Arvay
Obscurant
I'm going to Germany with my family soon.
The route is Dusseldorf-Munich-Garmish-Nuremberg-Dusseldorf (31/12-08/01).
Any advice from locals or travelers what to see/where to stop (POI I mean not hotels
) will be appreciated much.
Photogear shops advices are of interest as well
The route is Dusseldorf-Munich-Garmish-Nuremberg-Dusseldorf (31/12-08/01).
Any advice from locals or travelers what to see/where to stop (POI I mean not hotels
) will be appreciated much.Photogear shops advices are of interest as well
Roger Hicks
Veteran
Gute Fahrt!
No advice but I'm sure it'll be enjoyable.
Cheers,
R.
No advice but I'm sure it'll be enjoyable.
Cheers,
R.
Uwe_Nds
Chief Assistant Driver
Why is it that most foreigners visiting Germany are heading down South towards Bavaria?
Don't know much about Düsseldorf, but in neighbouring Köln (Cologne), your family might be interested in the Chocolate museum.
Oh, and there's a rivalry between Köln and Düsseldorf - so better not order a "Kölsch" in a Düsseldorf pub or an "Alt" in a Köln pub :angel: - that's the local beers.
Enjoy your stay here!
Cheers,
Uwe
Don't know much about Düsseldorf, but in neighbouring Köln (Cologne), your family might be interested in the Chocolate museum.
Oh, and there's a rivalry between Köln and Düsseldorf - so better not order a "Kölsch" in a Düsseldorf pub or an "Alt" in a Köln pub :angel: - that's the local beers.
Enjoy your stay here!
Cheers,
Uwe
35mmdelux
Veni, vidi, vici
"Any advice" ...try the bier.
"Gute Fahrt!
does this mean what I think it means?
"Gute Fahrt!
does this mean what I think it means?
Uwe_Nds
Chief Assistant Driver
"Gute Fahrt" means "have a good/safe journey".
Edit: I do agree about the beer. ;-)
Cheers,
Uwe
Edit: I do agree about the beer. ;-)
Cheers,
Uwe
Mablo
Well-known
Innsbruck is not far from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The road or track over the mountains is very scenery. You might like it as a day trip.
Arjay
Time Traveller
One week - lets see:
1 day to recover from New Year's Eve celebrations, so actually you have from 01/02/10 to 01/08/10.
Sorry, I can't say too much about Cologne & Duesseldorf (only been there on business trips). As for Munich, go to see Nymphenburg Castle and the Hofbraeuhaus (if you like beer and greasy but tasty food), go to see the Pinakothek der Moderne art museum.
In Garmisch, take the railway up to the Zugspitze (especially if the weather's clear. The view from there is magnificent).
1 day to recover from New Year's Eve celebrations, so actually you have from 01/02/10 to 01/08/10.
Sorry, I can't say too much about Cologne & Duesseldorf (only been there on business trips). As for Munich, go to see Nymphenburg Castle and the Hofbraeuhaus (if you like beer and greasy but tasty food), go to see the Pinakothek der Moderne art museum.
In Garmisch, take the railway up to the Zugspitze (especially if the weather's clear. The view from there is magnificent).
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flessas
Member
Willkommen in Deutschland.
Foto Shops
In Munich check out Foto-Video Sauter at the Sonnenstrasse 26, www.foto-video-sauter.de and in Düsseldorf Hifi & Foto Koch at the Schadowstraße 60 www.fotokoch.de
Do not miss the “Der Neue Zollhof“ (neu customs) at Düsseldorf’s old harbour.
A very futuristic building from Frank Gehry, with more then 40 Restaurants, Clubs and Lounges.
A stroll in the Königsalle in Düsseldorf is quite an experience.
Foto Shops
In Munich check out Foto-Video Sauter at the Sonnenstrasse 26, www.foto-video-sauter.de and in Düsseldorf Hifi & Foto Koch at the Schadowstraße 60 www.fotokoch.de
Do not miss the “Der Neue Zollhof“ (neu customs) at Düsseldorf’s old harbour.
A very futuristic building from Frank Gehry, with more then 40 Restaurants, Clubs and Lounges.
A stroll in the Königsalle in Düsseldorf is quite an experience.
murpograph
Established
travel to germany
travel to germany
interested in pittoresque scenery?
Use the train from Düsseldorf to Munich and assure that the train will take the route through the middle-Rhine-valley (from Koblenz to Mainz). Ask for the "Rhine-Route" at the ticket-counter. Lots of fortresses, ruines, Loreley and more.
In Munich visit the restaurant "Weisses Brauhaus", very near to the central pedestrian zone, the street is called "Im Tal". Go in, sit down at any table (not one will be empty and most of them are native !) an have fantastic bavarian food and excellent wheat-beer at very reasonable prices. Take care with the "Aventinus Beer" it tastes very good but the third one will knock you out.
have fun
Regards
Udo
travel to germany
interested in pittoresque scenery?
Use the train from Düsseldorf to Munich and assure that the train will take the route through the middle-Rhine-valley (from Koblenz to Mainz). Ask for the "Rhine-Route" at the ticket-counter. Lots of fortresses, ruines, Loreley and more.
In Munich visit the restaurant "Weisses Brauhaus", very near to the central pedestrian zone, the street is called "Im Tal". Go in, sit down at any table (not one will be empty and most of them are native !) an have fantastic bavarian food and excellent wheat-beer at very reasonable prices. Take care with the "Aventinus Beer" it tastes very good but the third one will knock you out.
have fun
Regards
Udo
Arvay
Obscurant
Well, well, well...
I think I should have to say that I do not drink at all
But I think this will save me more hours for sightseeing.
The trip from Dusseldorf to Munich supposed to be by train but it turned out that it will cost EUR 179 one way in 2nd class vs EUR 79 by plane.
Strange but these are the prices found in internet.
So we're going by plane and taking car back from Munich to Garmish and further to Dusseldorf.
Some people from virtualtourist recommend to visit Bamberg.
Any opinions?
I think I should have to say that I do not drink at all
But I think this will save me more hours for sightseeing.
The trip from Dusseldorf to Munich supposed to be by train but it turned out that it will cost EUR 179 one way in 2nd class vs EUR 79 by plane.
Strange but these are the prices found in internet.
So we're going by plane and taking car back from Munich to Garmish and further to Dusseldorf.
Some people from virtualtourist recommend to visit Bamberg.
Any opinions?
uhligfd
Well-known
8 days seems like a pittance and here we add favorites to your itinery already.
How could you possibly do it all. Duesseldorf has the most outstanding modern museums, google K20, K21 (art bought (no joke) by the state take of their lottery!). You can see around 50 Paul Klee in one spot, maybe a dozen Chagall all on one wall, ... Beuys .. the Kunstakademie .... the river, the Kommoedchen (cabaret), Opera, Schauspielhaus (excellent) ....
If you want to see and are a visual person (may I assume that as a photographer you are.) here is your chance! Go spend days in the museums.
And Cologne added here for good measure; why not Berlin and Frankfurt, too, just another couple 2 hour stop ... for US tourists on speed skates ...
Then Munich with the Alte and Neue Pinakothek, Galeriestrasse just North of Odeonsplatz, Nuernberg with its churches ...
I reckon, we around here are just fast visit junkies.
Ddorf might be doable in 4-6 nights. Munich in about 8, Nuernberg another 6 (don't forget the NS Party sites!), Bamberg a week, ... The Alps and Innsbruck, maybe 2 weeks to just acclimatize to the the elevation and air ... never mind the gear you will need in winter to get out of doors ...
And all in 8 days, all over. Advice asked for just 3 weeks in advance, how timely that is ...
So: Forget it; that is my advice.
Do not plan or ask; just get in over there and walk about the hotel neighborhood that may be the best plan. * cities in 6 days *
If you or i had but 1:30 hour for the Louvre or the Hermitage or Moscow between planes/trains. That is what I would do: smell the air and come back quickly ...
What a waste of jet fuel this 1-week to the edge of the universe tripping is ..., though.
Sorry to spoil your adventure with a shot of reality and opening your eyes to the vast-, hugeness of your effort.
Unproportional, unreal it seems, and a bit decadent, maybe, some could say.
How could you possibly do it all. Duesseldorf has the most outstanding modern museums, google K20, K21 (art bought (no joke) by the state take of their lottery!). You can see around 50 Paul Klee in one spot, maybe a dozen Chagall all on one wall, ... Beuys .. the Kunstakademie .... the river, the Kommoedchen (cabaret), Opera, Schauspielhaus (excellent) ....
If you want to see and are a visual person (may I assume that as a photographer you are.) here is your chance! Go spend days in the museums.
And Cologne added here for good measure; why not Berlin and Frankfurt, too, just another couple 2 hour stop ... for US tourists on speed skates ...
Then Munich with the Alte and Neue Pinakothek, Galeriestrasse just North of Odeonsplatz, Nuernberg with its churches ...
I reckon, we around here are just fast visit junkies.
Ddorf might be doable in 4-6 nights. Munich in about 8, Nuernberg another 6 (don't forget the NS Party sites!), Bamberg a week, ... The Alps and Innsbruck, maybe 2 weeks to just acclimatize to the the elevation and air ... never mind the gear you will need in winter to get out of doors ...
And all in 8 days, all over. Advice asked for just 3 weeks in advance, how timely that is ...
So: Forget it; that is my advice.
Do not plan or ask; just get in over there and walk about the hotel neighborhood that may be the best plan. * cities in 6 days *
If you or i had but 1:30 hour for the Louvre or the Hermitage or Moscow between planes/trains. That is what I would do: smell the air and come back quickly ...
What a waste of jet fuel this 1-week to the edge of the universe tripping is ..., though.
Sorry to spoil your adventure with a shot of reality and opening your eyes to the vast-, hugeness of your effort.
Unproportional, unreal it seems, and a bit decadent, maybe, some could say.
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raid
Dad Photographer
Skip Duesseldorf if you can, or make it a mini stop.
It is too cold to enjoy a Rhein cruise. See Drachenfels and similar castles along the Rhein. Visit a vineyard for the fun. See the Dom in Cologne and its Zoo.
Visit the small villages close to Muenchen.
Visit the Alm area in the South. Enjoy the nature.
Stay at a "Kur Hotel" to eat well and to walk around in nature.
Pre-pay for a rental car to avoid paying VAT 17%. Call Hertz; ask for a pre-paid voucher.
Check out universities to see if you can get cheap lodging at a dorm.
Get a CharlesSchwab credit card for zero [extra] cost money withdrawal and 1% rebate.
Gute Fahrt.
It is too cold to enjoy a Rhein cruise. See Drachenfels and similar castles along the Rhein. Visit a vineyard for the fun. See the Dom in Cologne and its Zoo.
Visit the small villages close to Muenchen.
Visit the Alm area in the South. Enjoy the nature.
Stay at a "Kur Hotel" to eat well and to walk around in nature.
Pre-pay for a rental car to avoid paying VAT 17%. Call Hertz; ask for a pre-paid voucher.
Check out universities to see if you can get cheap lodging at a dorm.
Get a CharlesSchwab credit card for zero [extra] cost money withdrawal and 1% rebate.
Gute Fahrt.
ferider
Veteran
I second that.
Use trains or rent a good car. A big Mercedes station wagon, for example. Diesel is much cheaper than gas, and (contrary to what most Americans think) the cars are quiet, powerful and have a mileage similar to the Prius. Watch the speed limits. Down the Rhine and from Munich to Garmisch there are lots of them and plenty of radars. Don't pass on the right
From Munich, take a day trip to Fuessen. It's about 1 hour drive and beautiful in winter.
Enjoy !
Roland.
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raid
Dad Photographer
I second Roland on getting a Diesel rental. I managed to reserve a Benzin car, and then switch a Diesel when I am there.
Photon42
burn the box
[...]Watch the speed limits. Down the Rhine and from Munich to Garmisch there are lots of them and plenty of radars. Don't pass on the right
Regarding speed tickets Germany is a bargain still compared to here :bang:
If you're interested in museums and art, you might want to check out the Museumsufer in Frankfurt/Main. A lot of potentially interesting spots, lined up at the river Main http://www.frankfurt.de/sixcms/detail.php?id=5021811
Foto Rahn has a nice collection of old Leicas and a small exhibition on the first floor. It's just that the price might put you off
http://www.leica-galerie-frankfurt.de/
Skip Düsseldorf, stay longer in Bavaria ... :angel: Get dark beer. The big one.
Regards
Ivo
jamais
Established
The "Bavaria-Ticket" might be useful for discovering Germany's south-east.I'm going to Germany with my family soon.
The route is Dusseldorf-Munich-Garmish-Nuremberg-Dusseldorf (31/12-08/01). Any advice from locals or travelers what to see/where to stop (POI I mean not hotels
Düsseldorf:Photogear shops advices are of interest as well
Foto Koch
Foto Leistenschneider
Foto Goertz
Munich:
Foto-Video Sauter
Foto Nürbauer on Zweibrückenstraße 13
Fotoladen Peter Öhlschlegel in Reichenbachstraße 5, near Viktualienmarkt
Wiener Fotoreparatur-Schnellservice in Landwehrstr. 12, two minutes walk from Foto-Video Sauter
Foto-Raritaeten-Center on the corner Herzog-Max-Straße and Herzogspitalstraße, near Karlstor
There is also a small shop (forgot its name) on Landschaftstraße - just go round the town hall right hand side.
Arvay
Obscurant
Thanks to all who had taken part in discussion.
I'm back and few images from my Holga made in Garmish-Partenkirhen during the stay.
Unfortunately few films were spoiled in photolab in Garmish...But after some PS work I hope I will recover some.
I'm back and few images from my Holga made in Garmish-Partenkirhen during the stay.
Unfortunately few films were spoiled in photolab in Garmish...But after some PS work I hope I will recover some.
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