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Checkpoint Charlie   Berlin

Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin

 187 Reviews  BERLIN ..I , like most who visit Berlin took a visit to Check point Charlie!!. I know it's the real touristy thing to do but I was very interested to see this site from the military point of view..... 

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Dachau (Concentration Camp)   Munich

Dachau (Concentration Camp), Munich

 80 Reviews  "... so ich nicht nach Dachau komm." (Dear God, make me mute, so I don't get sent to Dachau). So went a common child's prayer during Nazi times. You dared not say anything remotely controversial,... 

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Römer   Frankfurt am Main

Römer, Frankfurt am Main

 77 Reviews  The building is really eye catching. It consist 3 buildings and the middle one is called Zum Romer meaning “At the Romans”. People say it was called like this because there were many Roman villages... 

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Reeperbahn/St. Pauli   Hamburg

Reeperbahn/St. Pauli, Hamburg

 42 Reviews  St. Pauli is a traditionally working-class district of Hamburg, near the harbor. It includes the red-light district around the Reeperbahn as well as numerous bars and music clubs. Second and third... 

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Old Town/Altstadt   Düsseldorf

Old Town/Altstadt, Düsseldorf

 67 Reviews  This beautiful Medieval church in the old town, built in 1288 is the oldest building in the city - the slightly twisted steeple was an accident caused by builders using damp timbers! Unfortunately I... 

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Cologne Cathedral/ Kölner Dom   Cologne

Cologne Cathedral/ Kölner Dom, Cologne

 246 Reviews  Since the 10th century The cathedral of cologne has been home to many treasures; stored safely in their treasury. These were purpose built rooms, but not open to the public. The first public display... 

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Mercedes   Stuttgart

Mercedes, Stuttgart

 26 Reviews  In 2006 we visited the Mercedes Benz Musea at Stuttgard.... I must say its a really good Museum because you see how everything had changed during the time that has passed... even when you are not... 

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Castle   Nürnberg

Castle, Nürnberg

 38 Reviews  The majestic Nuremberg castle, the Kaiserburg, is considered Nuremburg's main sight. Indeed it does create a marvelous, medieval atmosphere to the Old Town of Nuremberg, which is almost completely... 

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Zwinger   Dresden

Zwinger, Dresden

 99 Reviews  This is a fantastic display of military armor and weapons. The collection of display totals 1,320 pieces and a lot were donated by European and Oriental rulers. A standout is the gold scrolled armour... 

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Castle/Schloss   Heidelberg

Castle/Schloss, Heidelberg

 196 Reviews  I decided not to take the funicular up to the castle, but to walk instead, and I think it was a good decision. The walk was not too strenuous to me and I liked the views I got during it. It was also... 

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Marktplatz   Karlsruhe

Marktplatz, Karlsruhe

 22 Reviews  Marktplatz is the central square of the city, so it's truly unlikely that you'll miss it. It features a Pyramid that has become a symbol of the city. There is also the city's Rathaus (picture) and the... 

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Old Town   Hannover

Old Town, Hannover

 52 Reviews  Hannover has one of the biggest and oldest Fleamarkets in Germany! Every Saturday people come from all over Germany to sell and buy. The market starts at 6:00 am and finishes at 4:00 pm. After... 

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Beautiful Old Town   Koblenz

Beautiful Old Town, Koblenz

 63 Reviews  With the growth of cheap low-cost flights, more and more people have discovered the delights of german Christmas markets. The one in Koblenz has all the normal ingredients of a 100 or so wodden... 

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Architecture / Historical Sites   Leipzig

Architecture / Historical Sites, Leipzig

 20 Reviews   Leutzsch is one of the oldest parts of Leipzig. It was founded in 11 century by Sorbs under the name Luszh (means Place of Meadows and Swamps). In 19th century Leutzsch transformed from a little... 

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Rhine River   Mainz

Rhine River, Mainz

 16 Reviews   Imagine you are on a cruise headed down the Rhein River near Mainz – the part of the river in Germany that is UNESCO designated as a natural wonder. As you look from your ship upwards on both sides... 

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Reichstag   Berlin

Reichstag, Berlin

 213 Reviews   Since our last visit to Berlin the Reichstag building had acquired its glistening new dome, the work of Norman Foster. As an admirer of his work, and a fan of “new meets old” architecture, I was keen... 

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Marienplatz   Munich

Marienplatz, Munich

 148 Reviews   This is the centre of the Old Town of Munich, a very lively square. The centre of it is the Mariensäule, a column that was erected in 1638. The Town Hall is an abundance of New Gothic style. It was... 

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Churches   Frankfurt am Main

Churches, Frankfurt am Main

 72 Reviews  Built initially as a gothic cathedral between XIV and XV centuries, it was rebuilt few times after that and this is why the look is now a neo-gothic one. It is anyway impressive and probably the 95 m... 

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Port (Hafen)   Hamburg

Port (Hafen), Hamburg

 95 Reviews  For years various residents’ groups in St. Pauli have been resisting gentrification and huge building projects in their neighborhood. Starting in 1994, the Hafenrandverein (Harbour Edge Association)... 

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Rheinturm   Düsseldorf

Rheinturm, Düsseldorf

 41 Reviews  This is the telecommunication tower of Dusseldorf. It is 240m tall and 20 years old. I know that you can climb on the top but unfortunately I didn’t do it. They say the view is great. Also the tower... 

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Old Town   Cologne

Old Town, Cologne

 43 Reviews  I just loved walking around Old Town Cologne; it's just so beautiful! There are so many colorful buildings, plazas and little streets to wander around and I would keep finding one area or building... 

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Events   Stuttgart

Events, Stuttgart

 34 Reviews  Stuttgart is a city of wine the vineyards almost reach the central station, and every year in August the annual Weindorf is takes place for about ten days. The whole Marktplatz and Schillerplatz are... 

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Lorenzkirche - St Lorenz Church   Nürnberg

Lorenzkirche - St Lorenz Church, Nürnberg

 31 Reviews   In Lorenzer Platz stands the twin-towered Gothic church of St Lawrence (St-Lorenzkirche; 13th-15th c.; Protestant), the city's largest church. Above the beautiful west doorway (c. 1355) is a rose... 

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Semper Opera   Dresden

Semper Opera, Dresden

 56 Reviews  Named after the architect, Semper, the building was constructed in 1841, but destroyed by fire in 1869, and his son rebuilt it again to finish in 1878. There were all the famous opera starts like... 

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Old Bridge   Heidelberg

Old Bridge, Heidelberg

 41 Reviews  All great romantic cities have a river: Prague has the Vltava, Paris has the Seine, Florence the Arno, and Heidelberg the Neckar river. "Die Alte Bruecke" (=the old bridge) is named after Kurfuerst... 

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Marburg - half timbered houses in abundance

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If you like to spend a day or two - or even more - in a beautiful relaxing atmosphere, dive into history and wonderful half-timbered house architecture to the fullest, and go and see Marburg.The lively university town (which is the oldest protestant university in Europe, founded 1527) offers a lot of scenic walks through town, it's hills or along the picturesque Lahn river bank. The Lahn also invites for romantic boat tours.For cyclists - it is a very bicycle friendly town - separate bike lanes along all streets, and has the special bike street signs as well, leading to all major attractions. Helpful tourist information can also provide you with suggestions for trips into the surroundings.On the opposite riverside of the castle hill, Lahnberge are located, where University Hospital and science institutes are filled with students' life, and the (new) botanical garden invites for relaxing...

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Saarland – one of the most beautiful parts

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Of course I am biased, but I don’t mind. Saarland is the smallest state of Germany (apart of the 3 city-states Hamburg, Bremen and Berlin) and is obviously very much overlooked by the majority of foreign travellers and even Germans. It is my country of birth and I am really happy to see how it developed after the closure of so many coal mines and iron industry (the former lifeline of the state). It is much greener now, has a wonderful nature for walking, cycling and all other kinds of sports, a big cultural scene in its capital Saarbrücken and also is home to one UNESCO site, the Völklinger Hütte (Völklingen Ironworks). And it also has famous Villeroy & Boch ceramic company in Mettlach, with a very innovative exhibition works.There is much to discover and even I have much to rediscover! For now I only have old photos of Neunkirchen, another famous former city of ironworks, which has...

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Lean back and watch castle galore pass by

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I am very much ashamed about my own arrogance for having judged a trip like this to be bourgeois, trashy and for stone aged retired people only. Now I know better or should classify me as bourgeois, trashy and stone aged (haha). This July (2008) I did overcome my ancient prejudices and took a boat trip along the Rhine Gorge. It was meant as a sightseeing tour with my colleague from Brazil, but already as we stepped on the boat it turned out to be a real pleasure. And when I got back home I felt as if I had spend an extra day of holiday. I did drive along this part of Germany in October 2006 with Joan and her husband (she wrote about our tour on her Marksburg Castle page), but now I know that sightseeing on the boat is a much better and relaxing way to see this magical part of Germany. Somehow on this trip I also realised why UNESCO is protecting so many parts of the world by listing them...

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Germany’s scenic routes – highly recommended

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Inspired by Lori’s recent visit to Rothenburg o.T. and her remark about Romantische Straße I have decided to write about this “scenic route concept”. The concept has its origin in England (mid of last century) and combines cities and villages with similar sights, heritages or landscapes. Often, the routes stretch out into our neighbouring countries, such as the Castle Road (into Czech Republic) or the Oranje Route (from Netherlands into Germany). The scenic routes can be long (up to 2500 km) or short local ones (from 50 km on) and cover a huge variety of themes.These are only some examples:German Fairytale Route,German Wineroute,German Half-timbered Houses Route, Romantic Route (the one, Lori mentioned),German Gemstone Route,Romantic Rhine & Legends Route,and more on the website below.If you plan your visit in Germany, why not check if one of these routes passes nearby your travel...

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Nordrhein-Westfalen: Dusseldorf

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I arrived in Düsseldorf at 6.20am and immediately became confused by the map in the station, trying to leave by the main exit by walking out the back. This was my first experience with the haphazardly organised maps of Dusseldorf, more fun was to be had later. Because my hotel had been fully booked the night before my room wasn't ready until 1pm, and I was left to walk around a freezing Düsseldorf, in the dark, having had no sleep on the night train from Stralsund, and with everything closed. To make matters worse a blizzard blew in from the east as day broke, and the first heavy snow of the year fell on the city, and me. I had even managed to lock my camera up in the station, so I couldn't take any pictures. My first impressions of the city were not good, and I was just about ready to cancel all my holiday plans and go home.Thankfully things got better. The snow made the city beautiful,...

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Nordrhein-Westfalen: Bonn

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Walk around Bonn on a Sunday morning and you'll find it hard to believe that this was once the capital of Europe's economic powerhouse and one of the most influential countries in the world. It's hard to believe that during the Cold War spies would be operating 24/7 in Bonn, a capital at the Western front of one of history's great ideological clashes. When you walk around on a Sunday morning the only thing you can believe is that they could film a Zombie movie here.Today Bonn is quietly and calmly provincial. But it wasn't that much different as a capital city. It was always a bit of a shock that Bonn was chosen in the first place. With the media capital of Cologne next door, and the economic and political pull of cities like Munich, it was hard for the locals to believe that they were chosen. It was harder still to believe when it was taken away after re-unification, but the city still...

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Baden-Württemberg: Tübingen

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Tubingen is more than just a university town, and is a fantastic example of medieval architecture preserved from the relentless bombings of the allies during World War 2. There may be few outstanding examples to pick out for a tourist guide, but there is so much of it that the town simply exudes history from its winding narrow streets, beneath the impossibly tall multicoloured gabled buildings. It rates alongside Bruges for medieval intactness, and is similarly relaxed and built for walking.The highlights of the buildings include the Stiftkirche St Georg in the Marktplatz, which stands out in the views from all over the town, and the Rathaus with its outstanding ornate fresco. My favourite part of the entire visit to the town, however, was the walk along the Platanenallee, the man made island in the Neckar between the .. and Eberhardsbrucke, which on a late autumn day was thick with huge...

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Baden-Württemberg: Stuttgart

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Stuggart is the home of both Mercedes Benz and Porsche, and is something of the Detroit of Southern Germany, except with being home to these two grand marques, it is one of the richest cities in Europe, rather than one of the poorest. The town is synonomous with cars, and even the city's emblem, a black stallion on a yellow background hinting to its earlier incarnation as a stud farm, is almost identical to that other world famous car manufacturer, Ferrari. As I'd already sampled the sausage, this time I was going to treat myself to the sights of two of Europe's finest motor museums, at the factories of Mercedes Benz and Porsche.It's little surprise, then, that the highlight of my trip to Stuttgart was the Mercedes museum. That's not to say Stuttgart didn't have anything else to offer; far from it. The city centre itself is a delight to wander around, and retains much of its character...

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Berlin

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I was quite taken with Berlin, and have decided that one day I'd like to live there. The city has a great vibrancy, a feeling of being very alive, and driving towards a newer, better, place. It is also surprisingly laid back for such a large capital city. Having at least two centers probably helps towards the feeling that it is more of a big town, with a big city life, than a giant metropolis. The pace of life was much slower than the impossibly hectic cities of Paris and London, and I really liked that.For me, brought up as a child during the Cold War, Berlin was always the divided city, a symbol of the insanities brough about by the 20th century's great clash of ideologies. The city has a great history aside from these few decades, and many of the people of Berlin would like to forget this period of the city's history, at least the DDR portion of it, but that is what I wanted to see...

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Bavaria: Nuremberg

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Nuremberg is an amazing city. Relaxed, compact, friendly, beautiful, and full of surprises. One of my colleagues described the city as "Coburg only bigger", and it really does feel just like a big town, but with all the things you associate with a big city. It is even the smallest city in Europe (at just under 500,000 people) to have its own proper underground.The main attractions of the city can be split into three sections:1. The Kaiserburg (the magnificent Imperial castle);2. The Altstadt (fantastic reconstruction of the medieval core);3. The Nazis (from the rallies to the retribution).There's so much here to see and do, with many great towns and cities nearby, that three days would be a minimum just to skim the surface.

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