Scoff apple strudel and pretzels and taste test your way through the 14, 000 schnapps distilleries.

BBC: The classic Bavarian road trip

If sipping on imported beers is more to your taste, Der Lindenbaum offers 30 different German beers to enjoy before nibbling the homemade apple strudel and Black Forest cake.

BBC: A German enclave in central Texas

And just as the past started to fade and it seemed as if this place was a far cry from the old-world apple strudel feel of the former West, I overheard a conversation.

BBC: A tale of two Berlins

The secrets of Viennese signature apple strudel and chocolate cake Sacher are well-known among Lviv pastry chefs but syrnyk, a moist pie made from fresh cottage cheese, is a local specialty that many guests to the city take back home.

BBC: Tracing the coffee house revolution to its Ukrainian roots