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 05/26/2005 12:35:37 PM · #1
hey everyone i was just wondering if youve been to germany and knew some good places to go. were are some good places that not everyone has been too. thanks for any sugestions in advance
 05/26/2005 12:55:51 PM · #2
never been....just bumpin for ya!
 05/26/2005 12:58:24 PM · #3
I've never been, however I found this in yahoo.
 05/26/2005 01:05:45 PM · #4
I lived in the Black Forest for 3 years, and I think that area is one of the most beautiful places on the planet. If you are into nature and hiking and the like, the area where France, Germany, and Switzerland all come together is gorgeous. Freiburg is a great city in the same area. It has lots of old architecture, etc.

If you do end up in that area of Germany, try and get to Basel, Switzerland and Strassbourg, France. Both are really fun cities. Basel is more modern and has lots of museums and that sort of thing. Strassbourg is an older city and has a great cathedral in the center of its old town.


Strassbourg


the Black Forest
 05/26/2005 01:06:17 PM · #5
Weimar for kulchur, Warendorf, Dülmen and East Prussia for horses, Xanten, Cologne and Aachen for Roman history and architecture, the Teutoburg forest for pre-history, the Baltic Sea for amber, Nuremberg for Wagner, Munich and the Alps for all things Bavarian including thin beer, bland sausages and pretzels, Berlin for the Baroque embedded in Europe's largest construction site, Lemgo for "pickert" and evidence of Hanseatic times, Steinhagen for Schnapps, Soest for bread, Lübeck for Marcipan, the Weser valley for romance and fairy tales, Hamburg for whores and Thomas Mann, Lüneburg for bog, heath and quaintness, the Moselle valley for fruity wine and gorgeous landscape in the fall, Black Forest and the Rhine for tourist traps obscuring the sights, Bavarian Forest for crystal, Düsseldorf and Cologne for contemporary arts and the autobahn for speeding and minimum speed limits...
05/26/2005 01:08:08 PM · #6
Do you want city-culture or the outdoors? It may dictate whether you go north or south.
 05/26/2005 01:14:23 PM · #7
well ive lived here for about two years and have got to see alot i have friends down in freiburg and i agree that it is probelly one of my favorite citys here i think since the weather is finally getting nice i would probelly like more outdoor ideas ones maybe a litle more remote.
 05/26/2005 01:21:12 PM · #8
Idar-Oberstein (SP), Heidleburg, Garmish - all cool places! :)
 05/26/2005 01:59:21 PM · #9
Mmmm..Heidelberg! Make sure you go to the Castle there and tour around the old town. In Dusseldorf, make sure you visit the Altstadt (spell check) which is the old part of Dusseldorf. It has lots and LOTS of restaurants, shops and bars and it's right on the Rhine River.
 05/26/2005 02:04:35 PM · #10
My sister lives in Oberursel, one hour outside of Frankfurt. It's quite pretty!
 05/26/2005 02:14:12 PM · #11
any body have any pics of the places you've mentioned so i can have a litle bit of a idea
 05/26/2005 02:28:12 PM · #12
Originally posted by liv4him330:
any body have any pics of the places you've mentioned so i can have a litle bit of a idea


I just got back from visiting family in Germany and Italy...here's a photo taken from the castle in Heidelburg...I have a bunch more, just need to process them all!


05/26/2005 03:53:05 PM · #13
Originally posted by liv4him330:
any body have any pics of the places you've mentioned so i can have a litle bit of a idea


Mine were all taken with the F717 and I don't know where those are at the moment. I have a really good one from the castle and it shows the scale nicely with some teeny tiny people walking around. :) If I can find the photos I will post them for you.
 05/30/2005 07:41:58 PM · #14
Originally posted by thatcloudthere:
Originally posted by liv4him330:
any body have any pics of the places you've mentioned so i can have a litle bit of a idea


I just got back from visiting family in Germany and Italy...here's a photo taken from the castle in Heidelburg...I have a bunch more, just need to process them all!


Nice framing....
 05/30/2005 08:05:34 PM · #15
I´ve been to Germany twice, one of the most interesting places I visited was Nurnberg, the old city is amazing, with the medival castles and walls surrounding the oldest part of the city, there is the Nurnberg ring a Formula F1 circle, the Zeppelin stadium, and many interresting places, I only had 1 day to look around each time I went there (work trip) so I didn't see all the good stuff, only the old town and the closest surroundings.
 05/30/2005 08:14:11 PM · #16
I was born in Muenchen and spent my first 20 years in Germany.

I would strongly suggest to go see the Landshuter Hochzeit, an incredible historical festival that only happens once every 4 years or so, and it is on THIS summer!
It is truly amazing to see, the photo opportunities are endless.
I sure wish I could afford to go, too. :-(
 05/30/2005 08:28:51 PM · #17
try giving Raph an Email or PM....he's family if from germany....well his mom anyway...they are over there now but he is in mexico....go figure....anyways he is still getting emails there and i know he has some nice spots over there.....here's a link-

Bigfish

ok man thats all i've got i've never been so...can't recomend anything myself.

_brando_
 05/30/2005 08:51:03 PM · #18
i have been twice to these huge mine-fields everywhere to be in found in 'das Rheingebiet' near MonchenGladbach or Duren
see for urelf if it would be worth a fotoshoot
nobody is going to bother u for taking images if u behave



in case...have fun

Message edited by author 2005-05-30 20:52:26.
 05/30/2005 08:51:41 PM · #19
oops

Message edited by author 2005-05-30 20:52:02.
 05/31/2005 02:43:43 AM · #20
i went tto a castle in st. goar this last weekend ill post some pics when i get home but it is right along the rhine river their are castles everywhere and its one of my favorite places ive been.
 05/31/2005 04:00:44 AM · #21
Go to Nernburg or Frankfurt, I was born there....1975 ...:)
05/31/2005 01:29:14 PM · #22
I live next to frankfut but neverbeen to nurnburg whats around there?
 05/31/2005 01:34:14 PM · #23
I live near Munich, so I can suggest some nice places around here. Are there any particular areas you are wanting to see? Munich is a beautiful city, Augsburg has a lovely old city center. Walchensee is a beautiful alpine lake.
Here are some pikkies.
Munich main train station.

The BMW headquarters

And of course if you want to go to a realy remote location for some quite time by yourself, there is always the Oktoberfest. (Note, the Oktoberfest is at the end of September, not October).
05/31/2005 02:16:27 PM · #24
I've been all over Germany, and I would suggest these...

Bodensee, or Lake Constance area ; picture1
picture2

Neuschwanstein picture here

And Idar-Oberstein..

Theres more, but those are my top 3 fav.
 05/31/2005 03:46:04 PM · #25
After living in Germany for 6 years, and with family in Frankfurt, I would recommend the Romantic Road. You can start in Wurzburg with the castle and rezidence there, then on to Rothenburg, then just keep driving south. Heidelberg's castle is a good site. Then on down to the Alps in the south, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Berchtesgarden, include in that the salt mines, and Eagle's Nest. Neueschwanstein is a must see, and you have Hohenschwangau there as well as Schloss Linderhof close by.

Those are the places I remember most.
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