Nordstrasse 7, Dusseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, 40477, Germany
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I have another question. Does German Train Pass cover every trains in German?
Can I take U or S bahn train by German train pass?
Please let me know if anybody knows.
Thank you.
James
The U-Bahn is the subway (I remember it easier by thinking "U for underground" like a metro). Your German rail pass is not valid on this. However, your German rail pass IS valid on the S-Bahn, which are the local trains (which run above ground).
A German Rail Pass covers:
- all DB (German Rail) trains (this includes the S-Bahn trains)
- all local trains run by private companies where the DB tariff is valid
- KD boats on Rhine and Moselle (http://www.k-d.com)
U-Bahn trains are not covered as explained above.
Also not covered are some in first place touristic trains. E.g. the Zugspitzbahn (cogwheel train up to the Zugspitze) or the Harzbahn (Harz narrow gauge steam train network)
http://www.zugspitze.de/zugspitze/rundreise_en.php
http://www.hsb-wr.de/hsb_barrierefrei/barrierefrei/pages/hsb/hsb_e.htm
But 99,xx % of the trains are covered. Most tourists won't ever even see a not covered train.
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U-Bahn (the "U" stand for Untergrund = underground). But that does not mean the U-Bahn runs always underground. Mainly outside the city centres rather not. And on the other side many S-Bahn trains run underground in the city centres.
U-Bahn, Tram and local buses are part of local transport systems. These usually have their own passes and tickets and are not covered by the German train pass.
Still the train pass is a decent deal, if you move around a lot. TIP:It can be cheaper to buy a local train ticket than paying for another day for your pass. Know how much a day on your pass costs you and then compare this to the price of the ticket. Decide then whether it is worth using the pass.
Also schedule the first and last day of validity accordingly if you intend to stay in a larger city. If you intend to stay (for example) 5 days in Berlin, stay there before or after your pass ends.
Steve and Susan came over to stay with me for a long weekend and it was soooo much fun. I (tried to) show them around and even though Steve was always complaining about my driving and my sense of directions and I never had the chance to use my own computer I had a fantastic time!
Düsseldorf has a new "light masterplan". The goal is to light the axis of the city in a very arty way. In Hofgarten (near the Goethe Museum) you find these light benches. A great sight and photo opportunity at night!!!
German breakfasts are a bit legendary with me. I often get an SMS from Sabs saying "just having breakfast..." and it's like 1pm. At home, breakfast ends at 10:30 but here you can get it till 3 or even 5! To try out this great tradition, we went to Ab der Fisch one morning. So much to choose from... in the end I went for eggs parmesan - two fried eggs on a bed of rocket leaves and covered in grated parmesan. Susan took the "sweet breakfast" which was a variety of breads with honey, jam, nutella... Sabs took a kind of fruit salad with Quark. All very nice indeed.
The palace (main wing or corps de logis) has only two floors from outside BUT 4 floors from inside.
Although the castle was built as a fun- and hunting palace it was hardly used by his owner.
Nowadays it is used by the land-government to receive VIP-guests like Queen Elisabeth (1965) and Michail Gorbatschow (1988).
On the upper floor of the left wing there are still some residential-flats run by the town. The rent is said to be even cheaper than flats in bad quarters. The right wing accomodated a boy's grammar school until 1982. The girl's grammar school, which I attended, is in reach.
The parc is very beautiful. Don't miss the Orangerie, the place of the previous castle. In the afternoon you can watch Ballet-girls during their lessons. The public librairy is a good place to warm up and to read newspapers free of charge.
For good shots a visit in the morning (AM) or latest at lunchtime is required.
Entrance fee for the palace-building: 4 Euro, Guidance inclusive. Guidance can only partially be held in English. If you ask questions in English, however, you will get a propper reply. Closed on Mondays.
You reach the river Rhine by keeping right (go west) in the parc.
If the tour makes you hungry or thirsty go back to the palace, keep right in direction to the train station. You will pass the suburban shopping street with a market square. You will find butchers (Metzgerei) providing lunch-dishes. Close to the end of the street (Citibank) there is a Budget-restaurant serving local and mixed menues.
Built in 1969, the Rheinkniebrücke is the bridge that crosses the Rhein from the city centre near the government buildings (Landtag NRW) to Fest-weise.
The website has all the technical data which is all in German.
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