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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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Holocaust Memorial, Berlin

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Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe (Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas in German) or simply Holocaust Memorial is located at Ebertstrasse just south of the famous Brandenburg Gate in the heart of the city of Berlin. It was designed by Eisenman Architects and was constructed in the early 21st century. It has an area of almost 20,000 square metres or almost 5 acres and contains not less than 2,700 free standing concrete slabs. Entrance to the Memorial is free. However it is a favourite playground for children!

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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin

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Brandenburger Tor (Brandenbeurg Gate) is located at Pariser Platz at the junction of Unter den Linden and Ebertstrasse. It is a symbol of the city of Berlin and the most famous tourist attraction in the city. Brandenburg Gate is the only remaining city gate in the city of Berlin. All other city gates had been demolished long ago. The Gate was constructed by Carl Gotthard Langhans in the late 18th century during the reign of King Frederik William II of Prussia. It attracts millions of foreign tourists every year. It is also a favourite meeting place for the locals. A tourist information office is located at the southern section of the Gate.

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Nueues Museum, Berlin

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Neues Museum (New Museum in English) is located in the Museum Island which was designated as world heritage site by UNESCO. It is home to several sections such as the popular Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Museum of Prehistory and Early History and artifacts from the Collection of Classical Antiquities. The museum was designed by architect Friedrich August Stüler and was constructed in the middle of the 19th century. It was destroyed during the Second World War and redesigned and rebuilt by David Chipperfield. The most famous attraction in the museum is the Egyptian 1340 bc Bust of Nefertiti. Unfortunately we are not allowed to take any photographs of this famous attraction! Entrance fee to the museum is 10.00 euros per adult and 5.00 euros for students. Opening hours are between 10.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. from Sunday to Wednesday and between 10.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m. from Thursday...

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Rhein river romance: the fireworks

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Fireworks have a specific magic. No one can possibly elude the luminous transient colourful pictures in the sky. But the fireworks in Middle Rhein Valley are extra special. Maybe because then the valley unfolds its undoubtedly romantic nature best. Throughout the year five of these fireworks, called “Rhein in Flammen” (Rhein in flames), are being displayed between the cities of Koblenz and Bingen. Since years I am watching especially the one in Bingen on TV but it needed dear Dee and hubby to make me go and see this with my own eyes. Luckily Burg Rheinstein (Rheinstein Castle) is open during this event since 2011. Since I like this castle very much because of the loving way the owners have restored it and care for it, we decided to watch the beginning of the fireworks from there. The castle is located high on the valley slope and that made it the perfect location. And no TV can ever...

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Mönchengladbach

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The original name of the city was Gladbach, which formed grew up around a Benedictine abbey founded in 972 and dissolved in 1802.To distinguish the town from another town of the same name (the present Bergisch-Gladbach) it took the name München-Gladbach in 1888. This spelling often misled people to think that Gladbach was a borough of Munich (München), and so the name was changed to Mönchen Gladbach in 1950 and Mönchengladbach in 1960.February 2009

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Open Air Museum Hagen

by MichaelFalk1969

Hagen - though a rather ugly city - features an excellent open air museum with ensembles of pretty half-timbered houses, where reenactors perform old crafts and now almost extinct professions like horsesmith. I particularly liked the demonstration of the Gutenberg printing press with movable letters.

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Leipzig

by MichaelFalk1969

Leipzig has always been a commercial crossroads, and at the same time a fertile ground for music (Bach, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy) and literature (the book fair; the publishers Brockhaus and Reclam; Goethe`s "Faust"). Also, coffee houses are abundant here - a very typical feature of Leipzig. More recently, Leipzig gained the respect of the world as the cradle of the peaceful revolution in Germany in 1989, where the "peace prayers" held each monday in the Nikolai Church devoloped into a mass protest against the communist regime, starting a chain of events which finally toppled the regime. A few suggestions for a day in Leipzig: - get a glimpse of the huge Central Railway Station - one of the most modern in Europe- visit a concert of the Thomaner-choir Fr. 6 p.m. or Saturday 3 p.m., and admire the stained-glass window with the likeness of composer Bach- visit the beautiful Nikolai church,...

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Nürnberg

by MichaelFalk1969

There rarely is a city with more historical significance in Germany than Nürnberg: The rich indepent merchant city of the Middle Ages with trade connections all - over Europe, and a vibrant, innovative art "scene" (Albrecht Dürer, Veit Stoss, Hans Sachs) sponsored by the immensely rich city patricians, represents the more romantic image of Nürnberg. In a more recent, darker phase of its history, the Nazis favoured Nürnberg as the city of their propagandistic mass events, held at the "Reichsparteitagsgelände". Nürnberg was then reduced to rubble in World War 2 bombings. Despite this, Nürnberg has saved much of its heritage and is to this day a fascinating showcase into the Middle Ages. The Kaiserburg, the medieval churches, the treasures of the "Germanisches Nationalmuseum", the Dürerhaus, the picturesque views of the Spital building and the architectural ensemble around the "Henkersteg"...

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Heidelberg

by solopes

This is one more beautiful place that I didn't explore as I would like, because time was short. To complete the frustration, the flash betrayed me in pictures, and I had serious trouble to find the way out of the city - all highways were mentioned except... the one that I needed. Bad memories, to eliminate in a new visit!

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Celle (Hannover Area)

by alza

I spent a half-day walking around the Old Town in Celle, where I had a delicious lunch before driving on to Hamburg through the Lüneburge Heide. I wasn't planning on creating a separate page for it since I didn't have that much practical information.However... there an Introduction to Celle that is stuck in my mind since I first saw this beautiful town and I can't fit it in a general Germany page... (in fact, general country pages no longer work for me and I'll have to rethink the structure of my pages.)So this to say that I built a separate Celle page sometime around April 2011 -- where I finally got to say what I wanted in my Introduction! :)

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