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Re: Wild West Theme Parks in Germany

by Riesling 17 May 2012

I visited the [Karl May Museum|http://www.karl-may-museum.de/web/start.php] in Radebeul in his former house ("Villa Shatterhand"), and…
Re: 4 Weeks in 4 Cities in Germany this Summer - Which 4 Cities???

by Riesling 30 April 2012

> {quote:title=maxx99bx wrote:}{quote} > - attractions to see > - activities to experience You could say a few words abouts your intere…
RE: Berlin -> dresden?-> krakow-> bydgoszcz.

by mike9 27 March 2012

If you're doing a city tour of Dresden as part of your inclusive tour, then there's probably little point in going back for the city.…
RE: Would Munich, Dresden or Berlin be a better fit for this trip?

by j_the_traveller 10 February 2012

That's sort of what I was getting at, Aribo - I didn't mean to offend Amsterdam fans. I meant to say to the Original Poster, that Amsterdam…
RE: Vienna & beyond

by bristolnewbie 27 January 2012

It`s not worth to buy a rail pass! If you like small towns I recommend Znojmo, Telc, Kutna Hora in the Czech Republic. This online tim…
RE: two weeks-Hannover/Hamburg/Berlin/Prague, ideas/advice please!

by mike9 13 January 2012

I would also add that if you can find the time, both Luebeck and Schwerin are worth a visit from Hamburg - both are about an hour's travel…
RE: From Germany to Austria in 24 days - Is this Itinerary okay?

by european83 14 November 2011

Good itinerary. All legs can be done without any train changes! In addition to the suggestion of Ländertickets: There is also a "Quer-durch…
RE: Backpacking Germany

by european83 08 October 2011

There are suburb rails (called "S-Bahn" ,green S as sign. but waggons look the same as normal trains) or normal regional trains, that…
RE: Itinerary Suggestions - Please Advise

by mike9 05 July 2011

Some of the places you mention could follow on in a logical order. From Berlin and POtsdam, its 2 hours by train to Dresden. Given you're…
RE: Itinerary Suggestions - Please Advise

by regards 05 July 2011

Dresden is fine for maybe the old (brand new) town. The rest of the city looks like any other social buildings built under the Soviet…
RE: River cruising versus ocean cruising...

by neckervd 24 April 2011

I suppose you are aware that the average age of river cruise passengers is somewhere between 70 and 75. There exist also some short legs…
Re: 10 days in Germany around Berlin

by mike9 21 March 2011

Forget the stag do's - Hamburg has been one of my favourite cities for a long long time - and you could combine it with visits to Lubeck…
Re: Campervan Trip - Europe

by mike9 22 February 2011

Depends on your motivation. If you want to spend long days driving through varied - and not always interesting - scenery, then fine. However…
Re: Itinerary Critique

by mike9 05 February 2011

Agree with the above posts - you're trying to do too much in the time available and as a consequence not doing it properly. Just to take…
RE: Small town close to Berlin?

by arizona 21 July 2010

To add some: Dessau (Bauhaus) Lubbenau (Spreewald)* Frankfurt/Oder Meissen (porcelain) Torgau (1945 related) Lutherstadt *NB. I'm …
RE: Western European Trip April-May

by arizona 04 March 2010

That's a good interaction after your query, fmesposito. I don't want to interrupt this, only some small remarks: +Our plan is to primaril…
RE: Cheap Elbe River Cruise from Magdeburg to Dresden?

by TokyoB 03 August 2009

The scheduled service to Dresden starts at Seusslitz near Meissen and takes about 5 hrs for the 36 km. All others seem to be multi-day…
RE: Find at the Homburg Flea Market

by altona 12 April 2009

I hate to disillusion you about your find, but all china and pottery that has "Seltmann" or "Bavaria" printed on the bottom are run-of-the-m…
RE: 10 days from Munich to Gorlitz, Saxony... suggestions?

by arizona 30 January 2009

I think your German and English will do. Hitting the town-centre: E.g. traffic in San Francisco vs. Dresden. Dresden is much smaller,…
RE: Visiting Dresden.

by german_eagle 27 August 2008

One week in Dresden is not too much. You can easily spend about 3 days visiting art galleries, museums, other sights etc. in the city…
RE: Love Affair with Germany

by abalada 06 April 2008

1) On the right. This applies in Germany for all traffic, even trains go on the right (if there are 2 tracks or more). And - albeit not…
RE: 2 weeks in Germany, in late June to early July

by Nautiker 05 March 2008

In my opinion, rail-passes are best value if you're travelling long-distances most of the time AND you want to stay as flexible as possible.…
RE: Dresden China

by Jade79 21 February 2008

In Germany it is only known as Meissner Porzelan. Not sure why it's Dresden everywhere else in the world. Anyway, Meißen is where the…
RE: Dresden China

by BlandineForberg 20 February 2008

I suppose it's Meißen your mother is talking about because that's the famous brand. The factory and museum in Meißen can be visited, so…
Dresden in a flying visit

by drdavidknibb 26 June 2007

Well - I disagree about one day being enough. You can rush the centre and see the main sites there - which if that's all OP has time…