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History - World War II Berlin
24 Reviews Admiring its architecture. Visiting Treptower Park used to be a must for all Soviet citizens - this is what the hosts told us. We were taken to the memorial dedicated to the Soviet soldiers and...
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Marienplatz Munich
31 Reviews The most authentic thing I did in Munich was a beer tour. A guide takes a group of about 12 people to many very Bavarian pubs (Beer garden) and you get a drink for free. My tour was the "size matters...
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Römer Frankfurt am Main
21 Reviews Historical building, "Römer" 3 former patrician houses (from the 14th century) -with their gothic, triple-gabled front- form the striking facade of the so called "Römer" -the symbol of the city of...
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The Port Hamburg
28 Reviews Hamburg is famous for its harbour, but most people think of big containerships. Of course, they dominate the sea trade business, but there are also passengers ships coming into Hamburg. Around 60...
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Old Town/Altstadt Düsseldorf
15 Reviews An old bicycle underneath a gas lamppost - what a cliche subject for a photograph! Every American who has ever travelled to Europe has taken this picture! But a stroll through Altstadt will make...
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Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) Cologne
46 Reviews Because of the age and size of the Cathedral, it is pretty much under perpetual renovation. At any given time, you will most likely see scaffolding in some sections where renovation work is being...
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City Centre Stuttgart
9 Reviews Have a ride by the city trains (S-Bahn) that travel every five or ten minutes about the city. You can reach city's most remore places in no time by S-Bahn if you have a map with you. You can call...
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Altstadt (Old Town) Dresden
14 Reviews Dresden was known as the Florence of the North or the Venice of the River Elbe even before the allied bombings at the end of World War II destroyed most of this once magnificent Baroque city. Thus,...
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Castle/Schloss Heidelberg
54 Reviews Located on the north side of the courtyard, FRIEDRICHSBAU owes its existence to Elector Friedrich IV (1553-1610) and his master builder Johannes Schoch. Construction began in 1601 and completed in...
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Expo 2000 Hannover
66 Reviews unfortunately I don't remember at which pavilion I took this picture :-( Maybe at the pavilion of Indonesia??? If anyone out there knows or has an idea whose pavilion this is / could be, then please...
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Rhine Cruise Koblenz
10 Reviews Background While spending a few days in Cologne, we decided to take a cruise down the Rhine River. Having read many tour books, not having yet been a member of VT, we decided to depart from Cologne...
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Facts / General Information Leipzig
12 Reviews The Tourist Information of Leipzig is very helpful. First of all its location, right opposite the main train station will make your plans easier because they will give you a free map and all the basic...
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Rhine River Mainz
7 Reviews We took a tour boat up the Rhine River from Koblenz to Mainz. Although the scenery was, of course, beautiful, when you go upstream, there's a long time between castles. It took us 8 hours - if memory...
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Reichstag Berlin
35 Reviews The Parlament from Germany it is next to Brandenburg gate. It is very impressive the big glass dome on top where you can enjoy a great view of Berlin (in a good weather day!) Always queues, so we did...
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Oktoberfest Munich
50 Reviews Oktoberfest is a huge massive fair, the area is really big with wide space between the different brewerys's tent. Still, during the weekend you have to expect a big crowd. We were there during the...
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Sachsenhausen Frankfurt am Main
5 Reviews The standard tour for newly assigned people was Alte Sachsenhausen, which is a pedestrian zone consisting of cobblestone streets and a variety of bars. My favorite was Spritzhaus, which literally...
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Useful Information Hamburg
19 Reviews Losing my wallet and U.S. passport! The ultimate nightmare but do not despair: There are NO longer any emergency passport services for U.S. citizens in Hamburg. It is helpful to have a copy of...
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Rhine/Rhein Düsseldorf
14 Reviews Take a walk along the Rhein if the wheather is nice and sunny, it is a great way to feel this city. If you get tired find a bench and watch passing pedestrians, the passig by boats and ships. A really...
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Old Town/Altstadt Cologne
16 Reviews The old core of the town, called Altstadt, is undoubtelly the most charming part of the town. It is situated along the bank of the river Rhein and in the close vicinity of the Dom. The Altstadt is...
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Castles Stuttgart
4 Reviews visit the various castles in and around the city. The new palace for example: it reflects a lot of French influence. Today, in the central building, it houses the rooms for the representatives of the...
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Links & Maps Dresden
7 Reviews The Altstadt has the best known attractions, like: -Zwinger -Green Vault -Frauenkirche -Semper Oper -Royal Mews -Fürstenzug -Royal Palace -Cathedral -Kreuzkirche -Altmarkt Square -Brühl...
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Old Town/Altstadt Heidelberg
21 Reviews Old town is quite small and an easy way to see the city is by walking. We decided to start our walk up to Heidelberg Castle, then make our way back down to old town. The Christmas Market was in full...
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Cebit and the fairground Hannover
10 Reviews The first fair was oppened in 1947, just after the WW2. The fair has been named as "Export Fair" ,and after few years developed into Hannover Fair (Messe). Now it is the biggest exhibition (together...
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Deutsches Eck Koblenz
5 Reviews I took advantage of the Eck, and proposed this week at the corner of Mother Mosel and Father Rhein, this is a very beautiful area! Make sure you go to the top of the statue and marvel at the beauty of...
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Monuments / Sights Leipzig
5 Reviews Sorry for the picture, my friend was more important than those funny creatures by contemporary sculptor Bernd Göbel. These figures reflect types of the East German society. My friend is...
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Truly the equipments on this clinic are super modern!I was very happy to check the top of the Dental service in a Civilized Country like Germany!All those laser apparatus and computers; it's not that we could not have it for example in Syria!But it's luxury!And you really have to be a wealthy Doc. to allow yourself buying such stuffs!
Well my General association of Alzey is connected with Dr.Burger's awesome clinic!Without it I could never discover the Beauty of this sweet little town!This Clinic is located in the center of the town!So once you need a dental help in Alzey!I assure you that it's best you'll have!Even better than many other clinics in big German City’s!
Civilization, Organization, Punctuality, Hard working...all those are impression tourist can easy make about Germany and German people once he arrives! Koln's Beautiful Cathedral!I'm really still testing the same strong feelings each time I remember it!
Many of the small shops of Deutschland have a large selection of small wooden handicrafts for home decorations. They're what we, in the US, like to call "knick knacks".A lot of these are themed towards Christmas, so it's a great opportunity to pick up a bunch of cute little Christmas decorations for increasing the holiday spirit around your home come December. Shopping in the tiny villages almost always yields something of interest. You can spend an afternoon doing this, and you won't deplete your wallet. And, these are great little keepsakes to take home to your friends who weren't fortunate enough to be visiting Germany. Lucky you!
Probably one of my favourite experiences in Germany was my Rhine cruise. For most people such a journey means traveling by boat from the town of Bingen down river to the city of Koblenz. It is much more practical to take the route in this direction as because the Rhine has a strong current, a trip in the opposite direction is more time consuming. Knowing this in advance, I took the train from Koblenz, where I was staying, a picked up the boat in Bingen(a mildly interesting town). The cruise from Bingen to Koblenz takes about three hours. This journey is made through the stunning Rhine gorge. A guide on my boat gave out information on each sight in English as we passed them along the river. The scenery along the wooded gorge is fantastic. You pass picturesque little towns on the river banks and awesome castles that sit high on the slopes of the gorge. It is possible to hop of the boat at...
Lindau is a superb base for those wishing to tour the region around the Bodensee. The town itself sits on a small island just of the shoreline of the Bodensee. It is connected to the mainland by a causeway by which trains and buses reach the island.The town has numerous sights that are worth visiting such as the Mangturn, the Altes Rathaus (the old town hall) and the regional museum. I highly recommend that if you visit Lindau that you book your hotel room in advance. I managed to get the last room available in town by way of the tourist office. The harbour is a great place to stroll around and relax while watching the cruise ships stream in and out.
Who cares if you don't have an American Express Platinum Card, when you have a Student ID? In you can get more out of a valid Student ID than you can with an AMEX card. Provided you're under 26 years of age, you can get all kinds of discounts with this card, including entrance fees to all sights that charge admission, cheap university lodging, and most of all super discounts on train travel! You can even get discounts on some concerts, and cover charges in night clubs. Reading some of the some of the city magazines. It used to be in some major cities, like Frankfurt, you could not only get in to clubs cheaper on certain days as students, you also got a discount on drinks!
Outside of Germany, German Wine is underrated because most of the better quality wines never exit the country. Sipping a glass of Liebfraumilch from your supermarket and thinking that this is one of Germany's wines is comparable to thinking that McDonald's is haute cuisine. Germany has an large variety of wine (not just from grapes, either) in dozens of areas, and you would need about a year to go from place to place just to try the better tasting ones. Visiting a winery is worthwhile. Not only can you buy a quality wine you won't get in a German supermarket, you will get a better price, too. In a winery near Worms, I once bought Eiswein and got it for 80% savings over wine dealer prices. You can buy wine cheaper directly in the wineries, because there's no middleman!
In recent years, the tourist industry has started to specialise for family vacations, since German families with young children are looking for 4 things:a) In Germany, if possible b) Special activities & babysitting for kidsc) Low costd) During school vacation (holidays)So now there are a number of resorts available for families, including Farm Stays, Kids Camp, and Sport Camps. Out in the country the Germans understand that kids like to run, jump, scream and play, and the "Bauernferienhof" is a paradise for kids.They are especially oriented towards family vacations, and have special activities for childrens, such as caring for farm animals, pony riding, hay-wagon rides, barbeques, arts and crafts and other activities.
Bathing in Germany has been popular ever since the Romans were here. Germany can boast of 363 "Kurorten" or towns where you can take a wellness vacation. In fact, the Romans brought the wellness or "cure" concept to Germany. The multitude of wellness applications available is astounding. They have everything from bathing in special mineral water, to mud packs, moore torf packs, sitting in drafty caves, high altitude resorts, seaside resorts, fresh air resorts, hay-packing, Bach flower treatment, and Kneipp cures, just to name a few. Visiting a saline silo, or a "Salinen" or a "Gradierwerk". This is a wooden scaffolding built about 4-5 meters high, with roofing over the top of it. There is a walk platform around the scaffolding. The scaffolding is filled with thousands of birch branches and mineral water is pumped in a trickle-down fashion through the birch branches. This leaves a...
Circus - The Hostel Berlin
7 Reviews and 710 Opinions Having previously stayed in the Central and Western Ku'Dam area I decided on my 3rd visit to stay in...
Kempinski Hotel Airport Munchen Munich
7 Reviews and 482 Opinions I stayed here one night when my flight was cancelled due to technical reasons. This hotel is a high...
Hotel Domstern Cologne
4 Reviews and 245 Opinions We stayed at the Hotel Domstern for two nights, based on online reviews. Always a bit hesitant when...
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Q: Is May a good time to travel down the rhine river? What is the best and most scenic stretch to travel along? How would you...
A: I would look at www.d-k.de. website. They have Great Boat Trips starting at Dusseldorf or Cologne all the Way to Mainz, passing Koblenz And Lorelei .... The strech...
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