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Outside Berlin   Berlin

Outside Berlin, Berlin

 32 Reviews  I'ts a trip to dispair. You can see the quiet within the madness that a concentration camp used to be. The place around looks so peaceful it's hard to believe the horrors that went on in there. Take a... 

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Dachau and Dachau Concentration camp   Munich

Dachau and Dachau Concentration camp, Munich

 22 Reviews  Being a history major, I had been interested in seeing things from the other side. I met up on the bus to the site with a tour guide who was in training and they were trying to gather people for a... 

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Skyscrapers   Frankfurt am Main

Skyscrapers, Frankfurt am Main

 15 Reviews  Here is part of the Frankfurt skyline as seen from another unusual vantage point, namely from the Camberger Bridge, which connects the Gutleut and Gallus discticts by crossing over the railroad tracks... 

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Blankenese   Hamburg

Blankenese, Hamburg

 9 Reviews  Blankenese is a small village in the outskirts of Hamburg and it is well known for lovely villas facing the river Elbe. Rich and wealthy people build their regular residence or summerhouses there. You... 

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Kaiserswerth   Düsseldorf

Kaiserswerth, Düsseldorf

 4 Reviews  This old stretcher is quite different to those we know by watching 'Emergency Room' on TV. It was used in 1850 in Diakonissenanstalt Kaiserswerth on the Rhine. I wonder about the cover on top. Was it... 

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Around Stuttgart   Stuttgart

Around Stuttgart, Stuttgart

 7 Reviews  hallo, i live in Germany for a half year and i've been in most of the places in Baden Wurtemberg by now. And i take all my friends who come here just for a weekend to Esslingen. Esslingen is a small... 

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Saxonian Switzerland   Dresden

Saxonian Switzerland, Dresden

 16 Reviews  This is a wonderful side trip to see something not usually found in Germany. The rock formations are about 600 feet above the Elbe river and formed over one million years ago resulting in jagged rocks... 

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Expo Memories   Hannover

Expo Memories, Hannover

 9 Reviews  Mongolia represented itself with a Jurt village. These are big round tents. I entered one and found a photographer and a rack full of Mongolian clothes. There was nobody around save the photographer... 

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Leaving the highway   Koblenz

Leaving the highway, Koblenz

 2 Reviews  Burg Lahneck is in a distance of just 6 km from Koblenz and you will see it already from the highway, when driving along the river Rhine. Lahnstein was built high above the place, where the river LAHN... 

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Castles Around Leipzig   Leipzig

Castles Around Leipzig, Leipzig

 4 Reviews  Just 45km east of Leipzig is the town of Torgau. Torgau is well known for its Elbe-Bridge on which Soviet and Allied troops met the first time in World War Two on April 25th, 1945. But the landmark... 

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Excavation Sites   Mainz

Excavation Sites, Mainz

 3 Reviews  As you can see, the excavation site begins right next to the platform of track 4, where an InterCity Express is going through (without stopping, of course). There is only a wire fence separating the... 

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Things to do   Berlin

Things to do, Berlin

 25 Reviews  The Mauerpark Flea Market is located in Prenzlauer Berg. Vendors vary from artists selling paintings and prints to antique dealers to people selling random junk. This large outdoor Flea Market is... 

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Schloss Neuschwanstein   Munich

Schloss Neuschwanstein, Munich

 16 Reviews  Schloss Neuschwanstein is one of the most beautiful 2nd set of seven wonders of the world. King Ludwig spent the Bavarian empire into bankruptcy to build this and other castles in the proximity area.... 

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Zoos and Parks   Frankfurt am Main

Zoos and Parks, Frankfurt am Main

 15 Reviews  Most cities, especially those associated with big business, tend to emphasize just how green and liveable they really are. I suppose that Frankfurt doesn’t feel that necessary, as I have had a rather... 

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Around St. Pauli and the port   Hamburg

Around St. Pauli and the port, Hamburg

 13 Reviews  In the port of Hamburg you may see and visit one of the largest non-atomic-submarines in the world : the Soviet spy-submarine U-434 ! In times of the cold war it was impossible to even see such... 

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Schloss Benrath   Düsseldorf

Schloss Benrath, Düsseldorf

 3 Reviews  We did it as kids in the afternoon, adult-visitors do the same. The Ballet-school is in the big main-building of the Orangerie. The other door leads you to the public librairy if you want to warm up... 

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Outside Stuttgart   Stuttgart

Outside Stuttgart, Stuttgart

 16 Reviews  We could see this big thing on top of a hill that looked like a castle or fortress. So we decided to drive up there. It's a big fortress with a beer garden inside. There are events there all the time.... 

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Meißen   Dresden

Meißen, Dresden

 9 Reviews  This is a very nice place to come and visit, possibly during the off season to avoid all those pesky tourists gawking around and tour buses dropping off their flock. Many shops are around to buy... 

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Burg Eltz   Koblenz

Burg Eltz, Koblenz

 1 Review  Muenster-Maifeld is just a tiny detour on your way to Burg Eltz. It is a lovely little town of maybe 8000 inhabitants that has a lot of interesting half-timbered houses and a church that looks a bit... 

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Hidden Architectural Gems   Leipzig

Hidden Architectural Gems, Leipzig

 6 Reviews  From my room I had a perfect view of the area north of old town that was developed in the late 19th century. In the centre of this area is the Nordplatz, a beautiful square which is dominated by St.... 

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Wiesbaden   Mainz

Wiesbaden, Mainz

 1 Review  when you're in Mainz, don't forget to visit Wiesbaden, the capital of the state of Hessen, as well which lies just on the other side of the Rhine. In my opinion Wiesbaden is even much nicer than... 

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River Spree, Wannsee and Havel Lakes   Berlin

River Spree, Wannsee and Havel Lakes, Berlin

 19 Reviews   IMPORTANT: Berlin's Higher Administrative Court has ruled on April 3, 2009 that the FIRST PART of the walk (pic 1) IS PRIVATE. Residents will no longer grant the general public access to the lake! ... 

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Locations in the Alps   Munich

Locations in the Alps, Munich

 25 Reviews  About a 2 hour drive south of Munich, in the heart of the Bavarian Alps, is the village of Ettal. The primary attraction is the monastery. While this monastery also brews beer and its famous... 

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Main River   Frankfurt am Main

Main River, Frankfurt am Main

 4 Reviews  Every Saturday from 8-14 is along the Main Riverside at "Museumsufer" Frankfurt's biggest flea market, where you can everything. It's very international flair from Turkey to Russia you find dealers... 

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Outside Hamburg   Hamburg

Outside Hamburg, Hamburg

 11 Reviews  I have been obsessed with the sport of team handball for years. Most Americans have no idea what it is. It is NOT handball as most people know it (bouncing a ball against a wall). It is a very... 

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One week in Germany - The tracks of Goethe

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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is maybe the most popular German poet. To get inspiration he travelled a lot. The most famous route through Germany is today named after him. The "Goethe Route" starts in the city of the his birth, Frankfurt am Main, today the economic centre of Germany. Highlights are places like St Paul's Church or the "Roemerberg". The journey goes eastwards through the scenic region called Rhoen to Fulda, where Goethe spent most of time as teenager. Eisenach, one of Germany's cultural centres - not at least due to Martin Luther and the Wartburg Castle. Passing through Erfurt, where Goethe met Napoleon for the first time in October 1808. Erfurt has one of the most beautiful historic centres. East of Erfurt is Weimar, Germany's cultural capital. Goethe lived here from 1775 until his death. A must see in this town is Goethe's summer-house where he wrote "Iphigenie". A few...

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One week in Germany - be active in your holidays

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Thuringia is called "the green heart of Germany". Most popular is the Thuringia Forest with its gently rolling hills, mountains and steep valleys. One possibility to explore the beauty of the region is to hike the famous hiking trail, the 170 km (105 mi) long Rennsteig. It starts in Hoerschel, a small town on the Werra River and goes to Blankenstein on the Saale River. Besides vast forests you can see swampy highlands, rural villages, steep cliffs, springs of rivers, lakes and mountaintops. Highest peaks along this route are the Grosser Beerberg (982 m), Schneekopf (978 m), Grosser Finsterberg (944 m) and Grosser Inselsberg (916 m).

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One week in Germany - life 1000 years ago

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The Southern Romanesque Route goes through towns and villages shoing monasteries, cathedrals, churches and fortresses or the Romanesque period (-> read General Tips for more info about this period). Most parts of this Road are located in Saxony-Anhalt. Highlight is the state capital, Magdeburg, with the Monastery of Our White Lady, built 1017. South of the town is Hablerstadt with its two ecclesiastical buildings, the Gothic cathedral and the Church of Our Dear Lady. Quedlinburg's entire centre is listed as UNESCO World heritage and shows architectural styles of the past 1000 years. The Romanesque church of St Servatius with the cathedral treasure at the Schlossberg (Castle Hill) is the main attraction of the town. Not less beautiful is the medieval town centre with its half-timbered houses from seven centuries. The next stop is Querfurt with the Querfurt Fortress, one of Germany's...

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One week in Germany - Discover Germany's history

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Thuringia, the green state in Germany's heart with a very rich history. Starting in the very east of the state, in Altenburg, cradle of Germany's most popular card game - Skat. The former royal seat looks back on over 1000 years of history. As the town did not suffer from bomings the centre is almost completely in old style, spanning many centuries. West of the town, around Jena is the so-called Silicon valley" of Germany. Jena's university had some famous teachers, like Friedrich Schiller and is still today a popular place to study. Weimar, west of Jena, has been Germany's cultural centre and became European City of Culture in 1999. Goethe, Schiller, Bach and many more famous German acted in this town. Erfurt, the state capital, has one of the best preserved medieval town centres in Germany. South of Erfurt, in the Thuringia Forest is the little town of Paulinzella. This town with less...

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One week in Germany - Drinking like the Romas did

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The German Wine Road extends for 85 kilometres from Bockenheim near Worms the Alsace border. This region is one of the warmest and sunniest place in Germany. Ideal for an excellent wine. Worms is the second oldest city in Germany. Founded by the Romans it later became popular according to the Nibelungen legend. Romans were the first who discovered this region to produce wine. Near the town of Bad Dürkheim, 20km west of Ludwigshafen a Roman vineyard, called "villa rustica" was found. The road goes via Neustadt, Bad Bergzabern to Wissemborg, France.Highlights on this road are the annual wine festivals. Most towns elect the "Queen of Wine" in fall and celebrate the festivals with a procession.Don't miss to visit some smaller towns off the wine road. Speyer for example, 22 kilometers east of Neustadt attracts with a well-preserved Romanesque cathedral.

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Meissen

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Meissen is probably the best preserved of the historical Saxon cities and the most reputed china manufacturing point in Germany. Only its location on a hill overlooking the Elbe is stunning and the wealth in monuments and interesting places make of it an ideal destination for a daytrip or even for a short stay.

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Celle

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The whole old area of Celle, in Lower Saxony, is composed of rows of half-timered houses decorated in bright colours. The small town has also a perfectly restored Barroque Schloss. Everything looks so neat and aseptic here that some people might think it is all staged.

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Alsfeld

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Located in Northern Hesse, the small town of Alsfeld has an interesting old area where the Market Square gets all the attention. The City Hall, Church tower and half-timbered houses make a really picturesque scene.

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Freudenberg

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Freudenberg does not have any particularlyremarkable building. It is the attractive homogeneity in black and white of its half-timebered houses that has made it popular as one of the most beautiful Fachwerkstädte in Northrein-Westphalia.

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One week in Germany - the pearl of the Baltic Sea

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Ruegen is Germany's biggest island. I recommend to do this trip by bike. Start in Stralsund. The old hanseatic town is the Gate to Ruegen, due to the only bridge. Don't miss to climb up the tower of St. Marien Church and visit the typical Haseatic centre. Cross the bridge to Ruegen and follow the major road to Putbus, the last European town built in classical style. Don't miss to see the huge Schlosspark. Now you have the opportunity to take the "Rasender Roland" (a steam locomotive operating between Putbus and Goehren) or to go on by bike. This seaside resort is not very crowded by tourists and has a great sandy beach. Sellin is well known for the Wilhelm Street and the Sea Bridge, setting of many movies. Binz has always been a popular seaside resort. It attracts with beautiful houses and a great sandy beach. Cycle on along the coast to Sassnitz. At the harbour you find a lot of fishing...

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