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
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
jena-thuringia-germany-europe-earth
Do you know Thuringia? NO! its the countrystate nearly in the middle of germany, aslo called the green heart of germany because of the forrest – thueringer wald-.the capital of thuringia is erfurt and erfurt is not far away from jena. About an hour by car... more - travel report by
sanne_downunder
Magnificent Odenwald - daytrip from Frankfurt
You would love to visit some castles and fortresses, beautiful cities like a cut out of an fairytale - Forests, mountains and meadows within a day tour instead?
Well, than follow me on an unforgettable day! Firs... more - travel report by
esfahani
Bavarian charm, metropolitan style
The second stop on our July 2000 trip to Europe was Munich, capital of Bavaria and home of the Oktoberfest. Though Munich is a bustling city, it still retains the feel of a small town with its compact city center. From the field of bicycles outside the un... more - travel report by
anna_moon
Drenched In Cologne
First of all, why don’t I like these events? Am I a stick in the mud, am I against fun? Maybe I am sometimes, but really I just wanted to see these cities and some of their museums and landmarks while I was passing through the area on my way home from 6 m... more - travel report by
porcupine
Indian Summer around Murnau, Bavaria
I got up this beautiful Sunday morning way to late for such a trip to the mountains and the lake Staffelsee, but I could just not resist. At 5 hours left of sunshine I was heading towards the mountains as fast as possible. Murnau lays about 60 Km south of... more - travel report by
andreas
The new and modern Leipzig has gone for size. It's main train station, the Hauptbahnhof has 26 platforms and is probably the biggest railway station in Europe. I left Dresden by the morning train and arrived in Liepzig in after an... more - travel report by
fieryfox
Amrum, an unknown paradise
Amrum is a little island in the North of Germany, very close to the Danish borderline. It is definitely not know in France, but not even in Germany - which is wonderful, because the quality of life thus remains exceptionnal (at least, I was told by some G... more - travel report by
marie-ange
Do Düsseldorf
This classical and modern jewel mingles with the Rhine via a long and winding river walk that takes you from Frank Gehry designed apartment buildings, to the heart of its enlightenment era downtown, to a vast complex of immaculate museums and civic buildi... more - travel report by
porcupine
