LEIPZIG - American Wife's First Time in EASTERN GERMANY! (Not what we Expected!) 

Let us know your thoughts of the area! Is this the best city to live in Germany? 😊💜

If Deana really likes to live near the water, you should‘ve checked out the western part of Leipzig (Plagwitz/Schleussig/Lindenau). The Clara-Zetkin-Park and the Auwald are very close too. So, you would combine the best of both worlds there - the greenish parks and the water but also great industrial buildings with nice lofts and apartments. Did you know, that Leipzig ranks after Hamburg and Berlin as the city with the most bridges in Germany. It has actually more than Venedig - even though the ones in Venedig are a bit more beautiful 😜 The lakes south of Leipzig are great too... Especially in summer. Compared with other German cities the rents in Leipzig are super cheap. The city is kinda „hip“ with loads and loaaads of students. It is also quite compressed and not so copious like Berlin for example. You can go everywhere by bike but the Tram system is really great as well. The city is currently booming. Most of the empty places you‘ve seen around the city centre (west of the main station, south of the new town hall, Bayerischer Bahnhof) are gonna be new living space/parks in not even 10 years. With around 600.000 people living in Leipzig it’s not too big but not too small either. If you need more shops or whatever, Berlin is 2 hours away, Dresden 1, Fankfurt around 3 hours by train. The city is soo energetic but if you want it can be super classic as well (the old trade fair arcades, ...). All in all a great city (at least for me 😜)

Leipzig is beautiful. Was there last year. Came from the u.s🇺🇸..

Leipzig is for sure a city worth living in. I went there 15 years ago, coming from Northrine Westfalia, and never left since.

Fun fact über den Hauptbahnhof: Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts konnten sich die sächsische und die preußische Staatsbahn nicht einigen, wer den Bahnhof errichten und betreiben soll - im Ergebnis baute jeder seinen eigenen Hauptbahnhof. Da es sich um zwei spiegelbildliche Gebäude handelt, hat jedes davon einen zentralen Zugang und Seitenschiffe, weswegen der zentrale Bereich des in den 20ger Jahren zusammengelegten Bahnhofs nichts zentrales hat. Das Gebäude, das nicht erkannt wurde, ist das Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts auf dem Gelände der ehemaligen Pleißeburg (eine am Ende heruntergekommenen Zwingburg der Markgrafen von Meißen) errichtete Neue Rathaus.

Grüße aus Leipzig

I'm an American retired educator and have lived in this extraordinary city for 23 years. The love for my second "heimat" grows daily. I consider myself extremely fortunate to be here. I might add that I also have a second flat in Dresden which I enjoy having very much for the last 10 years. When asked about my preference between the two cities, Dresden is stunningly beautiful, but the spirit, general vibe , and university influence of Leipzig is where I spend the majority of my time.

Leipzig has water. No big river of course, but there a some nice lakes, for example in the south and you have nice channels in the city. You even can go by boat (kayak or canoe) from the city to the lakes.

Another place in East Germany that you two could visit is Dresden and have a look at buildings like the Frauenkirche and the Zwinger. One food you have to trie when you are in Dresden is Dresdener Eierschecke (a really amazing cake).

five years ago i moved from berlin to leipzig and damn..i fell in love with this city.

Never been im Eastern Germany as well even though I am German. Defenetely have to visit Leipzig, it looks so nice!

Leipzig is my hometown and I miss it so much, it’s nice to see your video since I live in Texas

Beautiful city, I want to go back. Looks like you missed the Thomaskirche. It also has a big place in history, it is the home of the Thomanerchor, one of the oldest boy choirs in the world at over 800 years, and which was for over 25 years conducted by JS Bach himself, who composed most of his choral work for this choir. And also the Gewandhaus Orchestra. Both institutions super high on the prestige scale.

Als Leipziger kann man das Umland die Leipziger Seen-Platte nur empfehlen wenn man Wasser sucht :D

Freiburg is the most beautiful City in germany! You have everything, a river (also a tiny brook through the whole city), big mountains (blackforest), the best weather in Germany and really nice people. Freiburg is a Green Student City with a lot of different cultures. It’s definitely worth a visit 😊

I am enjoying these tour of the German cities and discovering their unique history, food and charm. Another beautiful place. Danke

Another great video, guys! Love your channel. As Americans seeking to move to Munich, your channel has helped me a lot to know what to expect! And you’re both entertaining and cute. Great job!!

07:56 It`s the New Town Hall. Highest Town Hall tower in Germany. ... The "lake" at the Völkerschlachtdenkmal symbolises the blood of the victims of the battle, which was the biggest battle in human history until WW1.

@Deana and Phil The building you said is beautiful was the New Town Hall. It was nice to see my home city in the video.

I loved my visit to Leipzig! Thanks for bringing the memories back!

Dankeschön das Ihr Leipzig besucht habt. Meine Heimat seit 10 Jahren. There is plenty of lakes around the city, you can go there by bike and have such beatiful places to go for a swim, taking a boat, rafting and more. :-)

You just visited my favorite city in Germany. I live in NRW since my birth, but I visit Leipzig on a regular term for 20 years now. There is something called WGT (Wave-Gotik-Treffen) which normally takes place there (this year it was cancelled because of the virus) and which is the reason why I go there once a year. I fell in love with the city, its people and the whole atmosphere there. It breathes history not only because of the GDR but also because of the many artists and writers who lived there. Ancient and modern bulidings come together for a unique melange you won't find anywhere else. When it comes to the Völkerschlachtdenkmal I recommend to also visit the Krypta next time which is a room in the basement. It actually looks like something from Lord of the Rings with its impressive architecture and huge statues and figurines. And there is much more to explore there. Leipzig has an area with several lakes where you can swim or ride a boat or cycle or go for a walk around them and I absolutely love the variety of restaurants and bars all over the city. We miss our Leipzig since we couldn't go there this year and look so much forward to it in 2021. The WGT is one thing, but we actually miss the city more than the festival, I swear... and that's what I say after experiencing both for 20 years.

I visited on wednesday last week for the first time the city of Leipzig. And I was amazed. You don't often find the mixture of small-town-feeling in a major city. The public parks near the central city and the many interesting museums I found were amazing, too. And then the Völkerschlachtdenkmal. One of the biggest memorials in Europe. The City of Leipzig is, as far as I know the east german bigger Cities (Dresden, Halle, Magdeburg, Potsdam, Erfurt, Berlin), my favourite right now. Many young people, all friendly, musicians in the pedestrian zone, many Cafes and Restaurants. Do you have a favourite right now? How about Hannover? One of the greenest cities in Europe. And it is not as boring as many people say.

Welcome to my City. Here studied Bach, Kästner and Goethe :)

New subscriber here. Tnx for this vids, now I know a bit of my german friend from there in Leipzig city life.

Loving the tour of Germany - I know you want to find a place to live but hope you visit another 10 or 20 cities first /grin. The food all looks amazing - I'm gaining weight just from watching!

I lived (was stationed) in the little town of Hessisch-Oldendorf back in 1980-1982. My youngest son was born in Rinteln. Thank you for sharing the videos!

Hey Guys! You should visit Dresden. It's a wonderful and amazingly beautiful city, full of history, art, nice people beautiful landscapes and streets full of life. I visited Dresden almost a year ago and I fell in love with it. You should definitely go.

My sister's student abroad guest was from Liepzig, Paul. He gave us many memories, he and his brother experienced a proper Thanksgiving from Maryland. HE LOVED everything...One fun fact, Paul did not know the difference between laundry detergent and fabric softener.

For me, Leipzig is definitely the best City in Germany.

I live in Braunschweig, been for business for few months in many cities in Germany, before I settled somewhere with my family (München, Ulm, Hamburg, Osnabrück, Stuttgart), but Braunschweig I would not change for anything. It's not so big like Hamburg, Hannover or Leipzig,, but big enough to have everything man can have in a big city. It's a city with all advantages of one industrial urban area, but with a lot of green areas, very nice and quiet and fantastic history. It is actually one of the oldest and most influentual cities in the whole Germany. It is also the city with most percentage young people in the whole Germany. Flat and house prices are higher than in a village, of course, not too cheap, but not so much in compare to Munchen, Frankfurt or Hamburg. Der Löwenstadt👍

Cool, dass ihr in Leipzig wart. Finde die Stadt großartig. Tolles Video👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

If you like animals you definitely need to go to Leipzig again and visit the zoo! One of the most amazing zoos ever with the most fabulous tropical house!

What a nice town. Like the classic architecture, wow the food.

Tks so much guys for ''take '' me back ...I visited Leipzig 1974 1977 and 1978...was during DDR...we also were from Romania...but I have suh good memories...and I am te.ling you the food was very good....And still have DDR staff...😀😀...some are here ,in Canada!!!...great quality

I think Leipzig is really great place to live :D very close to lakes with nice water, plenty of great parks that you can barbeque and it is clean, not in all germany you can do it. Really nice parts of city for food, and party, plagwitz and Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, eisenbahnstr for food and other things, when you need it :) More for alternativ people connewitz. I think is safe and communication is great. You have sban that connected everything and with a bike is also like everywhere 30 min. Most important the apartments are crazy cheap compare to other cities. You maybe earn a little less compare to berlin or west, but city is great place to live.

so nice that you where here! Would have loved to meet you guys. hope you had a nice time xx

Saxony has one of the lowest Coronavirus infection rates in Germany. Therefore the rules are less strict. In restaurants you're not obliged to wear a mask, neither indoors nor outdoors.

That is awesome friends LIBRAS are awesome , I love and enjoy your videos, greetings from Los Angeles ca 🇺🇸 keep up the good work

I live very close to Leipzig and I can tell u guys it is an amazing city. It is one of the most booming cities in Germany and u have so much possibilities what you can do there. So thumps up for Leipzig 👍🏼😊

Wow! The inside of that church was gorgeous.

Please visit Rostock or Schwerin. Both look nice and would like to see more of them, not just what google wants to show me. Leipzig looks beautiful! Wish I could live there. Thank you, be safe!

There are so many beautiful towns in Eastern Germany. My personal favorites are Weimar and Erfurt and - like someone in the comments already said - the historic towns along the Baltic coast: Greifswald, Stralsund, Rostock, Wismar, and Luebeck (which is in former West Germany right at the former border between East and West). These are smaller towns, but some of them are quite lively, thanks to universities and/or tourism. Whenever I am in Thuringia, I pick dishes that come with Thuringian potato dumplings (thüringische Klöße). Love them.

My grandpa was from eastern Germany I would like to visit hello from Houston, TX :)

i went to leipzig two times and i love it so much❤️

Next time take a look at Erfurt in Thuringia! I love it there.

Yeah, my hometown. :D

I'd recommend Leipzig any time! Been living here for the past ten years and apart from being one of the most affordable large cities in Germany, it just never gets boring. Oh, and concerning Deana missing water - there's not an actual water front, but a ton of really large lakes just south of the city. Just come again and bring some more time! ;)

Leipzig is a city with an big University. So you can see much stundents from everywhere.

There are lots of big lakes in leipzig and lots of rivers and they have an amusement park called belantis which is big has some huge rollercoasters around 30 minutes by car but a good workout to go to the lakes and to the amusement park by bike

Leipzig has water, the Pleiße flows through the center, the Weiße Elster and the Elsterflutbecken in the west and around Leipzig there are so many Lakes.

Deana‘s face when she was eating the „Torte“ ! 😘Priceless

Awww loved this vid. My Mom is from Leipzig. I barely remember visiting I was so young. Very cool to see. Thanks!

Thanks for checking out Leipzig, I've worked there for the last 13 years and i like it very much. Lots of culture, especially great concert locations (i'm a Metalhead). Also very green, lots of water around it, great infrastructure, etc. You mentioned not hearing Saxon accents. Well, for this you need to visit Dresden, there you absolutely cannot escape the real Saxon accent :-)

I recommend to try ‘Kohlrouladen’ made of Savoy cabbage instead of regular cabbage. They taste way better!

7:55 that's the New Townhall (Neues Rathaus) and 0:50 that's the Old Townhall (Altes Rathaus)

Hi Deana and Phil im from Leipzig. You`re Awesome. You walked sooooo much around. Look like both of you walked your Feets totally off. Leipzig is since the 2000 one of the Fast Growing City`s in Eastern Germany now. From 2000 we were only 500.000 inhabitants, now 600.000 like you said...its still growth. Kohlrollanden, never try from the Supermarket...pls cook it from you own...all the Can/Glass bottled Stuff are not worth it buy, and don`t taste good at all. What you`ve not Visited...the big Lakes in the South of L.E. (L.A.) ; )))) the Cospudener See is very big and ALL Leipzig People are go there to the BEACH xD Wish you`ve had seen in, but totally clear that would be too much on one Day. So have an nice Summer o/

Loving every video you guys are putting out! This series is helping me decide where I should live if I move after finishing Uni here in Canada :) Thank you and keep up the great videos!

I love Leipzig. Visit that city every year (for the Wave Gotik Treffen) - it's one of the most beautiful cities for me. If you like water, maybe try Koblenz, it's seated between two major rivers, Rhein and Mosel and has some pretty nice parts too.

... dann könnte Euch auch Erfurt gefallen, ab Leinefelde stündlich auch per Bahn in knapp einer Stunde mit dem Thüringen-Ticket☝️😉

Guys, the building at @07:59 = "Neues Rathaus" (new town hall).

Die schönsten Städte, für mich persönlich, liegen an der Ostsee...wie zb Lübeck, Rostock oder Greifswald. Sie sind zwar nicht besonders groß, bieten aber eine sehenswerte Innenstadt, diverse Sehenswürdigkeiten und das Wichtigste, Zugang zum Meer...ideal für den Sommer.

Hi Deana and Phil, it's funny I've been there as well in September. Woud have been really nice to meet you guys on the street. You should have visited the Zoo. It was incredible. However I was a little disappointed by the Völkerschlachtsmuseum from inside and the little Napoleon Museum next to it. However the size of that building is impressive. In the park next to it is a crematorium with an old cemetary. Sounds weird - but it's really pretty and calm there. The sound in the Thomas Kirche was really great too. I was lucky been there during a choir practice.

Maybe it would be nice for you to visit Hamburg as one of the next Citys!☺️I do also think it is very nice that you spoke about those stereotypes that western and eastern germans do have about each other. In my opinion we should all be a little bit more open towards each other and see us as „one germany“,we all belong to the same country.(: sry if my english isn‘t perfect

Hi, I'm living in Munich right now (German) but grew up in Southamerica . My wife is peruvian. You guys are super nice. Hope to see more videos of you. Please more of USA. I want to leave Germany and stay in Florida or Spain. Keep those videos coming. USA rocks!

Dresden (Stadtteil: Neustadt) könnte etwas für euch sein. Für mich der perfekte Mix aus Szene, Kultur und Natur (inklusive Fluss für Deana). Wenn man genug von der Stadt hat fährt man mit der S-Bahn in nicht mal 60 Minuten in die Sächsische Schweiz mit ihren imposanten Felsformationen. Drück euch die Daumen, dass ihr den richtigen Ort für euch findet. LG

What a beautiful city. I haven't been to Leipzig, so this was a treat. Thank you for providing a great tour. Those cabbage rolls looked awesome! So far I like the cities am Rhein best of all.

If you move to Leipzig, definitely let me know. I’d love to host you and show you my hood. ;) Leipzig is cheap in general. We pay 770€ für 93 sqm

I've been to Liepzig, visited the Kult store. They had beautiful bilbed flowers like tulips, daffodils, grape hyacinths...

You guys tried talking about history and missed out so much! What about Auerbachs Keller and Goethe?. And The Nikolaikirche is famous for 1989? What about Martin Luther or Johan Sebastian Bach??? ...

Thuringian sausage is probably the best in Germany. My cousin and his wife lived on the border in Hesse, they would go into Thuringia and get sausage and meat sometimes because of the quality. Their Putzfrau was Thuringian, she worked for them before reunification, already and came once a week to clean for 20 yrs until her husband retired then she quit, too.

Meine city, meine Uni, OMG! :D It's the perfect mix of historical and modern.

Deana and Phil - I watched this video tonight (i'm in US). I LOVE Leipzig. Just so you know, The Nikolaikirche was a favorite venue of J, S. Bach, the Cantor at the Thomas Church until his death in 1750. Also, the city you saw was not there when I visited in 1993. The Leipzig citizens have worked hard to restore what was a dilapidated and run down city. Bums and gypsies were in the square in front of the Gewandhausin 1993. I consider Germany my home-land, even as a proud American. Thank you for taking me back to the places I have visited each time I go!! Vielen Dank, meine Freunden!!

it is incomprehensible to me why masks are no longer worn. People think the pandemic is over. But I also see that here in Hamburg. Stay healthy

If Deana likes water go to Stade. It's a small city, the centre is almost entirely surrounded by water, it has an old harbour and it's only a few kilometres away from the Elbe.

morgen früh ab 5Uhr werde ich auch in Leipzig sein ^^ es ist eine schöne Stadt/tomorrow morning at 5am I will also be in Leipzig ^^ it is a beautiful city

Greetings from Calgary, Alberta, Canada! HANNOVER is my favourite city overall in wonderful Germany! Lots of green space, beautiful architecture, lots to see and do, but not so well known to tourists (as is North Germany in general). Tschuss, bis bald!

Leipzig is a nice City. You should go there at Pfingsten and next time I recommend the Ratskeller for Diner. Or if you are there when they have Brunch Go to the Brunch.

Hello from Leipzig.... 😀 Great video..... Dresden is as well a beautiful city which I can highly recommend... BTW. 7:58 it is the new townhall

Check out Minden in North Rhine-Westphalia. Don't miss a boat trip on the Weser. Make sure to take the trip using the Locks to get to the Mittelland Canal. The Canal goes over the Weser river. A beautiful drive through the windmuehle strasse just outside of Minden is worth the drive.

"Krautroulade"/"Kohlroulade" is a very widely spread dish in Europe. Its origin is said to be the Byzantine Empire. I wonder why this version is specifically Saxon.

The Musikviertel is one of the most expensive districts of Leipzig. So I think the best choice for you is the Südvorstadt near the Karl Liebknecht Straße "Karli" :)

Leipzig is beautiful! I love the zoo🥰 Greetings from Hamburg!🥳 For me Hamburg is the most beautiful city🙃

I love the city my husband was born there and u are never tired of the amazing places you can find, so much history, music, their culture, arquitecture, the food, I enjoy every part of East Germany, im Mexican and my husband German living in the countryside of Kletzen, Krostitz, thank you for share this beautiful city, I love your videos, Viel Glück, Tschüss ❤️❤️❤️

Leipzig ist definitiv sehr lebenswert. Ich wohne hier schon seit 10 Jahren und fühl mich richtig wohl.

I never been to Germany but Austria yes, we did, It look like Germany from the way you guys describes is a beautiful country too.

Beautiful, but we need more cake footage.

The building you did'nt know is our "New Town hall". You saw the old one on the marcetplace.

I think Dresden is also a beautiful city in the east of Germany. The history with August the strong is very interesting and there are beautiful sights like the church of our Lady (Frauenkirche), which was destroyed during the world War 2 and rebuild later. Greetings from a Dresdnerin

Hallo Denana und Phil Ich bin eher zufällig auf eurer Seite gelandet hatte schon viel Spaß euch beim erkunden Deutscher und Amerikanischer unterschiede zuzusehen ! Und euer Beitrag über Leipzig echt klasse !!! Ich komme aus Leipzig und lebe hier und ihr habt es genau getroffen wie die Stimmung ist und was man bei einem kurzen Besuch in der Stadt gesehen haben sollte. Toll und weiter so !!!!!

Deana, ich kann dich verstehen. Kohlroulade mit Kartoffelbrei, da lasse ich jedes 3 Sterne Menue für stehen. Liebe Grüße, Waldhessen Outdoor (der vom Achtermann)

Nice to see the Völkerschlachtsdenkmal. Very impressive inside and very narrow and steep staircases to go to the top. If you like cities with water, go to Lübeck. There is a lot of marzipan as well 😉 Stay well.

I just wanna jump up and down because Deana loves Rouladen as much as me! 😋 My mother-in-law makes it every second or third Saturday. We eat at her place on Saturday when we’re in Berlin. I’ve tried to make Rouladen in the states but can’t find everything I need unless I flat out import. 😢ps my husband grew up in the DDR

The building at 7.55 is the Neue Rathaus. There's an excellent cantina in there on the 2nd floor that's open to the public for lunch. It's amazing home-cooked food for very reasonable prices. Biking is the best way to get around in the city, there's bike paths everywhere so it's safe and convinient. Love L.E., sadly the rent prices have completely gone out of control over the last few years.

Ich war vor 4 Jahren 🤔in Leipzig . Unser Jahresurlaub im Sommer dort verbracht. Echt ne schöne Stadt. Nette Leute , gutes Essen. Einiges an Sehenswürdigkeiten. War nicht das letzte Mal ,dass dort Gast bin. Hatte Sachsen , Aufgrund der extrem niedrigen Fallzahlen, die Maskenpflicht stark reduziert. Man selbst sollte aber so Klug sein, Maske zu tragen. Achso ,, Sächsisch ist einer der schönsten Dialekte , meiner Meinung. Alles so verniedlichtend. Ich persönlich mag Fränkisch und Bayrisch net so🙄

I was there last October and one day wasn’t enough. It’s a very beautiful city. On my walk back to the train station I passed a TV crew shooting some police show. I flashed my Screen Actors Guild at an assistant director but she wasn’t impressed. I did my bit as a pushy American. And, oh yeah, I continue to love your videos. I want one in Hamburg!

You should visit Augsburg! What a beautiful City! You should give it a chance! Close to the Alps, close to the federal capital of Munich, close to the borders with Austria, lots to see and do a lot! Augsburg would be the city for you with the appropriate character! :) Greetings from the wonderful Augsburg :)

Leipzig is so gorgeous and I know a lot of the locations you show. I am very glad that you also love the city. Greats from Berlin. But there are lots of rivers and canals

I think this is the best city to live in in Germany. Speaking from first hand experience

The big fancy building you did find while leaving to the south is the "Neues Rathaus" ("New Townhall") which is still a townhall today. It is build on top of the castle that once stood there and dates from around 1900 I believe. (I'm born in Leipzig and grew up there.) Great video, good tour for a one day visit! :)