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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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The attractive hanseatic city of Lübeck has many sights, including - the historic Holstentor (red-brick towngate), - typical hanseatic merchant houses- the Thomas Mann-house- the magnificent cathedral and churches- and above all: MARZIPAN (check the "Niederegger" Lübecker Marzipan-store)- in the summer months: the "Sand World" in neighboring Travemünde (sand sculptures)- and in Dezember the historic Christmas market.
The Cologne Cathedral is one of the most awe-inspiring cathedrals in all of Europe. It is the largest Gothic church in Germany and seems all the larger because of its location on top of a small hill in the city centre. The cathedral spires dominate the skyline of Cologne especially from the opposite side of the Rhine. At onetime the spires were the tallest man-made structures in the world. Construction began on the cathedral in 1248 but was halted in the beginning of the 16th century because of financial reasons. In 1823 construction resumed and was completed in 1880. Upon entering the cathedral is hard not to be overwhelmed with the and the overall size of the structure and the vaulted ceilings. For this reason one can easily overlook some of the important artworks inside of the cathedral. The include the stunning 16th century stain-glassed windows and The Shrine of the Three Magi,...
Spend time in the museums and visit the ancient castles. Look at the countryside construction, there are things standing from eons ago. Take pictures. Sample the food (eat your way thru the Schwartzwald!) All the little towns have breweries and Wineskellers. Walk and hike to see the place up close and personable. Stay in the little B&B. hostels aren't bad but if you are >30 you might not like the noise. Travel by train and boat. Ladies: casual slacks and skirts, a long skirt for dinner and shows.
There is an amusement park right next to the Rhine river and not to far from the zoo. It appeared to be open quite late. It was really cheap to get in less then ten euro and even had a small roller coaster. You do how ever have to buy ride stamps.
I would definitely recommend checking out a traditional German cuckoo clock shop. I stopped in one in the Black Forest, and it was one of my favorite places I visited in Europe! It's fun to wait around for the hour to strike and the clocks to work their magic. It's pretty cool, but what's even neater is that you can purchase your own cuckoo clock to have at home! Now who wouldn't want their own cuckoo clock from Germany? I had mine delivered by mail, and I surprised my parents by a new addition to their living room. It's nice to hear the little bird chirp on the hour and be reminded of my memorable trip to the Black Forest. Tf you get the chance, check out a cuckoo clock shop. I think you'll be surprised by how fun they can be!
Only 40 miles from Dresden, lies the delightful little town. It may be relatively unknown in Germany itself, but the castle is known to millions in Britain and elsewhere through many books and films.The castle served as a high-security prisoner of war camp, housing prisoners (mainly airmen) who had already escaped from elsewhere.The tales of tunnels, disguises and deceptions are known to legions of schoolboys.I visited the place a few years back, and was imprssed by the 'Escape Museum' and the guided tour of parts of the castle.The ingenuity of these guys was amazing. When Colditz was finally relieved, the incomeing troops were amazed to find an almost ready glider built in the attic area of the castle - and it would have flown if the opportunity presented itself !The town itself is also worth a couple of hours if you are in the area.
You got to take a trip to Bamberg, it is a beautifull place. And the Thirsty traveller from Travel Channel's visited the brewery aswell. This beer tastes nothing like anything you've ever tasted before. Be sure to take some bottles and glasses with you home, as they are great souvenirs.
As I live in a very large metropolitan area, I like spending my vacation time in small, quiet towns. Fulda is it. A lovable town, with beautiful baroque monuments, lost among the green hills of Eastern Hesse. Nothing gorgeous, but worth seeing.Before the Berlin Wall fell, Fulda lay a few miles away from the border with GDR. It was the first town reachable by the Russian tanks !!! Now it's located in central Germany.It was an independant city, governed by prince - abbots. These left their mark on the town's configuration : a Baroque Church, and above all, the Palace where they ruled the Principality, built in the early 18th century. The picture is the main room of the Palace.During my sojourn there, there were many people, due to the (Catholic) World Youth Day. I spoke with Italian people (I can speak Italian fluently) and with French Canadian people. I laughed a lot with the latter, they...
I visited the Jewish Museum. But the thing that interested me was the town hall. Inside, there's the room where German Emperors were elected, with a gallery of all German Emperors. They call it "painting", even if it's quite ugly. The only interest is historical ; you have the names of all emperors, as if you had all US Presidents at Mount Rushmore.On the pictures, you have the stairs to walk up to this room, and a sight of the Roemerplatz. On the latter picture you can see people from the Chinese sect Falungong. I'd like to do away with their religious stuff !Note that Goethe, the most famous German writer, was born in Francfort in 1749. I read Faust and Werther. I didn't visit his birth house.I went to the municipal museum and saw the map of Francfort completely destroyed after the Allied bombed it during World War II. Brrrr...
Eisenach is a little town nesteld in a valley in Thuringia, "Germany's Perigord" in some way. Two characters of uppermost interest for German history, I named Luther and Bach, lived there. They left an unforgettable print still today.Luther was kinda "wilful prisoner" in the Wartburg fortress, where he translated the Bible into German. You can visit the room where he did it (a fine hideout to be in !!!). One can see a gallery with all his life painted in a naïve way. There's also his house downtown.Bach was born here but his talent broke out elseplace. He went and visited Buxtehude in Lübeck and got changed by attending the lessons of this musical mastermind. He spent the second part of his life in Leipzig, where you can visit a "Bach Haus" and the churches where he performed the "premières" of many of his masses (for instance the Matthew Passion).To end the visit of his house, a man in...
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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