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GermanyRomantic Roads
Chapter 21
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Map of Germany
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The Basics
Documentation Passport for Canadians www.voyage.gc.ca
Currency Euro
Language German although English widely spoken
Appeal Culture, history, cruising, scenery, festivals,
2006 World Cup www.fifaworldcup.com
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Germany History Berlin Black Forest Spas – “Bad” Oktoberfest Castles Rhine cruises Wine & Beer
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How Travellers Get There
FRA is gateway 2nd largest airport in Europe Lufthansa LH is national air carrier MUC, DUS, BER, HAM, STR
Rail Car Cruise
Hamburg & Passau ports
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Weather
Summer Peak tourist season
Winter Cold & wet –
Alpine skiing
Fall Chilly – less crowded
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Getting Around
Rail Excellent Eurail , Germanrail Rail terminals at airports
Cruises Rhine, Elbe
Car rentals Autobahn
No limit but will ticket for unsafe driving!
Car leasing Road tours
Munich U- Bahn - subway
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Bavaria
Alps Castles Medieval villages Regional capital is Munich
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Munich Oktoberfest
6M. Visitors, 5M. L. of Beer, 200,000 pork sausages Hofbrauhaus
1644 beer hall, oom-pah, lederhosen, steins Marienplatz
Town square with glockenspiel Deutsches Museum
Technical achievement Nymphenburg Palace
Baroque summer palace & park of the Bavarian monarchs.
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Bavaria (cont.)
Fussen www.neuschwanstein.de
Neuschwanstein Castle Oberammergau www.oberammergau.de
Passion Play every 10 years Dachau
Concentration camp memorial
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The Romantic Road
320 km of medieval cities and Roman ruins Nordlingen
On market day, villagers dress in period clothes Dinkelsbuhl
Fairy-tale town from the Middle Ages Rothenburg www.rothenburg.de
Finest preserved medieval village in Europe
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The Castle Road Castles and fortresses Road or cruise along Neckar River Heidelberg
University 1386 - “Student Prince”
Nuremburg War crime trials Christmas Market
Worms Oldest Synagogue in Germany
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Rhineland1328 KM thru castles, vineyards Most popular – cruising
KD Rhine www.k-d.de
Cologne - Köln 12th C cathedral with stained glass
Bonn Capital of former West Germany Beethoven
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Rhineland
Düsseldorf Nightlife & shopping
Frankfurt - FRA Gateway to Germany Financial/commercial centre Main river
Johann von Goethe Playwright - “Faust ’’
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Black Forest
Mountains, meadows, lakes & forests Hikers, cross country skiers
Spas, cuckoo clocks, ski resorts Stuttgart
Mercedes-Benz car factory & museum Baden Baden
Old & famous spa resort with Casino
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Berlin
The Wall Built in ’61 and torn down Nov 9/89
Symbol of the Cold War & Iron Curtain
Reichstag Original parliament of the German empire
1894 opened until 1933 – reopened in 1999
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…Berlin
Schloss (palace) Charlottenburg Museum, theatre and park
Oldest remaining Prussian palace
Brandenburg Gate Last remaining gate of the Berlin Wall
Now a symbol of German Unity
Pergamon Museum Houses original-sized, reconstructed monumental
buildings from around the world
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Not to miss…..
Potsdam San Souci Palace
Dresden Palaces, art galleries and opera
Fine china
Leipzig Johann Sebastian Bach
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Accommodations
Kempinski www.kempinski.com
luxury chain Steigenberger www.steigenberger.de
1st to Deluxe
Pensions budget
Spas Schloss http://www.gast-im-schloss.de
Historic hotels, castles, estates
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German Cuisine
Hearty Wurst – sausages Wiener Schnitzel Dumplings Sauerkraut Pretzel Black Forest Cake
Wine Riesling Gewürztraminer
Beer Heringsalat
Herring Salad