travel warnings for popular ski regions in Austria, Italy and Switzerland, scrambling to contain the spread of the coronavirus as new infection numbers rose above 10,000 a day for the first time. While infection rates in Germany are lower than in much of Europe, they have been accelerating, and the daily number of confirmed cases last rose by 11,287 to 392,049. Germany’s death toll stands at 9,905. Tourists skiing in Swiss Alps during normal times. FILE PHOTO “The situation has become very serious overall,” Lothar Wieler, head of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for infectious diseases, said. “We still have a chance to slow the spread of the pandemic,” he said. But he said people must stick to the rules and that Germany must prepare for an uncontrolled spread...
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