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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 Pietzmoor is an extensive moor and heather area just outside Schneverdingen village. It is possible to hike on an elevated pathway with wooden planks for about 5 km through the moor landscape.Directions: Drive through Schneverdingen and follow the signs to "Soltau". Only a short distance after leaving the city, stop at parking-lot "Pietzmoor" on the left. Cross the street, go past Schäferhof cafe and follow the track till you reach wooden planks.
If you are having your vacation in Kiel in particular and Germany in general for a longer period, you may want to take a 3 day 2 night cruise onboard M/s Stena Line from Kiel to Göteborg, Sweden. It may well turn out to be one of the highlights of your vacation in Kiel! The cruise package includes cabin and each cabin can accommodate up to a maximum of four adults. Lots of interesting activities are arranged onboard the cruise ferry such as duty-free shopping (for non EU citizens only), dine well in the various restaurants, to chill out at the bar or you may want to try your luck at the casino onboard. You may dance your night away at the nightclub or just watch the various entertainments performed by local and foreign professional artists. There are children playground onboard to keep the children busy and sun deck for you to sunbathe in peace. When you arrive at Göteborg, you will have...
The "Tierpark Sababurg" was once the hunting ground of the local counts (established 1571), who built a wall around the vast area to enjoy their hunting, undisturbed by peasants & poachers. The historic wall - to this day - is still surrounding the park. The park has specialised in species that once lived in Northern and Central Europe but have become extinct or driven out. Some animals are kept in huge herds of different species, like they possibly did in the time of the Neanderthals, so one can watch aurox, wild horses and deer intermingle. Two species are "recreations" of extinct species. The Aurox and the Tarpan wild horse have gone extinct centuries ago. The animals you see in Sababurg are the result of cross-breeding of different domesticated species that had known similarities with their extinct brethren, until the result was an animal that looked almost alike.
On this hill just west of Aachen is the Vaalserberg which is not only the highest peak of the Netherlands, it is the point where the borders of Holland, Belgium and Germany come together. There is a vey popular park on the Dutch side with several restaurants, forest walks and childrens' play areas. A tower on the Belgian side - Tour Baudoin - lets you get above the trees for a better look around.
Amorbach is a friendly village in the Odenwald area (in North-Eastern Bavaria, but only 1 hour from Frankfurt). Apart from a beautiful Old-Town, the main attractions are the baroque churches St. Gangolf and the Leiningen Monastery church, and also the historic library of the Counts of Leiningen. Another attraction is the ancient and idylllic "Templerhaus", one of the oldest remaining historic houses in Germany, dating back to 1291. The Amorbach area is also great for hiking within the Odenwald woods - the local tourist info has several good suggestions for roundtrips.
Nothing will ever beat the Black Forest (Schwarzwald) in Germany.My parents lived there (Gundelfingen, just outside the Main City Freiburg) for over 20 years, and I visited often from the StatesSee these excellent web sites I can offer:http://www.blackforest-tourism.com/http://www.schwarzwald.de/en/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Forest
From Hamburg you could go to Helgoland which is an island.It has sailing facilities(you will find so many sail boats in the landing place,which makes it very picturisque.It has tax free shopping.It takes approximately 2 hours sailing time from Cuxhaven at the mouth of the River ElbeThe cute houses with extensive flower pathways are a lovely sight to behold.The whole atmosphere is relaxing.You could buy perfumes,cheese,alchohol and other items.There are plenty of guest houses and inns.The food is in plenty too.In the main inlet area of the island,sometimes live music concerts are arranged.You could just hang around the area and relax.You could take long walks all over the island and cover it entirely on foot,as it is not a very big island.The upper area is called Oberland,Helgoland.This is a great option for a weekend getaway from Hamburg.
In the small village of Lautertal-Reichenbach (Odenwald region) the "Felsenmeer" is located, a conglomeration of giant boulders that can be explored by several hiking paths. Even the Romans made use of those boulders. The stonemasons even left their clearly recognizable marks on some of the stones. The "Felsenmeer" is marked by signs with a brown dot. From Frankfurt, drive direction Heidelberg and then take the exit "Michelstadt". Drive further direction Michelstadt, the Felsenmeer is sign-marked.
Bückeburgs (near Hameln) main attraction is the castle, built in the style of the "Weser-Renaissance", with an attractive palace garden/park and a grave monument (mausoleum) from the 19th century for the local dynasty of Schaumburg-Lippe, built in the likeness of a roman basilica. The portal that connects the palace grounds with the market square of Bückeburg is richly decorated with dragon sculptures. If you leave the castle grounds through this gate and follow the street to your left, you will end up at the equally beautiful town church (Stadtkirche). Bückeburg is not well-known, but worth a visit.
The small town of Porta Westfalica near Bielefeld is best known for a historical monument of the first (modern) German Emperor Wilhelm I., standing on top of a small mountain, with a great view on the town and the surrounding region. When Wilhelm died in 1888, many cities in Germany hurried to dedicate monuments to honour the late Emperor to prove their patriotic feelings. The building started 1892 and was completed in 1896.
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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