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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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The town of Schleswig near Hamburg is visited by Germans, but it sees very few international tourists. The area was first settled during the Iron Age, and it now offers a museum about some of the archaeological discoveries. The town itself is medieval in appearance and a nice place to explore.
Here in Munsterland they fly modelplanes so nice :)They also flew helicopters and some gliders so I had a great afternoon watching :)Location in Munsterland, I will try to find the nearest village :)
When you visiti Germany, don't miss the Lake of Konstanz. Of course I am not very objectiv, as I was born in Konstanz and really love this town, but it is indeed a very beautiful place. The lake is the biggest in Europe and has a lot of attractions for tourists in the area.For example the Island of Mainau (flowers, flowers, flowers) and Konstanz. Konstanz is a very old town and is beautiful. If you are interested have a look at www.konstanz.de
What about a cruise or boat trip on some of Germany's great rivers and lakes?River cruises over several days:www.deilmann-cruises.comwww.vikingrivers.comwww.eurocruises.comOr visiting a medievial tournament?One of the oldest is at the Satzvey Castle.http://www.burgsatzvey.de/eng_index.html
Visiting the castle at Mepselbrunn was one of my favorite experiences. There aren't many tourists, and the moat is lovely. I sat on the bridge for about an hour and felt like a fairy tale princess. The tour of the inside is also quite interesting (they have a shrunken head on display!), but unfortunatly only given in German.
The beautiful town of Limburg, one hour's drive from Frankfurt, is a great off the beaten path destination. Here is a view of the Dom from the river walk path that runs along the river Lahn. In addition to the Dom, Limberg boasts a nice old city, and beautiful and peaceful walks along the Lahn River. Zauberhaft (enchanting)! For more pictures and info, please see Limburg Travelogue on djennewein's Germany page.
Tübingen, south of Stuttgart, is a beautiful little city with a big student popuation. Check out the castle, the cathedral (great views from the bell tower), and the town square. Just walk around town, or along the river for a great atmosphere!
The Surf World Cup for the world championship in windsurfing, is the sports highlight of the year, and takes place at the end of September. Another great attraction is the 7 km long beautiful white sand beach where the kids can run and play and the grown-ups relax in a canopied beach chair. For the sports enthusiast there is surfing, tennis, bowling and miniature golf, an well as the 'Sylter Welle' which promises the ultimate in bathing delights and relaxation!
With its 200 km network of roads along dikes, dunes and fields, hikers and bicyclists will find Sylt the optimal setting for their excursions in the iodine rich, nearly pollution- free air. Just wait until you see the reed-thatched homes grouped about the village church, in a place that seems forgotten by time! Here on our island the harmony of nature suffuses the whole being and restores the soul.
Off the Beaten Path: When you have more time in Hamburg during the summer you should make a weekend or daytrip to the island Sylt in the northern sea. I used to do this with friends nearly every summer at least once. The German Railway has a 'weekend tickets' for 35,- DM that you can use with more than one person ( I think max is 5 people, so everyone 5,- DM) and the train takes ~3 hours one way. You arrive in Sylt 10 minutes walk from the beach and you have time to swim in the sometimes huge waves and lay on the beach or what we used to do is rent a Strandkorb 'Beach-Basket' so that you are protected from the sometimes strong wind. (See the picture below) We have lots to eat for a picknick and I always enjoy these days very much.
Circus - The Hostel Berlin
7 Reviews and 706 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 477 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: Hi fellow VTers, Will be flying into Dresden. Never been there before.Have 21 days to spend in europe. thinking of definitely...
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