Describing holiday photos
It's useful to be able to describe some of your holiday snaps when sharing photos with friends and family.
What would the following conversations sound like in German?
Question
- Lukas: Is that Paris?
- Helena: Yes, that was last October and we went on a city break to Paris. The weather was great for autumn.
Lukas: Ist das Paris?
Helena: Ja, das war letzten Oktober und wir haben eine Stadttour in Paris gemacht. Das Wetter war toll für Herbst.
Question
- Karl: Where did you go on holiday?
- Karin: Normally we like to go to Spain or Greece and have a beach holiday with family, but this picture was taken in Turkey in the summer.
Karl: Wohin bist du auf Urlaub gefahren?
Karin: Normalerweise fahren wir gern nach Spanien oder Griechenland und machen einen Strandurlaub mit der Familie. Aber dieses Foto war im Sommer in der Türkei.
Question
- Mia: Were you in Austria in this photo?
- Salik: No, that was Italy and we went skiing. You’re right though, normally we like to go skiing in Austria, however Italy was also nice.
Mia: Warst du in Österreich in diesem Foto?
Salik: Nein, das war Italien und wir haben einen Skiurlaub gemacht. Du hast aber Recht, normalerweise machen wir gerne Skiurlaub in Österreich, jedoch war Italien auch schön.
Did you know?
Schloss Neuschwanstein, near Füssen in Bavaria, is one of Germany's top tourist destinations. Its name translates literally as 'castle of the new swan on the stone/rock'.
The magnificent castle was commissioned in the 1800s by King Ludwig II of Bavaria, who is sometimes referred to as the Märchenkönig – the fairy tale king.
The hilltop fortress is visited by around 6,000 people a day during the summer and has been used in a number of well-known films.
In fact, Schloss Neuschwanstein inspired Walt Disney to create the famous Disney castle, as he thought it was the most perfect example of a fairytale castle he'd ever seen. Can you spot the similarities?
Ludwig’s passion was building castles, the most famous of which is ‘Schloss Neuschwanstein’ (This clip is from: BBC TWO Talk German)
