"Germany by rail, boat and car" Germany by davequ

Germany Travel Guide: 66,315 reviews and 156,642 photos

Mad King Ludwig's Beautiful Folly near Fussen

Cruise the Rhine, and drive Bavaria

My quick swing through Deutschland started out in Koln by train from Amsterdam, cruise down Rhine & then a "hop" to Frankfurt, driving Autobahn and the Romantische Strasse (Romantic Road) through Rothenburg down to Munich.

Most of my "quality time" was spent in and around Franconia, Bavaria, so please check my Rothenburg page for tips and details.

Next time I will set aside much more time for Germany, possibly even a special trip to Germany alone, as it was more beautiful, peaceful, historic, inspiring, and surprisingly affordable than I had imagined.

Pros and Cons

Pros:Gorgeous countryside, much meaningful history, autobahn, the Rhine, Bavaria, German white wines, shnapps, and beer!
Cons:nein
In a nutshell:Germany is most worthy of a trip of it's own

Last visit to Germany: Oct 2001
Intro Updated Mar 24, 2003
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Foto at Dachau by the late great Lee Miller - Germany

Dachau Favorites (4)

Turning off the romantic road from Rothenburg into Munich, I detoured to Dachau memorial site and spent the... more travel advice

Killing time before the midnight train - Germany

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Things began to go a little "out of focus" after midnight in Munich as I was fighting boredom waiting for my overnight... more travel advice

I like the classy Hotel Excelsior in... Favorites (4)

Hotel Excelsior is a nice hotel right in the heart of Munich. Munich is such a great city and I want to go back to spend... more travel advice

Eat local with this menu decoder - Germany

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Rain gear Lens filters for overcast and foggy/humid haze. Marling Menu Master: Have you ever seen a real German menu... more travel advice

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Munich Central Train Station Wackos

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Rent a car See castles & drive the...

Comments (7)

BeatChick Apr 14, 2006 at 8:34 PM Report Abuse

Wunderbar fotos! Ahhh, wine, water, coffee & cigs - a blessed way to kill time - thanks, Dave!
AndreSTGT Jul 20, 2003 at 4:05 PM Report Abuse

Your warning tip is really funny. 'Schlagen sie es' (Beat it!) and 'Bumsen weg' (F*ck off!), that's hilarious!!! (just a side note : the right expression would be 'Verpiss dich!).
o00o Mar 2, 2003 at 11:42 PM Report Abuse

Awesome page. Keep up the good work.
Henkster Jan 22, 2003 at 9:46 AM Report Abuse

Great page, covering the best spots.
Pawtuxet Dec 26, 2002 at 6:20 PM Report Abuse

Photos are very good.
jmarkoos Dec 17, 2002 at 11:39 PM Report Abuse

great tips about Germany
pepples46 Dec 17, 2002 at 10:03 PM Report Abuse

more Bondage..less discipline, yep I like that. great presentation here, tanx for sharing