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Areas of Berlin Berlin
10 Reviews Someone else has already mentioned it, but there are turkish or some eastern european men working the system here. They are close to or near the cathedral, the TV Tower or Unter den Linden. You will...
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Glockenspiel at the New Town Hall Munich
10 Reviews Glockenspiel has it's own tower that now takes you by elevator to the top. Wonderful view but nothing compared with the view from St. Peter's tower of the Glockenspiel Clock in action. A magnificent...
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Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt am Main
2 Reviews Transfers from airport to city: Don't bother catching a cab into the city, unless of course, you are laden with a lot of luggage. Taxis to the city cost around 25 Euro. Instead, catch the train from...
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Red Light District Hamburg
8 Reviews Okay, as everyone knows the Reeperbahn is the historically infamous red light district where in addition to the usual club, theatre, and restaurant venues, there are scores and scores of sex shops,...
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Public Transport Stuttgart
1 Review During my first days in Stuttgart i fell into a trap buying tram tickets. The zone thing is very tricky and you have to takenote of prices for different zones. Make sure that you either buy a weekly,...
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Wall pieces Berlin
12 Reviews The last version of the Berlin Wall was over 140 Km in circumference, 3.6 metres high and 1.2 metres thick which makes for a total amount of concrete of around 604,800 cubic metres. For a...
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Oktoberfest Munich
13 Reviews Most tents at the Oktoberfest are already closed early in the morning, because they are simply overcrowded. No chance getting in without a reservation... Last year, my friends and I decided to follow...
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Musicals Hamburg
1 Review I booked ticket for The Phantom of the Opera before my trip, heard their cast were very good. Since the ticket so expensive, I tried mt best to dress up for the show using limited back-packed outfits....
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History - Cold War Berlin
23 Reviews During the period of the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie was one of two crossing points for visitors between East and West (the other being Friedrichstraße Station); in fact it was both border...
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Hofbräuhaus Munich
12 Reviews The Hofbrauhaus is one of the most obvious tourist traps in Munich; however, not going there is tantamount to going to Orlando and not going to Disney. I've classified this as a tourist trap only...
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Food and Drink Berlin
9 Reviews With a friend I went to the Kaufhaus des Westens for a nice brunch. There I got very disappointed. While the Kaufhaus offers breakfast/brunch, it is how they offer it what traps the people. The...
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Marienplatz Munich
7 Reviews It isn't much of a "tourist trap" per-say BUT there are a lot of tourists that gather here. Keep the equation in mind: lots of tourists=pick pockets delight Be sure to keep an eye or hand on your...
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Prices Berlin
5 Reviews Berlin is probably the cheapest capital of any developed country in the world. Note though that in the touristy areas, prices tend to be skyrocketting (for example in restaurants in the main boulevard...
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Sights Berlin
14 Reviews Wrapping up buildings, coasts and whatever else. No clue why the heck them guys are doing that but it's called "art". In case you like to check on their "art" below is a link...
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Reichstag Dome Berlin
4 Reviews there´s no charge to get in and the usual security checks apply. there was a pretty long queue - so get a friend to wait (or vice versa) whilst you collect the free brochures that they hand out from...
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Fernsehturm (TV Tower) Berlin
10 Reviews I visited the tower in the early nineties and enjoyed the experience. As I was passing recently I thought I'd have a ride to the top again. I was shocked to see that for an adult the cost for a two...
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Souvenirs Berlin
4 Reviews Around the Brandenburg Gate are numerous stalls selling East German "cold war" hats, russian badges , flags and military uniforms. My mistake was stopping at the stall selling "REAL" parts of the...
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Beggars Berlin
3 Reviews You can find them everywhere but in Berlin they are persistent and organized. I don't know what nationality they are but they can almost speak any language. The women carry around a baby. Don't be...
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Public Transport Berlin
5 Reviews I find the Hop On Hop Off bus tours in Berlin are becoming obsolete and a tourist trap. Bus 100 and 200 will take you to most sites on their route from Zoo Station to Alexanderplatz and Prenzlauer...
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Shops Berlin
3 Reviews Every time visitors come to Berlin Berliners (well especially West Berliners) like to say "You simply must visit Kadewe, it is the Harrod's of Berlin" Two of my guests were even told to visit Kadewe...
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Weather Berlin
2 Reviews Excuse, it happened to me not in Berlin but on the way back to Poland. DRIVING AT SNOW STORM In Berlin at the end of February I had quite good weather - a little bit snow in the morning but mostly...
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History - World War II Berlin
2 Reviews What a tourist trap! I went expecting to be moved to my very core with the historical significance of Check Point Charlie. I was expected to be awed at how amazing it was and how incredible it...
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Definitely Linderhof Castle. It seems that it has been under renovation forever. The tour is iffy---the environs are also so-so. I have been here many times for family wishes and do not plan to return.
Oktoberfest in München / Munic . This is masked as a German tradition and is in fact one but over the years Germany has sucked in people, mostly Americans, to this Beer Drinking crazy place where the Beer has been marked up 60% in price as well as all of the food and believe it or not we, the Germans, do not eat Bratwurst and Sauerkraut everyday.
The 2 castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau can be considered tourist traps but I would still recommend them just for the extravagant views from each of them. Then hike over the bridge and up the mountain for more grand views of both castles, 2 lakes and a couple of near-by villages. Both of these castles are located near the City of Fussen.
Prices. Germany is not that expensive country, especially if to compare with others in Western Europe, but while it's rather cheap ti live in, it's rather expensive to TRAVEL to. With the coming of Euro currency prices went generally higher for everything. Be careful in planning your travelling budget.One thing is that sellers often refuse to accept cards when amounts are low. For example, you will not be able to buy a family ticket to Linderhof castle in Bavaria because this ticket is still below the aloowed card transaction margin.
Rothenburg ob der Tauber: this well-preserved medieval village is FULL OF TOURISTS. Better you should travel down the road a bit and see Schwäbisch Hall which is equally quaint and medieval and blessedly free of crowds and trinket shops.
Germany is a great , clean and safe country nobody is out to rip you off
May 1st is a holiday in Germany like also in most other countries. That means, most shops are closed. And also all museums are closed!!
Westerwald.... Germany
Petrol is very expensive. It is about 1,10€/litre. So drive carefully and do not use to much of it.
This town will catch you and has a christmas festival too . I think its a good place to be caught Is rothenburg on the tauber
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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