Traveling to/through Germany - Reisen in Deutschland

[C-Beam]

You could also visit also some smaller places like i.e. Heidelberg.

[schmidt]

Rothenburg ob der Tauber in the South seems to be a very beautiful place too. My grandmother showed me some pics of the Mosel valley, there are some very beautiful cities over there as well. But anyway, I haven't been there yet so I can't still recommend much.

[Deadeye Reloaded]

Wir nicht sprechen Deustch sehr gut, Leute verstehen du in Englisch da?

Ah wo, ist doch alles klar was Du geschrieben hast.

Du möchtest im nächsten Sommer mit Deinen Leuten nach Berlin. Ihr habt insgesamt zehn Tage Zeit wobei Ihr eine Woche nutzen wollt, um neben der Boom-Hauptstadt andere Städte zu besuchen. Und jetzt möchtest Du ein paar Empfehlungen von uns.

Also Hamburg sollte man schon gesehen haben. Mit dem ICE kommt man dort sehr schnell und bequem hin.

En Espanol:
http://www.bahn.de/international/view/es/index.shtml

[Kazurro]

Originally Posted by Deadeye Reloaded

Ah wo, ist doch alles klar was Du geschrieben hast.

Du möchtest im nächsten Sommer mit Deinen Leuten nach Berlin. Ihr habt insgesamt zehn Tage Zeit wobei Ihr eine Woche nutzen wollt, um neben der Boom-Hauptstadt andere Städte zu besuchen. Und jetzt möchtest Du ein paar Empfehlungen von uns.

Also Hamburg sollte man schon gesehen haben. Mit dem ICE kommt man dort sehr schnell und bequem hin.

En Espanol:
http://www.bahn.de/international/view/es/index.shtml

Danke Schmidt. I habe photos gesehen am Heidelberg in das forum und er ist cool.

Und Kiel? A freunde von mich ist gehen da innerhalb Zehn tag für sehen Kiel-Ademar EHF Champions League, und Sie nicht können was sehen (what to see).

Und Deadaye ich nicht spreche gut Deustch. Ich habe Deustch gestudieren sein Oktober hier in Spanien da ich möchte in Deustchland gehen am 2009 fur studieren da

Was heiße "insgesamt" und "wobei Ihr eine Woche nutzen wollt" in Englisch?
Und "Deinen Leuten"?

Danke fur die link in Spanisch

[goschio]

If you are in Kiel from the 21-29. June, you can visit the Kieler Woche. Its a giant sialing contest with 3 million visitors. Very nice and interesting. Big party!

[erbse]

You're welcome Kazurro. Do you go to Deutschland with some buddies? Then I'd expect you're mainly searching for good places to party eh

Well, I don't have much time for searching around now, maybe you start with touristic information pages like this or this one.
Regarding party: Try a German one (better advices I'd presume) just like party.de.

Perhaps later I'm going to give you some further details. Don't run too far away

[TEKKEN]

Originally Posted by Kazurro

Danke Schmidt. I habe photos gesehen am Heidelberg in das forum und er ist cool.

HOLA AMIGO

die Heidelberg fotos sind von mir.Unbedingt sehen.Einer der besten Städte in Deutschland.Wenn du wollen studieren in Deutschland....dann ich dir empfehlen Heidelberg,eine Studenten- und Touristenstadt.

[Ludis_Multi]

I really recommend you first visit Hamburg, which is a must-see and than proceed to south-germany.
Heidelberg is a good choice with beautiful old german architecture, you should also see Munich which is like Hamburg one of the most beautiful large cities in europe but looks totally different.

On your way to the south you can stop in Frankfurt for all the skyscrapers, of course. If you like and think you have enough time, the west is also interesting. Especially Köln (cologne) and Düsseldorf or any random city in the Ruhr-area (none of them is especially interesting compared to the others), but in my oppinion those are just afternoon-trips for a few hours. In other cities I mentioned there's more than enough to see if you'd stay there for a few days.

Hope you guys have fun in ze homeland of ze Hoff

P.S. Here is a site with thousands of pics. You can take a look which cities you like.
Especially interesting are 'Hamburg', 'Bayern', 'Baden-Württemberg'. (Frankfurt would be in the state 'Hessen', but I guess you know how it looks like and Köln, Düsseldorf and the ruhr-area are in 'Nordrhein-Westfalen'.)

[EDIT]
Dresden in 'Sachsen' is also worth a visit, maybe evern more than those cities I mentioned in the West. That's why you should look for pics at the page I posted, to find your priorities

[BenL]

Apologies if this is the wrong forum and for not being able to speak German.

I'm planning a cities trip with some friends to central Europe this summer. We were planning to spend 2 days in Hamburg, 5 days in Berlin, 3 days in Vienna (or possibly Prague) and 3 days in Budapest. Berlin is one of my favourite cities in Europe and I want to spend as much time there as possible. I was particuarly interested in seeing the Hafencity development in Hamburg - given I imagine not much of it has been completed yet, could Hamburg be seen as a day trip on the ICE from Berlin? Also, if you had any suggestions of possible day trips from Berlin as someone very interested in modernist architecture, I'd be grateful.

Thanks.

[Slartibartfas]

In case you are going to Vienna, you might be interested in those modern developments:

The Gasometer (4 huge old brick gas tanks transformed into a mixed use building with residentials, officies, students homes and small shopping center)
Museumsquartier (baroque former stables transormed into a Museum quarter with two modern buildings added to then ensemble)

I personally also like the new main library (Haupbücherei) at teh U6 subway station "Burggasse". Very good modern architecture in my opinion and you have a great view onto the small but fine highrise cluster of the Wienerberg in the distance.

The main highrise cluster is the Donaucity next to the UN headquarters. If you are into that you should head to it as well, even though I think its not that great as its too grey and cold sort of modern architecture for my taste.

If you like Hundertwasser (if you know Gaudi, he was a bit like him) have a look at the Hundertwasserhaus and the waste incinerator Spittelau (U6 station "Spittelau")

Of course, don't miss the Haashaus in the very center right next to the Stephans Cathedral either.

[BenL]

Thanks. I'm afraid, in the end we decided to go for Prague instead of Vienna. I'm sure I'll go there in the near future, certainly the gasometers look stunning and I really like the UN area - reminds me of the Toronto City Hall.

I wonder if anyone could advise on whether Dresden or Lepzig is better for half a day en route to Prague? Thanks.

[dklicious.]

I'd say go for Dresden. They're definitely both nice cities, but in the end I suppose Dresden has more sights, yet I'd prefer to live in Leipzig. Since you're going to spend half a day there, Dresden is quite perfect. It has a picturesque Old Town and some interesting places of interest.

Shame you won't see southern/western Germany. It offers a bunch of great cities, for instance Heidelberg, Munich, Frankfurt, Regensburg etc.
Have fun and don't hesitate to ask just in case you have more questions or something appears unclear to you.

Some impressions from Dresden:
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[M.Schwerdtner]

Originally Posted by BenL

I wonder if anyone could advise on whether Dresden or Lepzig is better for half a day en route to Prague? Thanks.

Dresden is much more interesting as Leipzig. on the way from prague u can ride with the bus or train cross the "elbsandsteingebirge", a wonderfull landscape in south of Dresden.

And yes its possible to see Hamburg on a day trip from Berlin by ICE. If u start early and ride back Berlin in the evening.

Njoy ur trip ...

[BenL]

Thanks a lot for your help. I have visited Frankfurt and I'd love to see more of Germany. To be honest, I'd be very happy just to spend the two weeks in Berlin though. I think we're going to stick with the two nights in Hamburg. I've spoken to a few people who've stayed there and it sounds brilliant.

Could you recommend any interesting walking tours in Berlin? Thanks!

[knutus]

Hi!

If you are a few days in Berlin, you have to visit Potsdam. There is not a lot of modern architecture, but the palaces and gardens of Sanssouci, Charlottenhof and Babelsberg are stunning. The Dutch Quarter is really neat with a lot of shops and cafes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdam#Sights_in_Potsdam

In Berlin, you have to visit "Prenzlauer Berg" around Kollwitzplatz and Schönhauser Allee and Kastanienallee.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prenzlauer_Berg

In Mitte Hackescher Markt and Oranienburger Strasse (with the New Synagogue), Rosenthaler Strasse and Torstrasse is good to walk.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oranienburger_Strasse

If you are interested in history, go to Checkpoint Charlie , Wilhelmstrasse and over Potsdamer Platz to the Brandenburg Gate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkpoint_Charlie
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelmstrasse
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potsdamer_Platz

I hope, you enjoy your stay. If you have more questions, feel free to ask.

[erbse]

Dürfte noch aktuell sein, war ja erst auf der letzten Seite.


My advice: Go East, Go Neubrandenburg!

[stefanguti]

Yes, then go SSE: Vienna Calling

[skysdalimit]

Hey guys,

Next semester (January-June) I will be studying abroad in Maastricht, the Netherlands. Since Maastricht is so close to Germany, I know I'll be making several trips to the fatherland over the course of the semester. If you were an American college student with relatively limited time, what would be your top 3 separate trips you would take or places you would want to see? My travels will occur on 3 different weekends (Friday-Sunday). I hear I can either take the train from Maastricht, take a bus to Aachen from Maastricht and then hop on a train in Aachen (probably the cheapest), or take a flight from Brussels (although Brussels will be the hardest to reach). I appreciate all the help!

- Geiger

PS: Sorry I don't know German, but I hope to learn some while I'm in Europe!

[derUlukai]

if u are a skyscraperfan(as i assume) frankfurt is a must-see. if u stay there for more then a day and u also have a taste for historical buildings u could visit rothenburg ob der tauber, or marburg/lahn (maybe mainz and also fulda) which are in one-day-visit range.
also i would suggest to visit berlin, since its the capital and really big and got lots of interesting sites for tourists to see(reichstag, brandenburger tor,..)
third trip would be munich(old houses, rich city) or hamburg (big harbour, st pauli kiez "reeperbahn")

[il fenomeno]

darmstadt mathildenhöhe. insider hint.