A 2-day trip to Berlin
Berlin is 6 hours by train from Warsaw. Eurocity trains that go between Polish and German capitals are comfortable and cheap (2nd class - from 19 to 39 euros). The capital of Germany is a city of majestic architecture and countless museums. What I liked m... more - travel report by
adampl
Stuttgart -between history and hightech
Stuttgart, located in the southern part of Germany and a major city along the A8 - one of the busiest motorways on earth - is the home of well known car factories such as Mercedes and Porsche but also the place where famous writers, researchers and invent... more - travel report by
rafa01
Wiesbaden - the gateway to the Rheingau
Wiesbaden is the capital of Hessen, the state in Germany which is mainly recognized by Frankfurt which is the gateway to Europe and only 30 km away from Wiesbaden. It was founded by Romans about 2000 years ago and was called Aquae Matiacis because of the... more - travel report by
rafa01
Fasching im Bayern (a taste of german?)
München (1,2 mio Einwohner) im Narr und Party-Modus! Was ist denn dieses "Karnevals" oder Faschingszeit immer im Februar? Tradition ist Es das im Zeitraum zwischen Aschermittwoch und Ostern gefastet wird und deswegen wird in die Tagen vorherr ganz lustig... more - travel report by
rangutan
Bad Berleburg - Back to Nature in Wittgenstein
Bad Berleburg is a small spa town in a region called Wittgenstein, part of the Siegerland-Sauerland area in South-East North-Rhine-Westphalia. It is roughly 2 hours drive east of Cologne and north of Frankfurt in one of Germany's most densly wooded areas... more - travel report by
bineba
German history on the southslopes of the Harz
To some it's just another German town. But to me it's home so I got to say something about it. Nordhausen (NDH) has an exciting history. It was founded in 927 AD and became imperial city. Since 1500 Liqour and tobacco became major businesses of NDH. It is... more - travel report by
moehre
Climbing to a Panorama of Berchtesgadener Land
Infamous for its many climbing fatalities (worst rate in Germany) not because its extremely difficult to climb but rather thats its easy accessible, many paths, climbed by thousands every year, yet some underestimate the dangers, its stoney narrow paths a... more - travel report by
rangutan
Escaping the foggy city and reaching for the sun
After about one hour by car we reached a parking lot at the foot of the mountain. For the moment we are still below or even inside the clouds at a hight of 800 meters.
The hike to the peak takes about 1 hour and 20 minutes. The temperature w... more - travel report by
andreas
Hello Walls
I was surprised at the massive amount of graffiti on public and private structures which gives the place a sense of discontent just beneath its surface. Many youth still express their rebellion as if it’s 1985 with spiked blue Mohawks and Doc Martens, but... more - travel report by
porcupine
BEERS, WINES & HURREY TIME
VIKTUALIENMARK: For breakfast try a weisswurst (THE white sausage) that should be eaten with Suesser Senf (a sweet, grainy mustard) and brezel AND NOTHING ELSE. Did You Know how ""It"" started?????? WELL it was a mistake. One night in February 1857, Stepp... more - travel report by
lysdor
