Where the Herkules is watching you
If you come form the ICE-station in Kassel-Wilhelmshöhet-he first thing, that you will see is the big avenue coming from the city-center and pointing right towards the castle of Kassel and the Herkules ointing towards you. If there`s good weather you must... more - travel report by
jlseatt
HEIDELBURG, woo hoo
City in Germany with lots of historical things that I saw but could not tell you why they were historical (with the exception of looking historical). I was able to drink lots of beer while visiting. It was the greatest. more - travel report by
goodmeat
Duisburg - Ugly wonderful city
Duisburg lies in the middle of the so called Ruhrpott and is signed by the steal industry. Close to Düsseldorf with its snobby lifestyle, Duisburg leaves you in a calm natural feeling. though there are really ugly places you also get surprises all along.... more - travel report by
jlseatt
Heidelberg
Heidelberg is a picturesque German city situated on the Neckar River. As the trip to Heidelberg (and Germany, for that matter) was not originally on the itinerary, it proved to be all the more of a pleasant surprise, with quaint red tile-roofed buildings... more - travel report by
el2995
the former east berlin
Soon after the Berlin Wall came tumbling down, my family and I went for a visit. It felt like I was stepping back in time. Now, this amazing city has flourished into a colorful hip young city. There is a huge sense of community that remains and the libera... more - travel report by
makaya
Home, sweet Home; Hüttenfeld
Hüttenfeld; maybe one of the simplest and quietest places in Germany (exept maybe a bad neighbor). Probably the main attraction there is 'Schloß Rennhof', which was used & built by Baron Carl Mayer Freiherr von Rothschild.
Wine by the barrel
spent a fantastic week in the wine growing regions close to the french border on the wine strasse that links the 2. A very quiet and peaceful town surrounded by vinyards. Heidelberg is close by and easily accessable, for a tour around the old city, castle... more - travel report by
kathmandukitten
Bier for all of us!!!!
What a great city!! The mix between the party time with friends and loans of bier everywhere and the cultural time during the day enjoying the monuments and the old areas makes of this cities one of the good options to stay for longer. more - travel report by
daniserralta
Hamburg and his faces
Hamurg is a very big and very multicultural city with a very old history. So it's a matter of fact, that this city has so much different faces. And the contrasts are very extreme. For example the Reeperbahn the red-light-quarter is not far away from were... more - travel report by
samuel
I went there in 1996 as part of a student exchange as such I didn't get to see all of it. I got the impression that it still very much a city of two halves with the former East Berlin visibly much poorer than the West, but there was also a lot of construc... more - travel report by
damianharvey
