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Travel to Germany

best places in Germany

109 weeks ago, April 15th 2011Delete | Edit No: 1 Msg: #133930

StellaMiami
Jana Brown

N Posts: 1

Hello,

I'm new to this forum and I plan to travel to Germany this summer.

What are the best places to go? Any recommendations?

Thanks.

[Edited: 16:33 - StellaMiami ]

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109 weeks ago, April 16th 2011Delete | Edit No: 2 Msg: #133957

greek gal
Inga

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Hi Jana,
Berlin is a given first, museums, history, and everything else you find in a capital. Cheap too.
Dresden is a museum in itself. If you can, do an evening cruise on the Elbe.
Heidelberg is THE romantic city, with the castle ruin overlooking the old town with cobble stone lanes and old churches.
Bavaria in the south is very beautiful with old villages among the mountains.
Train is the way to travel in Germany, very good network.
enjoy
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109 weeks ago, April 19th 2011Delete | Edit No: 3 Msg: #134165

Mell
Mell

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Hello Jana

I live in Germany and have travelled here a few times before living here. I dont think there is a best part.

Either choose a part that appeals to you, or just choose any part and go discover what is good about it. I personally would avoid things like the Munich Beer Festival though. In my opinion they are over rated, over priced and over crowded.

Take advantage of special train offers, such as the schone wochenende ticket and the regional day tickets. Also, there are some special offer night train prices if you buy a few months in advance. There is also a company that finds paying passengers for those making car journeys. The prices for being a passenger are very good. My boyfriend has used them a few times.

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109 weeks ago, April 20th 2011Delete | Edit No: 4 Msg: #134230

jars777
Janine Field

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Hamburg is very very pretty as well! The Hamburger Speicherstadt was developed over the last few years and is totally stunning. You can take trains from Hamburg to the coast i.e. Travemünde or Timmendorf or even a bit further south to the Harz mountains.
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