Germany – always worth a trip

deutschland berlin brandenburger torWith almost 40 million foreign overnight guests every year, Germany is one of the seven most visited countries in the world. There are 6,135 museums, 366 theatres, 34 leisure and adventure parks, 45,000 tennis courts, 648 golf courses, 190,000 km of hiking trails, 40,000 kilometres of long-distance cycle paths as well as holiday and theme routes available for use in tourism.

Business and congress tourism is of outstanding importance; Germany is the most important international trade fair location with several world-leading trade fairs: Caravan Salon Düsseldorf, CMT Stuttgart, etc. The Internationale Tourism-Börse Berlin is the world's leading tourism trade fair. Germany also has the highest density of festivals like Wacken, Rock am Ring,

Outstanding sights: Sanssouci Castle - Brandenburg Gate - Cologne Cathedral - Saxon Switzerland National Park - Wadden Sea - Hamburg Harbor - Brocken - Old Town of Hameln - Externsteine - Wartburg - Neuschwanstein Castle - Zugspitze near Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Rothenburg ob der Tauber - Königsee in Berchtesgadener Land - Old town of Bamberg - Imperial castle in Nuremberg - Mainau Island in Lake Constance - Lichtenstein Castle - Meersburg - Ulm Minster - etc.

To the big Weir at the Weser river and huge barges lock

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To the big Weir at the Weser river and huge barges lock

Once again being guests in Bremen we went out for a long walk along the Weser due to late autumn sunny weather, this time we first took the tram to the Weser Weir and the great Weser lock on Hastedter Osterdeich.

Hike through the Ochtum lowlands near Brokhuchting

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Hike through the Ochtum lowlands near Brokhuchting

Once again, we were visiting Laura and Jan, so we had the opportunity to explore the unknown and interesting terrain in the area around Bremen again, which was to lead us to the nature reserve Ochtumniederung.

Bremen Flea Market - Browse for treasures and bargains

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Bremen Flea Market - Browse for treasures and bargains

Our motivation to the open air together with the interest in the visit of a flea market had forced us to go out, so we walked through the already described row houses in the direction of flea market near the Bremen airport together with Laura.

Hike to Grosse Höhe and Delme-Aue

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Hike to Grosse Höhe and Delme-Aue

Actually, the visit to Bremen should lead to a birthday celebration party within the normal range of cake and coffee, but it turned out quite differently.

City Gate Holstentor of rich Hanseatic city of Lübeck

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City Gate Holstentor of once powerful Hanseatic city of Lübeck

It was once again only a short stopover in the north of Germany but we wanted to use for a visit to the city of Lübeck, also as Lübeck as a city of marzipan just at Christmas time is, in the literal sense "on everyone's lips".

Berlin Airport – bankruptcies and breakdowns settled?

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Berlin Airport – bankruptcies and breakdowns settled?

The construction of the new Berlin Airport, which began on September 5, 2006, was one of the largest construction projects in Germany that was ever planned and implemented.

The Pergamon Museum on Museum Island Berlin

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The Pergamon Museum on Museum Island Berlin

Of course, we have often wondered whether the exhibition of cultural assets in museums makes sense, especially when they are cultural assets from foreign countries.

Walk from Alexanderplatz to Berlin Central Train Station

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Evening walk from Alexanderplatz to Berlin Central Train Station

An exciting exhibition day in Berlin had come to an end, so we decided to take a walk from well-known Alex along the boulevard Unter den Linden to the main train station. But first, we went from Adlershof to Alexander Square by S-Bahn, popularly referred to briefly as Alex.

Things to do at St. Nicholas Church Potsdam

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Things to do at St. Nicholas Church Potsdam

The St. Nicholas Church Potsdam, also known as St. Nicholas Church Potsdam, is not only an architectural gem of the city, but offers visitors a variety of activities.

Paddling, bathing areas and drinking water production on the Ruhr

Paddling, bathing areas and drinking water production on the Ruhr

The Ruhr Valley has the important function of a local recreation area, especially for the residents of the Ruhr area, so the banks of the Ruhr are largely spared from industry and other buildings and are more characterized by wide meadows and forest areas, which are specially protected for drinking water production.

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