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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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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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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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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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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 Mecklenburger Seenplatte is the biggest lake area in Europe, it's North of Berlin. In case you like water: www.mecklenburgische-seenplatte.deIf you prefer mountains the Elbsandsteingebirge was an option. It is South-East of Dresden. www.tourismusverein-elbsandsteingebirge.deThe Spreewald is supposed to be a beautiful forest area South of Berlin, close to Cottbus. www.tourismusverein-elbsandsteingebirge.de
The Lieserpfad is supposed to be the most demanding hiking path of the Eifel region, and is usually split up in two parts, one dayhike leading from Daun to Manderscheid, and the other one from Manderscheid to the town of Wittlich. The steeper and more demanding, yet also more beautiful part is the Manderscheid-Wittlich hike (about 6 hours). The fascinating thing is that only once during your hike you will cross a street, but apart from that, you are far from any signs of civilization. It is for the most part well-signed (follow Lieserpfad or Eifelsteig signs). It is a one way-hiking path, so you have to arrange transport back to your starting point. Some hotels offer a shuttle-service, or you could drive to Wittlich, leave your car there, and go back to your starting point by bus.
This park was created due to the private initiative of Werner Freund, a former game keeper and "wolf-lover" who has collected several wolf species from Canada, Siberia, and Europe that are now living in spacious enclosures in the small town of Merzig/Saarland. He even gives free guided tours on every first Saturday each month, though admittedly is it is hard to understand (acoustically) what he is actually saying. That said, his wolves are so used to him that he can walk into the enclosures and play with them, which they do rather roughly. The one backdrop is that though there are viewing platforms, it is sometimes hard to spot the wolves in their large enclosures and due to the mesh wire even more difficult to take decent photographs. Entry into the "WolfPark" is free of charge.
This oak and beech forest is a not an untouched primeval forest as the word "Urwald" would suggest, but rather a part of the Reinhardswald that has been left (economically) unused since 1907 when it became a nature reserve. Many of these mighty trees have aged up to 500-600 years here, some are already dead, but their hulk is still standing. A couple of hiking paths from 1,5 up to 7,5 km lead through the area. Starting point would be the parking lot "Urwald Sababurg", ca. 1 km before "Tierpark Sababurg".
The vast Knüllwald woods near the town of Homberg (Effze) are a popular hiking area. The best hiking path through the region is the "Hutewaldweg". This is a path that leads through a wood area which in historic times was used as a feeding ground for pigs and cattle. The animals cleared the ground of bushes and small saplings, thereby allowing for a few beech and oak trees to grow unhindered to huge size. It is said that this is the location of the Rotkäppchen ("little red riding hood") fairy-tale. To get there, take the exit "Homberg (Effze) from the A7 motorway (halfway between Frankfurt an Kassel), then drive to the hamlet of Rengsbach, there take the first street right, where the path is already sign-marked. You stop at the parking lot of the small open-air theatre and follow the signs with a red "HW". The path is well-marked all the way, but keep alert as it sometimes takes...
The Sababurg near Hofgeismar (1/2 hour north of Kassel) is a castle converted into a romantic hotel. The castle itself is not much to see, but it is embedded into a beautiful landscape, and a good base for hiking in the nearby Reinhardswald. Also, it is often related to as the "Dornröschen-Schloss" because just like in the German fairytale, in the olden days it was completely surrounded by a rose hedge. The Brothers Grimm who collected German fairytales might have been inspired by the Sababurg.
Einbeck in Lower Saxony is a town with a nearly completely preserved Oldtown ensemble of half-timbered houses; especially worthwhile is the market square area with the town hall, the St. Jacobi church and the Till Eulenspiegel fountain, and the Tiedexer Strasse. Einbeck is also famous for beer brewing (Einbecker Urbock) and it is labeled as the city of Till Eulenspiegel, a comical figure from German folk tales.
Hofgeismar (north of Kassel) is a village with an interesting Oldtown and plenty of half-timbered houses. It is also the tourist hub for hiking in the nearby Reinhardswald, an old oak wood of great natural beauty. A great hiking tour through the Reinhardswald starts in Hofgeismar and leads to Sababurg Castle (take the bus 190 back, but check for times!).
This popular and very interesting Open Air museum in the village of Gutach / Schwarzwaldbahn (not: Gutach - near Freiburg!) in the Black Forest shows several historic farm housesof the area and their interior. It gives much insight into the life of the Black Forest farmers and villagers and how much effort they had to put in making a living.
This hiking path has a duration of ca. 3 hours and leads through a lovely valley landscape in the Black Forest. Along the way, you will encounter several historic water mills. The start is at the parking lot in the small town of Simonswald/Black Forest (between Elzach and Waldkirch). From there, cross the street and the little foot bridge, turn right, and then follow the signs "Mühlenwanderweg" (the path is well-signed all the way).
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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