Travel by Train to Berlin

I am travelling to Prague this week, then on to Berlin, and have first class air travel (on miles!) booked from Newark to Prague, to Berlin, and back to the US. Question is whether the train ride is spectacular enough to take the train instead, from Prague to Berlin, and if so, is there real difference between first and second class on this train route?

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I wouldn%26#39;t call the rail journey %26quot;spectacular%26quot;.

Prague is very popular and the trains can be crowded between Berlin and Prague. I%26#39;d get a seat reservation anytime on this route just to avoid wandering around with luggage trying to find a open seat. First class is much more expensive than Standard class, so there are fewer travelers and more available seats. The difference between First and Standard class is not worth the significant extra cost (buy the reservation instead).

All in all, if you have the journey already booked using air miles, I see no reason to go by rail.

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Uhlandstrasse Lubeck

I need to go to Uhlandstrasse in Lubeck. Does anyone know where it is in Lubeck? I need to see Uhlandstrasse 20.

kshamroc@westelcom.com

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Go to www.mapquest.com and click on %26quot;Outside of the US and Canada%26quot; . Then enter the pertinent data and up will pop a map.

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THANK YOU! I have copied the map and I can get my bearings now. I didn%26#39;t understand about clicking on outside the US and Canada. Perfect! Thank you!

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September hotel prices

We are planning to go to Germany (including days in Munich) in September before Oktoberfest. Are the hotel prices going to be more expensive a few days before Oktoberfest also? I guess my rationale is that prices would go up so they can get the people who go early so they can be there for day 1. TIA!

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I just found you post. Do you still look for a hotel in September before Oktoberfest. Maybe I can help you. Send a mail please.

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Actually, I made our flight reservations about a week back and we%26#39;re going in August now. Thanks for the thought though!

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Hi, I booked a room at the Royal Hotel from 3-9 Sept (single) and the room rate was EUR54 per night. I wanted to stay again from 1-3 October (ie. towards the end of Oktoberfest) and the rate for the same room jumped to EUR250 per night. My German colleagues say that%26#39;s pretty normal for Munich. I did however find a simple B%26amp;B next to the main train station in Munich (share bathroom here) for EUR70 per night over 1-3 Oct. which will do the job (Pension Asta) info@pension-asta.de.

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Back from Munich: My Report!

Enjoyed about 4 days in Munich last week! My report!

1. Did the 3rd Reich walking tour with Munich Walk Tours (10 Euros). This was interesting and worth the money. Tours are in English; I recommend this.

2. Went to Dachau Concentration Camp. I got there about 10AM, had enough time to look around the grounds and see everything outside before the 22 minute movie in English at 11:30AM. After the movie, the museum has an extensive chronological history of the Dachau camp that can be looked at. I don%26#39;t recommend paying the 20 euros from a tour company to go there, unless you are just totally incapable of navigating yourself there with public transportation, which by the way was an easy S-bahn train to Dachau and a 10 minute bus ride. Allow 5 hours for everything.

3. All stores in Munich, other than restaurants, cafes, bars, are closed on Sunday. Don%26#39;t plan to do any shopping on a Sunday. Instead, use Sunday for Dachau, the castles, or another day-trip.

4. Public transportation in Munich is excellent (U and S-bahn trains), and the people of Munich are very friendly.

5. K%26amp;K Hotel Am Harras I highly recommend; see my review in Tripadvisor for this hotel.

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Thanks, good points and I will take note for my trip in Sept 08. Yasmine

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Cuckoo Clocks......help!

My wife and I will be traveling throughout Europe, via a rental car, in the month of march. Most of our trip is planned out already with a few loose ends here and there...

With that being said, does anyone know of maybe a factory tour or something where we could check out the infamous %26quot;black forest cuckoo clocks?%26quot; We are staying 1 night in Freiburg after we stay in Stuttgart, but before we head towards Zurich. This has not been an easy thing to find. Once I found a site that showed a little store in freiburg that had all sizes for sale, but cannot find the site since.

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You will find the cuckoo clocks in Triberg. Looking through my archives I found a small video clip which I shot last year showing the clock work of the %26quot;world%26#39;s largest cuckoo clock%26quot; I just now up-loaded to my site. Have a look if you are interested. You can find more information on this link:

tompgalvin.com/places/��triberg.htm

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Very helpful website, Thank you much!! I was kind of wondering if there was a place to go that wasn%26#39;t so touristy. As much as I love to travel, I%26#39;m not crazy about being into all the touristy hub-bub. Plus, stuff tends to be a little less expensive a little off the beaten path.

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I stopped there by pure coincidence on my way from Schaffhausen to home thanks to the wisdom of my car%26#39;s navigation unit who choose the shortest way. It was in early April and not a soul in sight, shop and museum totally empty except me and the keeper. They had all sizes/prices of clocks I remember. Do some google search on the subject %26quot;black forest cuckoo clocks%26quot; for alternatives.

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The nicest family has an amazing clock shop, with a FULL house sized working cuckoo clock.

Here is their information:

House of Black Forest Clocks

Adolf Herr

Landstr. 7

78132 Hornberg

Germany

ph: ++49 (0)7833-8037

fax: ++49 (0)7833-7724

e-mail: a.herruhren@t-online.de

www.house-of-black-forest-clocks.com

Very picturesque drive, too. Write to them %26amp; tell them the Hummels in Hillsboro, Oregon sent you.

Enjoy!

Great trip.......we%26#39;re going in September. You will want to return again.

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For Cuckoo clocks in Stuttgart, you can look at Karstadt, on the ground floor of this department store on Koenigstrasse. This is the regular Karstadt, and not Karstadt Sport which is closer to the train station. They certainly are not cheap!!!!!

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I agree that Triberg is the best place. We wanted to avoid the big mass clock stores ie (house of 1000 clocks) in the area. We found a little family owned shop where you can buy one on display or as we did, have a custom clock built on your own ideas. We were able to choose the: roof style, look of the weights, the figurines, the music it played, the winding time (daily/weekly) and we told him what we wanted on the outside. We even got a tour of the workshop and met his father-in-law carving a clock face. He made it for us and shipped it over a couple of months later. The cost I believe was about $350-400. If you are going to buy one, buy a good one that will last and that you can keep for years to come. He spoke very good english and takes credit cards. Enjoy He is just up the main road from Triburg, make a right at the fork at the top of the town if I remeber correctly. A small house type building.

Robert Herr, Triberger Strasse #38, Schonach, phone 07722 5274.

I have also talked with the owner of Fehrenbach clocks in Schonach I have not seen his shop, but my conversation with him would lead me to believe that he would also have a small shop to get a local made clock. Schillerstrasse 24 in Schnach

I know that there is a good clock museum in the area that has lots of examples of unque clocks. I went to see the largest cuckoo clock and got laughed at by my wife for it. I will say that it is not all that is cracked up to be, time better spent at that musuem imho.

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Looking for a base

My husband and I are planning to do a Rhine River cruise and was wondering which place would be best to spend the night. We will have a car. I would also like to know where is best to catch the river cruise. How does this work with a car. I am thinking we drive somewhere up stream, how do we get back down to where we catch the crusie? As you can see I am pretty lost at this area. We are flying into Frankfort and think a nice river cruise and a nice hotel to spend the night can help with jet lag and get us ready for our two week tour of Germany Austria and Switzerland.

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For boat schedules google %26quot;K-D Line%26quot; . Note that the boats going downstream (generally north) are quite a bit faster and you see the same scenery as those fighting the current.

Some people prefer Bingen but I like Rudesheim (the %26quot;U%26quot; is umlauted). I%26#39;d take the car to Rudesheim and park it there.

I%26#39;d board the boat in Rudesheim and sail down the most scenic part of the Rhine. You%26#39;ll see castles, quaint villages and plenty of spectacular scenery.

Get off at Braubach and take the tour of Marksburg castle. It is the only castle along the Rhine that was never taken and destroyed. The view down to the Rhine is excellent and it is easy to see why the castles were so effective. The tour used to only be in German, so if this is still the case, buy a booklet from the shop that has an English version of what you%26#39;ll be seeing.

Then if time, catch the train from Braubach into Koblenz and walk along the river. The central area has a good view of the fortress and many restaurants. Have a nice dinner in Koblenz and take a fast train back to Rudesheim in the evening. If you don%26#39;t want to venture into Koblenz, take the train back to Rudesheim and spend the night there or somewhere in the vicinity.

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Hi there,

Ruedesheim is a typical touristical city and pretty nice. But there are more tourists from asia and all over the world then locals. Lot s of shops sell things that are as typical for the middle rhine area as fishs are living in the desert. You should think of taking a hotel at Bacharach or another small village offside Bingen and Ruedesheim.

It s not far away to drive from Bacharach for example to Bingen (12 km). By this way you can surely learn more about the country and the people.

Greets from Oberdiebach,

Christian

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Further to all the advice above I%26#39;d say don%26#39;t bother with the car use the train. There is a station at frankfurt airport and it goes directly to the Rhine area, last year I caught it to Bingen (there may be one change) it is very cheap, fast and efficient and much more relaxing than driving in a strange country. Also this avoids the need to worry about picking it up again after your cruise. Most of the little towns in this area of the rhine have train stations in the centre with regular (at least hourly) services.

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forgot to say, in terms of a base, we stayed in Bingen, Bacharach, St Goar, Oberwesel and Koblez and they were all absolutely delightful. This is such a wonderful area I really don%26#39;t think you can go wrong where ever you choose to stay.

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We have been thinking of doing a train and also a car. Since we aren%26#39;t familiar with the trains and where they go. It is kind of overwhelming. Our itinerary is Munich to the Rhine River cruise. Then to Rothenburg then on to Fussen or somewhere in that area. Then into Switzerland and staying outside Innsbruck at a town called Mutters.After that on to the Jungfrau area and then on to Heidelburg befoe returning to Munich. Although we have been talking about skipping Heidelburg and flying our of Zurich. Any help with transportation would really be appreciated. We are so excited. I have been having back trouble for years and of course dr. says now is the time for surgery. I will be having that in four days, not major surgery but i will be down for awhile, so planning is something I have plenty of time to do. Question. Does anyone know anything about a bed and breakfast in Fussen called Suzanne%26#39;s B%26amp;B? I have been reading reviews and I have run into a couple that are pretty harsh about her and the way she treats her guests. Up until that time I was thinking this looked pretty good. Great location and price was pretty good. Any info is appreciated.

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You may be planning to cover too much ground in two weeks. You might start with map and notice how you are zig-zagging north %26amp; south. For example, Fuessen is near Munich. Going from Munich to the Rhine and then back to Fuessen burns a lot of time just traveling. The same is true with Jungfrau-%26gt;Heidelberg-%26gt;Munich.

You have picked several tourist hotspots in three countries and might miss really seeing any of them for the rush. No one can know what best meets your tastes but I would focus on two areas. For example: Munich-Fuessen-German Alps (Zugspitze instead of Jungfrau) could be one area and the Rhine another. It would be reasonable to visit Rothenburg and/or Heidelberg enroute between the two areas. Fly into Munich, out of Frankfurt.

A similar scenario could be developed for Munich and the Swiss Alps.

Regards, Gary

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Ok, great, now if this was your trip, and you had two weeks, where would you go? My HAVE TO VISITS are: the fussen,ruette,area with all the castles...gotta see. The gimmelwal,murren,jungfrau area is a must. We were doing the rhine as it was a day to get over our flight and just rest. I DON%26#39;T HAVE TO SEE is Heidelburg do the rhine(but would like to). I have to visit Mutters in Austria right outside Innsbruck and Gizwell Switzerland between Luzern and Zurich. As you can see Bavaria and Switzerland Jungfrau area is what we really like. Just looking for suggestion from people who know the area better than I. Thanks for taking the time to answer

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No one can tell you how to plan your trip. Here are a couple tools:

Trains: http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

Road time: http://www.viamichelin.com

The Rhine is over 400 kilometers from Munich, or about 4 hours by train, same by car. If you return through Rothenburg by train, it will take longer as Roth. is on a spur line.

If you must see it all, start perhaps in Frankfurt as it is very near the middle Rhine, then go through Rothenburg and/or Heidelberg on to the German castles, Reute,etc. and finally to Switzerland, flying out of Zurich. Check the times to travel using a road mapping or train program. I still think that it will be a tight fit.

Regards, Gary

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Gary, thanks for all your help. We are looking over our trip to see if we can do something different.We want this trip to be great as it will be our anniversary.You have made some good suggestion.Again thank you so much

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Reeperbahn - am I not allowed down there?

Have booked to go to Hamburg in October and am busy researching things to do. Thought I cant got to Hamburg and not pay a visit to Reeperbahn. However, some sights that I have looked at claim women are not allowed down there?

I was just wondering why this is?? Have been to Amsterdam many times and have never had any bad experiences being in the RLD with my husband.

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%26gt; Thought I cant got to Hamburg and not pay a visit to Reeperbahn.

I can.

%26gt; However, some sights that I have looked at claim women are not allowed down there?

The 60 m of the Herbertstrasse?

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Strictly seen it%26#39;s a public road. The signs %26quot;no women allowed%26quot; have been put up in the 70s on request of the prostitutes. And it%26#39;s them you%26#39;ll get there problems with. Probably you could be charged for %26quot;disturbing public peace%26quot;.

Look - the British are used to queue orderly. And we Germans are used to obey signs. Just accept this.

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Just read the sources %26quot;... they didn%26#39;t want to feel like %26#39;in a zoo%26#39;%26quot;. So - no zoo visitors please, only potential customers.

And replace *problems* in my answer above by *real trouble*. These ladies are no choristers (as we say in German).

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I completely agree with abalada. There is one way though to go to Herbertstrasse without being attacked by one of the prostitutes.

There is a famous German travestite, Olivia Jones, who is offering Kiez tours and as (s)he is well known at the Kiez, (s)he is allowed to take the tourists to Herbertstrasse. But I%26#39;m afraid these tours are in German only and she is not always taking them there.

scoopcom.de/olivia-jones.de/��

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Boys week-end

I have 3 mates coming to stay for 4 nights at the end of the month. We are old enough to know better, are into Indie music, and not interested in the seedier side of the city. Anyone comment on my suggestions below:-

Eating Out

Vapiano - good value and decent quality

Groeninger Brauhaus - decent beer and lots of meat

Indochine - view of the Elbe and good interesting food

TRUDE (Barmbek) recommended by a colleague

Bars (Ive never been to any of these)

Consort %26amp; Max (oe is it the other way round)

Borchers

Blaues Barhaus

Familineck

Sofabar

Would appreciate any good alternatives or indeed comments on the above.

Cheers

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Hi

Groeninger: yuo%26#39;ll get decent food and good beer there. The price is a little bit up but what you get there is worth its money. Many companies like having there christmas parties here or take their business partners here when they are looking for a good beer.

Max %26amp; Konsorten:

Not as well known as the Groeninger and not as high-priced. You wuoldn%26#39;t take your business partners here. It%26#39;s more like a pub where also food is serverd (quite good actually).

I don%26#39;t know about the others.

Indie nights are sometimes in one of the following clubs, often depending on the day:

Gruenspan

http://www.gruenspan.de/

Molotow

http://www.molotowclub.com/

Uebel und Gefaehrlich

http://www.uebelundgefaehrlich.com/

Golden Pudel CLub

http://www.pudel.com/

Gruener Jaeger

www.gruener-jaeger-stpauli.de/web/index.php

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Hannover or Hamburg?

I will be in Germany for approximately 10 days at end of May and would love some suggestions on where to go! We%26#39;ll be starting in Berlin (my spouse is there for a conference) and then would like to travel by car or train to the west - either Hamburg or Hannover.

I am an architect so would be interested in seeing some contemporary and modern buildings and cities (we also plan to travel through Dessau to see the Bauhaus), but we also are big on hiking so it would be nice to make some day hikes in the forest or mountains - perhaps head to Goslar for a day or two.

In terms of architectural interest, which of the two cities (Hamburg/Hannover) would people suggest to visit? Are there any architectural websites that list buildings of interest?

Thanks!!!

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Berlin

berlin.de/tourismus/��stil.html

��berlin.de/bauen/baubilanz/en/baubilanz.html

There is also an architectural guide called %26quot;Berlin: open city. The City on Exhibition. The guide.%26quot;

amazon.de/Berlin-Guide-Offene-Stadt-Wegweise��

There are rumors that there will be a new release this year.

Hamburg

hamburg-tourism.de/themen-touren/��

www.hamburgfotos.de/architektur/index.htm

undoubtedly interesting will be the HafenCity project

www.hafencity.com/index.php?set_language=en

It%26#39;s however rather in it%26#39;s early stages.

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Harz mountains are for sure a good idea for hiking.

From Berlin Quedlinburg and Wernigerode are easier to reach than Goslar.

http://www.quedlinburg.de/

http://www.wernigerode-tourismus.de

www.hsb-wr.de/hsb_barrierefrei/hsb/hsb_e.htm

Saturdays and Sundays there are direct trains to both towns

hex-connex.de/tmpl/��

day return ticket for 2 adults: EUR 29,00

return ticket for 2 adults: EUR 35,00

These are Non-DB trains. You have to buy the tickets from the conductor in the train.

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Hi,

in Hamburg, there is quite a lot of modern architecture, the most famous probably the New Hafen City which is currently being built:

www.hafencity.com/index.php?set_language=en

That is really fascinating!

intresting buildings all over Hamburg:

Dockland:

linear.de/de/Referenzen/Dockland%20Hamburg

Gruner + Jahr (publishing house):

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruner_und_Jahr

Berliner Bogen:

http://www.joerg-hempel.com/gallery/A1077

Europa-Passage:

europa-passage.de/en/��bauverlauf.php

You can also go on a guided architecture tour:

http://www.a-tour.com/flash/index.html

a collection of buildings in Hamburg:

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/?id=100560

Here is a collection of pictures, though not only modern architecture, but nice to look at:

bildarchiv-hamburg.de/frames/indexbilder.htm

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Well it definitely looks like I will be going to Hamburg!

Thanks for all the architecture links, some of these look really interesting.

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Enjoy your stay!

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stuttgart HB to vaihingen

We will be staying with some relatives on the US military base in a few months. They are planning to rent a car to pick us up at the stuttgart hauptbahnhof, but it%26#39;s unclear to me whether this is because it%26#39;s very inconvenient to travel from the Hb to the base (with luggage) or whether they are just being super nice. I don%26#39;t want to seem ungracious (or overly optimistic about a plan to just take public transport by ourselves), so I thought I%26#39;d get some others%26#39; thoughts on travel to vaihingen...thanks!!!!

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They are simply doing what we ourselves do when we have company, great them properly and take them to our house, which if they are arriving by train would be meeting them in the train station or if by plane at the airport. It%26#39;s only being courteous and helpful.

Vaihingen is easily accessable from the train station by the S-1,-2, or -3 or by the U-1 one U-bahn stop away. However, once you get to Vaihingen, that is probably where you would have problems getting to their house.

Have a nice stay, and since I live in Stuttgart, if you have any other questions, just ask.

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restaurants in Garmisch partenkirchen

Hi we are spending 5 days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in july 2008.Do many restaurants have bi-lingual menus i.e.German-English?

enbee

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Most of them do. You should plan at least one dinner at Gasthaus Fraundorfer... tremendous Bavarian meals with local entertainment - best rouladen I%26#39;ve ever had. Several of the staff and family that run the place are nearly fluent in English.

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Another good spot--Ilsi%26#39;s Golden Angel, off the Marianplatz (across the side street from McDonalds). Very god food, bi-lingual menu, and you can eat outside if you like-- very nice on a warm evening.

I think that you would have to work hard to find a restaurant in Garmisch that doesn%26#39;t have english translations on the menu-- it has hosted (and still does) a number of major US Army facilities over the last 60 years, including a large recreation center, and tourism has been it%26#39;s lifeblood for a century. Nearby Oberammergau is much the same-- there is a large NATO training facility just outside town. Neuschwanstein, Herrenchiemsee and the Linderhof have numerous english tours, usually more than 1 per hour. In fact, most of Bavaria and the Alps, save for a few small, remote towns, easily accomodate english speakers.

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many thanks for the information.

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Hello Enbee,

We stayed in the Garmisch area for a week last summer and it was the highlight of our 25 day, six country tour.

And you will find most restaurants have bi-lingual menus.

But by far, the top restaurant is Cafe Mukkefuck (not joking). Not only was the food made using the freshest ingredients, the portions were huge and the prices were very inexpensives than 10 euros. Incredible salads, sandwiches, and even good steaks. Can you tell we ate there a few times?

We also ate at Gasthof Fraundorfer...and it was good food. The entertainment was the attraction.

Reindl%26#39;s was also very good but expensive.

Have a great stay in Garmisch!

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There are also some excellent Indian restaurants in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. At least two are owned by the same family, though one serves pork and the other doesn%26#39;t. If you get tired of German food, you can%26#39;t fail with the Indian food.

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I absolutely agree with the first recommendation for the German restaurant. it was outstanding, but my choice:

La Mamma Ristorante Pizzeria. It was outstanding! The two of us for lunch was only 22EUR. A steal for the quality and the amount of food received. We both ordered the pasta, but wanted to go back for the pizza.

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Dusseldorf or Cologne for 1 day?

We%26#39;re leaving in 2 weeks and flying in and out of Dusseldorf airport. While most of our time will be spent in Belgium (Brugge) and Amsterdam, we have 1 day in Dusseldorf before our plane flies out. We%26#39;ll be travelling with 2 boys (age 10 and 9), and wondered if it would be best to take the train to Cologne to visit the catherdral and tour the old town in Cologne, or head to the old town of Dusseldorf.

We%26#39;re staying mid-way between DUS airport and central Dusseldorf (near Derendorf station), but I understand train travel is fairly easy to either place from there.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated!

Thanks

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My vote goes to Cologne. The Dom is really something and the Rhine is beautiful. It%26#39;s definately worth the 30 minute train ride.

I would actually suggest you do both. You can check out the Dusseldorf Altstadt for a couple of hours and head over to Cologne or vice versa. And yes train travel is simple and easy. The German Train system is the best and there is plenty of information available.

Enjoy your trip and be sure to let us know how it went.

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Mini group (2-5 persons) day ticket D��sseldorf to Cologne is EUR 26,00. Validity

Mo-Fr from 9am till 3am next day

Sa,So from midnight till 3am next day

Covered are the regional trains (RB, RE) and S-Bahn (slower) from D��sseldorf to Cologne. Plus the trams and buses in both cities.

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Thanks so much to both of you for the quick response. I think we%26#39;re definitely going to try to make it to Cologne, and I appreciate the help on the train tickets - I was having trouble figuring out the cost on the website!

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You children will like the chocolate museum in Cologne , which ist at the Rhine at walking distance from the Dome.

Especially the chocolade fountain is great for children

Try this link : http://www.schokoladenmuseum.de/index_e.html

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One Day in Berlin-What to do?

This time around I have one day to spend in Berlin up to about 6pm as I%26#39;m off to the opera then,I%26#39;m back in May for 4 days but need suggestions on what to do with this one day on my hands.

Also is there an integrated travel pass for 2 or 3 days

Thanks in advance.

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Perhaps take a tour with one of the walking tour companies, seeing all major sites, e.g.:

http://www.insidertours.com

http://www.berlinwalks.de

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Thanks for the good suggestions

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You asked about integrated travel passes. I was last in Berlin in 2001, and at that time you could buy a one-day %26quot;Fahrausweis%26quot; (i.e. ticket) that was valid for bus, tram, subway/underground, S-Bahn and ferry trips throughout Berlin (but not on the S-Bahn outside Berlin, e.g. to Potsdam) through to the wee hours of the next morning. I%26#39;m sure they must still have such a thing.

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February Day Trip from Nuernberg (Nuremberg)

Hey people,

I will exhibit at Spielwarenmesse in Nuernberg in February, and my coworker and I will take a daytrip after the show before flying back home. Does anyone have a recommendation? We%26#39;ve visited Rothenburg, Dinkelsbuehl, Muenchen, and Neuschwanstein in recent years so don%26#39;t feel the need to yet return there.

We were in Bamberg in 2000 and I%26#39;m considering a return; also, is Regensburg nice? What about Wuerzburg? I always pass it on the autobahn going to/from Frankfurt Airport, and Rick Steves has a chapter on it; am I foolish for never having visited Wuerzburg?

Incidentally if anyone wants restaurant/etc (not hotel) recommendations for Nuernberg, let me know as I%26#39;ve been going there since %26#39;94 and we stay with friends, so I feel like I know the city quite well. I could rewrite Rick Steves%26#39; dining segment!

Thanks,

Michael

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Regensburg is also nice. Like Bamberg the city escaped WWII without beeing destroyed. Regensburg is since a few years also an UNESCO world heritage.

Most interesting in W��rzburg are the Residence and the fortress Marienburg.

��bayern.de/englisch/��wuerzbur.htm

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Another vote for Regensburg or W��rzburg. I might give the edge to Regensburg in February. I really like the fortress in W��rzburg and the walk up to it, but the weather February might make that less pleasant.

In both cities the pedestrian zone is extensive with lots of shops and sights together in the city center. The train station is close to the old city in both cases, as it is in N��rnberg, making the trip by Bayern-Ticket %26amp; Train both convenient and cost-effective.

Regards, Gary

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I%26#39;ll be in Nuremberg in May, and am considering the Bayreuth - Bamberg triangle for a day trip. I%26#39;d be interested in opinions.

Yes please! I%26#39;d love dining/any recommendations ~

this will be my first visit to Nuremberg. I%26#39;m going by myself and staying by myself, so looking for %26#39;non-scary%26#39; places for lunch, which I tend to eat as the main meal of the day. Thanks!

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I%26#39;ve never been to a restaurant for lunch because of the trade show, thus I%26#39;ve only gone to restaurants for dinner. For a first-time visitor, I would recommend these restaurants for solo dining, which may or may not be open for lunch; they are all in Altstadt, ie the old part of Nuernberg:

Schlenkerla (famously known for their smoked beer %26quot;rauchtbier%26quot;) - it%26#39;s an uphill trek towards the castle, but their food is fabulous and Franconian. Their menu has the basics in English, but their daily menu is printed only in German. I try to go here at least twice a visit (during my 9-day stay).

Bratwurst Friedl (not far from Lorenzkirche and Citypoint shopping mall, right next to a 4-story Erotik shop) - nice cozy restaurant with very sweet servers

Nassau Keller (a minute walk from Lorenzkirche) - Rick Steves recommends it, but I feel it%26#39;s about 20% overpriced. But the atmosphere is great and the food is really good. I just don%26#39;t eat here because of the pricing. I am sure they have an English menu

Zum Gulden Stern (near Jacobsplatz part of Altstadt) - it%26#39;s a famous old bratwurst house, maybe from the 1490s or so. They specialize only in bratwurst/sausage so maybe have about 6-8 dishes tops, but it%26#39;s not expensive and worth a once-in-a-lifetime visit.

Albrecht Duerer Stuebe (right near Albrecht Duerer Haus) - their menu has some good twists on the traditional Franconian cuisine, but they still have the basics. Their soups are great, especially with me being there in February! Their menu is also in English.

Hutt%26#39;n (up the hill walking towards the Castle) - I only went here for the first time in 2007, but it%26#39;s a very friendly restaurant. It has a pub atmosphere but with a kitchen.

Estragon (close to the Germanic Museum) - I only went here in 2006, because in 2007 it was overbooked. They have a great menu with a touch of modern cuisine, and the servers speak English. I cannot remember if they have an English menu.

Steichele (near Jacobsplatz) - I dined here from 2001 to 2004 or so, and always enjoyed it. They have an English menu. I eliminated it because of other restaurants (and lack of nights out!).

Hope this helps - just hope that these restaurants don%26#39;t become overbooked while I%26#39;m there next month :)

tschuss

Michael

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Sorry but forgot to mention that I don%26#39;t know any of these restaurants%26#39; addresses! I know how to get there by car and foot! If you%26#39;re staying at a hotel, the concierge should be able to help direct you; otherwise they should be in a phone book under %26quot;Gasthaus%26quot; (I think this is the term used for %26quot;restaurant.%26quot;)

Where else do people enjoy eating in Nuernberg?

Michael

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To answer the original question of day trips: we took the train from Nurnberg to Bayreuth for the day. If you have any interest in classical music it is a wonderful city with the Liszt and Wagner museums as well musical venues. Wagner%26#39;s Opera House (Feistelspiel-sp?) was closed when we were there but the main city Opera House was open.

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Michael,

Thank you for the list of restaurant suggestions. I will be in Nuremberg for the Toy Fair this week and am also interested in restaurants for solo dining.

I��ve been to the Toy Fair several times but the first couple of years I stayed far outside of the city and just had dinner at the hotel. Last year I stayed in town but again didn��t venture far from the hotel (after a long day at the show).

This year I��m staying in private accommodation in town and I intend to be more adventurous. Thanks again for the recommendations and descriptions.

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Hi there,

Have a great fair! If you have other questions, I know that the Information Kiosk workers are happy to try and help. They can also help make reservations/etc. They are there to help you! Even I, as an exhibitor, have asked them for help and they are always happy to try and assist.

If you want, you can pay me a visit at my Stand:

Hall 1, 1-F-130. Firm: Stanislaus Imports / La Sioux

We have already eaten great food at Schlenkerla and Doktorshof. If you go to either, make sure to get the reservation, especially at Schlenkerla.

New bonus (for nonsmokers): Restaurants/bars are now smoke-free, so smokers must smoke outside! And there are NOT heating lamps, because they are bad for the environment. So now it%26#39;s all smoke-free dining in Nuernberg (Bayern Province). The food tastes even better.

Cheers and Tschuess,

Michael

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ps - after researching places mentioned in this thread, I%26#39;ve decided on Bayreuth! The Opera house and castle are both open in February and have a combo ticket (8 Euros?), and I%26#39;ve already used Mapquest *and* Via Michelin for directions. Hurray! Thank you everyone for your suggestions. Maybe I%26#39;ll visit Regensburg and Wuerzburg a different year.

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Thank you to everyone for your suggestions - we did indeed go to Bayreuth for our day trip. We visited the Opera House (which is the oldest surviving Opera House in Germany, wow!) and the Margrive (sp) Rooms, plus had a nice walk in the gardens there and at the Ermitage. Totally fantastic place for a day trip. We also had an Italian lunch at a cafe near Margrive Rooms and we walked on Bayreuth%26#39;s main street for shopping.

As a bonus we went to the Spital Church and spent a whole minute or two inside. In all we spent 6 hours total in Bayreuth. It%26#39;s a lovely city for visiting for a day. I%26#39;m not sure if an overnight visit is as essential.

Parking cost a whopping Euro per hour at a nice and easy parking lot. The Tourist Information Center was very good.

On a great side note, I got to meet Tripadvisor%26#39;s own Tumbleweeds Paris during the Spielwarenmesse (Toy Fair)! Alas TParis visited during one of those rare instances that we were busy, but it was so nice to meet and make contact.

x

Mike

Munich weather and Easter customs

Is there snow on the ground in the middle of march in Munich or the rest of Germany? How cold is it on average? Is easter a big holiday in Germany? Do all the shops, restaurants, etc close for Good Friday? Easter Sunday/Monday?

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I am no expert, but I doubt there will be snow on the ground by then. Temperatures will probably be in the 50%26#39;s during the day, upper 40%26#39;s at night.

In Munich proper, some stores will probably be open Friday and Saturday. Sunday, like all Sundays, will be quiet. Monday will be about the same as Saturday.

If you get desparate, go to the Main rail station (Hauptbahnhof) and things will be open.

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Weather is unpredictable. For example we had approx 20 degrees celsius yesterday, which is more a late April/early may temperature. However snow is possible but I think unlikely. My guess are temperatures somewhere between +5 and +15 degrees celsius.

All shops (exept at the airport, train-station and gifts shops) will be cloes on Good Friday and Easter Monday (which are bank holidays) and Easter-Sunday (as all Sundays).

Restaurants and sights will be open and many Sights open on Easter for the summer season.

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I am also planning to travel then and was hoping to do the Allianz stadium tour on Good Friday. Does anyone know if it will be on?

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I am sorry but - I looked it up - on Good Friday the Allianz Arena stadium is closed.

By the way, so far we didn%26#39;t have snow in Munich this winter and now it is like in spring (it is only still a little cold at night).

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Thank you for the weather update. That was so helpful. I have seen that it is not overly cold there right now and was planning warm clothes over the Easter weekend. Danke. I will be planning a bit differently now.

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It%26#39;s my uinderstanding that the the chances of snow are slim. Cold weather is definatly possible. Everything is pretty much closed on sundays. Also, the friday before easter is sort of a holiday and most everything will be closed too.

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Transport from Munich Airport to Marriott, Freising

Can anyone give me the exact taxi fare from the airport to Marriott Airport Hotel in Freising? I understand that the cost for the Marriott%26#39;s own shuttle bus is Euros 11 per person, i.e. Euros 22 for two pax. Is there no other door-to-door shuttle service that is less expensive?

Would value advice. Thanks.

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%26gt; Can anyone give me the exact taxi fare from the airport to Marriott Airport Hotel in Freising?

According to the hotel homepage approx. EUR 25,00.

As the airport is huge the price will depend also from where exactly.

The normal way locals would use:

bus from Munich airport to Freising station (EUR 2,20 pp). This bus runs every 20 minutes (at :00 :20 :40).

taxi from Freising station to the hotel (~ EUR 5,00)

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Many thanks for the advice of a local. That is a substantial price difference.

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hotels in berlin

hello!

I%26#39;m looking for an hotel in berlin for the end of march, in the center and not very expensive (80 euro/night max for double room)

all the adivces are welcome!

thanks!

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Hi, I was in Berlin few days ago, and I warmly recommend you the Hotel Xantener Eck. It is located 50 m away from Kurfurstendamm, subway station and bus, on the corner there is a good restaurant with genuine german food (same name: Xantener Eck Restaurant) , rooms are clean, prices low and the personal very friendly. I found it through the website nyceberlin, ( direct link to the hotel to nyceberlin.com/accommodation/berlin-hotels/h�� )

The reality is better than the pictures, I had really a very good stay there... Viel Spass in Berlin!!

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Neuschwanstein vs. Hohenschwangau

If there is only time for once castle tour, which do you recommend? Many thanks for your input!

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See both if you can -- they%26#39;re amazingly different for being adjacent.

If you absolutely can%26#39;t squeeze in the other one, then I suppose I%26#39;d choose Neuschwanstein -- it%26#39;s more crowded, but it%26#39;s also a much more amazing flight of fancy than is Hohenschwangau.

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we been to Neuschwanstein%26#39;s castle last year, quite enjoyed it.

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(it%26#39;s not actually Neuschwanstein%26#39;s castle -- it was King Ludwig%26#39;s, and now belongs to the Bavarian Palace Department, a division of the Free State of Bavaria. Neuschwanstein is only the name of the castle, and roughly translates to New Swan Stone.)

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Only one is famous, and hardly anyone would visit the other one if it wasn%26#39;t close to its famous neighbor. Visit Neuschwanstein. Although its interior isn%26#39;t that great, you would always wonder what it was like.

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I sent you a message. There are lots of castles in Bavaria but the %26quot;Neuschwanstein%26quot; is the most famous, like a castle out of a fairy tale and the one from the picture postcards.

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The Fact is that Neuschwanstein was only ever lived-in for about 75 days- it was a fantasy brought to life. All the %26quot;amazing%26quot; paintings were done by painters for theatrical productions... It IS absolutely amazing, but... The line-ups are nothing short of insane.

The Castle of Hohenschwangau is where the family REALLY lived, and you can see the REAL piano used by Wagner for example, as well as all the REAL family crests etc of the Bavarian nobility of that time (1860%26quot;s). So if you want a fantasy you pick the first, if you want reality you pick the other...

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Thanks to everyone for all the input. Is anyone familiar with the hotels in the area? Specifically the %26quot;Be King Yourself%26quot; package through Schlosshotel Lisl?

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We usually stay at the very small hotel across the road that they manage, Villa Jaegerhaus, which is excellent. Hotel Lisl%26#39;s restaurant is excellent and there is a nice view on Neuschwanstein from it, so if you room has a view of Neuschwanstein it should be fine as it is a close-up view and both palaces in Hohenscwangau are lit up most of the night.

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German Wings has anyone flown with them

Hi we are looking at travelling Split to Munich. We can fly Split to Stuttgart by German Wings quite cheaply. Has anyone flown with them?

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As I stated in another of your messages, I fly with them frequently. They are an excellent airline. They are a subsidiary of EuroWings which is a subsidiary of Lufthansa.

There is also a lot to do in and around Stuttgart, you don%26#39;t have to go on to Munich.

www.stuttgart-tourist.de

www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de

www-stuttgarter-fruehlingsfest.de

www.tourismus-bw.de

www.burg-hohenzollern.com

www.schloss-lichtenstein.de

www.schwarzwald-tourismus.info

www.schwaebischealb.de

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I flew with them from Stuttgart to Paris and back. Everything was okay, but you have to buy the refreshments, they are not for free.

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Best Beer Cities & Breweries?

In the experts%26#39; opinions (you guys), what are your favorite beer cities after Munich, Bamburg and Koln? We%26#39;ve been to these towns within the past year, as well as Nurnberg and Rothenburg, but we have 6 days in Germany next month and we%26#39;re on a mission to drink the best beers in the world (and live to write about it!) Where would you recommend? We are flying into Frankfurt this time. Have considered hitting Heidelberg -- what do you think? Would rather not spend too much time in transit, given the brevity of this trip. As always, thanks and cheers!

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no cities, but 3 monasteries

Andechs (near Munich)

kloster-andechs.de/englisch/��index.html

Weltenburg (at the Danube Gorge near Regensburg)

- the 2nd oldest brewery on the planet

- the oldest monastery brewery

- the most beautiful located one

http://www.klosterschenke-weltenburg.de/

Kreuzberg (on top of the Kreuzberg (928m) in the Rh?n)

- the best beer (my opinion)

http://www.kreuzbergbier.de/

Heidelberg is not a beer city. They are proud on their Heidelberg Tun, an extremely large wine

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

West and south of Frankfurt is in first place wine country. While Frankfurt itself is famous for apple wine.

A beer I like in this region is Faust in Miltenberg

http://www.faust.de/

Miltenberg is additionally a nice medieval town.

http://www.miltenberg.info/

Also a nice monastery brewery nearby

www.franziskaner-engelberg.de/index.php?id=51

www.franziskaner-engelberg.de/index.php?id=73

In Gro?heubach, train station is in Kleinheubach opposite of the river Main.

Kleinheubach, Miltenberg can be reached on RMV day tickets from Frankfurt

rmv.de/coremedia/��data.pdf

Miltenberg also on VRN day tickets from Heidelberg

vrn.de/imperia/��schienennetz_gross.pdf

Also nice nearby Amorbach.

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Other beer cities: D��sseldorf, Bayreuth, Kulmbach

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Fantastic and thanks! Wish my German translation skills were better as these sites are (rightfully so) in German. I%26#39;m having some trouble locating these places on my map, but will keep trying. Miltenberg looks lovely, from the photos on the website. Is Kreuzberg near Berlin?

thanks again!

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Andechs and Weltenburg have their pages also in English.

Kreuzberg is a mountain in the Rh?n

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rh%C3%B6n_Mountains

Kreuzberg itself is in Bavaria, albeit the Rh?n stretches also into Hesse and Thuringia.

Kreuz = cross

berg = mountain

��wikipedia.org/wiki/Kreuzberg_%28Rh%C3%B6n%29

It%26#39;s the %26quot;holy mountain%26quot; of the Franconians, the largest Germanic tribe.

Albeit their homepage is in German only, I%26#39;m pretty sure they still know some English. Because until 1994 there lived more Americans in this community than Germans.

http://www.rhoener-reservisten.de/wta/

(this page is however in English)

Not the best place to reach by public transport. After the withdrawal of the Americans the train line to Wildflecken was closed.

On Saturday or Sunday you can go by public bus up to the Kreuzberg.

http://www.kob-bus.de/fahrplaene/8057.pdf

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There is a must-visit micro brewery just outside Frankfurt: Alt-Oberurseler Brauhaus in Oberursel.

www.meinbier24.de

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Yes! Miltenburg, Germany! Faust Brewery! Es ist sehr gut!!

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anyone familiar with Hubmann apartments in Giesing?

GUEST APARTMENTS %26quot;HUBMANN%26quot;

Fritz-Lange-Str. 6, 81547 Muenchen, GERMANY

Looking to book in here for 4 days- any feedback on this place or the area?

Thanks!

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Don%26#39;t know aboput the apts. However, when I lived in Munich some years back, Giesing wasn%26#39;t exactly %26quot;prime real estate%26quot;.

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Giesing was an old workers��quarter, but for accommodation it would be as good as any other part of the city. We dont have this division between very bad, ghetto-like and very good residential areas, Giesing is not posh, but not run down at all.

It is close to the city, best U-Bahn and tram connections, if the appartment itself is okay, no problem to stay there.

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We will be staying at the Hubmann apartments in May 2008. We wanted a place that was outside of Munich city so that we can take multiple day trips by car. We are booked for 5 nights, and the website makes the place look quite nice. Also there is feedback from other travelers on the www.VRBO.com website or rentors.org/guestbook.

I%26#39;ll be sure to put my feedback on Trip Advisor!

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I think Hubmann must be o.k. I know the area because I live not far away. Actually its not the workers area of Giesing.

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stayed there two weeks ago and it is the most wonderful aprtment you can imagine.

a few minutes walk to the subway, a walking/ biking trail out side the apartment and in less than 10 minutes you are in the center of munich. owners make you feel like family.

will post pictures later

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Frankfurt Weekend Break

I guess frankfurt is not really the average city to go weekend-breaking in Europe but that%26#39;s exactly what I%26#39;m looking for, I%26#39;m travelling there late March for 4 days. Anyone can advise me of what is there to do in the city in a short holiday? I will stay in the Area of the river since I read everywhere that the station area is not really a nice place to stay.

Any recommendations as to what to see, things and places to eat and drink and general.....

Thanks

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What%26#39;s your age bracket and what are you into? I suppose you%26#39;re going to Frankfurt for the great party scene?

Please share some more information about what you like to do, see...

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Layover in Frankfurt

My family of 4 (including 2 teenagers) will have a layover at the Frankfurt airport. We arrive at 7:30am and depart again at 4:00pm. Does anyone have any ideas of what we might do during this time? I want to try to keep the kids awake. I thought that we could fly standby on the next flight out to Venice but I was told that I would be charged over $300E per ticket to go on the earlier flight. Therefore, I am looking for suggestions to pass the time. Thanks

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Well, what is your family into? Are you interested in historical sights, like the cathedral in which the Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire of German Nations were crowned? Or visit the private rooms of the last German emperor (Kaiser)%26#39;s wife that look like she%26#39;d just stepped outside?

Here%26#39;s an overview of downtown sights. The trains from the airport go directly to Hauptwache (sight #18 on the map)...

Or are you looking for some kind of guided tour, someone to pick you up at the airport and %26quot;entertain%26quot; you for the day?

Or is shopping what could keep your teens and you awake?

http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=317578%26amp;_ffmpar[_id_inhalt]=177743

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Kadiner Loft Apartment

Kadiner Loft is in a block of apartments in an attractive area of Greater Berlin. The apartment is excellent �C large, attractively decorated, with the hosts Kevin and Isabel providing ��real�� coffee, complimentary wine and beer, and many other welcoming touches. We got there by bus after getting off the train from Warsaw at the Ostbahnhof, a very easy and quick trip. It is close to all varieties of public transport. We had no trouble getting around Berlin from there, but be warned �C if you do not speak German, the ticket machines in the stations can be tricky. We got around that by asking for help, which was freely given.

We found some very good and reasonably priced restaurants, and a wonderful bake/cake shop just around the corner.

Contact the owner at:

pfeiffer@tiros.net or Tel: +49 (0)30 36 74 15 26

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Stayed in Kadiner Loft this last weekend and had a great time. The apartment is modern, clean, and secure and less than five minutes walk to the nearest U-Bahn (Frankfurter Tor).

We had no trouble at all with the ticket machines which are multilingual - just get a day ticket each morning (around 6.10 Euros), validate it, stick it in your coat pocket and forget about it and you%26#39;re set for the day. U-Bahn is very regular until at least the early hours and you can be most places you want to be within 10-15 minutes.

My blog of the weekend (with photos) here:

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prices in Euros

I was looking at a menu for a restrauntin Munich. It listed the prices in Euros. How does the numbering system represent the price? For example a cocktail was listed as 3,90 or a dinner for 10,90. What does that mean? 3 Euros and some change? I am going to munich on business soon and i want to make sure i understand the way the prices work in euros.

Is the price just like in US dollars? $3.90 or $10.90?

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Yes, it%26#39;s just the same. It means �3 and 90 cents. Prices on German restaurant menues are incl. tax and service charge. You don%26#39;t have to tip the waiters but if were really satisfied with their service you could round up the total sum. E.g. if your total is �37.90 upon handing over your cash or credit card TELL them to make it 40. It%26#39;s not common to just leave some change back on the table when you leave.

I%26#39;m sure you%26#39;re aware of the fact that it takes $1.50 to buy just �1.00?...

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Includes tax and service? Wow! That is great. Thank you for the information.

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Yes, I am aware of the current exchange rate.

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What's in the area?

I am going to be staying at the Courtyard by Marriott on schwanthalerstrasse 37. What sort of attractions are in that area? How far is it from the main train station?

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Schwanthaler Str 37 is about one block south of the Main train Stration. That is about a 10-15 walk from Marienplatz or the center of town. The train station is a main transfer point for Sbahns and Ubahns; so with a partner day ticket most main tourist sights will be easy to reach.

Regards, Gary

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Thank you for the information. I guess most of my questions regard what tourist stuff is close to that area. Shopping, food, museums etc.

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%26quot;Thank you for the information. I guess most of my questions regard what tourist stuff is close to that area. Shopping, food, museums etc.%26quot;

Main shopping lies along your walk from the train station to Marienplatz. The area is littered with restaurants near the train station and Marienplatz. The Residenz lies NNE of Marienplatz and still within walking distance. The art museums lie NNE of the train station, perhaps 15 minutes walking time. Other museums are scattered about the main core of town. The Englisher Garten and museums located near it were worth a Ubahn ride to us. We did not visit Nymphenburg but I understand that it is an Sbahn ride away. A map of the inner city and the metro system will be worthwhile to you.

Regards, Gary

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A few blocks north of the station are the Pinakotheks (old and new0, premier art museums. Also nearby is the Bavarian State Museum. As Triskit said, 15 minute walk east takes you to Marianplatz and the home of the Glockespiel. Just north of that is the Victuelenmarket, just south are numerous beerhalls including the famous Hofbrauhaus. Another 10 to 15 minutes past the Marianplatz in the direction of the Isartor tower takes you to the German National Musem, a major industry and lifestyle museum, on an island in the Isar river (see http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en for details). However, as Triskit mentioned, a single day pass on the U-bahn/S-bahn gets you all over Munich and close to most of these attractions very quickly.

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A few blocks north of the station are the Pinakotheks (old and new0, premier art museums. Also nearby is the Bavarian State Museum. As Triskit said, 15 minute walk east takes you to Marianplatz and the home of the Glockespiel. Just north of that is the Victuelenmarket, just south are numerous beerhalls including the famous Hofbrauhaus. Another 10 to 15 minutes past the Marianplatz in the direction of the Isartor tower takes you to the German National Musem, a major industry and lifestyle museum, on an island in the Isar river (see http://www.deutsches-museum.de/en for details). However, as Triskit mentioned, a single day pass on the U-bahn/S-bahn gets you all over Munich and close to most of these attractions very quickly.

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Train from Cologne to Dusseldorf Fairgrounds

Do the regional trains in cologne go directly to the Dusseldorf fairgrounds for drupa. I understand this is 9E to go one way.

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No. For the fair grounds you have to change to trams in D��sseldorf.

%26gt; I understand this is 9E to go one way.

If you have an admission ticket for the drupa local public transport is included. This means:

- regional trains (RB, RE) or S-Bahn between Cologne and D��sseldorf

- buses and trams in both cities

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airport to altona

Flying with Jet2 Leeds to Hamburg (Lubeck) what is best way to travel to Altona, Hamburg and back again to airport on return journey.

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L��beck airport is some 75 km east of Hamburg.

flughafen-luebeck.net/Lubeck_en/bus_train/

Hamburg local public transport

http://www.hvv.de/en

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Munich to Amsterdam

Does anyone know the most efficient (time vs cost) way of getting to and from. Cant figure out where to fly into and how to get back and forth. Were doing Oktoberfest first from the 20th to 24th, then Amsterdam to the 29th. Were willing to fly in and out of almost anywhere nearby including travel in between. Confused yet... me too! Suggestions will be rewarded in gold bricks...

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Night train would be an option.

reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en��

From: M��nchen Hbf

To: Amsterdam Centraal

Book as soon as this will be possible.

a) with luck you can get one of the cheap discounted specials

b) don%26#39;t wait till it%26#39;s fully booked - which is quite likely during Oktoberfest

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here the cheapest flights from Munich - Amsterdam between 25th and 29th of September 2008:

25.09: might be 98,88 (not sure)

otherwise 103,39 or 108,87

26.09: 103,88

28.09: 103,39

29.09: 108,88

it is always with a stop in Copenhague/Denmark

I can help with flight booking

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football

Hi ,I will be visiting Bremen on the 12th of March for the UEFA cup game between my team Glasgow Rangers and Bremen.I need advice on how far away is Dusseldorf from Bremen as this is were I fly into.Also what is the best mode of transport between the 2 cities train bus etc and finally where is the best place to stay (cheapest)thanks in advance Archie

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DB timetable

http://reiseauskunft.bahn.de/bin/query.exe/en

From: DUS

To: Bremen

a) the above does not apply if you fly with Ryanair

b) there are no buses connecting both cities (a national bus network does not exist in Germany)

For accommodation see

http://www.hrs.com

http://www.bremen-tourismus.de

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directions to hotel rossija in frankfurt

how do i get from the eurolines bus terminal to hotel rossija [Address: Moselstra?e 46-48

60329 Frankfurt am Main] by public transportation. thanks a lot!

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Only a short walk.

vgf-ffm.de/vgf/��Plan_Stadtmitte_d.pdf

More or less exactly where the lines of D/E and 5/6 cross.

Eurolines buses stop outside of the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station).

You are aware that this hotel is in the mid of the red light district? Roughly the area below the name %26quot;Platz der Republik%26quot; on the map.

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By the way, so is it safe for girls to go there?

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It%26#39;s not dangerous there. Of course it%26#39;s not like a quiet residential neighborhood.

As females you can move there freely. If you%26#39;re male the bouncers of the clubs are a menace.

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Hertha Berlin

Four Irish men intend travelling to Berlin on the 2nd April for a week.

Hertha are down to play Werder Bremen on the 5th April , will it be easy enough to get tickets for this match ?

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Yes. The rather huge Olympic stadium barely ever sells out.

you can buy tickets at the Hertha BSC Fanshops

http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=15705

and ticket agencies

http://www.herthabsc.de/index.php?id=9536

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where eurolines stop at berlin??

do anyone have any idea where eurolines stop at in berlin?? and how to travel from there to hotel altantic[Address:Zadekstra?e 1/A - Neuk?lln - 12351 Berlin] thanks a lot! :)

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Berlin ZOB (Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof = central bus station)

bvg.de/index.php/��194

However not really that central.

BVG timetable

fahrinfo-berlin.de/Fahrinfo/bin/query.bin/en��

From: Berlin ZOB

To: 12351 Berlin, Zadekstr. 1

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Accommodation in Bavaria

Could anyone recommend some authentic accomodation in Bavaria, in Bamberg, Rothenberg, REgensburg etc. I would prefer not to stay at an hotel, and would be looking for accommodation at an inn/pub. Any information would be appreciated.

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I don%26#39;t know how %26quot;authentic%26quot; these places are, but www.braugasthoefe.com lists small breweries throughout Germany that serve food and have accomodations. I would consider the one in my wife%26#39;s home village of Ummendorf to be %26quot;authentic%26quot; with excellent beer and food, but it%26#39;s not in Bavaria but nearby in Baden-Wuerttemberg.

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The answer to this might be a little confusing. Places that used to call themselves Gasthofs (Inns) might have changed their name to Hotel for foreign tourists. The Hotel zur Gred in Freising did this:

http://www.hotelzurgred.de/

It is still rooms over a good restaurant with the Gasthaus or Gasthof atmosphere that I remember from the 70%26#39;s.

Following the %26quot;rooms over the restaurant%26quot; theme we also like the St. Josef Hotel Restaurant (Gastst?tte) in W��rzburg.

hotel-st-josef.de/Englisch/startseite_eng.ht��

In Rothenburg we liked the Gasthof goldener Greifen. Like the other two, it has good food as well as rooms.

http://www.gasthof-greifen-rothenburg.de/

If you wish a real bargain in Rothenburg you can try a room in a private home which is also an authentically German custom, though this house %26quot;Karin Weiss%26#39;s Haus%26quot; is modern:

http://www.haus-karin.de/engl.htm

All four of these places have good well balanced breakfasts as well.

Regards, Gary

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I have stayed at several of the Braugasthoefe that marcopolco mentions, and I always have been very pleased. Decent rooms, and usually excellent restaurants.

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any info on bavarian walking routes?

Having looked around for books and info on walking in bavaria I seem to have had little luck. I am hoping to do some walking in the region in May just using a walking guide book/maps stopping off at places on route. Don%26#39;t know if this is a feasible option or if I am simply looking in the wrong places for information. If anyone has some suggestions as to books/websites out there that could assist me I%26#39;d be most grateful.

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Most such books are written in German, but of course even without understanding the language you can use their routes. Suitable books and maps are available at bookstores in Germany. You might also want to look into walking tours where your luggage is transported between your hotel stops. I%26#39;m sure the Bavarian tourist office also should be able to assist you.

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Go to the tourist offices at the towns where you will be staying. They usually have a %26quot;Wanderkarte%26quot; of the area where they are located. If you can%26#39;t get a map there, go to a local bookstore and ask them for a Wanderkarte of the region. That%26#39;s what the maps are called.

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Driving from Frankfurt to Luxembourg

A colleague and I will be driving from Frankfurt to Luxembourg this coming weekend to attend a meeting in Luxumbourg City on Monday. We have heard a lot about the Rhine Valley, and wanted to do some sight seeing on the way. But we are not sure what would be suitable in this cold weather - expected to be rainy and around 8��2��C. Any suggestions?

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At the moment weather is very nice : sunny and 15��.

I think it is to early to know the weather for the coming weekend.

If it is sunny , drive trough the Rhine and Mosel yalley to Luxemburg . If not, take the motorway and visit Trier on the way. Trier is the oldest german town and always worth to visit, also in the rain.

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You could drive the Rhine river gorge on your outbound journey and the Mosel river valley on your return. Both is perfectly doable.

If you%26#39;d take the freeways between Frankfurt and Luxembourg your total journey time per leg would be 2 1/2 hours. So just tour the river valleys as long as you like and as long as weather is permitting and then just jump over to the freeway and finish off the drive ;-)

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Thank you for your suggestions. We will hope for sunny weather and will drive in leisure by both rivers, and stop in Trier too. :)

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Well, today it was only raining once: From around 11am until... still right now.

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