Germany Romantic Roads Chapter 21

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 2 Map of Germany

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 3 The Basics Documentation  Passport for Canadians Currency  Euro Language  German although English widely spoken Appeal  Culture, history, cruising, scenery, festivals, 2006 World Cup

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 4 Germany History Berlin Black Forest Spas – “Bad” Oktoberfest Castles Rhine cruises Wine & Beer

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 5 How Travellers Get There FRA is gateway  2 nd largest airport in Europe  Lufthansa LH is national air carrier  MUC, DUS, BER, HAM, STR Rail Car Cruise  Hamburg & Passau ports

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 6 Weather Summer  Peak tourist season Winter  Cold & wet – Alpine skiing Fall  Chilly – less crowded

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 7 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 8 Bavaria Alps Castles Medieval villages Regional capital is Munich

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 9 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.

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 10 Bavaria (cont.) Fussen  Neuschwanstein Castle Oberammergau  Passion Play every 10 years Dachau  Concentration camp memorial

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Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 12 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  Finest preserved medieval village in Europe

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 13 The Castle Road Castles and fortresses Road or cruise along Neckar River Heidelberg University “Student Prince” Nuremburg War crime trials Christmas Market Worms Oldest Synagogue in Germany

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 14 Rhineland 1328 KM thru castles, vineyards Most popular – cruising  KD Rhine Cologne - Köln 12 th C cathedral with stained glass Bonn Capital of former West Germany Beethoven

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Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 16 Rhineland Düsseldorf  Nightlife & shopping Frankfurt - FRA  Gateway to Germany  Financial/commercial centre  Main river Johann von Goethe  Playwright - “Faust ’’

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 17 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 18 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

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 19 …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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Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 21 Not to miss….. Potsdam  San Souci Palace Dresden  Palaces, art galleries and opera Fine china Leipzig  Johann Sebastian Bach

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 22 Accommodations Kempinski luxury chain Steigenberger st to Deluxe Pensions budget Spas Schloss  Historic hotels, castles, estates

Copyright © 2007 by Nelson, a division of Thomson Canada Limited 23 German Cuisine Hearty Wurst – sausages Wiener Schnitzel Dumplings Sauerkraut Pretzel Black Forest Cake Wine Riesling Gewürztraminer Beer Heringsalat Herring Salad