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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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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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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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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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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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Schloss Pillnitz - 10km south of Dresden

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Schloss Pillnitz is an easy half-daytrip, just 10 km south of Dresden, and you certainly will get there best by ship or by your private car. All of the cruise-ships going south will have a stop in Pillnitz, directely at the palce !This palace with the beautiful park around of it once belonged to countess Anna Konstanze Cosel, one of the many mistresses of August the strong.She had an interesting life with a sad end :In 1699 she got divorced of her husband, beeing a minister of Saxony , in order to become the mistress of the king. In 1712 she fell into disgrace and was held as a prisoner in castle Stoplen between 1716 and 1765.In 1723 August der Starke had the castle of Pillnitz re-constructed in chinese style by the famous architects Pöppelmann and Longuelune.Schloss Pillnitz is one of the highlights of any cruise on the river Elbe and inside you may see a museum of laque-furniture,...

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A Chinese teahouse in Sanssoucie/Potsdam

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Dont miss to take a walk through the wide parks of Sanssoucie palace in Potsdam, there are various attractions that you would miss otherwise :My favorite one was the Chinese Teahouse, you will find it at about halfway between the New Palais and Sanssouci palace !China with its special customs and architecture was admired in many european countries and so it became quite common to add a small teahouse or maybe a Chinese Saloon to many castles in the baroque-times.But such a big and special Tea-house is still quite unique and it is beautifully decorated with golden sculptures and ornate golden decoartions. When the king and his friends had tea there, they were dressed in long silk-dresses and drank the tea in precious chinese porcelain.Today the Chinese Teahouse is used to show the collection of precious chinese porcelain:The Chinese Teahouse is open:May 15th-oct.15th : Tuesday-Sunday...

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Dachau-KZ - a shame for mankind

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In the north-west of Munich and just a bit outside of the centre of the village of Dachau you you can still see the remains of the former KZ Dachau and it looks rather realistic and spooky still, with a system of several walls around the camp and watch-towers and barbed wires around of them.You may get guided tours of 2,5 hoursfor 3 Euros a persondaily at 01.30p.m. it is in Englishat 02.00p.m. it is in GermanSat+Sun also at 12.00 noon in EnglishThe whole museum is closed on Mondays !!The former KZ is a bit outside of the centre of Dachau:follow the signs for "KZ-Gedenkstätte"

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Blutenburg castle in Munich

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Blutenburg is a small castle in the west of Munich ,and it looks almost a bit like a russian monastery with a huge wall and towers around it and a system of canals and moats around it.Blutenburg is in a distance of about 4km from Nymphenburg and dates back to the 14th century.Blutenburg means "bloody castle" or rather "bleeding castle" and is used as a library today and as a recreation-area with great parks.The link below - unfortunately in German only - has plenty of interesting details aboutAgnes Bernauer, Lola Montez etc. in Blutenburg !During the day you may walk inside the Blutenburg and will see this lovely old church,that was once part of a monastery (my 2nd and 3rd pic).You may enter the church and it is really lovely inside ! - see my picture under "off the beaten path"On the right of my picture you may also see the great medieval entrance-gate of the castle !In the innercourt...

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Franziskanerkirche & monastery in Berchtesgaden

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Franziskanerkirche is my favorite church in Berchtesgaden and it was built in the year 1488 for the Augustinian-nuns and was changed to a franciscan church and monastery in 1695. In 1822 the monastery was given up and the building was first used by the bavarian ministery of justice and recently it became the seat of the National Park Berchtesgaden.Normally you may see the interior of Franziskanerkirche freely and without restrictions during the day, it is quite interesting to see the gothic construction with a row of columns in the middle of the church, deviding the church into 2 halfs, both of wich are equally decorated. Normally you would expect a large nave in the centre and columns at both sides, but here it is different !

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Tilman Riemenschneider in Hessenthal

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Hessenthahl is a small village next to Mespelbrunn and it is famous and well known for its lovely pilgrim-church and the great altar-sculptures made by Tilman Riemenschneider.This church in Hessenthal-Mespelbrunn is a combination of 3 different churches and it does not at all look very special from outside. There is a small chapel with the famous sculpture of Holy Mary, the pilgrim-church dating back to the year 1293 and the modern parish-church of Hessenthal-Mespelbrunn that includes some of the famous wooden sculptures by Tilman Riemenschneider.The famous altar made by Tilman Riemenschneider in 1485 is hidden inside the modern parish-church, just opposite of the main entrance (see my 1st and 2nd pic !).I almost did not pay it any attention, until I saw it mentioned in the small booklet, that I bought for 2 Euros in the church.You may get inside the churches and chapels freely and...

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Geiselwind - a great place for all of the family

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The village of Geiselwind is about 200 meters off the highway A3, and about halfway between Wuerzburg and Nuernberg / Nuremberg. The exit is also called "Geiselwind"This village is a great place for a stop-over with a lot of lovely half-timbered houses, it is close to the highway, but still in quite a distance, so you will not hear any of its noises there. Take a walk through the village, plenty of these houses are quite old and perfectely restored.You will find 2 petrol-stations there, a super-market and various cheap hotels. Prices are low and so it might make sense to do your shopping there instead of the expensive petrol-stations along the highway.Freizeitland Geiselwind is one of the best-known recreation-parks in Germany or at least in Bavaria. You will see it from the highway A3 and it offers great events and fun for the whole family. There is an area, where you may see Flamingos,...

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Hundinghütte & Gurnemanz-Klause in Linderhof

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Inside the park of Linderhof palace you will find some special buildings that were favorite places of "mad" King Ludwig II of Bavaria :1) Hundinghütte looks like a simple hut from outside, but inside it has a certain luxury. Hundinghütte is a remote little hut at the east-end of the castle-park.It was built at a small lake and King Ludwig very often spent the whole day and even some nights there, living the "simple life" like one of the persons in his beloved legends and epics.There is a huge artificial tree with a chandelier and a fireplace on a table , surrounded by benches covered with the skin of bears. (on the right, in the back of my 3rd pic )Under the chandelier there are large horns that the king used to drink of.Gurnemanz-Klause (my 4th pic) is a small church that was built by a monch at a remote place inside the woods - according to one of the stories that King Ludwig liked so...

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Wieskirche - a heavenly church in Bavaria

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Wieskirche is a rather large church,standing alone in the landscape surrounded by a few houses only.It all started with a miracle in 1740 and since then lots of pilgrims come to this lovely church, that is even a bit over-loaded with ornaments, paintings and frescoes.The church is open daily from 08.00 a.m. till 07.00 p.m.There is no admission fee, but a donation is expected for the renovation of the church, and you may decide upon the amount by yourself, and put it into a large box at the entrance.When driving by car from Munich towards Fuessen, you will pass by it, it is just 6 Km off the regular road._____________________Wies has a busstation directely at the church. Take BUS Nr. 9651 from FÜSSEN to Weilheim i.OB ( Weilheim in Oberbayern)For the exact schedule you may have a look on this web-page and use the destination "Wieskirche" and NOT "Wies"...

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Rottenbuch - on your way from Munich to Fuessen

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The Augustinian monastery of Rottenbuch was founded in 1073 A.D. and the church was rebuilt in the 15th century. During the 17th century all the signs of the gothic architecture were rebuilt and changed into a Baroque interior, and that's the way it still looks today.Rottenbuch is just a tiny village of a few buildings today and nobody would expect to see such a wonderful church there, but make a stop and see it for yourself : No restrictions to enter this church during the day, photography is no problem as well !This church is overloaded with ornaments and paintings on all the walls and ceilings, and the gothic elements are to be seen only at a few places now.Johann Schmuzer and his son Franz-Xaver rebuilt the church in Baroque style from 1737-1745___________________Rottenbuch is just a rather small village between Schongau and Oberammergau and just 20km from Wieskirche.Simply follow...

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