Just an American trying to learn more about and Germany and the rest of Europe. Today we're gonna check out American's FIRST TIME Visiting Aachen Germany
I'm from Aachen, born and raised. This video makes me proud :D Edit: 4:06 I have to correct him there: Aachen functioned as an imperial palatinate under Charlemagne as the capital of the Frankish Empire (It can be said that Aachen was the capital of Europe at that time) between 768 and 813. At the time of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Aachen was a free imperial city from 1166 and accordingly enjoyed autonomy and various economic and political privileges within the Empire. Aachen was also called the Aachen Empire. Only with the occupation by Napoleon from 1792 Aachen lost this status.
As another guy from Aachen - born and raised - i appriciate that correct comment as well as the whole video. Sometimes you have to see how people from other places react to what you are used to to really enjopy it 🤭
there was no 'Charlemagne' (stop usng this WRONG name - which was a much later localized french name which the english wrongly adapted). The name of the guy was Karl/Carl (or latin: Karolus Magnus/Carolus Magnus). And because of that ALL historical sources refer to 'Karl', the entire history (which was a mixture of Germanic law and Roman) can only understood by getting this. And if one gets this then it is also not surprising that from Italy (CarloMagno) to Spain (Carlo Magno, but also the name Carlos/Carla), all Germanic language spheres refer to Karl/Carl, also Slavic refer in different variations to a Karl or later Karl Lines (like 'Karluv most' for the Karlsbruecke/bridge in Prague) ... Charlemagne is a typicl result when people without knowledge just use English words without knowing that it is NOT always 'correct'. 'Charles' is also based on he original Karl (obviously) but in difference to many other historical localized names (likeTutanchamun) there are still Karls/Carls around till today and one also has the entire scripts/textsl, architectures connected to that.
Aachen is my hometown. I go through these streets every day and it became quite normal...nearly forgot how beautiful Aachen can be...thanks a lot man! :)
I remember when you first started watching Julien's videos, where you barely understood the language. Seeing you in the main channel video made me scream like a little fangirl. I am so incredibly proud of you.
Just to give you a perspective about the Aachen cathedral seen at 3:30 : The main door, the wolf's door is still the original bronze door from around 800. When the founding fathers sailed to America with the Mayflower 400 years ago, that door was already in use for more than 800 years.
you should visit Heidelberg. It`s pretty much the only city in germany that did not get bombed. All of its original architecture is historical. Beautyful place...
There is another one, its called Görlitz. But i am not sure it will be a good idea to visit it for him, consindering the political situation over there... Heidelberg is used to US citizens. ;)
Oh, what about towns like Quedlinburg or Wernigerode? Also old towns, no bombing. Awesome inner towns, especially Quedlinburg. (can't compare to Heidelberg, never been there, but I know a lot of Quedlinburg. Like, there's a house there still, that was build without iron nails. Just wood)
It's so beautiful seeing someone so excited and in awe about something to me and most Germans so mundane, it really reminds you enjoy the beauty that surrounds you every day
I live in Aachen and I already met thomas from julien bam. A appreciate your visite here in my hood and I hope you had a great time! I'd advise you to try so called Streuselbrötchen. It was invented here. I follow your content since a longer time ago and it's stungig for me that you even visit the place where I live now! I mean also julien lives here but still. Greetings from alsdorf
Dude i love your reaction to my homecountry very much. It is quite humbeling to see somebody enjoy it so much. if you are interrested in beatifull and historic important cities you are in Germany in the right place. The sights are very diverse from north to south and east to west and they are all beatifull as hell! Here are some beautiful Cities you should definitely see besides the 'typical" Places for a short visit in Germany : Dresden (!!! definitely see Dresden if you have the chance to !!!), Leipzig, Würzburg, Bamberg, Hamburg, Lübeck, Heidelberg (yeah, I know... ), Rotenburg ob der Tauber, Potsdam, Weimar
Aachen or Aix is literally one of the most important city as it was the Capital of Charlemagne's Empire. The history of western and central Europe started here. Without the Court there and the library that Charles build, Europe probably would never started it educational and scientific flurish. Neither France nor Germany would exist in this form (and many other nations as well). Aachen remained a very important city throughout the entire existence of Holy Roman Empire until it end in 1806. Many of the old buildings were build on behalf of Charles and since he was such a crucial leader were always maintained well. Onto of all that Aachen has one of the best technical universities in Europe, that is part of the backbone of german engineering.
You really should come to Dresden next time. There are some more old buildings (in Barock style) and you could go to the Elbsandsteingebirge. I promise that this will really feel unreal to you.
@@Dave1507some buildings were completely rebuilt. But some others like the Frauenkirche were rebuilt with the original material and incorporating the original structure. The Frauenkirche is amazing, you can clearly see the difference between the completely burned and heavily cracked stone that survives together with the new sandstone that was used in the reconstruction. Also you can find a huge number of war memorials some active and some places that were intentionally not rebuilt. Those places are amazing. Just got to be a little careful with the right wing demonstrations and counter demonstrations. They can and do get violent.
Woo One thing I need to say: In Aachen you can find beatifull clothes shops. Also I can't imagine that the city where you going is 20 minutes from me. Hope you will have a great time in Aachen👍🏾
It must be very unusual to see the historic buildings in Europe, when a 200 year old house is seen as old in the US. I always enjoy watching your authentic impressions. You preserved your inner child in a healthy way.
nice that you made to Aachen. I went to university in Aachen and now my son. I frequentlly do a little visit and enjoy the city. It's imho one of the nicest German cities. History, of course. But so much more. A quarter of the population in Aachen are students. Which makes it to one of the "youngest" cities in Germany. And it is an international city. You can simply walk to the Netherlands and Belgium. Hence there are no boarders in the EU, it doesn't matter where you do your shopping. Wanna go to Ikea? The closest Ikea is in the Netherlands. Want to visit a really nice dutch city? Mastricht, 45 minutes by publice transport, 30 minutes by car. It's right in the heart of western Europe. You here many languages in Aachen. The city got a great spirit. For more then two millenniums now.
I hate the CZcams algorithm. I was actively watching your videos on my phone back then, but at some point I missed a few of your videos and about a year later (now) I see you on my new Phone😂 I haven't seen the video yet, I'm really excited. Greetings from Aachen-Brand❤️✌🏼
Back from the Moon, James? Damn, you swearing in Part 2 ... so unique. 0:21 - oh look, the notorious nonsensical "bonsai bridge of Aachen"! (there was an "extra 3" parody on their own kind of scandal reports, feat. Rezo)
That's all because one random guy from elsewhere started to react to the german CZcams scene. You even made it to Juliens' Hauptvideos. So many props for that :D
love your videos. reminds me of my time in germany. I am neutral in terms of the different cities, each has its charm. Cologne was more destroyed during the war compared to Aachen, but it is also one of the most chaotic cities I gave ever seen.... maybe it is a little comparable to Boston in terms of traffic jams and one way streets. Even though, the streets in Boston are different. Love to see more. Take care and enjoy life ❤
I'm from Aachen and live 5-10 minutes away from the cathedral. It's really good that you enjoyed your time here. You need an apartment here in the future. I love Cologne, but for me it feels better to live in a smaller city and Aachen is just beautiful.
I've never been to Aachen, but I see it's totally worth it. Great to see you having a blast. And great to know you met and furthermore are going to meet all these people you admired for so long and not only being able to spend time with them and get to know their life but even get to work with them at these projects you love so much. Es ist toll, dass wir dir dabei zugucken dürfen. Deine Sicht auf Deutschland ist spannend 😃👍
If you were so excited by Aachen, you should defenitely visit Brussels in Belgium. The marketplace with the city hall and all the other buildings there … truly awesome! 🤩
I am from a town not very far away from Aachen called Mönchengladbach, about 1 hour away with the car. A good friend of mine live in Aachen, and I visit him sometimes. I can confirm that Aachen ist a very beautiful city. Btw. you should visit Aachen at Christmas time, because this city have a wonderful Christmas market.
Did you actually go in the Dom? Where there is an amazing Byzantine interior and the seat where Charlemagne sat 1200 years ago. There is also the Cathedral treasury with ancient gold treasures.
Is that Deniz Döner? Great you enjoyed my hometown! One more great thing: Due to the fairly large University it has a lot of young people. Combine that with all the history - a great mix!
After you posting that you cant post your vlog because of some privat reasons that you cant influence, it was clear for me that youre going to be part of Julien Bams video😂 Now this Aachen Vlog exposed you! Hopefully I am right, would be sick seeing you in this epic video ❤️
i can tell you one great place for seeing some old buildings and architecture, "Hann Münden" is a smaller city (maby 30-35k people) close to my hometown in the center of germany that mostly is made up of old "Fachwerkhäusern". if you dont really know people in the center of germany, you might wanna look at some pictures of it, i think its a beatiful little city :D
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😊my babygirl (3) "oh der lacht aber schön" [oh his laugh is beautiful] Grüße aus der Nähe von Aachen ❤
you need to try Paulaner Spezi. its like mezzo mix (coke and fanta) but from the paulaner brewery. the most noteworthy cola and lemonade mixes are Paulaner Spezi, MezzoMix, Spezi(own company who holds the trade mark) and new on the market a cooperation between Spezi and Krombacher (Krombacher Spezi). there are also drinks from discounters but they are not that top tier like those four above. in my personal opinion Paulaner Spezi has the best product! Tier list 1.Paulaner 2.Krombacher Spezi 3. Spezi 4. MezzoMix 5. Discouter Mix like Gut&Günstig cola Mix and others
Glad you like it. When it comes to medieval areas though, you haven't seen anything. Come to the Rheingau area and the Mittelrheintal. It's a UNESCO world heritage site along the Rhine river full of old castle ruins, some turned into hotels.
If you travel further east (and south) you have a better chance to also catch better weather. So visit Eastern Germany, Bavaria, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia...
James Bray in my crip. Happy to see you here. Guys, since some months its forbidden to drink the water from Elisenbrunnen. Its not clear anymore. So dont drink next time fellows.
I think Mezzo Mix and similar are actually a German thing. Even over in France you can't get it. Was nice seeing you visiting Aachen. I actually wasn't much in the "big cities" though, although coming from a town, which is pretty much right in between Aachen and Cologne. Speaking of which, you might want to visit one of the biggest digging places in the world. Check out "Tagebau Hambach", there are also visiting points with an overview of that gigantic hole. Due to that place I can pinpoint my hometown by about 5km, when googlemaps is so much zoomed out I can see the whole planet. ^^
If you like Aachen and Cologne, you might enjoy Quedlinburg as well. This small town has an amazing inner city, that's also UNESCO Weltkulturerbe (dunno how to translate that). This town is actually better known world wide than in Germany because of that. Where many Germans haven't heard of it, ask a Japanese and he'll most likely have heard of it. It's crazy. Quedlinburg does have a castle with a cathedrale/big church. It's got an amazing inner city with a lot of Fachwerkhaus. A large market place in front of the town hall, loads of smaller areas that are former trade areas for one craft etc. Some of the roads are tiny, like max 2 people passing each other. There's even a road called "Hölle" (hell). The houses in the inner city are mostly well taken care of. Maybe try to get on a tour with the Nachtwächter (night guardian). In contrast, there's also Plattenbau, buildings built during the time of the GDR for housing as many people as possible. Also, you can start a train journey through the Harz mountains. The Schmalspurbahn has a starting point there, as far as I know. It's tracks are different, more narrow. You might even are able to get on o coal powered train (like, a real old train, they're keeping them well maintained and run them on special occasions and also on a regular basis on certain routes - at least the last time I checked). The town's different from Cologne or Aachen. It's small. But also a beautiful little gem, that's also pretty open to the world due to a lot of tourism.
I'm absolutely stunned, that when at the fkn Aachener Dom, you didn't take five minutes to sit down at one the benches or the fountain and just take it in...although, maybe you did, in which case i apologize sincerely. I hope you did, mate...😉😘❤🍻
You really should look for a trip to the Mosel Region in germany. Many castles and medieval city cores. In Alken there is a very nice 'city' core and a castle with a funny story up the hills. ^^ Also it's not too far from Cologne and Aachen. Maybe liek 2 houres in a car. Also you get super nice views on all the wine fields.
Next time you're here, think of visiting the Ruhrgebiet👍🏽 there are a couple of citys so close together that you wont even notice when you go from one to another. You got all sorts of interesting stuff with for example the biggest Football Stadium in Germany (look for "Gelbe Wand"), the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. In Essen you got the "Zeche Zollverein" a Unesco World Culture Heritage where there used to be coal mining and processing. And there are a lot more. When you hear about the history and then visit it's completely insane because just 50 years ago it was dirty and grey due to the hightime of the coal mining in the area. Today there is almost no coal mining anymore and it became so green in the area that you can't even imagine it anymore. When you liked Aachen and Köln it's a great tip. It's always crazy to see how generally peaceful the area is when you see how many different peoples and cultures clash here🙏🏼
Heyo, really enjoying your videos and experiences! Here's a quick tip, when filming in Europe, set your camera settings to 50Hz instead of the US standard 60Hz. This way you'll avoid the weird flickering from our light sources 👌
So amazing top see u in my Hometown. The Döner Store where u war is the best in Town. They bake their own Bread and the salats are homemade too. Next time u should go into the "Pfalz" of the Dom. Its the oldest Part of the Building it is totaly amazing inside!
I live there ^^ It is a beautiful city. Köln has the larger Dom, but our's is more elegant. I fear you missed out on our famous local dish, though: Aachener Printen.
A tip for your next trip to Germany: I like your videos in general, but I especially celebrate your enthusiasm for historic architecture seen so far in your travels to Germany. Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen or Aachen are beautiful cities, but if you really want to see historic medieval city centers in Germany, there are a few tips that will definitely blow your mind. For example, Bamberg in northern Bavaria. And besides the medieval architecture, the beer there will completely blow you away, no matter what you've tried before.
I'm from Aachen, born and raised. This video makes me proud :D
Edit: 4:06 I have to correct him there: Aachen functioned as an imperial palatinate under Charlemagne as the capital of the Frankish Empire (It can be said that Aachen was the capital of Europe at that time) between 768 and 813. At the time of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, Aachen was a free imperial city from 1166 and accordingly enjoyed autonomy and various economic and political privileges within the Empire. Aachen was also called the Aachen Empire. Only with the occupation by Napoleon from 1792 Aachen lost this status.
Yep. Capital of the Frankish Empire. The Holy Roman Empire didn't even *have* a capital.
As another guy from Aachen - born and raised - i appriciate that correct comment as well as the whole video. Sometimes you have to see how people from other places react to what you are used to to really enjopy it 🤭
same, also born and raised, really nice for him to visit our hometown
Same for me
there was no 'Charlemagne' (stop usng this WRONG name - which was a much later localized french name which the english wrongly adapted). The name of the guy was Karl/Carl (or latin: Karolus Magnus/Carolus Magnus). And because of that ALL historical sources refer to 'Karl', the entire history (which was a mixture of Germanic law and Roman) can only understood by getting this. And if one gets this then it is also not surprising that from Italy (CarloMagno) to Spain (Carlo Magno, but also the name Carlos/Carla), all Germanic language spheres refer to Karl/Carl, also Slavic refer in different variations to a Karl or later Karl Lines (like 'Karluv most' for the Karlsbruecke/bridge in Prague) ... Charlemagne is a typicl result when people without knowledge just use English words without knowing that it is NOT always 'correct'. 'Charles' is also based on he original Karl (obviously) but in difference to many other historical localized names (likeTutanchamun) there are still Karls/Carls around till today and one also has the entire scripts/textsl, architectures connected to that.
Aachen is my hometown. I go through these streets every day and it became quite normal...nearly forgot how beautiful Aachen can be...thanks a lot man! :)
congrats on getting into Julien Bams Video
He still exist ? Wasnt that a guy from 1 years ago with just kidds as fans..i see
10 years ago *
I remember when you first started watching Julien's videos, where you barely understood the language.
Seeing you in the main channel video made me scream like a little fangirl. I am so incredibly proud of you.
Just to give you a perspective about the Aachen cathedral seen at 3:30 : The main door, the wolf's door is still the original bronze door from around 800.
When the founding fathers sailed to America with the Mayflower 400 years ago, that door was already in use for more than 800 years.
you should visit Heidelberg. It`s pretty much the only city in germany that did not get bombed. All of its original architecture is historical. Beautyful place...
And If he's there He should visit the Thingstätte
yep, come over I show you arround :)
Oh yes! I think he would love it there.
There is another one, its called Görlitz. But i am not sure it will be a good idea to visit it for him, consindering the political situation over there... Heidelberg is used to US citizens. ;)
Oh, what about towns like Quedlinburg or Wernigerode? Also old towns, no bombing. Awesome inner towns, especially Quedlinburg. (can't compare to Heidelberg, never been there, but I know a lot of Quedlinburg. Like, there's a house there still, that was build without iron nails. Just wood)
Your part in Der Mann I’m Mond Akt2 is ridiculous 😂😂
I knew you will be in this video 😅
Yes, loved your cameo! ❤️
It's so beautiful seeing someone so excited and in awe about something to me and most Germans so mundane, it really reminds you enjoy the beauty that surrounds you every day
I live in Aachen and I already met thomas from julien bam. A appreciate your visite here in my hood and I hope you had a great time! I'd advise you to try so called Streuselbrötchen. It was invented here. I follow your content since a longer time ago and it's stungig for me that you even visit the place where I live now! I mean also julien lives here but still. Greetings from alsdorf
Streuselbrötchen, Printen und Reisfladen are must-haves in Aachen. Also greetings from Alsdorf!
Love that you are part of "Mann im Mond"!😁🥰
Dude i love your reaction to my homecountry very much. It is quite humbeling to see somebody enjoy it so much.
if you are interrested in beatifull and historic important cities you are in Germany in the right place.
The sights are very diverse from north to south and east to west and they are all beatifull as hell!
Here are some beautiful Cities you should definitely see besides the 'typical" Places for a short visit in Germany :
Dresden (!!! definitely see Dresden if you have the chance to !!!), Leipzig, Würzburg, Bamberg, Hamburg, Lübeck, Heidelberg (yeah, I know... ), Rotenburg ob der Tauber, Potsdam, Weimar
Aachen or Aix is literally one of the most important city as it was the Capital of Charlemagne's Empire. The history of western and central Europe started here. Without the Court there and the library that Charles build, Europe probably would never started it educational and scientific flurish. Neither France nor Germany would exist in this form (and many other nations as well). Aachen remained a very important city throughout the entire existence of Holy Roman Empire until it end in 1806. Many of the old buildings were build on behalf of Charles and since he was such a crucial leader were always maintained well. Onto of all that Aachen has one of the best technical universities in Europe, that is part of the backbone of german engineering.
I was in Aachen a few weeks ago, it's a beautiful city. Congratulations on your appearance in "Mann im Mond". Now you are immortal! ❤
You really should come to Dresden next time. There are some more old buildings (in Barock style) and you could go to the Elbsandsteingebirge. I promise that this will really feel unreal to you.
but aren't those "old buildings" replika of the stuff that was bombed in ww2?
@@Dave1507youre right that most of the buildings have been rebuilt but they still look impressive
@@benzeh4907 Yeah, I wasn't debating the impressiveness, just the "oldness".
@@Dave1507some buildings were completely rebuilt. But some others like the Frauenkirche were rebuilt with the original material and incorporating the original structure.
The Frauenkirche is amazing, you can clearly see the difference between the completely burned and heavily cracked stone that survives together with the new sandstone that was used in the reconstruction. Also you can find a huge number of war memorials some active and some places that were intentionally not rebuilt.
Those places are amazing. Just got to be a little careful with the right wing demonstrations and counter demonstrations. They can and do get violent.
@@dadudeme rebuilt is rebuilt, no matter how you want to call it. And the dark brown blue tint in the east is what's keeping me here in friendly NRW.
Woo One thing I need to say:
In Aachen you can find beatifull clothes shops. Also I can't imagine that the city where you going is 20 minutes from me. Hope you will have a great time in Aachen👍🏾
I saw you walking next to the Dome. I hope you also went inside! greetings from Aachen.
Ich liebe deine Lache, sie ist so ansteckend 😊
As an Aachener myself, seeing this video feels like a trip xD
Exactly what i thought, too.
me too
It must be very unusual to see the historic buildings in Europe, when a 200 year old house is seen as old in the US.
I always enjoy watching your authentic impressions.
You preserved your inner child in a healthy way.
nice that you made to Aachen. I went to university in Aachen and now my son. I frequentlly do a little visit and enjoy the city. It's imho one of the nicest German cities. History, of course. But so much more. A quarter of the population in Aachen are students. Which makes it to one of the "youngest" cities in Germany. And it is an international city. You can simply walk to the Netherlands and Belgium. Hence there are no boarders in the EU, it doesn't matter where you do your shopping. Wanna go to Ikea? The closest Ikea is in the Netherlands. Want to visit a really nice dutch city? Mastricht, 45 minutes by publice transport, 30 minutes by car. It's right in the heart of western Europe. You here many languages in Aachen. The city got a great spirit. For more then two millenniums now.
No wonder there are always so many germans at the IKEA in Heerlen xD
Hi! You should have tried "Aachener Sauerbraten"! It's yummy! 😋
I hate the CZcams algorithm. I was actively watching your videos on my phone back then, but at some point I missed a few of your videos and about a year later (now) I see you on my new Phone😂 I haven't seen the video yet, I'm really excited. Greetings from Aachen-Brand❤️✌🏼
Soooo awesome that you are in Mann im Mond Akt 2. My gf and I literally got goosebumps, because of joy and beeing surprised:D
Back from the Moon, James? Damn, you swearing in Part 2 ... so unique.
0:21 - oh look, the notorious nonsensical "bonsai bridge of Aachen"! (there was an "extra 3" parody on their own kind of scandal reports, feat. Rezo)
That's all because one random guy from elsewhere started to react to the german CZcams scene. You even made it to Juliens' Hauptvideos. So many props for that :D
love your videos. reminds me of my time in germany. I am neutral in terms of the different cities, each has its charm. Cologne was more destroyed during the war compared to Aachen, but it is also one of the most chaotic cities I gave ever seen.... maybe it is a little comparable to Boston in terms of traffic jams and one way streets. Even though, the streets in Boston are different. Love to see more. Take care and enjoy life ❤
"There is no perfect ci.." SCHWÄBISCH HALL
It's so great that you have a cameo in Julien's Video!
never seen someone that facinated with germany^^ but nice to see , have fun!
I'm from Aachen and live 5-10 minutes away from the cathedral. It's really good that you enjoyed your time here. You need an apartment here in the future.
I love Cologne, but for me it feels better to live in a smaller city and Aachen is just beautiful.
I've never been to Aachen, but I see it's totally worth it.
Great to see you having a blast.
And great to know you met and furthermore are going to meet all these people you admired for so long and not only being able to spend time with them and get to know their life but even get to work with them at these projects you love so much.
Es ist toll, dass wir dir dabei zugucken dürfen.
Deine Sicht auf Deutschland ist spannend 😃👍
I'm jealous, you've had a tour in Aachen with Mark Forster !!! WOW XD
ayo this is my hometown, nice that you visited
You should also visit Monschau. It not far away from Aachen and will blow your mind!!!!!
I just saw u in Ju's new video 👍
If you were so excited by Aachen, you should defenitely visit Brussels in Belgium. The marketplace with the city hall and all the other buildings there … truly awesome! 🤩
This guy makes me appreciate the old ass buildings we have in Germany wich I always walk by as it’s were nothing
I walk these streets everyday and after a while you dont see the nice things anymore. I have to remind myself how beautiful it is.
I am from a town not very far away from Aachen called Mönchengladbach, about 1 hour away with the car. A good friend of mine live in Aachen, and I visit him sometimes. I can confirm that Aachen ist a very beautiful city. Btw. you should visit Aachen at Christmas time, because this city have a wonderful Christmas market.
I am so happy you like my hometown. I really love the city
I was happy to see you in his new epic video ❤️
Can’t wait to see you reacting to Der Mann im Mond Act 2
This is so cool that u were part of the video. Didnt expact that. ❤
Happy welcome to the Julien Bam universe!! Well done Bro!😃👍
Nice you visited my hometown. Would've liked to get you a beer. 😊
Meine Heimat , die wunderschöne Kaiserstadt Aachen....Schade das ich dich nicht gesehen habe
Hopefully Chapter II s‘coming soon❗️❗️❗️
Did you actually go in the Dom?
Where there is an amazing Byzantine interior
and the seat where Charlemagne sat
1200 years ago.
There is also the Cathedral treasury
with ancient gold treasures.
I'm so happy you visited my hometown!
„In the name of baby Jesus and the holy grail and all new-born kids of Atlantic Santy! WHAT THE FU-„
Love that quote 😂
I just love your genuine awe^^
you absolutely have to visit dresden, its even more beautiful/ has even more insane buildings
As someone living in Aachen, that Döner near the Nightlife club might be the best one in the city. I'm glad you enjoyed your time here :)
Finally the video of you seeing my hometown
Nice to finally see a video from your visit! Glad you're enjoying life. :D And your cameo in Mann im Mond is just hilarious!! Good good stuff
Aachen is an amazing city. Always loved to go there. Sadly this video doesn't show much. Hope u could see more of the city than that.
Lol... it's weird to see your hometown iin a james bray video 😂
Greetz from Aachen
Is that Deniz Döner? Great you enjoyed my hometown! One more great thing: Due to the fairly large University it has a lot of young people. Combine that with all the history - a great mix!
I really hope that you get to meet Jay and Arya some day! That would be really nice thing to be happen.
Hey julien bam act 2 Mann im mond 😅😅😅
You are welcome 🙏 anytime in Germany 🇩🇪 James
Amusing to watch as someone from Aachen. I know it's a nice place, but how amazed you were was very unexpected.
Ah yes, Aachen. Studied aerospace engineering there, great times!
I‘m from Germany, but I never realized that Aachen was that beautiful. I really need to visit.
After you posting that you cant post your vlog because of some privat reasons that you cant influence, it was clear for me that youre going to be part of Julien Bams video😂 Now this Aachen Vlog exposed you! Hopefully I am right, would be sick seeing you in this epic video ❤️
Your first Uludag, nice^^
But somehow I feel the Döner wasn't spicy enough xD
i can tell you one great place for seeing some old buildings and architecture, "Hann Münden" is a smaller city (maby 30-35k people) close to my hometown in the center of germany that mostly is made up of old "Fachwerkhäusern". if you dont really know people in the center of germany, you might wanna look at some pictures of it, i think its a beatiful little city :D
😊my babygirl (3) "oh der lacht aber schön" [oh his laugh is beautiful] Grüße aus der Nähe von Aachen ❤
Smelling the Finger after the hot water just broke me😂😂😂
you need to try Paulaner Spezi. its like mezzo mix (coke and fanta) but from the paulaner brewery. the most noteworthy cola and lemonade mixes are Paulaner Spezi, MezzoMix, Spezi(own company who holds the trade mark) and new on the market a cooperation between Spezi and Krombacher (Krombacher Spezi). there are also drinks from discounters but they are not that top tier like those four above. in my personal opinion Paulaner Spezi has the best product!
Tier list
1.Paulaner
2.Krombacher Spezi
3. Spezi
4. MezzoMix
5. Discouter Mix like Gut&Günstig cola Mix and others
Glad you like it. When it comes to medieval areas though, you haven't seen anything. Come to the Rheingau area and the Mittelrheintal. It's a UNESCO world heritage site along the Rhine river full of old castle ruins, some turned into hotels.
I moved to Aachen like 5 years ago - my partner is born and raised there :D
I fell in love with this city as much as I fell in love with my partner.
If you travel further east (and south) you have a better chance to also catch better weather. So visit Eastern Germany, Bavaria, Austria, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia...
Na Super!
Anstehende Videos werde mir wohl nicht mehr angezeigt, hab das jetzt hier nur durch Zufall entdeckt.😒
Next time you are in Germany (Berlin) visit the KitKatClub at a Saturday.
looks really great! Hope you enjoyed a lot! :-)
Haven`t you been inside of the Kathedral in Aachen? It`s very nice inside.
Nice to see Dan joined you.
The construction of Aachen Cathedral began around 1,000 years before the independence of the USA
James Bray in my crip. Happy to see you here.
Guys, since some months its forbidden to drink the water from Elisenbrunnen.
Its not clear anymore. So dont drink next time fellows.
Aachen, James - ever heard of "Karl der Große"?
This City, is his Heritage (kind of)
A super historical place, Aachen is😉
Go to WUPPERTAL!! You have to ride the Schwebebahn! 😃
im from aachen sady i missed you when you where there but i love to see you like my city
I think Mezzo Mix and similar are actually a German thing. Even over in France you can't get it. Was nice seeing you visiting Aachen. I actually wasn't much in the "big cities" though, although coming from a town, which is pretty much right in between Aachen and Cologne. Speaking of which, you might want to visit one of the biggest digging places in the world. Check out "Tagebau Hambach", there are also visiting points with an overview of that gigantic hole. Due to that place I can pinpoint my hometown by about 5km, when googlemaps is so much zoomed out I can see the whole planet. ^^
Actually a Bavarian thing
Spezi was invented shortly after ww2 in Augsburg at the Riegele brewery
I am from Aachen, its nice to See IT throw your eys
If you like Aachen and Cologne, you might enjoy Quedlinburg as well. This small town has an amazing inner city, that's also UNESCO Weltkulturerbe (dunno how to translate that). This town is actually better known world wide than in Germany because of that. Where many Germans haven't heard of it, ask a Japanese and he'll most likely have heard of it. It's crazy.
Quedlinburg does have a castle with a cathedrale/big church. It's got an amazing inner city with a lot of Fachwerkhaus. A large market place in front of the town hall, loads of smaller areas that are former trade areas for one craft etc. Some of the roads are tiny, like max 2 people passing each other. There's even a road called "Hölle" (hell). The houses in the inner city are mostly well taken care of. Maybe try to get on a tour with the Nachtwächter (night guardian).
In contrast, there's also Plattenbau, buildings built during the time of the GDR for housing as many people as possible.
Also, you can start a train journey through the Harz mountains. The Schmalspurbahn has a starting point there, as far as I know. It's tracks are different, more narrow. You might even are able to get on o coal powered train (like, a real old train, they're keeping them well maintained and run them on special occasions and also on a regular basis on certain routes - at least the last time I checked).
The town's different from Cologne or Aachen. It's small. But also a beautiful little gem, that's also pretty open to the world due to a lot of tourism.
Soest might be also worth a visit for you. The center of it is also nice and old. Also Paderborn might be very interesting for you.
It's kinda awesome to see you in Aachen. I follow you for so many years and now you've been in my hometown. It's crazy. Love from Aachen.
I'm absolutely stunned, that when at the fkn Aachener Dom, you didn't take five minutes to sit down at one the benches or the fountain and just take it in...although, maybe you did, in which case i apologize sincerely. I hope you did, mate...😉😘❤🍻
My Hometown.
Feels a bit weird seeing my home town here, I love it though😍also congrats on making it into Julien Bam's video
The Building behind your right shoulder at 6:15 is the oldest House in Aachen from the 1300s :)
You really should look for a trip to the Mosel Region in germany. Many castles and medieval city cores. In Alken there is a very nice 'city' core and a castle with a funny story up the hills. ^^ Also it's not too far from Cologne and Aachen. Maybe liek 2 houres in a car. Also you get super nice views on all the wine fields.
u should try Hamburg & Lübeck if your intrested in historical stuff ^^
Next time you're here, think of visiting the Ruhrgebiet👍🏽 there are a couple of citys so close together that you wont even notice when you go from one to another. You got all sorts of interesting stuff with for example the biggest Football Stadium in Germany (look for "Gelbe Wand"), the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. In Essen you got the "Zeche Zollverein" a Unesco World Culture Heritage where there used to be coal mining and processing. And there are a lot more.
When you hear about the history and then visit it's completely insane because just 50 years ago it was dirty and grey due to the hightime of the coal mining in the area.
Today there is almost no coal mining anymore and it became so green in the area that you can't even imagine it anymore.
When you liked Aachen and Köln it's a great tip. It's always crazy to see how generally peaceful the area is when you see how many different peoples and cultures clash here🙏🏼
Why should he Go top one of the most boring Landscapes and ugliest cities in Germany? OK, If he wants to see soccer or visit a fair or convention...
Heyo, really enjoying your videos and experiences! Here's a quick tip, when filming in Europe, set your camera settings to 50Hz instead of the US standard 60Hz. This way you'll avoid the weird flickering from our light sources 👌
So amazing top see u in my Hometown. The Döner Store where u war is the best in Town. They bake their own Bread and the salats are homemade too. Next time u should go into the "Pfalz" of the Dom. Its the oldest Part of the Building it is totaly amazing inside!
Weißt du, wie der Laden heißt? Danke!
I live there ^^ It is a beautiful city. Köln has the larger Dom, but our's is more elegant. I fear you missed out on our famous local dish, though: Aachener Printen.
Watch the video where he visits julien bam, there he tries those
Visit Regensburg! ther's a reason why the hole City core is a UNESCO world heritage (love youre Vid's)
I like your videos so much. I polish my english with you! 🤭
A tip for your next trip to Germany: I like your videos in general, but I especially celebrate your enthusiasm for historic architecture seen so far in your travels to Germany. Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen or Aachen are beautiful cities, but if you really want to see historic medieval city centers in Germany, there are a few tips that will definitely blow your mind. For example, Bamberg in northern Bavaria. And besides the medieval architecture, the beer there will completely blow you away, no matter what you've tried before.