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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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10 days in Germany in October. Where should I go? |
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Peter Hull
Member #1,136
March 2001
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Wait - take a step back. You've got a return air ticket from Chicago to 'Germany', dated October and you want to make best use of it?
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Striker
Member #10,701
February 2009
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Hard to say, Germany appears so boring to me. Maybe you want to visit the famous "Oktoberfest" in Munich 19.9. - 4.10. or Neuschwanstein or one of these festivals? http://www.festivalticker.de/festivals-in-deutschland/oktober/
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Polybios
Member #12,293
October 2010
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It depends on what you want to see. There are some different landscapes. October might be good for seeing some regions where wine is grown (southwest, Rhine valley), if you like such things. Historically, GDR or Nazi stuff could be interesting (Berlin wall, checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, ummm, there must be more, maybe old Stasi-HQ in Hohenschönhausen/Berlin? - don't know if there's much to see there, though), you also have lots of medieval/early modern castles/chateaux (Neuschwanstein (which is a 19th-century aberration), Heidelberg seems to be popular with American tourists; they also seem to have achieved a high tourist-throughput at "Rothenburg ob der Tauber", which I'd discourage). Don't know, there are different regions. You probably should see Berlin, maybe Hamburg and Munich. I'd say your view will probably be distorted / incomplete if you see the north or the south only. |
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Elias
Member #358
May 2000
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Best thing to do in Germany is a trip across the border to e.g. France or Italy or Poland or Austria... -- |
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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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I'm flying into Berlin and out of Munich and have nothing planned in between.:'( |
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Striker
Member #10,701
February 2009
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Like Elias said, best to do in Germany is to quickly leave it. The same goes for France. At the festivals: In Germany towns with low numbers are in the north, the higher the number the more in the south they are.
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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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Germany is what keeps Europe from turning into Greece. |
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Elias
Member #358
May 2000
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If I was still there I'd suggest a trip to Salzburg, it's only a few hours from Munich by train But more seriously, if you are in Munich during Oktoberfest, it might be fun going there just to take some pictures of the craziness (you might need to reserve a seat in a tent though a few weeks in advance or they won't let you in, unless you are accompanied by a female). And I agree with Polybios, if you like medieval towns and castles there will be lots to see. Neuschwanstein is amazing and you get a closeup view of the Alps - but it might be a bit out of the way (there's trains/buses to every village in the entirety of Germany though so you still can get there without a car). And I know someone from the US who just loved Rothenburg ob der Tauber... she keeps telling me about it every month Also a lot to see in Berlin of course. Köln and Nürnberg are nice places as well. And I guess you probably want to see one of the concentration camps, several Americans told me it was the best thing of their life. -- |
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Striker
Member #10,701
February 2009
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The big towns like Berlin or Paris are grey, thousands of houses, people and cars. I believe it is very similar in many towns. The difference is the landscape. But in october its rather cold here. Do you have an idea what you would like to see?
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Polybios
Member #12,293
October 2010
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Elias said: Best thing to do in Germany is a trip across the border to e.g. France or Italy or Poland or Austria Vienna might be worth a visit, too. You have the old Catholic centre of power there and the old Prostestant (Prussian) centre of power in Berlin. It's a bit remote, though. I found Dresden interesting. Not because of its nice architecture and the stuff you'd see on postcards, but because of the sight of ruins, some with washed-out signs, which still were a regular part of the 'streetscape' in some areas (like maybe 8 years ago). These still bear witness to 40 years of vibrant communist GDR-economy... ^^ I must admit I haven't been to the "East" often, though. Elias said: (there's trains/buses to every village in the entirety of Germany
If you plan to travel with "Deutsche Bahn", the largest railway operator, you should book +3 days in advance, as you'll pay significantly more if you don't. And never expect to arrive on time. October is quite good, though, because neither foreseeable "extreme temperatures" of summer nor winter will add to (or rather provide a cheap excuse for) their utter mismanagement. |
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Striker
Member #10,701
February 2009
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 Senk ju for träveling wis Deutsche Bahn...
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Matthew Leverton
Supreme Loser
January 1999
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Catholics are evil. Castles are great. Definitely will be starting out in Berlin for a few days ... museums and whatever else is near by. And of course ending in Munich. Definitely want to spend time around the Rhine and in the south. I'm not sure if I want to go up to Hamburg or not. Prefer to minimize traveling. |
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Polybios
Member #12,293
October 2010
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Matthew Leverton said: whatever else is near by This could mean "Potsdam": Sanssouci and other Prussian/Hohenzollern stuff. There is an official website with the "100 most popular travel attractions". It's funny imagining the battle of local politicians each wanting 'their' attraction on that website... Well, I I've often found wikitravel to be quite interesting, as it covers information you wouldn't necessarily find in the typical guides. Didn't check the article on Germany though. |
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A lot of people from the US travel to Europe only to see the original locations for the filming of Sound of Music, but I doubt you'd be interested in that 