bamberg or regensburg

Looking to go somewhere that isn%26#39;t indundated with day trippers, or it%26#39;s Tuesday therefore it must be xxx (fill in as applicable) types.

Do either of these cities fit the bill.

Do either of them have somewhere to stay that is small, family-run, basic (like bathroom down the hall), and CHEAP?

Seems it%26#39;s getting quite hard to find anywhere like that. Do such places still exist in Germany or are they all now tarted up for rhe American market?

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I accidently got on the wrong train a few years ago and ended up in Regensburg. It was the best day of my 3 week trip. Just an amazing town.

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We have enjoyed Regensburg the last two years. It is a place where people live, not just visit as tourists. I most enjoyed the Danube River, the Gothic cathedral and the Roman Ruins. My wife really liked a tour of the Thurn and Taxis palace, which is still occupied by that rich and famous family. And, we both enjoyed the extensive pedestrian zone and parks.

We stayed at the Hotel Weidenhof. It was not super expensive or especially cheap. It was in the pedestrian zone near everything. Patrons were mainly German couples. I am not sure that private baths are just tarting up for the American market. Breakfast was simple but good.

Regards, Gary

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Thank you both. Gary - I have found a website for Hotel Weidenhof - singles are 57euros.

That%26#39;s almost within budget. But does anyone know of anywhere cheaper? I just want a place to sleep and don%26#39;t need any frills.

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I really like the Hotel Reservation Service for finding good value hotels. I just checked there and the Weidenhof was just about the lowest price for anywhere near downtown Regensburg. You might check anyway with your specific dates.

http://www.hrs.de/

Regards, Gary

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As a second thought, I checked the Regensburg city website and they have a room finder that more options and more economic rooms:

regensburg.de/tourismus/��index.shtml

Regards, Gary

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Gary - you are a gem!! Thx loads for the brilliant link. Seems you can stay there after all for less than 50euros.

This will be a (relatively) long trip so looking at all opportunities to save some pennies/cents. And accommo is the big one!

Do you have a special connection to the city?

Or are you, too, someone who likes the path less travelled?

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I have no connection to Regensburg. I have benefited from the website in the past, as I ordered some pamphlets from them that I found useful in visiting the city. My wife is a part-time historical romance writer and included a character from the Thurn and Taxis family that I mentioned above. That was part of our reason for a recent visit.

Many (maybe most) cities of Germany have their own websites with the same format name e.g. Regensburg.de or W��rzburg.de. Several also have a room finder function. We reserved a room in W��rzburg using this function.

Good luck with further efforts.

Regards, Gary

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two cities vs. three?

My husband and I are planning a trip this summer. The entire trip will be a week (or slightly over). We are interested in seeing Munich, Salzburg and Vienna, but don%26#39;t want to cram in too much.

Any suggestions on where we should start? Should we visit 2 cities and make a day trip or two to the third or make hotel reservations in all three?

Thanks for your help!

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Hello, I would stay in munich and do a day trip to Salzburg between those two citys their is plenty to see and do for only a week.It is a short train ride to salzburg so if you didnt see it all you could go back the next day.Iam planning a trip just like that soon,hope this helps.

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We have been to Vienna twice and Salzburg. Planning to go to Munich next month. There is plemty to see in each city. We always prefer to stay in a city vs. a day trip. You get a better feel for the city, what it offers, and is more relaxing.

You can check our profile and look for trip reports we posted on both Salzburg and 2 for Vienna. We are also from Mass. North Shore.

I would go Vienna, Salzburg, Munich. Traveling by train ?

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I believe the train ride between Munich and Salzburg is at least 2 hours one way. Whatever your plan is try to include Salzburg. If you only have a week, planning a trip to all 3 cities might be too rushed to truly enjoy each city.

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berchtesgaden HBF

Is there a left luggage station at the berchtesgaden HBF?

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There left luggage lockers.

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towns by Munich

Are there any wonderful little towns that are a short train ride from Munich that would be enjoyable to visit? Something not so tourist based? This would be around Easter time. Thank you so much.

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I really liked Fresing which can be reached by Sbahn or Regional Trains:

http://www.freising.de/

It is a small town criss-crossed by streams, paralleled by walking paths. It is the home to the purported oldest active brewery in the world. There is also the Domberg or monastery on the hill, where the current Pope was ordained. At the Domberg we thought the chapel quite beautiful and enjoyed the display of elaborate manger scenes at the Diocesan Museum.

The town has just enough tourists to support several restaurants and cafes.

Regards, Gary

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Thanks so much. It is on my list. Just what we are looking for.

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I could also recommend Erding, which also reachable by S-Bahn. It is a small, quaint town about 40 minutes from Munich. Virtually no tourists, but the walk from the train station to town goes through a wooded park and over a stream. The town center is typical Bavarian.

Also, Andechs Monastary, south of Munich. You take the train and then a shuttle bus. Great food, beer, and historic church.

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We are looking for a mix of city and nontourist towns--sometimes some of the best experiences. Thank you so much.

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I forgot to mention that Erding is fairly close to Freising, so you could take a bus between either one and then S-Bahn back to M��nchen.

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Great ideas!! I am copying them and including them in our trip. We would never know if people did not help us. Thank you!!

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Landsberg am Lech fits the bill, also Wasserburg am Inn. Beautiful towns with a river running through. Also consider the city center of Dachau, which has a beautiful old town and a pretty palace with a garden. I had an australian visitor who, after a visit to the concentration camp memorial site, was in for a surprise when we showed her the fairer side of town which usually gets overlooked.

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Prien and the Schloss (palace) of King Ludwig on the Herren Insel (island) in the Chiemsee (lake). It%26#39;s about 1 hr. by train to Prien (Use Bayernkarte), and then about a 20 minute walk or steam RR ride to the lake, where you board the boats. All in all, you should count on about 5-6 hrs, including the train.

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What fabulous ideas!! Thank you. Some of you have helped me on other questions and I thank you so much! It takes your time and I appreciate that. Little towns here we come.

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hotels

having had an enjoyable stay at hotel artim we would like to go somewhere in the same area ,as this hotel is booked .

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Then try Scandotel Castor, BW Presisent or the Hamburg

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Bad Dinning Experience in Frankfurt

My husband and I stayed in Frankfurt for two nights in January. This was the first time we were in Frankfurt, we had a pretty bad impression on this city because of the dinning experience. We arrived in Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof (HBF) train station on the night of Jan27, 08 since the hotel (Hotel National)we stayed was very closed to this training station. We stopped at a Chinese Restaurant called Asia Gourmet in the Train Station for a quick bite before we headed to hotel. The cashier was rude and refused to give us the receipt after I paid him cash. He still told me no receipt when I ased the second time for one. Honestly I was in a shock. I never heard and had experience that restaurant has no receipts for customer, at least it never happened in US. I almost called police, we was just wondering how he get away from it for doing such a thing. Did he pay taxes at all? Our hotel stay was wonderful, but dinning experience was horrible because of this bad apple.

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The money you paid to the cashier was pure profit, straight in his pocket. In Ialy, if the finance police catch-up on this, You could be be fined or worse!

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I%26#39;m sorry you had this bad experience. Actually rule of thumb should be that when you%26#39;re in a city you%26#39;ve never been before and looking for a restaurant at least ask your hotel staff or any local. But never just eat at the train stations unless you%26#39;re looking for some kind of sandwich or fast food...

There would have been great and friendly restaurants of all kinds just one block South of the Hauptbahnhof: A great Persian restaurant, a great Mongolian BBQ, a great German/French style restaurant and many more...

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I%26#39;m sorry, but why is the fact that the restaurant wouldn%26#39;t give you a receipt such a big deal?? Was the food ok? If yes, then you got what you wanted. If not, a receipt wouldn%26#39;t remedy the situation.

Sorry, but I don%26#39;t get the point. You say you paid cash - then why was a receipt necessary?

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Salzburg to Fussen by car

Without any stops, about how long will it take to get from Salzburg to Fussen by car?

Thank you!

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~ 3 hrs

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Thank you :)

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Cologne in February- directions and tips

Can someone pls help me on the follg:

1. How to get to Mercure Severinshof from Cologne Hbf (am arriving by train from Amsterdam)

2. What are the entry costs for the museums (Ludwig, Roman-German, Wallraf-Richartz) and churches (Dom, Ursula, St. Martin) etc.

3. Good cheap places to eat?

Thanks!

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DB timetable

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

From: Amsterdam

To: Koeln Severinstr.

Tram or bus will be EUR 2,30.

2.

http://www.museenkoeln.de/english/

The churches itself are free. Only if you want to climb on the tower of the cathedral (EUR 2,00) or visit the treasury chamber (EUR 4,00) you have to pay.

http://www.koelner-dom.de/index.php?id=6%26amp;L=1

www.romanische-kirchen-koeln.de/kirchen.html

3.

koeln.nicecity.de/english/title_eating.htm

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Cologne in February, and this year very early February, means Carnival. Google for:

Cologne carnival

to see what%26#39;s happening and when.

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If you are in Cologne around the 4th be prepared to see Cologne how it is: friendly and crazy, definately the best time of the year (not called the 5th season for no reasosn).

Enjoy the trip, and for some good food try one of the Brauhaus in the city, as they serve proper Cologne food. Would recommend Pfaeffgen (either Old Town or Friesenviertel) and Malzmuehle (near the Maritim Hotel near the river). Probably one of the best beer and superb food.

Enjoy

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www.mappy.com will allow you to choose directions for a pedestrian route.

I agree with Scotsman -- the best low-cost eats in Cologne are at the brauhauses -- best food, too, although Cologne%26#39;s restaurants are all good, whether it%26#39;s street food or fine dining.

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Need a bit more info pls, as this is my first time in Cologne.

2. I have an ICE ticket from Ams to Cologne, can I use the same ticket to catch a metro from Cologne Hbf to Severinshof station? Is the metro station adjoining the Hbf? How do I find it?

2. Can I walk from Hbf to Mercure Severinshof? How far is it? What route should I take (I travel reasonably light).

Thanks!

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No. You need a local public transport ticket (EUR 2,30).

Just follow the signs. Sign is a with U in a blue rectangle.

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

There are also buses. If you use the Stadtbahn (a mixture between metro and tram) you%26#39;ll have to chance once.

2.

Main station and St. Severin are at the opposite ends of the Altstadt (Old Town), the largest in Germany (Cologne was for centuries the biggest city).

Distance is 2-2,5 km.

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Dusseldorf or Cologne???

Hi i am planning a 3 day trip flying to Dusseldorf with two mates and would also like to visit Cologne. My plan is to have 1 night in one city and 2 nights in the other. Can anyone recommend which would be best for 2 nights? im looking for the best night life bars,clubs etc..... Any idea%26#39;s??

Thanks for your help

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Since the cities are less than 30 min by train from each other, i don��t think you have to change hotels in between.

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Hi thanks for the information, i didnt realise how close the two cities were. Only thing i was thinking was if we stay in dusseldorf for 3 nights how easy would it be to get trains back from cologne after a night out say 2am in the morning? Do the train run through the night? Any advice would be great.

Thank you for your time.

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%26gt;Do the train run through the night?

See www.bahn.de for the train schedules.

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Thanks for the info!!

Cheers

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Liebighaus & Sachenhausen/apfelwein recommendations

I have a long layover in Frankfurt (about 10 hours) and am thinking of taking the train into town. I have done a little bit of research and the things that most interest me are Liebighaus and walking around Sachenhausen. I have two questions: one, are those two within walking distance of each other, and two, does anyone have a favorite place in Sachenhausen where I can try apfelwein? I will be in town around lunchtime, so planning to eat as well. Thanks!

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Although I lived in Sachsenhausen for several years, I can%26#39;t place the Liebighaus right now.

However, for Apfelwein: Places specializing in applwine are located along Schweizerstrasse and some of its side streets. The easiest way to get there from the airport is to take the S-Bahn shuttle to the Frankfurt main station (Frankfurt Hbf -Hauptbahnhof) and switch there to the U-Bahn (subway) to Schweizerplatz, which is bi-sected by the Schweizerstrasse. The main action in the %26quot;Aeppelwoi%26quot; bistros is in the evening, however.

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Yes, you can walk from the Liebighaus as it is in Saachsenhausen, as well. To get to the Liebighaus, either walk from Hauptbahnhof, U-Bahn station Willy-Brandt Platz (square) or Schweizer Platz:

http://maps.google.de/maps?f=q%26amp;hl=de%26amp;geocode=%26amp;q=schaumainkai,+frankfurt%26amp;sll=51.124213,10.546875%26amp;sspn= 10.101787,23.071289%26amp;ie=UTF8%26amp;ll=50.105084,8.673363%26amp;spn=0.010074,0.022531%26amp;z=16%26amp;om=0 (copy the entire link and remove the blank in between. I only had to put it in because TripAdvisor doesn%26#39;t accept words longer than 140 characters... by the way, what word contains 139 characters?)

You can get ?bbelwoi (apple wine) anywhere in Frankfurt, the most famous places being along Textor St. in Sachsenhausen or the Wagner restaurant right on Schweizer St. They serve very good local food as well.

Don%26#39;t forget to visit the R?mer Square just across the river as well.

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Apple wine places on Schweizer Str are more touristy:

- Wagner%26#39;s is a crowd-magnet and has excellent %26quot;Rippsche mit Kraut%26quot;

- Gemaltes Haus is right next door and much more geared towards the older apple wine enthusiasts

The places along Textorstr are the real gems:

- %26quot;Feuerr?dsche%26quot; has excellent main courses (Tafelspitz) and desert; also a very young, relaxed atmosphere

- %26quot;Germania%26quot; and %26quot;Kanonesteppel%26quot; are also good with extra large food selections and probably less pricy than most others

Insider tips (in Alt-Sachsenhausen)

- Atschel (my current favorite)

- Lorsbacher Tal (very traditional)

- Fichtekr?nzi (always gets great reviews)

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Getting to Steiff Museum from Munich

Have booked a few days vacation to Munich in August and would like to see the Steiff Museum at Geingen. Can anyone tell me how to get there by PUBLIC TRANSPORT and how long it would take?

i.e. train to X then bus to Y arrive at XX:XX etc

Much appreciated

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www.bahn.de

From: Muenchen

To: Giengen (Brenz)

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DB timetable

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

From: Munich

To: Giengen(Brenz)

The Steiff factory/world is directly next to the station in Giengen.

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Wilhams -

We will be staying at Missen Wilhams for 7 days. It is close to Austria and Switzerland

Can day trips be easily made to Austria and Switzerland by car? How many hours to say Innsbruch, or Munich and/or Salzburg?

How far from Missen Wilhams to Geneva.

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trip suggestions

missen-wilhams.de/MissenTourismus/MT-Daten/A��

%26gt; Can day trips be easily made to Austria and Switzerland by car?

Yes. But not necessarily to the places you asked for. There are many options for trips closer to Missen-Wilhelms.

Traveling through the Alps needs also it%26#39;s time.

Geneva means crossing all of Switzerland. Salzburg means crossing all of Bavaria. These places are not close at all.

Allg?u (the region Missen-Wilhams is in)

http://www.allgaeu.info/

Lake Constance

http://www.bodensee-tourismus.com/

Vorarlberg (the Austrian state close to Missen-Wilhams)

http://www.vorarlberg.info/

Eastern Switzerland

http://www.ostschweiz.ch/en/welcome.cfm?

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Thank you very much. Would you say that 7 days is too long to stay at Misen Wilhelms? Maybe we should stay 6 days and an extra day at Geneva?

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%26gt; Maybe we should stay 6 days and an extra day at Geneva?

Geneva (and also Z��rich) are in my view no must-sees of Switzerland at all. Same with Innsbruck to some extent. Just because these are the biggest cities there and probably the only ones you have heard of about, makes them not the most interesting or most beautiful tourist destinations there.

Take the time to browse through the regional tourists sites are gave you. They all have pages in English. And pick the destinations/sights which seem to be of most interest for you.

Munich and Innsbruck are approx. a 2 hours drive (one way).

Salzburg will need 3 hours one way.

Geneva would need 5 hours one way.

Nice towns close to Missen-Wilhams are e.g. Kempten and Wangen

http://www.kempten.de/

http://www.wangen.de/

Munich is by far the largest city in the (wider) area. Also the cheapest (for shopping etc.).

You could travel by car e.g. to Immenstatt and take a direct train train from there. With the Bavaria Ticket this is a good deal (EUR 27,00 for 2-5 persons). This is a day ticket covering all regional trains and nearly all other local public transport (e.g. the U-Bahn (metro), trams and buses in Munich) in Bavaria.

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Thank you very much for your info

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Wilhams -

We will be staying at Missen Wilhams for 7 days. It is close to Austria and Switzerland

Can day trips be easily made to Austria and Switzerland by car? How many hours to say Innsbruch, or Munich and/or Salzburg?

How far from Missen Wilhams to Geneva.

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There%26#39;s no need to drive long distances to see things. Neuschwanstein Castle by Fuessen is an easy day trip, as is the Bodensee (Lake Constance). Remember that if you drive on the autobahns in Austria and Switzerland you will need a vignette (sticker) for your car. Some places nearby in Baden-Wuerttemberg that may interest you:

Baden-Wuerttemberg- www.tourismus-bw.de and www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de

Bodensee- www.bodensee-tourismus.com

Oberschwaben (Upper Swabia with its numerous beautiful Baroque churches, monasteries and palaces)- www.oberschwaben-tourismus.de and the Upper Swabian Baroque Road- www.barockstrasse.org

Schwaebische Alb (Swabian Alb, low limestone mountains with numerous castles and caves)- www.schwaebischealb.de

Of course, there are also plenty of other places in Bavaria, Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein that can be visited.

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Thank you, Marcopolko. This is a great help

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supermarket near Berlin Hilton

Hello

Can anyone give me the directions to a supermarket near the Berlin Hilton? We are traveling with a three year old and will need to get supplies.

Thankyou

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The closest one is a Kaiser%26#39;s grocery store at the corner of Friedrichstr. and Unter den Linden. The reception staff should show you on a map but it%26#39;s really just a very short walk.

Also there are several stores incl. grocery stores in the nearby Potsdamer Arkaden shopping mall. The mall is about a 15mins walk from your hotel or a 3mins taxi ride.

And of course there is the food department of the Galeries Lafayette department store just two blocks from your hotel...

Most grocery stores are open 8am to 8pm Mon thru Sat. They%26#39;re all closed (by law) on Sundays.

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Andrea

Thankyou for your reply-it is most helpful

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I%26#39;m sorry to contradict you, Andreas, but there%26#39;s simply no Kaisers supermarket at the corner of Unter den Linden and Friedrichstrasse.

There is an Edeka supermarket in Friedrichstrasse Station, open 7 days a week until 22:00. That%26#39;s walking distance. Rossmann, a drugstore chain, has a good branch on Friedrichstrasse near the station which is open Mon-Sat to 22:00 and Sundays to 21:00. That%26#39;s where you%26#39;ll find many childcare necessaries.

The department store Kaufhof has a large grocery and gourmet section at Alexanderplatz, five minutes subway ride away.

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I was doing some research on the Kaiser%26#39;s website and according to that source there is one on Friedrichstrasse... But you as a local should know better. I was already wondering where is would be because a Kaiser%26#39;s right across from the Volkswagen flagship store??... Anyway, then Lafayette, Potsdamer Arkaden mall or Kaufhof it is ;-)

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I%26#39;m pretty sure Edeka in Friedrichstr. Station is the closest to the Hilton, which is not actually in the kind of area where you%26#39;d find grocery stores. If you jump on the S-Bahn, there%26#39;s also a big Reichelt supermarket in the Hauptbahnhof (main station) which is open until 23:00 Mon-Sat and until 22:00 on Sunday. Just one stop on the S-Bahn.

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There is a Kaisers on Friedrichstr, but it isn%26#39;t at the corner of Unter den Linden. :-)

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Andreas is right:

There is a Kaiser supermarket just behind the Hilton. It is not on Unter den Linden/Friedrichstrasse, but on the corner of Leipziger Strasse and Friedrichstrasse, which is really just behind the Hilton.

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I stand corrected. I%26#39;ve never noticed one at Leipziger Str.

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Recommendation to Jetski49: Ask reception staff for directions to the nearby Kaiser%26#39;s grocey store, in case there really is one, as that chain%26#39;s website claims ;-)

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Parking at Schloss Nymphenburg

I%26#39;m picking up a BMW via European delivery and was planning on driving to Schloss Nymphenburg after picking up the car. I%26#39;ve seen conflicting information about parking there. Is parking available?

Thanks,

Felix Nayman

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Schloss Nymphenburg is pretty much within the city, so there won��t be a lot of parking opportunities. I would recommend not to drive there. I think I have seen a parking space, but quite far away from the gates. Otherwise, most parking is for residents.

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I agree with altamiro, you are better off taking the streetcar to the streetcar staion near the Schloss Nymphenburg. There%26#39;s some parking along the canal that leads to the Schloss, but you may wind up with a long walk. But by all means, visist the Schloss. It, and especially the gardens are well worth the trip.

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I was there last summer and there is parking in front of the Schloss, not too far from the building itself.

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If you don%26#39;t want to go there on a sun- or public holiday you will easily find a place to park near the Castle at the %26quot;N?rdlicher%26quot; or %26quot;S��dlicher Auffahrtsalle%26quot;.

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I agree. On weekdays you%26#39;ll find sufficient parking on the two access streets (Auffahrtsstra?en), the Northern and the Southern one. They%26#39;re just separated by a canal and are boulevard like streets where curbside parking underneath the trees is quite feasible - at least on weekdays.

If you can%26#39;t find a free spot wait for a few minutes, take a turn or two and you%26#39;ll find something.

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8 days in Southern Germany with 1 year old

We are flying in and out of Munich in the end of February, beginning of March with our 1 year old daughter. We are renting a car and have already booked accommodations for the first 2 nights on the outskirts of Munich. We know we want to spend a couple of days in the Bavaria region but have not decided whether to spend the rest of the time traveling West to the Black Forest and perhaps Northern Switzerland or go East to Salzburg and Vienna. Given that we have 8 total days and are traveling with a baby, any suggestions on which way to go and a possible itinerary?

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It really doesn%26#39;t make much difference what you decide to do, you can have an excellent time doing either. I would just go to a place that you have always had a real desire to see. Since I live in Baden-Wuerttemberg and enjoy it immensely I%26#39;ll give you a few websites there:

state of Baden-Wuerttemberg- www.tourismus-bw.de and www.schloesser-und-gaerten.de

Black Forest- www.schwarzwald-tourismus.info

Bodensee (Lake Constance)- www.bodensee-tourismus.com

Oberschwaben (Upper Swabia with its numerous beautiful Baroque churches, monasteries and palaces)- www.oberschwaben-tourismus.de and the Baroque Road wwww.barockstrasse.org

Schwaebische Alb (Swabian Alb- low limestone mountains with numerous castles and caves)- www.schwaebischealb.de

Stuttgart- www.stuttgart-tourist.de

The Schwaebische Alb and Oberschwaben are my personal favorite areas in Germany.

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At this time of year, I would recommend more urban areas. The Black Forest should have snow, the roads could potentially be difficult and there are limited things to do if you are not going for winter sports activities. Salzburg and Vienna have plenty to do in the winter, indoors if necessary. It will also be easier to get around with a small child than coping with snow and ice (the latter is very bad this year) - pavements should be clearer in larger places.

If you do go that direction, you can also take in the lakes in the Salzkammergut, the monastery at Melk, the Danube and even go on to Bratislava and/or Budapest if you have time.

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I am currently in southern Germany with my 18 month old, and we are staying for 6 weeks while my husband is on business. We are based in Dillingen, and so far we have visited Ulm, Heidelburg, and Rothenburg, (all fantanstic!) and plan on going to Salzburg and Munich in the next couple of weeks. Whichever direction you choose, you will have a great time! It is a challenge travelling with a toddler, and we have to go at a slower pace, but I have enjoyed seeing Germany through the eyes of an 18 month old! I have found playgrounds everywhere, and we always stop off for him to burn some energy. My son is easily entertained with all the people and loves to chase the pidgeons-when he gets cranky we pop into a bakery and pick up a pretzel! We are planning on going the Munich Zoo/Aquarium, and I even read on TripAdvisor that there are beerhalls with indoor playgrounds! My advice would be don%26#39;t plan too much-only 2-3 locations, and I would vote for Salzburg! Bring lots of layers-it is cold here!

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Romantic strasse in winter?

I will have 5 days in Munich next week,so I want to go through the Romantic Road for 3 or 4 days.

But I have found out that the Eurobus is not working during winter time and unfortunatelly, I do not have driver%26#39;s lisence to drive bymyself.

Though I know that there are rail ways to get to the main cities, I am afraid that I cannot see the small cute towns by train.

Is there any good way to travel around there in winter?

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber, N?rdlingen and F��ssen have e.g. all train stations. Other places are served by local buses.

It%26#39;s just that these don%26#39;t follow exactly the Romantic Road like the Eurolines/Touring bus in Summer.

DB timetable

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

From: Munich

To: Fuessen

To: Noerdlingen

To: Rothenburg ob der Tauber

A good deal is the Bavaria Ticket. A day ticket covering all regional trains and nearly all buses in Bavaria. In Munich also U-Bahn (metro) and trams.

Validity

Mo-Fr from 9am till 3am next day

Sa,So from midnight till 3am next day

Bavaria Ticket Single (1 person) EUR 19,00

Bavaria Ticket (2-5 persons) EUR 27,00

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Thank you very much for your quick and helpful reply.

I think I will just stay at Munich and go to Rothenburg and Nordlingen as a day trip by train.

But one thing is that I would like to drop by Dinkelsbuhl from Rothenburg.

Are there local busses on the Romantic Road?

Since my guide book mentions about local bus but I could not find the time schedule on the internet.

And I am afraid if there are busses during the carnival time.

So, I would like to ask your advice again.

Thanking you for your help.

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Masup, public busses are running though. Check with www.vgn.de. The website is in German and English.

By the way, the webistes of the Greater Frankfurt Area public transport (rmv.de) and other real German cities are - of course - in Turkish as well... ;-)

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%26gt; But one thing is that I would like to drop by Dinkelsbuhl from Rothenburg.

Possible. But not as part of a day trip from Munich to Rothenburg. Not enough time.

%26gt; Are there local busses on the Romantic Road?

There are e.g. buses from Rothenburg to Dinkelsb��hl.

Just use the already linked DB timetable

To: Dinkelsbuehl

%26gt; Since my guide book mentions about local bus but I could not find the time schedule on the internet.

The DB timetable covers all public transport in Germany. Trains, trams, buses ...

%26gt; And I am afraid if there are busses during the carnival time.

Carnival time is over in 20 minutes for this year.

But apart from this the services run as normal. Maybe with detours or skipped stops due parades. On the other side: there will be extra trains/buses for big parades and also a more extended night service than usual during these days.

And one more thing: the former free imperial cities at the Romantic Road (e.g. Rothenburg, Augsburg, N?rdlingen, ...) are predominantly protestant. Thus no (or not much) carnival there at all.

The only day in the year with services not a least on a normal Sunday level is Christmas Eve (24. Dec.).

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Munich Train Tickets

We will be in Munich for approx 24 hours next week (we are flying into Munich, spending the night and then off to Salzburg the following morning). We would like to take the S8 or S1 from the airport, however I wasn%26#39;t sure if there was an %26quot;all-inclusive%26quot; ticket that would get us from the airport and about the city for a day.

Any suggestions?

We plan on purchasing a Bayern ticket at the station, but we will be in Salzburg for several days before returning to Munich for the flight home.

Is this the right way to go about it?

Thanks

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%26gt; I wasn%26#39;t sure if there was an %26quot;all-inclusive%26quot; ticket that would get us from the airport and about the city for a day.

Buy a

MVV mini group day ticket for the whole MVV network

Good for 2-5 persons. Valid till 6am next days.

Covers the S-Bahn, but also U-Bahn (metro), trams and buses.

%26gt; We plan on purchasing a Bayern ticket at the station, but we will be in Salzburg for several days before returning to Munich for the flight home.

Is this the right way to go about it?

You can buy the Bavaria Ticket for the return trip also in Salzburg.

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Hotel Laimer Hof Munich

Did it bother folks who stayed here that, as I understand it, the hotel is outside of the city?

Also, the website indicates that there is a discount at a nearby health club. Did anyone use it and can you speak to how close %26quot;nearby%26quot; is?

Thanks!

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Greetings from Metrowest Boston area. We stayed at Hotel Laimer hof in 2006. It is in a very nice neighborhood near Nymphenburg Palace. We had to walk about 10-15 minutes to catch the s-bahn train from the hotel (Laim station I believe). There is also a tram that takes about 20 minutes. It did not bother us since the area was very nice and there is a huge biergarten within walking distance.

The hotel is clean but we had a very small room. The owners are very nice and helpful. I do question all the super reviews that are posted on Trip Advisor. It is rated number one of all the hotels in Munich which I believe is a bit deceiving. It was rather ordinary compared to some hotels we stayed at in Germany and Austria.

Sorry but I have no knowledge of the health club.

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Thank you for this information. It did surprise me that it was rated #1, though it does sound lovely.

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Studying and living in Mannheim

Hi everybody,

I��m applying to a Ph.D. program in Mannheim University, and I do know nothing about Mannheim. I��m married and have a kid. I plan to go to Mannheim in October. Now, I��m working in Washington D.C., and my wife is doing a M.A. in Forensic Psychology and she will probably finish by the end of 2008. Neither of us speaks German and we are worried if there is any possibility for my wife to find a job. Please anybody tell me about this issue. What should we do? What is the average wage in Mannheim? Thanks,

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There is a fairly large American military presence in nearby Heidelberg, so she might be able to work for them or possibly offer psychological services to their personnel.

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There is also (still) an US military community in Mannheim itself.

http://home.mannheim.army.mil/sites/local/

There are also some big international companies in the area (e.g. SAP, BASF). But knowledge of German would here certainly be of help for a job.

Plus a number of research/scientific centres nearby. With nearby Heidelberg mainly in the fields medicine and health. Or also in the not far Darmstadt in scientific fields like weather, astronautics, telecommunication.

Guess you%26#39;ve already found this one

http://www.mannheim.de/

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Car seat laws in Germany?

Hi everyone,

We%26#39;re traveling to Germany in March, and our daughters are 6 (almost 7) and 9 (almost 10). Both girls are tall for their ages, and they no longer need to use booster seats in California, both by age and weight. It occurred to me that I should check to see what the car seat laws are in Germany; here I was congratulating myself that we wouldn%26#39;t have to travel with car seats for the first time, but I realized that the law might be very different in Germany. I appreciate any information you can share!

Thanks so much!

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Children younger than 12 must use some form of child protection/adaption. Exception is if they are 150 cm or taller.

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Rental Cars

Though I have been to Munich several times, I have never had the need to rent a car. This summer I am traveling with my husband and six teenage boys. We will first go to the lake district in Salzburg for 8 days and then back to Munich. I have weighed the pros and cons of train/ground transfers and car rentals. If it were just my husband and myself the train would be the best choice, but with all the kids, the cars seem like the easiest. I know I am in for sticker shock, but would like to know where I could rent cars or a van for a discounted price. I know that if I rent off the airport grounds, it can be cheaper, but beyond that....

We could get a van or two cars. Any suggested would be appreciated.

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www.sixt.com

Check from various Munich locations as they add an extra 19% for rentals picked up at the airport or train station. They rent minivans as well.

During the reservation process make sure you let them know you expect the car to come with an Austrian freeway toll sticker (Pickerl) and also make sure it%26#39;s got a Diesel engine, which it most likely will anyway as mini vans or vans with regular engines make no sense in Europe.

Also I hear gemut.com was quite good on low rates...

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Watch out when renting vans that they are not too high to park in parking structures, especially if you will be visiting cities. (I would be very specific in inquiring about this!) Also, probably being somewhat longer and wider, they may not even fit in many regular parking lots or parking places on the street. For instance, once when visiting Salzburg in a large van there was only one suitable parking lot fairly distant from the old town, and because the pertinent part of the information sign was only written in very small German, we had the van towed because of this obscure sign and its stating no parking on market days as this parking lot also served as the city%26#39;s market. We had been even advised to park there by the hotel and also by another parking facility that would not let us park there!

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www.autoeurope.com -- best car hire in Europe. Period.

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In most cases renting two smaller %26quot;normal%26quot; cars will be much chepaer than renting a Mini-Van in Germany.

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Living in Fulda from Oct 08 - March 09

We will be living in Fulda for 6 months while my husband is a lecturer at the University. We will have long weekends to travel and also 10 days over the Christmas holiday and two-three 5-7 day open dates in mid-Feb and March. We have been to Fulda 3 times and have traveled the Romantic Road and Bavaria but know there is much more to see and do. Any suggestions for long weekend trips by train or auto would be appreciated. We do want to go to Prague, Slovenia, Venice, Vienna, Berlin, somewhere in Switzerland, other places in Austria (have been to Salzburg). For our longer trips, we are looking at Rome and Almafi Coast; Athens and Instanbul; and maybe Christmas holdays somewhere warm; maybe the coast of Spain. We are looking foward to living in Fulda and our travels in Europe. My request for information is somewhat different than the posts I have read. If anyone has a website that is geared to persons living in Germany and traveling, I would appreciate the information. Danke

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I think one of the best things you can do is avail yourself of all the free information of the tourist offices. Fulda, other German cities, the German state it%26#39;s in, and various German regions all have tourist offices that provide mostly free excellent brochures, etc. and you can also ask them questions either in person or by e-mail. I also would visit a bookstore and buy tri-lingual (Gewrman, French, English) picture books of the surrounding areas, there are all sorts of them. Then you can see pictures of places you might like to visit and can prioritize them.

Another good thing is to purchase one or a few maps in the large scale (1 in is about 4 miles) %26quot;Die Shell Regional Karte%26quot; map series of Germany, with 18 maps covering the whole country. One map is all that is needed to have months%26#39; or years%26#39; worth of good places to visit. ALL rural roads, interesting towns, churches, intact or ruins of churches, palcaes, monasteries and castles, waterfalls, vista points, caves, scenic drives, rivers, or valleys, etc. are shown, with the better being highlighted in yellow if cultural and green if scenic, and the best also having a box around them. Even non-highlighted places can be excellent to visit. Also the railroad and train stations are shown, as well as those parts of roads subject to traffic jams.

For longert trips about Europe, there are many discount airlines, unfortunately Fulda is probably poorly located for using them. Some possible airports to use are Stuttgart, Bonn/Cologne, and Duesseldorf. Visit GermanWings at www.germanwings.com and sign up to be advised of their flight specials, sometimes even for free. They use both the Stuttgart and Bonn/Cologne airports as hubs. However, to visit interesting places you don%26#39;t have to go far from Fulda, as I mentioned before, there are months%26#39; worth of good places nearby.

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join the whinging expats at

www.toytowngermany.com

apart from constant german-bashing they do have a wealth of information about living in G and traveling europe.

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I%26#39;m an American expat that%26#39;s now lived in Germany almost four years. After I recently visited toytowngermany I decided it held little of interest for me. To me it mainly represented people who still largely thought like Americans when it comes to travel, as the original poster does. Although I understand the desire to travel to distant locations to see things, as I have done and still do, it really is a shame to overlook all the excellent things close to where you live. After you start investigating the more local things you should see all the great places you are missing going to those distant destinations where you will experience fellow American and other tourists and not the %26quot;real%26quot; whatever country.

Do, however, visit Istanbul for at least a week, my favorite city in Europe which Americans should find exotic.

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Resturants in Barlin

Planning a few days in Berlin early February,have never been before please could anyone recomend eating places things we must see. Were staying at the Hilton in centre Berlin.

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Four places I could think of right now:

* Fassbinder and Rausch - just near the Hilton, a chocolatier. On the second floor of the chocolate shop - a chocolate restaurant: everything is made of cocoa, including (non-sweet) main dishes. You have to taste to understand.

* Aigner - almost the complete opposite, also close to the Hilton, a traditional German restaurant, but with a twist

* Not near the Hilton but worth the ride: the food floor of KaDeWe and their cafeteria.

* Close to the Hilton and a bit similar to that is the Galleries Lafayette food floor.

One tourist-trap warning:

* Luther and Wegener: this place is well known in Germany, because this is where the German bubbly - the Sekt - has received its name. Their service is terrible and they are overpriced. However, this might be the *real* experience - to get some authentic Berlin antipathy.

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I prefer Borchhardt to Aigner, it is busy so you need to book but sunday lunch there is easier and a nice treat. If you want to splurge a bit try the restaurant in the Regent,acrossthe square from the Hilton. Have fun

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What do you think about the Theodor Tucher%26#39;s restaurant?

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We had an excellent meal at Bouchardt, reasonably close to hotel. After dinner walk over to Bebelplatz and have the square and the memorial to the burning of the books to yourselves and your thoughts.

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What%26#39;s the name of this restaurant: Bouchardt or Borchhardt?? Does it have a website?

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It is Borchardt, Franzosischerstrasse 47. I can%26#39;t find a website. Book well ahead for dinner

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If a a 750g burger is your idea of a great meal out I can recommend The Bird at Am Falkplatz 5. Map %26amp; how to get there info here: dirtcheapberlin.com/articles/��Page1.html

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I found www.gastart.de ...but there is nothing about the restaurant :(

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What about the prices? Is it an expensive restaurant?

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It is more expensive than Dressler, but to my mind still reasonable. It has a reputation as a celebrity/power broker hangout but not being German I wouldn%26#39;t know them anyway.

Is smoking allowed in bars ?

Hi, sorry for my ignorance, but is smoking allowed in bars in Frankfurt ?

Thanks

Jayne

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No. Only if there are special rooms for smokers.

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Easily from dusseldorf to velbert?

I am getting confused with all db.de,vrr.de and vrs-info.de sites...

How to get easily from dusseldorf to velbert?

I can take a taxi on a both ends, so I��m happy vith getting by a bus or by a train for example: dus/hbf-%26gt;velbert/hbf?

Any info?

Travel date monday 14.1.2008 and supposed to be at velbert at 14.00.

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Velbert has no train station itself. Only the suburbs Neviges and Langenberg have train stations.

public transport map Velbert

vrr.de/imperia/��velbert_wuelfrath.pdf

DB timetable

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

From: D (for D��sseldorf Hbf)

From: DUS (for D��sseldorf airport)

To: Velbert Postamt

VRR tariff applies, price level B. Single ticket is EUR 4,10. This is a zone-to-zone ticket. you can travel from any train/tram/bus stop in D��sseldorf to any bus stop in Velbert on it.

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Thank you for info.

Suggested route goes via Duisburg and Essen,

there isn��t any straight buslines between dusseldorf and Velbert?

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There is no straight bus line to Velbert.

Best thing is to take the train S6 to Ratingen-Ost (direction Essen) , then cahnge to Bus 771 or 770 to Velbert Christuskirche which is in Velbert Mitte

But Velbert has 3 parts : Velbert-Mitte, Velbert-Langenberg and Velbert-Neviges .

It depends where you have to go to recommend the right connection .

I suppose you know the name of the street ?

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Excellent Italian Cuisine in Munchen

The name of the resturant is Fruilana, is a very nice Italian restaurant where Santo, his owner, will treat you like a king. Everytime I go to Munchen I go there an the prociuto, the pasta, the wine and the ambience are excllent.

Hope you have a good time there!

FRIULANA GmbH

Gesch?ftsf��hrer: Santo Palamara

Zenettistrasse 43

80337 M��nchen

Telefon: 089 / 76 67 09

Telefax: 089 / 74 74 72 18

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What is prociuto ?

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prosciutto : raw ham

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Train Travel

After landing in Frankfurt, we%26#39;ll travel by train to Aachen and Amsterdam. Do you store luggage somewhere on the train or do you keep it with you? We%26#39;ll have 2 med. sized roll-on cases. Is it safe to store it?

Appreciate some advice!

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There are racks above your seats that can easily store medium size suitcases if they are not already in use. Otherwise, oftentimes people leave their larger luggage near the train doors at the end of the cars.

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Train Reservations

Hi, I%26#39;ll be making a trip to Central Europe in May and was wondering if it was necessary to pre-book train tickets. I%26#39;m purchasing a rail pass and all but one of my trips will be in the morning and on a weekday. The night trip is from Cologne to Berlin. Also, does anyone have a suggestion on what website I should use to find possible trips? I%26#39;ve used RailEurope and DB bahn and they list different trips but no prices for the days I%26#39;m looking. Thanks a lot,

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%26gt; I%26#39;m purchasing a rail pass and all but one of my trips will be in the morning and on a weekday. The night trip is from Cologne to Berlin.

The night train has to be prebooked:

www.nachtzugreise.de

For other trips you don��t _need_ a reservation, but you might prefer one especially if it is friday agfternoon. A reservation for day trains costs 4 Euro and is available from bahn.de

%26gt;Also, does anyone have a suggestion on what website I should use to find possible trips?

Yes, the website of the German Railway

www.bahn.de

%26gt;I%26#39;ve used RailEurope

... don%26#39;t!

%26gt;and DB bahn and they list different trips but no prices for the days I%26#39;m looking.

The tickets are not sold for May yet - but whenever you look, the prices will be the same as tomorrow. Especially since you have the pass, you don��t need the ticket prices.

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DB night train booking site

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

From: K?ln Hbf

To: Berlin Hbf

Small problem: the option %26quot;Seat reservation only (for self printing)%26quot; or any other %26quot;reservation only%26quot; is no more available (the booking pages just changed recently). The specials available are however anyway cheaper than the combination rail pass + surcharge.

For day time train connections use

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

Here the option %26quot;Seat reservation only (for self printing)%26quot; is available.

Here you can also use English names of places, e.g. Cologne for K?ln.

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I think that making seat reservations is very wise if you have a large amount of luggage. At times it may be impossible to walk through the train looking for a seat if that is the case. I%26#39;ve been on trains where I was the only passenger in the car and others where they were so filled with people it was impossible to move. Personally, I always would have reservations for longer trips.

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Thank you all. This is very helpful!!

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Eagle's Nest during winter.

Hello all,

My wife and I will be in Obersalzberg in mid March. I had my heart set on visiting the Eagle%26#39;s nest but since it is closed I was wondering if it is possible to hike to it this time of year? I will have a car but I%26#39;m not sure how far I can drive up during this time of year. Anybody think we could make the hike? Thanks,

Justin

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It%26#39;s closed!

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Not only is it closed, but you%26#39;re not even allowed to drive to it in the summer time.

You leave your car in a car park, and board a bus which will take you up to the elevator to the summit. (The bus ride is quite a trip in itself -- hairpin turns that leave you convinced you%26#39;re going over the edge!)

And no, I don%26#39;t think you could make the hike, unless you spend your weekends commuting to the Rockies to hike the peaks there. Kehlsteinhaus sits at 1834 metres -- which is something like 6148 feet above sea level. There%26#39;s frequently snow as late as June (been there, saw it) -- and most of it is nearly straight up. It%26#39;s not an afternoon stroll...it has probably been hiked before, but not by casual visitors.

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If you ever get back and wish to do the Eagle%26#39;s Nest Tour I can recommend David and Christine Harper%26#39;s tour at the link below. They give tours from May through September, weather pemitting. A most informative tour and they take you up on a mini bus with a select number of people to a point where you get on the big bus to the Eagle%26#39;s Nest but you stay with your tour group. The link below explains everytnhing.

eagles-nest-tours.com/EN/��

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Obersalzburg in March

Hello all,

My wife and I will be in Obersalzberg in mid March. I had my heart set on visiting the Eagle%26#39;s nest but since it is closed I was wondering if it is possible to hike to it this time of year? I will have a car but I%26#39;m not sure how far I can drive up during this time of year. Anybody think we could make the hike? Thanks,

Justin

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You can only drive up to the parking lot near the Obersalzberg documentation centre. The Kehlstein road up to the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle%26#39;s Nest) is not open to the public.

The Kehlstein road is closed till May due the snow in this altitude. The road will be open before the foot paths are free of snow. A road can be cleared of snow, on foot paths you have to wait till the snow is melted.

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So basically we%26#39;d have to try and climb all the way to the top from the documentation center in deep snow. Sounds like I%26#39;m out of luck. Maybe global warming will kick in and the snow will have melted. Hey I can hope :)

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Same altitude in Berchtesgaden is the Jenner (1874 m). Kehlsteinhaus is at 1834 m.

http://www.jennerbahn.de

-%26gt; Schneeh?he

Value for %26quot;Bergstation%26quot;.

Currently the snow level is 130 cm.

Very unlikely that you could hike up. In March you can also have always fresh snow there. Even at the start of the hiking season (early/mid June) I have experienced more snow than desired on these altitudes.

You can however go up by cable car to the Jenner. Views are similar. Just less heavyweight history.

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Wow, that is a lot of snow. Thanks for all the replies. I will look into the site you suggested. I am a big WWII buff and an engineer so I was very excited to see the Eagle%26#39;s nest, but I guess that%26#39;s what I get for going to Bavaria in March. Thanks again.

Justin

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Obersalzberg documentation centre will be open.

obersalzberg.de/cms_e/content/home/index.html

This is were all the action was.

Hitler himself was only visiting the Kehlsteinhaus a few times at all.

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Maybe you can get back when the Eagle%26#39;s Nest is open. Being a WWII buff and an engineer you would enjoy the tour. The road to and the building of the Eagle%26#39;s Nest was an engineering marvel in its day. It was a gift to Hitler for his 50th birthday but as abalada mentioned Hitler only visited a few times. Officially there were 14 recorded visits. Not known how many total unofficial visits but only three were known about. Only one visit was made after the war broke out and that was in October 1940.

Hitler did not like heights and suffered from vertigo thus his limited visits to the Teehaus. He was also afraid that the location of the machine and winch room on the roof of the building would be a prime area for lightning strikes. In fact, lightning had struck the building twice druing construction causing major damage but Borman did not wish to share those facts with Hitler fearing he would not visit the Eagle%26#39;s Nest.

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Bavaria in Winter

WE are thinking of hiring a car next January to get from Munich to Fussen and back up the Romantik Strasse to Rothburg and then on to Frankfurt Airport. As we have never driven anywhere in snow or ice before, what are the road conditions like or wouldn%26#39;t you attempt it?

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You probably won%26#39;t have any problems with snow and ice, it just doesn%26#39;t snow that much, and when it does, the roads are rapidly cleared, sanded and salted. Just make sure your car has winter tires. Neuschwanstein Castle is just lovely in the snow. What I would be concerned about is that places that aren%26#39;t visited that much along the way may be closed from Oct-Nov to Mar-Apr., but there should still be plenty to see and do.

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Several years ago in late November we travelled by train from Munich to Rothenburg to Fussen. It took a bit longer on the train than it would have to drive, but then we didn%26#39;t have to worry about getting lost. German trains are wonderful.

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Standard or 1st class on trains? Thoughts

Hi trying to decide if I want to pay extra to upgrade to 1st class on train from Berlin to Prague and Prague to Vienna (different days). Is there a big difference in the coaches to really make a difference?

Solo female traveller.

Thanks

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I can only speak for the German and Austrian train material, never been on a Czech one.

In 1st class there are 3 seats per row as compared to the 4 in 2nd class. So there%26#39;s a single seat plus a double. Also the seats are wider than in 2nd class and the seat pitch is a bit better as well.

The main difference, however, is that there are much less people in 1st class, hardly any noisy kids or - what I always get when traveling 2nd class - two hearing impaired elderly women talking about what troubles them physically and how often they therefore have to visit the bathroom sitting right the row behind me.

If you can and are willing to afford it my recommendation is to travel 1st class on any ride that%26#39;s longer than 2 hours...

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Check www.bahn.de for the best fares from Berlin to Prague. If you can plan ahead you can take the special offer ��Sparpreis` for 29 Euro 2.class, for 1. class it is 89,20 Euro. In my opinion it is not worth to triple the fare, if you do not travel at peak time. I would take the difference and splurge it in a good restaurant.

Have a nice trip!

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First Class is a waste of good money.

Travel in Standard, meet the locals and spend the money you saved on a good meal at your destination.

Berlin to Prague (and back again) can be very crowded. I%26#39;d buy a reservation for each leg of your journey, just to eliminate the search for a seat.

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Did this journey last week in 2nd class and was fine! The first class did not look worth the extra as the fare from the DB website was pretty good.

It was very busy till Dresden and we were glad we had seat reservations. The views from the train when you come south are great also.

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Should have said the journey we did last week was just the Berlin to prague bit!

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Thanks all.

I think I%26#39;ll go w/the standard class and spend my $$$$ on other things.

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bus to frankfurt

Hi

Can somebody to tell me how to get from the airpott to city in frankfurt by bus ? and how i get back ?

And at what time do they have the bus to city? bcs i have 9 hours to stay in airport from 6 in the morning till 3 afternoon

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S-Bahn trains

DB timetable

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

From: FRA airport

To: Frankfurt Hauptwache

Single ticket is EUR 3,60.

Travel time to Hauptwache (center of the old town) is 15 minutes.

city tour leaflet

frankfurt.de/sixcms/media.php/738/frankfurt_��

(Hauptwache stop is #18).

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Munich-from the airport

can we get a train from the airport in munich easily to our hotel (we may stay in %26quot;germania%26quot; or in %26quot;Imperial%26quot;, what is your opinion about these hotel, which is better?. We are from Greece, and we have the bad habit to take taxi from the airport...how are the taxi fares in Munich? Thanxs a lot!!!

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MVV timetable

http://www.mvv-muenchen.de/en/index.html

From:

1. M

2. [stop]

3. MUC

To:

1. M

2. [street / house no.]

3. %26lt;give here the street + house no. of your hotel%26gt;

Single ticket is EUR 8,80. Mini group (2-5 persons) day ticket is EUR 18,00.

Taxi is approx. EUR 60. Munich airport is quite far from the city centre.

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Sorry, i don%26#39;t mean to jump into the topic. But I%26#39;m looking at the same problem here. What is this mini group ticket? is this the %26quot;All zones/Gesamtnetz(entire network)%26quot; ticket on MVV website? so the %26quot;Outer district/Au?enraum(green, yellow and red zone)%26quot; day ticket can not be used for going from airport to inner city?

and is the day ticket only good till the end of the day of purchase; or it is actually good for 24 hrs?

thank you very much for your help

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You can find the answers on the MVV pages.

%26gt; What is this mini group ticket? is this the %26quot;All zones/Gesamtnetz(entire network)%26quot; ticket on MVV website?

Yes.

%26gt; so the %26quot;Outer district/Au?enraum(green, yellow and red zone)%26quot; day ticket can not be used for going from airport to inner city?

Yes. This version is mostlikely not of any use for the average tourist.

%26gt; and is the day ticket only good till the end of the day of purchase;

These are day tickets, not 24 hours tickets.

MVV day tickets are valid till 6am next day.

Please not that you have to validate (stamp) these tickets once before you can use them.

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%26gt; inner city?

Wrong guess. The %26quot;MVV inner district%26quot; includes ALL of the city of Munich plus a number of adjacent smaller places.

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thanxs!!! you were all so helpful!!!

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FYI

A few weeks ago while in Munich we found we could purchase a 3 day group ticket %26amp; add in a one time extended area ticket to get us back to the airport for an additional 9 euros (we were 3 adults).

Martha

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Antique shops in Munich

Hello!

Could you please advise some good antique shops in Munich that sell silver and regimental steins, dishes, silver-plated pokal.

I appreciate your assistance!

Thanks,

Anna

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There are antique shops around the Viktualienmarkt.

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Thank you!

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Koblenz from Frankfurt and football tickets

I%26#39;m going to be in Frankfurt from 15-18 Feb. and would love to catch a soccer game but unfortunately Eintracht is away that weekend. So, I%26#39;m leaning towards making a dash to Koblenz to watch their home game (i know they%26#39;re in 2nd division).

How do I get to Koblenz and back (game would end around 20:00) from the main train station in Frankfurt?

Thank you in advance for any help.

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Hi there,

Check out that brilliant site www.bahn.de for almost everything you need to know about German railways.

Cheers.

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Brussels > Amsterdam > Hamburg

Hello

I%26#39;m planning a trip to europe for late april of this year, lasting about eight days. At this stage I%26#39;m considering Brussels, Amsterdam, and Hamburg as the major stops on the trip. I%26#39;ll spend a few days in each city, with enough time allotted between for travel via train. I was initially ready to start in one city and end in another, but the air fare that comes with two one way trips is astronomically higher than flying round trip.

So I%26#39;m looking for advice on how to approach the trip; should I double back at some point and fly out of one of the starting cities, or maybe consider neutral ground (like Cologne, for example) and make a loop around that center point?

If anyone has additional comments on whether eight days is a good amount of time for this kind of trip, or if there are any additional towns I should stop in while I%26#39;m moving around, I%26#39;d welcome them.

Thanks so much

Mark

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Just a question: Upon which criteria did you base your decision concerning these 3 cities?

There are so many very beautiful cities in Europe and I personally would not have chosen those 3 ones out of them.

Hamburg:

In my opinion the best choice out of these ones. It is interesting as it is a city with a big harbour. But the inner city center burned down long ago and now only consists of new buildings. The Binnenalster is very nice. Hamburg is quite nice to visit, but do not expect too much.

Brussels

not a city tourists fall in love with at first sight. In Belgium a much better choice would be Antwerp and Brugge.

Amsterdam

A city that you love or hate. I do not like its atmosphere. It well has some nice buildings.

Cologne

not worth a visit in my opinion

In Germany besides Hamburg I would recommend Berlin, Heidelberg and Munich.

Some of the most beautiful/interesting cities in Europe in my opinion are:

London

Paris

Rome

Florence

Venice

Barcelona

Antwerp

Vienna

Prague

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Check into getting an open jaw ticket which allows you to fly into one city and back from another, usually at the average cost of a roundtrip ticket to both. But there you will probably have problems possibly with Hamburg with the same airline and/or its partners flying to and from the US.

If you would like to attend the world%26#39;s largest Spring beer festival, look into Stuttgart%26#39;s Fruehlingsfest 12Apr to 4May, www.stuttgarter.fruehlingsfest.de . There are also many other interesting things to see and do around Stuttgart (www.stuttgart-tourist.de). Also you could click on my name to find out about many of the excellent sights in and around Stuttgart.

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Hi,

It is an interesting selection of cities. I suspect not many people would pick Brussels.

An as alternative to an open jaw international ticket you could look at the wide range of budget carriers flying within Europe. For, instance, if you were to fly into Paris would have a choice of four carriers to return you there from Hamburg.

I%26#39;ve found www.airninja.com a fantastic site for working out possible routes.

Cheers.

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