germany

I've had it mind for some time to explore a bit more in Germany the old-fashioned way - by train. While dithering about whether and where to stop overnight en route by day trains, somehow F*ceb**k kept serving up adverts for (you'd be surprised how many) companies offering train-based guided...

By teaberry from USA, Summer 2013 Four days in Munich, Germany and a week in Castelrotto, Italy, in the Dolomites, in July, hiking and enjoying the local ambiance. Heaven. This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav. The Trip that Almost Didn't Happen This is the trip that almost...

Stockholm, Sweden – August, 2018 August 8th Flight to Stockholm Jenny gave us a ride to the airport at 4 P.M. for a 6:50 flight. Georgia likes to be early! We paid $37.53 for chips, dips and drinks called “Margarita & Tequilla Sunrise.” A serious rainstorm began at 5:45! Sheets of rain blowing...

Mountains in every direction, surrounding deep blue lakes ... Storybook villages with timbered chalets ... Window boxes overflowing with colorful flowers ... Cows with huge bells, grazing in fields of wildflowers ... Elaborate painted houses ... Fairytale castles ... Huge mugs of beer ... Bowls...

The Bavarian Forest is an almost unknown area of Central Europe. Tucked away in the south east of Germany, it is part of the largest range of forested mountains in the region and the largest area of wilderness between the Atlantic and the Urals. The autobahn from Frankfurt to Vienna passes...

I'm traveling to salzburg on the 14th october and will reach there in the afternoon. Planning to stay there till the 17th of October morning from where I fly to mallorca. I plan to explore around Salzburg on 14th. On 15th I plan to go to Berchtesgaden, kings lake and eagles nest by public...

By Zig and Georgia from Kentucky, Spring 2010 Trip Description: Spring of 2010, Zig and Georgia travel to Zurich, Maria Laach, Oberammergau for a Passion play, Salzburg, Vienna, Munich and more! This trip report was originally posted on SlowTrav. Thursday May 13 - Lexington to Atlanta to...

Snow play in the Neighborhood of Mitte in Berlin, Germany.

Hi everyone! I decided to post this topic to encourage people to travel on their own and visit places you've been dreaming of. It's been my dream to visit Neuschwanstein castle since childhood and last year I've managed to go to Munich and finally see it! From Munich I've gone to Bavarian...

This week’s Photo Hunt No. 42 (Week of December 24, 2017) – Your Favorite Holidays Photo (Can be Decorations, Store Display, Food, Parade, etc). I want to visit where everyone’s landscape photos were taken. Our world’s Natural lanscapes are to be treasured, enjoyed and protected for us and...

Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin Germany. It was very cold but I thought the snow added to photo.

You might not think of Hamburg as a tourist destination, but if you like port cities and the atmosphere that goes with them, it has a lot going for it. Most of the city centre fits between the Elbe river and the open lakes, the inner and outer Alster, surrounded by pleasant residential...